Us Firm to Hire 200 Employees

Thiruvananthapuram: California-based IT firm Way.com has begun its operations at Phase I Campus of Technopark this month with over 50 employees. Way.com founder and CEO Binu Girija said the company will hire 200 employees by year-end.

Way.com is a prominent services market place offering convenient ways to book parking space, dining, events etc. After operating in various centres such as Ahmedabad, Chennai and Pune, the company has set up its office at Technopark to start its consolidated operations here.

Binu, who is from Vilakkumadam near Anchal, said he has aligned his personal and business goals and that he wanted to bring more jobs to the city.

“I was the 10th employee of UST Global at Technopark. I grew up here in Thiruvananthapuram. So, I wanted to add value to Technopark,” he said.

After learning from his unsuccessful attempts in setting up startups, Binu tasted success with Way.com in 2014-15. “Once, I had to park my car and go for an urgent meeting. When I came back, they charged me $39. Later, I saw that there was a parking lot for $12 nearby. I felt cheated. I set up Way.com for solving parking issues through a transparent platform,” he said. Venture capital firm Agnus Capital is one of the major investors in Way.com.