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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
Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

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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