There is an Indian app for every errand that needs to be run

Mumbai

WHEN Harsh Vardhan Mandad and his Mumbai flat-mates brainstormed ideas for the next killer app, they fuelled the sessions with late-night deliveries of local fare. The curry rice and spicy wraps inspired their big breakthrough.

They started Tiny Owl, a smartphone application that helps hungry city-dwellers scour nearby eateries for deliveries. The service now handles 2,000 orders each day and has caught the interest of venture funds including Sequoia Capital, an early backer of technology giants such as Apple Inc and Oracle Corp.