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{{Infobox company
| name = Jeevansathi.com
| logo = Jeevasnathi Logo.png
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| foundation = 2004
| founder = [[Sanjeev Bikhchandani]]
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| location_city = [[Noida]], [[India]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Hitesh Oberoi (CEO)<ref>{{cite news|title=fuccha|url=http://www.fuccha.in/meet-hitesh-oberoi-md-and-ceo-infoedge-naukri-com/|accessdate=20 Aug 2013|newspaper=fuccha}}</ref>
| industry = Online matrimony
| products = Jeevansathi Exclusive, eSathi, eValue, eRishta, Offline Matchpoints
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| parent = [[Info Edge]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Info Edge acquires TooStep.com|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/info-edge-acquires-toostep-com-112100800167_1.html|accessdate=16 February 2013|newspaper=Business Standard}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|http://www.jeevansathi.com/}}
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'''Jeevansathi.com''' is an [[India]]n [[online dating service|matrimonial portal]]<ref name="hindu">[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3742638.ece Hindu Business Line, Hyderabad, Aug. 8] Case Study by jeevasnathi</ref> owned by [[Info Edge]].

==Etymology==
"[[Jeevan]]" means "life" and "sathi" means "friend" or "partner"; hence, "Jeevansathi" means "life partner".

==Overview==
The website was bought in 2004 by [[Info Edge]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hema Gopalakrishnan|title=Job sites will have to move beyond providing information on jobs|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-opportunities/article2631326.ece?css=print|accessdate=27 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="economictimes">[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/info-edge-%28india%29-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-18352.cms Company History - Info Edge (India) Ltd.] Info Edge (India) Ltd</ref>

The website has more than 61 Lakh (6.1 million) registered members as of March 31, 2014.

The organisation has around 230 employees working in 54 offices in 37 cities spread across the country, headquartered in [[Noida|Noida, India]]. Jeevansathi also has 14 Matchpoint across India.<ref name="hindu" /> It is listed in [[Bombay Stock Exchange]].

==History==
October 1998, [[Sanjeev Bikhchandani]], founder and executive vice chairman of Info Edge India, started the matrimonial website. The website was developed by Anil Lall, the head of Info Edge's technology department. The services were free in the initial years.

Auditing services were done by the Amit and Rohit Tandon. The founder, Sanjeev explained the conditions of ICICI Ventures. During the conversation, it came out that auditors were interested in opening a dotcom company. The website was then sold to Amit and Rohit Tandon, with Sanjeev Bikhchandani keeping 35 percent stakes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Info Edge's Sanjeev Bikhchandani shares his slip-ups on the path to success|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/info-edge-sanjeev-bikhchandani-on-slip-ups-suceess/1/205528.html|work=businesstoday.intoday.in/|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref> The company under the ownership of Tandon brothers did well with getting traffic and revenues.

* In 2004, Info Edge bought back Jeevansathi.
* In 2008, Jeevansathi.com introduced a new feature which allowed prospects to chat with their prospective life partner on google talk with complete confidentiality.<ref name="Nextbigwhat">{{cite web |url= http://www.nextbigwhat.com/jeevansathi-integrates-with-google-talk-innovation-is-where-the-money-is-297/|title= Jeevansathi integrates with Google Talk : Innovation is where the money is? |date=24 July 2008|work=Press Release |publisher=Nextbigwhat.com |accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref>
* In 2011, Jeevansathi became one of the preferred matrimonial websites in North India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Booming biz of online marriages|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/booming-biz-of-online-marriages-111122200022_1.html|work=business-standard.com/|accessdate=22 Dec 2011}}</ref>
* In 2012-13, The website had 5.6 million registered profiles.<ref>{{cite news|title=Annual Report 2012-13|url=http://www.infoedge.in/pdfs/annual-report-2012-13.pdf|work=infoedge.in}}</ref>
* In 2014, Jeevansathi launched its Android app.<ref name="efytimes">{{cite web |url= http://efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=142093&title=Jeevansathicoms-App-Launched-On-Google-Play-Store|title= Jeevansathi.com's App Launched On Google Play Store |date=26 June 2014|work=Press Release |publisher=efytimes.com |accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref>
* In 2014, Jeevansathi participated the [[Great Online Shopping Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|last=aegindia |title=Jeevasnathi.com with Google to participate in Great Online Shopping Festival |url=http://www.aegindia.org/2014/12/googles-great-online-shopping-festival-begins-today-gosf-2014-from-10th-to-12th-december/2168556.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141211105738/http://www.aegindia.org/2014/12/googles-great-online-shopping-festival-begins-today-gosf-2014-from-10th-to-12th-december/2168556.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2014 |accessdate=9 Dec 2014 |newspaper=aegindia |date=11 Dec 2014 }}</ref>

==Business model==
Jeevansathi.com uses the [[customer to customer]] (C2C) business model. The website has free list, search, and express interest and accepts other expressions of interest. Users have to pay get contact details. There are also offline centers operational for matching services. Jeevansathi.com Match Point centers provides offline users with [[matchmaking]] services. The first center was launched in [[Mumbai]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeevansathi.com launches 'Match Point' outlets in Mumbai|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/jeevansathicom-launches-match-point-outletsmumbai_365781.html|work=moneycontrol.com/|accessdate=11 Nov 2008}}</ref>

Jeevansathi.com became profitable for the first time during the first quarter of 2016-17, earning ₹65 [[lakh]] before interest and taxes. Its revenue grew 34% year-on-year from ₹10.9 [[crore]] to ₹14.6 crore in FY 2016-17.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeevansathi turns profitable for the first time in 10 years|url=http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2016/10/14/jeevansathi-com-turns-profitable-for-the-first-time-in-10-years/|accessdate=October 5, 2017 |newspaper=VCCiRCLE|date=14 October 2016}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition ==
In 2010, the website received a silver award at the Radio Advertising Awards category for its "In Sawalon se muhje bachhao" radio campaign, a contest to find the most bizarre matchmaking questions they'd come across.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeevansathi.com Awarded At Exchange4media Radio Awards|url=http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=52078|work=efytimes.com/|accessdate=8 Oct 2010}}</ref>

In 2016, its "Be Found" campaign won a bronze award in the "Services: Other" category of The Advertising Club's EFFIE awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theadvertisingclub.net/index.php/awards/effies/effie-2016/effie-2016-results |title=Effie 2016 Results |date=December 20, 2016 |website=theadvertisingclub.net |publisher=The Advertising Club |accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Shaadi.com]]
* [[BharatMatrimony]]
* [[Matrimony.com]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.jeevansathi.com/}}

[[Category:Indian matrimonial websites]]

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