{"id":5440,"date":"2018-02-13T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T06:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyremarket.com\/tyremantra\/?p=5440"},"modified":"2018-03-01T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T09:41:05","slug":"blackcircles-com-mike-welch-joins-tyremarket-com-strategic-advisor-investor-shareholder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyremarket.com\/tyremantra\/blackcircles-com-mike-welch-joins-tyremarket-com-strategic-advisor-investor-shareholder\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackcircles.com Founder, Michael Welch Joins Tyremarket.com As Strategic Advisor, Investor and Shareholder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tyremarket.com adds more muscle to its board by onboarding European magnate Michael Welch. The Bangalore-based startup aims for funding round.<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5441 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tyremarket.com\/tyremantra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tyremarket.com_-e1518003663882.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"486\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Left to right are Blackcircles.com founder Michael Welch OBE and Sanjeev Agrawal, CEO of Tyremarket.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bangalore, India &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Tyremarket.com, one of India\u2019s leading online tyre portals, is all set to raise funds in 2018 with Michael Welch, founder of Blackcircles.com coming on board as a strategic adviser and shareholder. Full Circle Partners, a corporate advisory firm with offices in Edinburgh and Singapore, is advising\u00a0<span id=\"m_-3410889829625562241gmail-25\" class=\"m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_ m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_25 m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr-alert m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_spell m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_run_anim m_-3410889829625562241gmail-ContextualSpelling m_-3410889829625562241gmail-ins-del m_-3410889829625562241gmail-multiReplace\">Tyremarket.com<\/span>\u00a0for the funding round. The Bengaluru based\u00a0startup is counting for the market-leading position in the domestic tyre replacement market, which is currently estimated at more than USD 5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Tyremarket.com has been awarded the accolade of India\u2019s No.1 tyre portal in 2017 by Silicon India magazine. The company is led by Sanjeev Agrawal, former Siemens Healthcare engineering executive. The leading online tyre portal is all geared up to benefit from the projected growth of the Indian tyre industry along with an anticipated\u00a0rise of around 7\u00a0percent in vehicle ownership per year, and\u00a0the\u00a0presently unorganised tyre replacement market.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Welch OBE, strategic adviser to Tyremarket.com shared his thoughts, \u201cTyremarket.com has a fantastic opportunity to be the market leader for tyres in India. Its team, vision and ambition are second to none and I\u2019m delighted to be able to help them in their goal to become India\u2019s go-to resource for all things tyres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanjeev Agrawal, CEO and co-founder of Tyremarket.com said, \u201cIndian consumers are\u00a0becoming more value aware and better informed about their choices. Our strategy to provide more tyre choices, more installation partners and great value is starting to pay real dividends. With the help of our early investors, we have created an exciting platform from which we can invest wisely to ensure our position as the leading online platform for tyre business in India\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst &amp; Young predicts that by 2020 there will be over 750 million internet users in India. The research conducted by the leading analytic firm also suggests that by 2020, 30% of all payments will be made online. Moreover, another market research firm PWC estimates that online spending will cross $125 billion\u00a0<span id=\"m_-3410889829625562241gmail-31\" class=\"m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_ m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_31 m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr-alert m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_gramm m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-3410889829625562241gmail-gr_run_anim m_-3410889829625562241gmail-Grammar m_-3410889829625562241gmail-multiReplace\">mark<\/span>\u00a0by 2020. 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