Uber EATS launched
UBER EATS LAUNCHED
UberEATS has launched in India, with Mumbai being the first city to avail of the service.
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6 cities will be a part of their launch in the first year, but Uber did not mention the names of the cities.
It will compete with the likes of Zomato and Swiggy.Bhavik Rathod, Head of UberEATS India called it "a major step in our global expansion."
The American multinational online transportation company was founded by Travis Kalanick and Garett Camp in 2009.
It is headquartered in San Francisco.
As of May 28, 2016, the Uber services are available in over 66 countries and 449 cities worldwide.
Several other companies have copied Uber's business model since its inception, a trend that has come to be referred to as "Uberification".
◇Milestones: Expansion of Uber
Beginning May 2011, Uber launched itself into a new city every month.
Paris was the first city outside of the U.S. where Uber's services began operating in December 2011.
- In July 2014, Uber was launched in the largest city in Africa and most populous country in Africa, Lagos, Nigeria.
- In June 2015, Uber had launched a water-taxi service called UberBOAT in Istanbul.
- Funding information: Funding acquired over the years
- Uber received $200,000 in seed-funding in 2009 and $1.25 million in 2010.
- By the end of 2011, it had raised $44.5 million and changed its name from UberCab to Uber.
¤In June 2014,Uber had raised $1.2 billion,publicized an $18.2 billion valuation and $1.5 billion in venture capital.
In January 2015,it acquired $1.6 billion in convertible debt from wealth management clients of Goldman Sachs Group.
Sources stated that Uber would soon make their on-demand food delivery service UberEATS, available in India.
¤Allen Penn, Asia Pacific's head of UberEATS said Uber's investment spans multiple cities and regions, and it has the potential to change the food industry - with the push of a button.
- The service will be through a standalone application separate from Uber's cab hailing app.
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Uber EATS launched
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