Publicized food-tech delivery players in India
| Name of operator | Year of founding | Market value | Location/ HQ | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zomato | 2008 | $ 5.43 Billion (2021) | Gurgaon | Started off as a restaurant review portal. Commenced its delivery business in 2015. $ 977 million funding raised in 2020. $ 252 million raised in Feb 2021. Approximately 230,000 gig workers in 2019. Offers a Zomato Gold loyalty programme |
| Amazon India | 2012 | No data | Bengaluru | Commenced in May 2020. Operations solely in Bengaluru in 62 pin-code areas as of March 2021. Offers free delivery for prime members and charges nominal fees for non-prime customers |
| Food Panda | 2012 | $ 31.7 million (2017) | Delhi | Early entrant in market with operations in 5cities. Sold off to Ola India in December 2017. Ola shut down the delivery business 18 months after acquisitions to concentrate only on the cloud kitchen business |
| Dunzo | 2014 | $ 267 million (2021) | Bengaluru | Niche player concentrated only in 7 cities. Offers a drop-off facility also involving food among a “Curd to condoms” delivery model. Will pick up item of choice from store/restaurants and deliver to specified location |
| Swiggy | 2014 | $ 4.46 Billion (2021) | Bengaluru | $ 157.88 million funding in 2020. $ 800 million funding until April 2021. Over 250,000 gig workers as of 2019. Offers a Swiggy Super loyalty programme |
| Uber eats | 2017 | $ 350 million (2020) | Gurgaon | Ride sharing platform entered food delivery business in May 2017. Started business in Mumbai and expanded to other cities. Sold off business to Zomato in Jan 2020. Had 10 million users at time of sale. Took 10% stake in Zomato |
| Name of operator | Year of founding | Market value | Location/ HQ | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zomato | 2008 | $ 5.43 Billion (2021) | Gurgaon | Started off as a restaurant review portal. Commenced its delivery business in 2015. $ 977 million funding raised in 2020. $ 252 million raised in Feb 2021. Approximately 230,000 gig workers in 2019. Offers a Zomato Gold loyalty programme |
| Amazon India | 2012 | No data | Bengaluru | Commenced in May 2020. Operations solely in Bengaluru in 62 pin-code areas as of March 2021. Offers free delivery for prime members and charges nominal fees for non-prime customers |
| Food Panda | 2012 | $ 31.7 million (2017) | Delhi | Early entrant in market with operations in 5cities. Sold off to Ola India in December 2017. Ola shut down the delivery business 18 months after acquisitions to concentrate only on the cloud kitchen business |
| Dunzo | 2014 | $ 267 million (2021) | Bengaluru | Niche player concentrated only in 7 cities. Offers a drop-off facility also involving food among a “Curd to condoms” delivery model. Will pick up item of choice from store/restaurants and deliver to specified location |
| Swiggy | 2014 | $ 4.46 Billion (2021) | Bengaluru | $ 157.88 million funding in 2020. $ 800 million funding until April 2021. Over 250,000 gig workers as of 2019. Offers a Swiggy Super loyalty programme |
| Uber eats | 2017 | $ 350 million (2020) | Gurgaon | Ride sharing platform entered food delivery business in May 2017. Started business in Mumbai and expanded to other cities. Sold off business to Zomato in Jan 2020. Had 10 million users at time of sale. Took 10% stake in Zomato |
Source(s): Compiled by author from multiple sources and Tracxn (2021)
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