At the Tech Cocktail DC Mixer and Startup Showcase last week, they announced that our innovative, ambitious, tech-savvy peers voted Seva Call as DC’s Hottest Presenting Startup! We had to tether Seva Man’s over-inflated orange head to a table leg to keep it from floating all the way to the ceiling. Any guy comfortable in an orange leotard is bound to have a huge ego; and, the one thing Seva Man loves more than getting attention, (he stuck out like a tangerine in a barrel of suits, ties, Apples, and Blackberries), is earning recognition for Seva Call’s revolutionary service solution.

Check out this interview with our co-founder Manpreet Singh. Regarding why Seva Call was selected over the other amazing and inventive ideas featured at the event, according to Tech Cocktail’s Zach Davis:

“Finding local service providers -like dentists, computer repairmen, and movers- should be easy.   Unfortunately, in many parts of the country it isn’t.  Good news- for those who live in one of the sixteen cities covered by Seva Call (including DC, Boston, and Philadelphia), it is”.

Of course, DC is full of great minds doing incredible things, regardless of whether they presented that night. Like…

Relay Foods, a grocery delivery service that makes buying fresh produce straight from the farm super convenient! Now serving DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

SnobSwap, a high-fashion online clothing exchange that eradicates your retail addiction by helping you swap, sell, and nab gently loved designer finds!

AppTalia, a producer of children’s educational apps where children can learn a language, a life lesson, or  age appropriate science-based answers to questions like “where does rain come from”!

Encore,  a creative new way for organizations to connect with on-the-ground events and the people living them in real time!

And so much more!

We’re super humbled- well, Seva Man isn’t but the rest of us are- to have been recognized for a service based on an idea as simple as it is revolutionary: that you shouldn’t have to scour the whole world wide web to find and talk to local professionals.

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