Food startups in India have been a hot-topic of discussion in 2015. We have seen a huge increase in the number of hyper-local grocery provider startup. And we have also seen some giant startups such as Zomato falling into controversies and heading in negative direction (though this can be a topic of debate).
We have also seen some global names such as FoodPanda rising up high and a lot of funding, acquistions.
And here we are, with top 5 Food startups of India 2015. Before heading to list, here is division of category as per customer perspective:
Delivery | Discovery | Convenience |
Grocery Delivery (Eg BigBasket) | Restaurant Explorer (Eg Zomato) | Table Reservation (Eg DineOut) |
Recipe to Home (Eg HalfTeaSpoon) | Deals and Coupons (Eg MeDine) | In Resto Payment (Eg Momoe) |
Top 5 Food Startups of India 2015
- Zomato
Founder : Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah
Founded : 2012
Valuation : Over $660 Million
Investors : Sequoia, Info Edge and VY Capital - FoodPanda
Founder : Amit Kohli and Rohit Chadda
Founded : 2012
Valuation : Over $500 Million (Globally)
Investors :Phenomen Ventures and AB Kinnevik - DineOut
Founder : Ankit Mehrotra, Sahil Jain, Nikhil Bakshi and Vivek Kapoor
Founded : 2012
Valuation : $10 Million (Acquired by TimesCity) - Swiggy
Founder : Sriharsha Majety
Founded : 2014
Valuation : $ 2 Million
Investors : SAIF Partners and Accel Partners - BigBasket
Founder : Hari Menon, V.S Sudhakar, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari
Founded : 2011
Valuation : $ 100 Million
Investors : Zodius Capital and Helion Ventures
So this is our list of top 5 Food startups of India 2015. Whom do you like the most?