Former staff, investors, and industry experts reflect on the demise of Dunzo, the Indian online delivery pioneer undone by mismanagement, competition, and more
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Source: Flipkart hires Kabeer Biswas, co-founder of Dunzo, an Indian delivery startup that had raised $500M+, to lead its quick commerce unit, Flipkart Minutes
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Sources: Reliance writes off its $200M investment in Bengaluru-based hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo, as CEO Kabeer Biswas looks to sell Dunzo for $25M-$30M
SUMMARY — Dunzo cofounder and CEO Kabeer Biswas as per our sources is leading talks with high net worth individuals and family offices for an acquisition deal
Sources: Bengaluru-based quick commerce site Dunzo raised $75M in convertible notes from Google and others, lays off 30%, and plans to close 50% of dark stores
Digbijay Mishra / The Economic Times :
How, in two years, JioMart grew to fulfill 600K grocery deliveries per day in 260 Indian cities, via WhatsApp integration and using Dunzo for last-mile delivery
Sources: Amazon, Flipkart, and Reliance Retail are in talks to join India's open e-commerce network, which aims to break the dominance of large e-commerce firms
Logistics providers Ekart, Dunzo sign up on network; PhonePe in final stages of integration — Bengaluru: Ecommerce majors … Tweets: @sarthakgh , @ettech , @digbijaymishra1 , @digbijaymishra1 , @digb...
Bengaluru-based Dunzo, which operates a hyperlocal delivery service in seven Indian cities, raises $240M led by Reliance Retail at a $775M valuation
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo raises $12M led by Google, completing its $40M Series E round, after raising $28M in September
Nandita Mathur / Livemint :
Bangalore-based hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo raises $45M Series D from Lightbox, Google, and others, sources say at a ~$200M valuation
An Indian startup that is increasingly posing a threat to established food and grocery delivery businesses and e-commerce giants just closed …