PTron
Indian Electronics company
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PTron (pronounced as P-Tron) is an Indian electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Hyderabad. PTron is a brand owned by Palred Electronics Private Limited, which is a subsidiary of Palred Technologies Ltd, a public-listed company on BSE and NSE since 2004. PTron sells products like Bluetooth headsets, portable Bluetooth speakers, wired headsets, chargers and cables, smart watches and networking products.
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Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Ameen Khwaja[1][2] |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Area served | India, United States, Canada, Italy, Romania, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tunisia, Fiji, Myanmar, Nepal, Colombia, Bangladesh, Ghana[3] |
Key people | Palem Srikanth Reddy (Chairman), Ameen Khwaja (Founder / CEO), Harish Naidu (Director)[4] |
| Products | Electronic accessories[5] |
| Revenue |  ₹34.55 crore (Q2 FY 2020-21)[6] |
Number of employees | 200+ |
| Parent | Palred Electronics |
| Website | www |
History and operations
PTron was founded in 2014 by Ameen Khwaja, CEO of Palred Electronics (a subsidiary of Palred Technologies). In 2015, it opened an office in Shenzhen, China[7] and began manufacturing products from there. In its first two years of launch, the company claimed to have recorded ₹50 crore in sales, (as of 2019, equals US$7.04 million) having sold more than one million products.[2] As of 2019, the company has sold over 5 million mobile accessories including headphones, bluetooth audio devices, smartwatches and power banks.[2][1][8] The company initially sold products through its retail platform LatestOne, before expanding to other e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal.[1][9]
As of 2019, PTron sells its products in various countries such as United States, Canada, Italy, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Israel and Indonesia.[1] According to Khwaja, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi are the major markets for the company within India, while selling products through more than 1000 offline stores in other cities.[1][10] By 2018, the company had more than 40 distributors in 12 states in India.[5]
In August 2019, PTron announced its plans to set up an assembly plant in Hyderabad (under Make in India)[11] which is expected to handle two-thirds of its manufacturing requirements.[1] In October 2019, PTron launched Bass Buds TWS (True Wireless Stereo) earbuds which sold over 10,000 units within the first three days.[12] In August 2020, the company signed up Bollywood actor Aparshakti Khurana to endorse the brand.[13] PTron registered sales of 7.87 lakh units in the second quarter of FY 2020–21, up from 2.67 lakh units in the first quarter.[6][14][15] In July 2021, Pooja Hegde signed as new brand ambassador.[16]