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Experience with CommonFloor has been wonderful – TOI, Pune

Housing societies getting tech-savvy

The Times of India

Nov 25, 2010, Prasad Kulkarni & Kalyani Sardesai, Pune

With internet technology reaching out to all spheres of life, several housing societies in the city are giving a thumbs-up to managing their affairs through online portals …..

Nitin Pandya, vice-chairman of Cloud Nine, a residential complex on NIBM Road said, “Our society is using a portal called Common Floor. With the help of this portal, the society facilitates easy online communication. Residents can register their complaints about a variety of issues, avail information and issue notices, too.”

According to Pandya, the society of around 200 households has been using the site for about a year. “The experience has been wonderful,” he said.

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Thanks Mr. Nitin for the mention and appreciation. We look forward for the continued support from all our users.

Read complete article here

CommonFloor features in Financial Express’s story on Indian Social Media

Goutam Das
Posted: Monday, Sep 06, 2010

financial-express “… CommonFloor is a social media platform for apartment owners, helping in local networking. Know what book your neighbour is reading; what he thinks of the swimming pool no one visits; of dog menace in the locality; is he open to car pooling? … ”

” …There are 20,000 apartment communities on the platform from 95 Indian cities. About 500 businesses—starting from banks to car makers—are either advertising on the site or paying a fee to get recommended to consumers who need a product or service…. ”

Complete news

CommonFloor is among 25 Good Businesses – Outlook Business Independence day Special

I am feeling overjoyed and humbled by being included in the list of “25 Good Businesses” which are helping societal changes. This, once in a year issue- Outlook Business, Independence day special, covers those businesses across the country which are not only helping drive societal change, but also make money.

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Outlook Business- I-Day Special

CommonFloor Team

CommonFloor Team

We, the team, are thankful to our communities/RWAs, users, community moderators/committees, fans, friends and family who have supported us, trusted us and stood with us to make this dream a reality.
We stay committed to evolve this platform further to make your daily living in your apartment/residential communities a pleasure using technology and model innovations.

Some Snippets from the article:
“The team at maxHeap Technologies (Commonfloor.com) is hoping to do to apartment community-building what google did to the search experience….. …. armed with killer application, maxHeap Technologies is ready to fire on all cylinders.

“User Abhirup Mukherjee of Mantri Tranquil…. ,says CommonFloor is a one-stop shop for all his requirements as a home owner. “Its features like free SMS, apartment management services, event reminders etc are unique. We use them all the time…”..”

“.. CommonFloor has not only enabled residents of an apartment complex to share experiences with each other but has also opened up a channel of communication between different neighbourhoods to dicsuss common issues like rain-water harvesting, waste management, fire safety, dealing with local civic bodies, etc. Says Ramesh Ramani of Alpine Park, an apartment complex in a Bangalore suburb,…”

“….Mr. Mukherjee, who’s been associated with CommonFloor for past year- first as an administrator for his apartment complex and now as a user, says company is very attentive to feedback, however minor.

Read the complete article HERE. Please grab a copy for the entire coverage.
Thanks and Regards,
Vikas Malpani
Co-Founder, CommonFloor.com

Startups You Can Bet On: DARE Magazine

Exactly a year ago Dataquest Magazine featured CommonFloor among “25 Hot Indian Internet Startups” . Last year at this point of time CommonFloor served 8 cities and around 3000 communities, now CommonFloor serves over 70 cities in India, over 20,000 apartment communities and 4 more countries US, UK, UAE & Singapore.

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We thank all our users, moderators, customers, partners, friends and well wishers for their support and trust in us which makes us  “The Startup to bet on”.

dareWe stay committed to provide the best in class technology and services to our passionate users and moderators.

CommonFloor featured in ET High Flier

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4th May 2010, Priya C Nair, Bangalore

CommonFloor.com features among

.. Success Stories in this Highly Competitive Space with their Niche Networking Services ..


“CommonFloor (CF) is an online application that provides a private portal for residential communities including apartment complex, villas, etc to help them foster better and effective information sharing among all members. It is a platform to communicate with neighbours, raise issues, share ideas to improve living, create groups of owners, discuss carpooling plans, etc…..”

Read the complete story here

CommonFloor Showcased at E-Summit 2010, IIT Bombay

CommonFloor was selected by The Entrepreneurship Summit 2010, held at IIT Bombay on 7th February, 2010 for Startup Showcasing.

List of Start-ups that showcased during the event http://www.esummit.ecell.in/showcasing.php

Startup Showcasing is an exclusive initiative that aims to provide visibility to some of the most exciting and innovative start-ups by showcasing them at E-Summit.

Startup Showcase at IIT Bombay

Startup Showcase at IIT Bombay

CF at E-Summit

CF at E-Summit

CF at E-Summit IIT Bombay

CF at E-Summit IIT Bombay

CommonFloor Showcase

The Hindu Coverage – Connecting apartment residents online


Connecting apartment residents online:
Neighbours stay in touch thanks to technology

Bangalore-based start-up www.CommonFloor.com claims to have its presence in 22 cities…

In Chennai, the company has designed the online apartment management tool for around 1,500 communities, where services like maintenance fee tracker, issue tracker, SMS reminders for active residents and owners’ association members come installed. Online communities help address issues effectively, particularly when members have no time to attend association meetings…

Ceebros Mayfair Owners and Residents, Velachery, and YS Enclave Owners and Residents, Virugambakkam, are among those using technology to stay connected …

Complete Coverage

CommonFloor in News: DNA Coverage

CF in News

CF in News

* Few corrections:

1.  CF provides Apartment Management & Communication tools for Resident and Association, and is not a Social Networking site for Tenants.

2.  CommonFloor has 3000 member apartment communities in Bangalore and 10,000 across India.

For full coverage download this file. CommonFloor-DNA-20thMay2009

CommonFloor among Dataquest’s 25 Hot Indian Internet start-ups

CommonFloor.com is among 25 of India’s Hot Web Startups, published by DataQuest Magazine (May 2009 Edition).

Thanks a lot to all our users for their love and valuable inputs in making CF better each day.

CommonFloor in Media

Friends here is a list of all the media mentions we have had :

Thanks to the Media community for being so generous to us.

Print Coverage

e-World is Flat
... This is a tool that seems to have a lot of promise in today’s
world especially, where time and travel cuts out time for networking ..

Redefining Networking Space
… Targeted at an active user base in upmarket apartments, this
application helps residents connect with the other residents and
makes life easy for newbies and longtime residents …
Knitting people together
Nowadays people have less time – and therefore even lesser
inclination – to know their neighbours better. Can this be redressed,
for a healthy and regular interaction with our neighbours develops a better
bonding in the neighbourhood? CommonFloor.com strives to do precisely that..

Online Coverage:

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