Cricketer Mohit Sharma invests in Crossahead

Indian cricketer Mohit Sharma has invested an undisclosed amount in social networking-based discovery platform for artists, Crossahead.

Founded in July 2015 by Vishvendra Chaudhary and Gaurav Walia, the platform allows artists to create their profiles by providing details of their work, address details, personal details and further fulfilling the required steps. Users can look up genuine artists by clicking on the Home or Our Artists tab. Users can also book or promote artists through social media in the tabs.

“This is a portal quite different from any of its kind launched till now, as it provides consumers the option to choose from a wide range of genuine artists from a variety of fields whether they be makeup artists, choreographers, Event Artists or Tattoo artists”, said Gaurav Walia, co-founder of Crossahead.

“In this era where the market has gone online, Artists community seems to have been highly unorganized and Crossahead aims at bringing all the professional artists on a single platform, therefore making it easier for all the users to find an artist of their desire, online. Crossahead is creating an ecosystem wherein the job opportunities for artists are generated and bridging the gap that prevails in between the artists and the common people whether it be the problem of artists with all the talent not receiving due recognition amidst the masses or the trouble and hassles people face while looking for professional artists to help them for their creative requirements”, says Vishvendra Chaudhary, cofounder of Crossahead.

Till date, 10,000 plus artists have registered in Crossahead’s app and the platform has more than a million registered users. That number is expected to double by the end of 2017 as Crossahead plans to provide more user – friendly features in its app and website.

Earlier, cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa turned entrepreneurs by inversting in a series of startups.