New Delhi-based Info Edge (India) Ltd has picked up minority stakes in two startups-contacts management venture Diro Labs and housekeeping services provider Unnati Helpers.

Dirolabs run by Vcare Technologies Pvt. Ltd,have an app that allows users to create a group phone books which can be shared with friends and family. The phone books can be edited and names can be added or deleted. Users can also create private phone books where only key members on the group will have rights to edit. The app also syncs with social networks and backs it up on a cloud. The company has offices in Delhi, UK and the United States .

Unnati is based in Gurgaon and was founded by Shantanu Singh, Eral Ravi and Aashutosh Chaudhary. It works as an employment exchange network for informal sector workers in the country. These includes factory workers, office boys, delivery boys, housekeepers, drivers, laborers, maids, etc.

Info Edge is pouring in lot of money to strengthen its existing internet properties as well as increase its take in the booming ecommerce segment.

Info Edge runs consumer internet properties such as Naukri, 99acres, Jeevansathi and Shiksha.

Earlier in January this year, it invested about $1Million (INR 7.4 Crore) in Rare Media Company Pvt. Ltd. to acquire a 35% stake. The investment was done to boost Info Edge’s real estate business 99acres. In December 2015, Info Edge invested $2.2 Million in Canvera Digital Technologies and also in MyDala, BigStylist and PolicyBazaar.

Info Edge posted a standalone net profit of Rs 141.58 crore for 2015-16 compared with Rs 193.86 crore the year before. For the fourth quarter through March, its standalone net profit fell 30% from a year earlier to Rs 57.18 crore while net sales rose 18% to Rs 204 crore.