Location Labs Acquires Wirkle to Expand Operations in India

New Delhi – Location Labs, creator of Safely, a mobile and location-based security software company, today announced expansion in India, with the acquisition of Wirkle Inc., a mobile product development company with operations in California and Gurgaon (NCR), India. The India Development Center will also serve as the base for India sales operations for Location Labs.Many Wirkle team members will be based in Location Labs’ India Development Center in Gurgaon (NCR) led by Wirkle CEO and Co-Founder, Varun Khurana. The sales team in India will be led by Retired Lt. General Ashok Agarwal, former President of the reputed Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE). The team also includes former employees of Reliance, TATA Indicom, and Samsung India.

“India is a vibrant and a very significant market for us. We looked at many different mobile companies and were extremely impressed by the talents and mobile expertise of Wirkle,” said Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO and Founder of Location Labs. “The acquisition of IP, products and team signify a milestone for Location Labs as we accelerate our growth in the mobile personal security space.”

In October 2011, Location Labs announced the acquisition of Wirkle as well as Volly, a mobile group messaging company. These acquisitions increased the Location Labs’ core team to more than 150 strong. With new mobile engineers and product managers, Location Labs plans to strengthen investment in its Safely suite of services.

Wirkle’s mobile platform for iPhone and Android has powered applications such as OfficeDrop and VideoSurf and boasts millions of mobile users. The company was founded by Varun Khurana, Lomesh Dutta and Sunil Goyal in 2006.

“Together we will grow the development team and build the next generation of mobile personal safety and security services for a growing global customer base,” says Varun Khurana, CEO and Co-Founder of Wirkle.

With deep expertise in location-based services and mobile application development, the Wirkle team expands Location Labs’ already strong core team of engineering and product innovators.

About Location Labs and Safely

Established by Location Labs in 2011, Safely provides services that enhance the safety of millions of families. Nearly a dozen Tier 1 wireless carrier services are powered by Safely, helping parents to keep tabs on loved ones through mobile alerts and online activity reports.