Bengaluru-based jobs and livelihood platform for blue-collar workers Vahan raised $8 million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley investor Khosla Ventures, the startup said.
The round also saw participation from Airtel, SHAKTI VC, Pioneer Fund, Spike Ventures, Vijay Shekhar Sharma (CEO, Paytm), Guru Gowrappan (Group CEO, Verizon Media, and former Global MD, Alibaba), Kevin Shannon (former CFO, Harvard Management Company), and others.
The startup will use the funds to further scale its recruitment business and build new product offerings for its fast-growing customer base. In the long run, the company aims to enable better livelihoods for the next billion internet users.
