Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Mumbai-headquartered device management service Servify on Thursday announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based gadget repair service start-up iService for an undisclosed sum.

iService was founded in 2013 with operations in Bengaluru and New Delhi. It provides gadget repairs and services for smartphones and laptops at homes and its four brick-and-mortar service centres.

Following the acquisition in a cash and stock deal, iService founders Ankit Chowdhary and Pratheek Kumar along with the core technology and product teams will join Servify.

The iService branded service centres will continue to run independently even after the acquisition, Servify said.

"The vision iService started with, was to help consumers solve problems with their devices. At that time, brands did not pay attention to after-sales service but that is starting to change," Chowdhary said in a statement.

Started in 2015, Servify, run by Service Lee Technologies Pvt. Ltd., offers personalised after-sales service and management for smartphones.

--IANS gb/sed