Dalmia Group Managing Director Puneet Dalmia has invested in LocalCircles, a social media platform for citizens in India.
While the quantum of investment was not disclosed, the startup has seen investments from Anand Mahindra and Nadir Godrej in the past.
LocalCircles, enables citizens to connect with national and local governance, find emergency assistance, resolve civic issues, improve law & order, connect with causes/interest they care about.
“What LocalCircles has built is unique as it takes social media to a new level and enables the common citizen to become part of a community beyond immediate friends and family. A community that comes together to assist each other locally as well as engages with the administration on making things better locally and nationally”, said Dalmia, Managing Director, Dalmia Bharat Cement.
Any public leader or corporate can easily connect with its constituents or customers using LocalCircles, understand issues better, resolve them and stay connected with the collective pulse in real time, he added.