Startup Stories & Learning

Paytm - India, A Startup Success Story

Paytm - India, A Startup Success Story  Paytm (an acronym for "pay through mobile") is an Indian digital payments and financial services company, based in Noida. It was founded in 2010 by Vijay Shekhar Sharma under One97 Communications. The company offers mobile payment services to consumers and enables merchants to receive payments through its QR code, point of sale, and online payment gateway offerings. In partnership with financial institutions, Paytm offers financial services such as micro-loans and buy now, pay later to its consumers and merchants. Apart from bill payments and money transfers, the company also provides ticketing services, retail brokerage products, and online games.

Deliveroo - The United Kingdom, A startup success story

Deliveroo - The United Kingdom, A startup success story Deliveroo was founded back in 2013 (8 years ago). It was founded in the UK by 2 Americans. The company is working across the globe and, they are in more than 60 countries. Apart from the UK, where they provide most services, they are in other countries such as Australia, Singapore, Australia, Italy, Germany, and France. They provide their services in Ireland, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), and Hong Kong (China). Deliveroo is one of the most preferred food delivery services in the UK and is slowly making its stronghold in other countries. It works with the main chain of restaurants to provide quality services to its customers. Founder - Will Shu (CEO) Co-founders - Greg Orlowski

Swiggy - India, A startup success story

Swiggy - India, A startup success story Swiggy is a food delivery platform at its core, the services of which can be accessed from Android and IOS devices, and through the website. It partners with a wide range of restaurants and provides easy access to diverse food dishes from varying cuisines. Furthermore, it also accepts feedback and ratings from the customers that help others pick their restaurants and the choices of dishes wisely. As soon as a delivery is done, the customer is entitled to give feedback, and rate the food, and the delivery services. The company uses this data to improve its services.

Zomato - India, A startup success story

ZOMATO - INDIA, A STARTUP SUCCESS STORY ABOUT ZOMATO AND HOW IT WORKS Zomato is an Indian food delivery startup restaurant aggregator. It primarily provides concrete information, menus, and user reviews of the restaurants. Along with this, Zomato also has food delivery options from partnered restaurants in the selected cities. ZOMATO - FOUNDERS & TEAM The founders of Zomato are Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah. Both are IIT graduates and were working with Bain & Co in New Delhi before they came together to launch Zomato.

FoodPanda - Singapore, A startup success story

FoodPanda - Singapore, A startup success story FoodPanda is a model for food delivery that is growing in popularity. Unlike traditional food delivery models, FoodPanda allows customers to order food from restaurants and have it delivered to their homes. This is done by using an app and ordering through the app. The app notifies the customer when the food is ready, and they can then pick it up from a designated location. FoodPanda has been very successful in China, where there are high rates of obesity and diet-related diseases. They plan on expanding into other countries in the near future.