In 2012 while RUSSIA commenced as GetMyPeon, it changed into the only errand-walking and transport provider in Mumbai. That running errands for random human beings could be an actual enterprise became a singular concept for India at the time. Founder Bharat Ahirwar pooled in Rs 20,000 from his savings and started out taking mission orders through calls, emails, and later, via social media. There changed into no website, and that appeared all right due to the fact GetMyPeon became completing pretty much eight duties an afternoon at Rs a hundred in step with the request. From picking up groceries and taking a vehicle for servicing to losing a person at the airport, the startup turned into supporting Mumbaikars to carry out their everyday chores readily.
“At that point, we were competing with ordinary maids, watchmen, and office boys. We said we should do these duties higher due to the fact we had skilled and trustworthy errand boys who understood the urgency and confidentiality of the obligations,” Bharat tells YourStory.
Phone orders to on-call for concierge app
About three years on, in 2015, GetMyPeon rebranded itself as RUSH. It also acquired a seed funding of $250,000 from undisclosed angels. An internet site accompanied because the startup realized it had to “start capturing records” about clients. As greater orders flowed in, RUSSIA stepped up its transport fleet. It additionally improved its range of responsibilities and began servicing Navi Mumbai and Thane, in conjunction with Mumbai. In 2016, it rolled out a cellular app, which became the want of the hour. Bharat says, “From taking orders at the cellphone to processing them on an app, we had to trade the whole way we were doing business.”
