On demand mobile laundry startup, Wassup has acquired Village Laundry Services flagship brand Chamak‘, for an undisclosed amount.
Mumbai-based Village Laundry Service Pvt Ltd, which operates laundry kiosks under the name of 'Chamak', offers low cost hygienic wash, steam ironing & wrinkle free packaging and claims to deliver the laundry within 24 hours. Village Laundry Service was launched in 2008 with seed capital from Innosight Ventures. In 2011, it had raised series A round of funding from Kensington Capital, Index Advisory and a private India-based investor.
Founded in 2011 by Balachandar R and Durga Das, Wassup (operated by Laundry Project India Pvt Ltd) offers services like laundry, dry cleaning, shoes and bag refurbishments. Presently, the startup has its presence in 3 cities with 30 pickup points called 'Aggregating Hubs