Info Edge (India) has an in-depth understanding of the Indian consumer internet domain. With years of experience in the domain, strong cash flow generation and a diversified business portfolio, it one of the very few profitable pure play internet companies in the country.

The company was incorporated on May 1, 1995 under the Companies Act, 1956 as Info Edge (India) Private Limited and became a public limited company on April 27, 2006. Starting with a classified recruitment online business, naukri.com, Info Edge has grown and diversified rapidly, setting benchmarks as a pioneer for others to follow. Driven by innovation, creativity, an experienced and talented leadership team and a strong culture of entrepreneurship, today, it is India’s premier online classifieds company in recruitment, matrimony, real estate, education and related services. 

Business area of the company

The company is primarily engaged in providing online & offline services primarily through its online portals such as Naukri.com, Jeevansathi.com, 99acres.com, shiksha.com, iimjobs.com & offline portal Quadrangle.com. It has also made forays abroad into the Gulf market with the website www.naukrigulf.com and currently has offices Dubai, Bahrain, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. The company's spirit of entrepreneurship has also been evident in the investments it has made in early stage companies/start-up ventures to tap into the growing and vibrant Indian internet market.

Business portfolio

• Recruitment: Online recruitment classifieds, www.naukri.com, a clear market leader in the Indian e-recruitment space, www.naukrigulf.com, a job site focused at the Middle East market, offline executive search (www.quadranglesearch.com) and a fresher hiring site (www.firstnaukri.com). Additionally, Info Edge provides jobseekers value added services (Naukri Fast Forward) such as resume writing.
• Matrimony: Online matrimony classifieds, www.jeevansathi.com, is among the top three in India’s online matrimonial space, and has offline Jeevansathi Match Points and franchisees.
• Real Estate: Online real estate classifieds, www.99acres.com, is India’s largest property marketplace covering almost all the major cities and a large number of agents and developers.
• Education: Online education classifieds, www.shiksha.com, is the smartest gateway for students to achieve their goals.

• Jeevansathi has been awarded a Silver in the “Services – Telecom and related products” category at the Effie India 2023 awards.
• Naukri received the award for “Best Branded Podcast” for their podcast “Workwise with Naukri” at the TOYOW Podmasters 2024, curated by HT Smartcast and produced by Fever Live.

• Naukri received the Best Content Marketing Campaign award at the afaqs! Digies for its distinctive and engaging campaign, Coolest Job Ever. The campaign stood out for its creativity, relevance, and strong audience engagement.
• WorkWise with Naukri, the career podcast launched in 2022, was awarded Best Produced Podcast (Education) at the India Audio Summit & Awards 2024–25, recognising its quality content and impact in the career development space.
• Info Edge was recognised as India’s Top Value Creator: Online Services at the 24th Annual Dun & Bradstreet Summit 2024, a testament to the Company’s sustained value creation, sector leadership, and long-term commitment to stakeholder growth in the digital services space.

• 1997: www.naukri.com launched.
• 1999: www.naukri.com breaks even.
• 2000: ICICI Information Technology Fund makes a private equity investment of about Rs 72.9 million in Info Edge (this investment was later novated in favor of ICICI Emerging Sectors Fund).
• 2000: Quadrangle business acquired.
• 2002: Business becomes profitable post VC funding.
• 2003: Initiated television advertising.
• 2004: 100% ownership of Jeevansathi Internet Service Private Limited achieved.
• 2005: www.99acres.com launched.
• 2006: Private equity investors, Klenier PerkinsCaufield and Byers and Sherpalo LLC, agree to acquire, through Murugan Capital and Sherpalo Mauritius LLC, respectively, 5% of Info Edge’s pre-issue equity share capital by means of a secondary purchase.
• 2006: International operation launched with www.naukrigulf.com.
• 2006: Info Edge is listed publically in India.
• 2007: Investment in Studyplaces Inc. (www.studyplaces.com).
• 2008: www.shiksha.com launched. Investment in Applect Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd. (www.meritnation.com).
• 2008: Investment in Etechaces Consulting and Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (www.policybazaar.com).
• 2009: www.firstnaukri.com launched.
• 2010: Investment in Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd. (www.zomato.com).
• 2011: Investment in Nogle Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (www.floost.com).
• 2011: Investment in Kinobeo Software Pvt. Ltd. (www.mydala.com). Investment in Ninety Nine Labels Pvt. Ltd. (www.99labels.com).
• 2012: Investment in Canvera Digital Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (www.canvera.com)
• 2012: Investment in Happily Unmarried Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (www.happilyunmarried.com).
• 2015: Investment in Mint Bird Technologies Private Limited (www.vacationlabs.com).
• 2015: www.bigstylist.com launched.
• 2016: www.bluedolph.in launched.
• 2019: Info Edge invests Rs 6 crore in Happily Unmarried Marketing.
• 2020: Info Edge’s IE Venture Fund gets Rs 375 crore commitment from Temasek.
• 2020: Info Edge gets nod to raise Rs 1875 crore via QIP.
• 2021: Info Edge invests Rs 2 crore in Axilly Labs.
• 2021: Info Edge invests Rs 86 crore in SISL.
• 2022: Info Edge plans to co-invest with Temasek to fund start-ups
• 2022: Info Edge enters into contribution agreements with schemes of AIFs.
• 2022: Info Edge inks pact to acquire stake in Juno Learning.
• 2023: Info Edge’s arm to invest in SkyServe Inc.
• 2023: Info Edge’s arm to invest in Brainsight Technology
• 2023: Info Edge’s arm to invest about Rs 4 crore in Printo Document Services
• 2024: Info Edge (India) to invest Rs 25 crore in Jeevansathi Internet Services.
• 2024: Info Edge (India) to invest Rs 30 crore in Redstart Labs (India)
• 2024: Info Edge (India) to invest Rs 30 crore in Naukri Internet Services.
• 2024: Info Edge (India) completes divestment of 34.93% holding in Wishbook.
• 2025: Info Edge (India) to invest about Rs 90 crore in Startup Investments (Holding).
• 2025: Info Edge (India) gets nod to invest Rs 300 crore in Startup Internet Services.
• 2025: Info Edge gets nod to invest Rs 100 crore in Redstart Labs.