India food startups burnt by too many cooks in the kitchen
Mumbai
AS entrepreneurs around the world founded technology startups in the past few years to deliver food to diners' doors, perhaps no market grew quite as riotously as India. Customers could order entrees, main dishes and desserts from different startups, none of which required a minimum order. Discounts were plentiful and delivery was free.
Now the all-you-can-eat buffet is over. Venture capital is drying up and startups are disappearing. TinyOwl, a pioneering Mumbai-based food delivery app that raised US$23 million from investors including Sequoia Capital, has run through most of its money and will merge with a smaller delivery firm, Runnr. PepperTap, a groc…
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