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.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Technology
Brokers’ take: DBS cuts Venture Corp price target after Q1 earnings miss
Garmin’s Q1 results beat on strong demand for fitness, auto products
Foxconn’s musical chairs sound like punk rock
US sets up board to advise on safe, secure use of AI
Regulate AI? How US, EU and China are going about It
Meta’s results are best viewed through rose-tinted AI glasses