Goodservice, a 24 hour chat-based concierge app, has raised seed funding worth $1.6 million from Sequoia Capital. Goodservice will invest the funds in technology and scale up its operations. Currently available as an Android app, the company plans to release the iOS app in the next couple of weeks. Paytm wallet will be integrated with the app soon, though no specific date has been mentioned yet. It is also planning to expand to other cities in the country and the metros in phases from its current Delhi NCR offering. The company is planning to expand its operations at a target of Rs 1 crore per day worth of service and product requests with the funding. The app asks for a name and phone number for a login and users can submit payment and address info later. users can search for local services like running errands, electricians, plumbing, dance classes, food items among other things through chat. It gives the option to call from the chat as well and attach images if needed. The company claims that it will do the booking, calling as well as follow up on the request. Cancellations of request can take place before the service has been used and the money can either be held as Goodservice money or be refunded into the Paytm wallet. Goodservice was founded by Vipul Aggarwal and Ruchir Jain last year. The team currently has 40 members and claims to process requests in local services and commerce worth Rs 30 lakh…
