Plotch.ai, a leading technology enabler of the ONDC initiative by the Indian government, has partnered with Google Cloud to introduce an ONDC-in-a-Box solution. The purpose is to assist enterprises in adopting this technology quickly and seamlessly.
The ONDC initiative aims to boost e-commerce penetration in India, with an anticipated $340 billion increase in digital consumption by 2030, involving 500 million digitally transacting consumers.The solution, named Nodebox, harnesses the power of Google Cloud’s open source solution and is bundled with their infrastructure. Nodebox is set to be launched in the Indian market by the end of July this year. It will enable enterprises to provide secure solutions to their customers while facilitating faster scalability. Initially, the target audience for Nodebox will be medium and large enterprises seeking a packaged solution for faster onboarding onto the ONDC platform.
Nodebox will support various domains within ONDC, including retail, logistics, fintech, and mobility. The goal is to onboard 1000 large companies onto Nodebox within the next 5 years.
Plotch.ai, founded by Manoj and Monica Gupta, the creators of Craftsvilla, is an AI-powered e-commerce SaaS product that focuses on the digital transformation of commerce-led businesses. It allows any company to launch, operate, and automate an online business of any kind, including online marketplaces, hyperlocal services, direct-to-consumer models, omnichannel platforms, and B2B ventures.
To date, Plotch.ai has helped 12 large enterprises, including some banking institutions, join the ONDC initiative. They anticipate onboarding an additional 90 large enterprises over the next nine months.
