An exclusive interview with Ashish Narang, founder and CEO of made4ever

An exclusive interview with Ashish Narang, founder and CEO of made4ever

Question: When were you founded?

-> The company was founded in the year 2016

Question: How many employees do you have?

-> 5-10 and expanding.

Question: How do you get an idea to start this venture?

-> We have been working in the matrimony field for 20 years. We observed that there is no connection between different marriage bureaus that connect them and thus provide opportunity to them for wider choice. Made4ever came up with the idea and start a campaign for Local Marriage Bureaus of India and developed a software and platform for them.

Question: Is the company funded?

-> No

Question: briefly explain about the business?

-> “Every matrimonial company is making an invaluable contribution to building a Happy n Healthy society in India by bringing together desired soul mates and in return, they earn good profits” - Ashish Narang 

1. www.made4ever.in is India's 1st income generating and match-making web portal/app for marriage bureaus. Made4ever started the campaign in 2016 for Local Marriage Bureaus of India and developed software and platform for them. Today, made4ever has connected most of the Marriage Bureaus in India and has been providing services by matching profiles for their clients. It has also been providing them with new clients in their own city.

2.  Made4ever designed India’s #1st “classified ads ‘platform” for users and agents www.matrimonialclassified.com is a perfect and outstanding solution for finding a suitable match for many reasons that includes Long-lasting relationships, No charges before and after marriage, Direct Dealing, Personalized profile sharing, Security of Information, No additional Costs, and No calls from marriage bureaus

3. Made4Ever is working on India's #1 Social App or an easy-to-use software for self-matchmaking .

4. Digital wedding mall  brings together the best of offline and online worlds, the wedding shopping experience of an offline mall where brands have dedicated shops, and the convenience of online shopping where we get unlimited selection and benefit of buying anytime, anywhere. Each mall in a city is different despite being part of the same portal. It is developed on a scalable, robust, secure, and reliable technology to manage an ecosystem of brands.

Question: What is the future Plan?

-> When someone wants to bring a big change within the system, then many wise heads and supportive teams work together with keen hearts, then society changes. The company's founder Ashish Narang worked tirelessly for six years without spending any money on branding and promotion to create a $10 million pre-money valuation company.  We are planning to open offices in major metro cities across India where local team will work native bureaus and people seeking a perfect match.  We will also expand the system online and will provide multiple platforms to cater to the core needs of end users and agents. Made4ever's is introducing concepts to solve all matchmaking issues across all castes and religions for all customer segments in India, thereby establishing the quickest matchmaking revenue model business in India.  The company's innovation concept has the ability to convert the made4ever from a short-term company (startup) into a long-term company (institution). The company is targeting to achieve a revenue $100 million  to $260 million million by 2027, which is set to change the concept of matchmaking in India. We are planning to raise approximately $1 million as pre-seed capital to help us with our expansion plans.

Question: How different are you from others?

-> 1. There is no B2B business for marriage bureaus within the country.

2. Made4ever has conceptualized India’s #1st classified ads plate form for users and agents.

3. Made4Ever`s concept has developed India's #1 Social App or an easy-to-use software for self-matchmaking. This app will not just match people, but will have the ability to connect families.

4. We are planning to introduce the Shagun scheme in the private sector in the name of the "Shagun Card."

Question: What's your revenue?

-> We are currently registering and providing service for free for branding and promotion of our company, but we have 12 types of revenue model. in India which Making made4ever the Fastest Matchmaking revenue model Business. It's free for a while to grow business.

Question: How fast are you growing?

-> The company's four  innovation concept has the ability to convert the made4ever from a short-term company (startup) into a long-term company (institution). The company is targeting to achieve a revenue $100 million  to $260 million by 2027, which is set to change the concept of matchmaking in India. We are planning to raise approximately $1 million as pre-seed capital to help us with our expansion plans. 

Question: What's your background? Did your grandmother have the problem you're trying to solve? Did you?

-> The skills you needed to start the business. Ashish Narang, founder and CEO of made4ever, has been working in the matrimony field for 20 years and understands the inside-outs and needs of the industry by heart and soul.

Question: Who's on your leadership team, and what's their background? What's unique about your leadership team? Why is your team perfect to solve the problems you're tackling?

-> The leadership is a blend of people from matrimony, IT Industry, social media management, event organizers and people managers. We possess experience and skills to cater to all aspects of expansion and future plans of the company.

Question: (If you're a B2c startup) who are some of your clients?

-> We are already connected with more than 15000 marriage bureaus across India who are actively using made4ever platform.

Question: Who are your main competitors?

-> None

Question: How are you different from the competition?

-> We are offering a unique solution, one of its kind, to cater to the daily needs of users and bureaus in the matrimony industry.

Question: How much have you raised in total over how many rounds?

-> This is a pre-seed. i.e., first round of investment.

website- www.made4ever.in