Available in English Commercial No | Website sharingdard.com | |
Type of site Emotional Network and support Slogan(s) Share your True Self Anonymously Alexa rank 21,294 (September 2013) | ||
SharingDard was an online portal which provides an outlet to share the emotional turmoils that one faces throughout his or her journey in life.
History
The website SharingDard.com was started by Sumant Gajbhiye, Ritika Sharma, Gaurav Rajan and Lima James, IIM Lucknow graduates. The website is a result of their personal and professional experiences and a subsequent research. SharingDard officially started in May 2013 and has over 20000 registered users as on September 2013.The identity of the users is hidden and privacy is assured on the website. A new story is shared every 15 minutes or so. There are seven categories on the website including career, relationships, social taboo, loneliness. Telephone counseling in India could be worth Rs. 1,100 crore market potential as suggested by Business Insider India and Silicon India.
Among the users, 65 percent are women and the rest are youngsters (16 to 35 years of age) who share problems related to examination stress, job tension, relationship issues and societal pressures. The highlight of the website is that the people connect with one another emotionally and help each other out, thus making it a peer to peer counselling place.
The founders are looking to raise funds from Angel Investors or Venture Capitalists soon to the tune of 5-10 crores. They also have plans to integrate it with their Telephonic counseling arm, Your Candid Friend.