Marketplaces and portals · India

sewakarmi

Households search for verified workers near them by pincode, and workers register in about a minute.

The project

We connect. We do not vouch. The introduction is on us; the hire is on you.

The situation
Finding a maid, driver or cook in an Indian city runs through agencies that charge a month's salary, or through neighbours' phones. Workers pay to register, households pay to be introduced, and neither side can tell who is real. Every platform that tried to fix this added forms, apps and fees, which is exactly what excluded the workers.
What we built
A mobile-first marketplace that connects Indian households with nearby domestic and blue-collar workers such as maids, drivers, cooks and caretakers. Workers register in about a minute and get profiles carrying Aadhaar and phone verification badges; employers search by pincode to find verified help near them. The interface defaults to Hindi and runs in 7 languages, built around a simple two-button flow for low-literacy users.
How it works for the business
Households search for verified workers near them by pincode, and workers register in about a minute.
No longer done by hand
- Paying an agency to make an introduction
- Filling a form for a worker who cannot
- Guessing whether a profile is a real person

One side needs help, the other needs work.

If you need help

1
Search by pincode
Pick the role, browse verified workers nearby. No signup to browse.
2
Tap contact
Verify your own phone with a 4-digit OTP. That is the only thing asked, to keep workers safe from spam callers.
3
Call or WhatsApp
Full name and phone revealed. Free for the first 3 months, no agency fee, no middlemen.

If you need work

1
Phone + OTP
Ten digits, a 4-digit code by SMS, done in about 30 seconds.
2
Aadhaar photo
Only name, age and city are extracted, never the 12-digit number. The image is deleted within seconds.
3
Pick your work
Tap the types of work you do. The profile is live immediately and never costs anything.

What the site does check

The worker's phone is real: OTP-verified at signup
The worker uploaded a real Aadhaar: OCR reads name and city, profile marked verified
Reports get acted on: after 3, a profile is hidden until reviewed

What it does not

Run criminal background checks: file a free police verification for live-in roles
Employ anyone: salary, hours and leave are between you and the worker
Arbitrate disputes

The real thing

Two flows, three steps each
The household side and the worker side, drawn on the site exactly as they run. No paperwork on either.
What is checked, and what is not
Ticks for what the site verifies, crosses for what it refuses to pretend. The honesty box is the trust mechanism.

Old way, new way

BeforeAfter

Finding someone

Before: An agency, a month's salary as commission

After: Search your pincode, contact free for 3 months

Registering as a worker

Before: Forms, photos, a fee, an app to install

After: Phone, OTP, Aadhaar photo. About a minute. Free.

Knowing who is real

Before: Nothing

After: Phone verified, Aadhaar verified, reports acted on

Language

Before: English forms

After: Seven languages

On the live site

7languages the interface speaksSource: the site's site footer
~1 minfor a worker to register, freeSource: the site's homepage
3 monthsfree contact for households, no agency feeSource: the site's how it works
3reports hide a profile until a person reviews itSource: the site's how it works