Funding · Commerce & Consumer Brands
BigBasket in talks to raise $200 million
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- Date
- Company
- BigBasket
- What it does
- Online grocery delivery service
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- ₹200 Cr
- Stage
- growth
What they do
BigBasket is an online grocery delivery service operating in 25 cities
What happened
It is in talks to raise $200 million from existing and new investors
Why it matters
The company aims to clock ₹3,500 crore in sales in FY19 and break even by 2021
The details
- BigBasket is in talks to raise $200 million from existing and new investors.
- The company crossed ₹2,000 crore in sales in the year ended March 2018.
- Its customer count almost doubled in the same period.
- BigBasket aims to clock ₹3,500 crore in sales in FY19.
- It processes 90,000 to 1 lakh orders per day.
- The company is operationally profitable in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
- BigBasket plans to break even in all cities by 2021.
- It has nearly 10 million customers.
The bigger picture
- BigBasket raised $300 million from Alibaba at an $800 million valuation nine months ago.
- The company has raised a total of ~$885 million till date.
- It made three acquisitions this year: KWIK24, RainCan, and Morning Cart.
- BigBasket launched a micro-delivery vertical called BBdaily last month.
About the business
- BigBasket operates in 25 cities across India.
- It processes 90,000 to 1 lakh orders per day.
- The company has nearly 10 million customers.
- It is operationally profitable in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
- BigBasket operates through two entities: Supermarket Groceries and Retail concent.
- It competes with Grofers, Amazon, and Flipkart.
- In micro-delivery, it competes with DailyNinja, Milkbasket, and Doodhwala.
What happens next
- BigBasket plans to use cashback and discounts aggressively in upcoming months.
- It aims to break even in all cities by 2021.
The deal
- Type
- funding
Founders
- Hari Menon, co-founder and CEO
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- BigBasket FY26 loss widens 59% to Rs 3,192 crore22 September 2026 · Results
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- BigBasket losses jump 66% in FY2628 July 2026 · Results
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- BigBasket launches bbinstant smart stores in Kolkata22 June 2026 · Launch
- BigBasket names Amit Nanda CEO as Menon steps down16 June 2026 · People
- BigBasket cofounders step down as ex-Amazon exec takes over16 June 2026 · Roundup