Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Matrimony.com (formerly Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. ), India’s leading internet conglomerate was awarded India’s best Private Equity backed consumer internet company at VCCircle annual awards 2013 held in Mumbai on February 20th 2013. Matrimony.com won the award based on the impact of private equity and venture capital on Indian Businesses and the company has Canaan, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mayfield, Draper Investment as PE investors.
VCCircle Awards is instituted to recognise the most outstanding private equity backed Indian companies in 12 categories and the winners are picked by a four member jury headed by Arun Duggal, Chairman of Shriram Capital. The other jury members include Deep Kalra, founder & CEO, Makemytrip, Cyril Shroff, Managing partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co., and Vivek Pandit, Partner, McKinsey & Company.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO, Matrimony.com said that “We would like to thank our investors who have trusted in our business model through the years and we are very happy to be recognized by VCCircle as one of India’s top PE backed consumer internet company for 2013. Our objective has always been to create an innovative, global product company, and this recognition serves as a reminder that we are on the right path. In the coming years we will continue to pioneer newer technologies that will benefit our million members”