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Qwikcilver Acquired

Qwikcilver Solutions Private Limited Bengaluru, Karnataka Founded 2006 qwikcilver.com ↗
Kumar Sudarsan · Co-founder & CEO TP Pratap · Co-founder & CMO Bhaskar Vasudevan · Co-founder
$20 MnTotal funding (tracked)
3Funding rounds
1 Jul 2016Last round
280Team size (sourced)

Qwikcilver: Business Model Canvas

The nine-block Business Model Canvas, filled in only where a public source states it — empty blocks mean we haven't found a citable fact yet, not that the answer is zero.

Value Propositions

Full-stack gift card technology

End-to-end backend/technology for retailers to issue closed-loop and semi-closed-loop gift cards, redeemable at one brand or across multiple brands respectively.

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Category leadership / no full-stack competitor~90% market share

Positioned as the only full-stack gift-card services provider in India versus point competitors.

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Personalised gifting

Gift cards under its Woohoo brand could be personalised with photos, text or audio for the recipient.

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Customer Segments

Corporate clients~85% of revenue

Corporate customers using gift cards for employee rewards/incentives made up the bulk of revenue.

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Retail brand partners~15% of revenue

Retail and consumer brands issuing branded gift cards through Qwikcilver's platform, including Levi's, Taj, Oberoi, Hackett, Infosys, Landmark Group, Amazon, Lakme Salon and Häagen-Dazs.

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End consumers (via Woohoo)

Individual consumers who buy and redeem gift cards directly through Qwikcilver's own consumer brand, Woohoo, launched in 2015.

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Customer Relationships

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Channels

Woohoo online storefront

Consumer-facing gift cards sold and redeemed online under the Woohoo brand, across partner brand stores.

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Direct B2B partnerships with retail brands and corporates150+ brands, 400+ corporate tie-ups

Backend gift-card issuance sold directly into partner retail brands and corporate gifting programmes across roughly 25 consumption categories.

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Key Activities

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Key Resources

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Key Partnerships

Future Group (corporate gifting partner)

Future Group's group loyalty and analytics team partnered with Qwikcilver for corporate gifting initiatives.

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Britannia Industries Limited (CRM & loyalty partner)

Britannia Industries Limited used Qwikcilver's platform to run loyalty, CRM and employee-engagement initiatives.

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PVR & Bru Café (gifting for non-traditional-gifting brands)

Co-founder TP Pratap cited PVR (cinema chain) and Bru Café as examples of brands not traditionally known for gifting that used Qwikcilver gift cards to "productise" the customer experience.

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eBay India (gift-card category partner)

eBay India runs its gift-card category on ebay.in in partnership with Qwikcilver.

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Amazon (investor and client)

Amazon was both a strategic investor (2014 round) and a client using Qwikcilver's gift-card infrastructure.

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Revenue Streams

Partnership commission1-5% commission

Commission charged on each brand/retail partnership.

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Core Qwikcilver B2B platform vs Woohoo consumer brand75:25 split

Revenue split between the core Qwikcilver B2B gift-card platform and the Woohoo consumer gift-card brand.

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Cost Structure

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FAQs on Qwikcilver

What is Qwikcilver's business model?

Qwikcilver's core value proposition centers on Full-stack gift card technology, Category leadership / no full-stack competitor, Personalised gifting.

How does Qwikcilver make money?

Qwikcilver's cited revenue streams include Partnership commission, Core Qwikcilver B2B platform vs Woohoo consumer brand.

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