<s>
Dunzo	B-Application
is	O
an	O
Indian	O
company	O
that	O
delivers	O
groceries	O
and	O
essentials	O
,	O
fruits	O
and	O
vegetables	O
,	O
meat	O
,	O
pet	O
supplies	O
,	O
food	O
,	O
and	O
medicines	O
in	O
major	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunzo	B-Application
currently	O
provides	O
its	O
delivery	O
services	O
in	O
eight	O
Indian	O
cities	O
including	O
Bangalore	O
,	O
Delhi	O
,	O
Gurgaon	O
,	O
Pune	O
,	O
Chennai	O
,	O
Jaipur	O
,	O
Mumbai	O
and	O
Hyderabad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunzo	B-Application
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
and	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Kabeer	O
Biswas	O
along	O
with	O
co-founders	O
Ankur	O
Agarwal	O
,	O
Dalvir	O
Suri	O
and	O
Mukund	O
Jha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunzo	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
2014	O
by	O
Kabeer	O
Biswas	O
,	O
an	O
alumnus	O
of	O
the	O
K	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Somaiya	O
College	O
of	O
Engineering	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
Mumbai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Dunzo	B-Application
,	O
Kabeer	O
founded	O
a	O
company	O
called	O
Hoppr	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Hike	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunzo	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
small	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
group	O
,	O
and	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
hyperlocal	O
,	O
app-based	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunzo	B-Application
raised	O
its	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
funding	O
of	O
US$650k	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
from	O
Blume	O
Ventures	O
,	O
Aspada	O
Ventures	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
other	O
investors	O
including	O
,	O
Rajan	O
Anandan	O
,	O
MD	O
of	O
Google	O
India	O
and	O
Sandipan	O
Chattopaday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Dunzo	B-Application
received	O
US$12	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
fresh	O
round	O
from	O
Google	O
,	O
with	O
existing	O
investors	O
,	O
Blume	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Aspada	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Dunzo	B-Application
raised	O
₹34.56	O
crore	O
funding	O
by	O
issuing	O
debentures	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Series	O
C1	O
preference	O
shares	O
to	O
existing	O
investor	O
Alteria	O
Capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
following	O
changes	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
's	O
terms	O
that	O
banned	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
tobacco	O
and	O
liquor	O
,	O
Dunzo	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
parallel	O
app	O
called	O
Dunzo	B-Application
Mo	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
as	O
an	O
APK	B-Application
file	I-Application
on	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tobacco	O
and	O
paan	O
items	O
were	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
Dunzo	B-Application
's	O
main	O
app	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
although	O
they	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Dunzo	B-Application
expanded	O
into	O
quick	O
commerce	O
by	O
launching	O
a	O
new	O
service	O
,	O
Dunzo	B-Application
Daily	O
,	O
to	O
deliver	O
essentials	O
and	O
household	O
items	O
in	O
19	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Reliance	O
Retail	O
led	O
a	O
US$240	O
million	O
funding	O
round	O
along	O
with	O
Dunzo	B-Application
's	O
existing	O
investors	O
Lightbox	O
,	O
Lightrock	O
,	O
3L	O
Capital	O
and	O
Alteria	O
Capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reliance	O
Retail	O
invested	O
US$200	O
million	O
for	O
a	O
25.8	O
%	O
stake	O
in	O
Dunzo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Dunzo	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
FMCG	O
major	O
PepsiCo	O
to	O
deliver	O
its	O
snacks	O
brands	O
such	O
as	O
Lay	O
’s	O
and	O
Kurkure	O
to	O
customers’	O
doorsteps	O
in	O
Bengaluru	O
amid	O
the	O
lockdown	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Covid-19	O
pandemic	O
in	O
India	O
in	O
keeping	O
with	O
Pepsico	O
's	O
‘	O
Direct-to-Customer	O
’	O
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
digital	O
payments	O
app	O
Google	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
grocery	O
and	O
medicine	O
delivery	O
,	O
bike	O
pool	O
,	O
pickup-and-drop	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
