aid: anar
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/anar.png
name: Anar
description: 'Anar was a B2B marketplace and business networking mobile app for small businesses,
  sellers, and buyers in India, operating from 2020 to 2023 before shutting down. At its peak it
  reported 1.6M+ registered businesses, 450k+ sellers, 1.1M+ buyers, and 7M+ business enquiries
  processed across 6.6M+ listed products. It raised roughly $6.5M from Accel and Elevation Capital
  plus angel investors. Added to the API Evangelist network as an Accel portfolio company; no public
  developer platform, API, SDK, or documentation was ever published, and the service is now defunct.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/anar/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- accel
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17T23:15:00Z'
tags:
- Company
- Mobile
- Marketplace
- B2B
- E-Commerce
- India
- SMB
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/anar-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://anar.biz/
- type: Blog
  url: https://medium.com/anar-business
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/so-long-anar-farewell-reflection-nishank-jain-oifxf/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence