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Dunzo became ₹6,200-cr company from a WhatsApp group, now cash-strapped

Inshorts · 10m ago

Dunzo became ₹6,200-cr company from a WhatsApp group, now cash-strapped

Bengaluru-based grocery delivery platform Dunzo is now cash-strapped and has fired 75% of its workforce, leaving the company with just 50 employees. Once valued at ₹6,200 crore, Dunzo began as a WhatsApp group in 2015 as a service to provide users with delivery assistance. NMIMS alumni Kabeer Biswas started Dunzo with three others after Hike acquired his first startup Hoppr.

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Economic Times · 6m ago

Dunzo cofounder Kabeer Biswas joins Flipkart to lead quick commerce biz

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