Droom looks to double headcount by March 2016

Droom, an online marketplace for automobiles, is looking to double its headcount over the next few months by hiring over 100 people from leading institutes for functions like technology, marketing and customer support.
A significant portion of the hiring will also be directed towards building a specialised team to help customers with their buying decisions.
"Droom has seen remarkable growth in the last few months and we are now looking to expand our talent pool by bringing in fresh crop of passionate individuals," Droom founder and CEO Sandeep Aggarwal told PTI.
"We are recruiting from top institutes like Delhi School of Economics, Delhi College of Engineering, IIM-Shillong, IIM-Udaipur and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, among others," he said.

He added that the company is looking to double its headcount by March next year from the current base of 120.
Aggarwal had earlier founded e-commerce firm ShopClues.

"Apart from fresh talent, we are also looking at hiring for middle and senior levels across departments. This will also be important as we expand to South East Asian market by early 2016," he said.
Founded in April 2014 in Silicon Valley, Droom offers a marketplace to sell cars and motorcycles, superbikes and premium cars as well as planes. It has raised Rs 100 crore funding in Series A, led by Lightbox.

It claims to be clocking Rs 500 crore in annualised Gross Merchandise Value (GMV, or the gross value of products sold through the marketplace over a certain period of time).
"The ramp up will help us further scale up operations. We will recruit talent across departments, including technology, marketing, product management, category management and customer support," he said.
Droom will also beef up its special vertical called 'Droom Assist'.
"Under Droom Assist, our experts help customers in making their buying decisions as per the desired requirements like budget and technical specifications, thus making vehicle hunting a personalised experience for users. We will expand this team as well," Aggarwal added.