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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian e-commerce company}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox website<br />
| name = FirstCry<br />
| logo =<br />
| logo_size = 220px <br />
| logo_caption =<br />
| screenshot =<br />
| screenshot_size = 220px<br />
| screenshot_alt =<br />
| caption =<br />
| commercial = Yes<br />
| type = [[E-commerce]]<br />
| registration = Required<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| founded = {{start date and age|2010}}<br />
| founder = {{plainlist|<br />
*Supam Maheshwari<br />
*Amitava Saha<br />
*Prashant Jadhav<br />
*Sanket Hattimattur}}<br />
| current_status = Active<br />
| area_served = [[India]]<br />
| company_type = [[Private company|Private]]<br />
| num_employees = 2000+ (2021)<br />
| industry = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[E-commerce]]<br />
*[[Internet]]<br />
*[[Retail]]}}<br />
| location = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| services = [[Online shopping]]<br />
| key_people = Supam Maheshwari ([[CEO]])<br />
| revenue = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|897|c}} (2020)<br />
| num_users = <br />
| subsid =<br />
| native_clients = [[Android (operating system)|Android]]<br/>[[iOS]]<br />
| owner = BrainBees Solutions Pvt Ltd<br />
| website = {{URL|www.firstcry.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''FirstCry''' is an Indian [[e-commerce]] company, headquartered in [[Pune]]. The company, launched in 2010, initially focused on [[Infant clothing|baby product]]s retailing. In January 2020, the company had over 380 stores across India.<ref name=":1" /> FirstCrys opened its first outlet in [[Srinagar]] in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/business/firstcry-com-opens-outlet-in-srinagar/|title=FirstCry.com opens outlet in Srinagar|date=2019-05-29|website=Greater Kashmir|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> It is into its series E round of financing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/softbank-investing-rs-1055-57-crore-in-firstcry/1859335/|title=SoftBank investing Rs 1,055.57 crore in FirstCry|date=2020-02-07|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><br />
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== Mergers and acquisitions ==<br />
In 2016 FirstCry acquired BabyOye, owned by the [[Mahindra Group]], for {{INRConvert|362|c|lk=on|year=2016}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/344451|title=FirstCry Has Revamped Baby Apparel Shopping In India|last=Marya|first=Ashita|date=2020-01-02|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chanchani|first=Madhav|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/firstcry-acquires-mahindras-baby-care-franchisee-business-for-rs-362-crore/articleshow/54868369.cms|title=Firstcry acquires Mahindra's baby care franchisee business for Rs 362 crore|date=2016-10-15|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> The merged entity now does business under the name FirstCry.com, a FirstCry Mahindra Venture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/firstcry-mahindra-retail-consolidate-business/article9224266.ece|title=FirstCry, Mahindra Retail consolidate business|last=|first=|date=15 October 2016|website=@businessline|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/3lBpyHYzkPSlSNrAEzF0IN/Mahindra-sells-BabyOye-to-FirstCry-for-Rs3621-crore.html|title=FirstCry buys Mahindra’s BabyOye for Rs362.1 crore|last=Chakraborty|first=Sayan|date=2016-10-15|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> The company acquired playschool company Oi Playschool.<ref name="play">{{Cite news|last=Mohapatra|first=Debasis|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/firstcry-secures-around-400-mn-from-softbank-as-part-of-series-e-funding-120021901299_1.html|title=Firstcry secures around $400 mn from Softbank as part of series-E funding|date=2020-02-19|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/softbank-backed-firstcry-acquires-playschool-chain-oi/articleshow/72285799.cms|title=SoftBank-backed FirstCry acquires playschool chain Oi|last=Chanchani|first=Madhav|date=29 November 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{url|www.firstcry.com|Official site}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian companies established in 2010]]<br />
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