Box8

Box8
Formerly called
Poncho
Industry Restaurants
Founded 2012 in Mumbai, India
Founders Amit Raj and Anshul Gupta
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Area served
Mumbai
Number of employees
200 (2014)
Website www.box8.in

Box8 is the Indian on-demand food delivery company based in Mumbai.[1] The company was founded by Amit Raj and Anshul Gupta in 2012.[2] At present Box8 has 22 stores in Mumbai.[3] Box8 is the pioneer of compact all-in-one meal box in India.[4]

History

In May 2015, Box8 raised $3.5 million in first round of funding from venture capital firm Mayfield.[5] Prior to the investment by Mayfield, Box8 had received funding from Kaushal Aggarwal of Avendus Capital, Dhiraj Rajaram of MuSigma, and the Indian Angel Network.[4]

References

  1. "Box8 raises $3.5 million from Mayfield, to widen reach". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. 7 May 2015. "Box8 food delivery start-up raises series A funding from Mayfield". Business Line. The Hindu. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. Rica Bhattacharyya (21 April 2015). "What it takes to be an entrepreneur: The first startup steps". The Economic Times. ET Bureau. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Box8 food delivery start-up raises series A funding from Mayfield". The Hindu (Mumbai). The Hindu. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. Verma, Anuradha (7 May 2015). "QSR startup Box8 raises $3.5M in Series A funding from Mayfield". VCCircle. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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