Chaibasa-based startup LFYD helps people avail information regarding active sales, offers, and discounts running in nearby shops, especially in Tier II and III areas. Find out more about the start-up from this article.
Turning problems into an opportunity
Satyajeet Patnayak always wanted to be an entrepreneur and after graduating, he joined electric vehicle start-up EGreen Vision as a co-founder but exited due to operational issues.
Keen to start his next startup, Satyajeet started looking for ideas. Growing up in Chaibasa, a town 50 kilometres away from Jamshedpur, he was acutely aware of the lack of shopping experience in smaller towns.
These challenges became even more apparent, two years ago when he saw his uncle, who had been running supermarts in Odisha for 20 years, unable to have a footfall even after lockdown restrictions had lifted.
Deciding to find out more, he carried out a survey of over 2,500 shops across five cities and found that local shops and other small and medium businesses did not have a platform to help them inform their customers about discounts and offers they were offering.
Launched LFYD in October 2020
He along with his father Dharam Chand Patnaik set out to solve two problems — help people in small towns have a good shopping experience and help SMBs to grow their business — and launched Lfyd (Let’s Find You Deals) in October 2020.
LFYD is a digital platform that informs people about nearby offers, focusing on areas underserved by ecommerce players and big brands, and helps small and medium businesses to grow without going online.
The startup was launched with the founders’ own savings of Rs 10 lakh.
How it works
Chaibasa-based LFYD creates a smooth flow of information of active sales, offers, and discounts across nearby shops, particularly in Tier II and III areas. It focuses on bakeries, shops selling shoes, groceries, jewellery, eateries, apparel, home furnishing, and more.
LFYD works on a B2B2C model, which gives a win-win solution for both the shoppers, as well as the local businesses. It has created two apps, one for businesses and one for customers. The business app allows businesses to gain more visibility and customers by posting offers and discounts on their products.
At the same time, the customer app is constantly updated with the live sales and offers in nearby shops.
LFYD primarily earns revenue from ads. It has a freemium model, where businesses can get listed on the platform for free but can choose to pay to promote their offers. The consumer app also has an in-app payment option and when customers pay through the app, the startup charges a small commission fee.
The startup claims to cater to more than 40,000 customers with over 3,500 businesses and 150 brands registered on the platform. It is present across 10 cities in four different states, and has recorded more than one lakh transactions in the last six months.
“With an average monthly user growth standing at 78 percent, LFYD has generated a Gross Market Value of Rs 2.5 crore and a total revenue of Rs 16 lakh since February 2021,” says Satyajeet.
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