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Zopper

Zopper

Zopper is a hyperlocal marketplace [1] which helps consumers to find products and check offline prices.

Zopper lets users search for products across categories and check prices and place an order from 15000+ nearby stores.

Zopper works with local merchants in more than 30 cities in India to facilitate users with offline price discovery. [2] User can buy from the comfort of their homes/offices and get the product instantly from their nearby trusted stores.

Zopper
TypePrivate
Founded2010
HeadquartersNoida, India, India,India
Founder(s)Surjendu Kuila
Neeraj Jain
Key peopleNeeraj Jain (CEO)
Surjendu Kuila (COO)
Harneet Singh Rajpal (CBO)
IndustryInternet
ServicesE-commerce
(Online shopping)
Employees300 (2016)
WebsiteZopper.com

History

Zopper is owned by Solvy Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Solvy Tech, which began its journey with Brand and Me which used to run product reviews platform.

It was founded in 2010 by Surjendu Kuila and Neeraj Jain.

It raised its first round of investments as Brand and Me and by the second round was rebranded as Reviews42.

By the third round the company was rebranded [3] from a previous venture Reviews42.

The company has more than 15k merchants on board from cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and 20 other cities.

Funding

Zopper has till date raised three rounds of overseas funding, in November, 2011, an undisclosed amount seed fund by Blume Ventures [4] and Ventureast.

In April, 2013 Pre-Series A funds of an undisclosed amount by Blume ventures and Nirvana Ventures.

The last round of $5 million was led by Tiger Global in June 2014.

Zopper has recently raised a $20 million funding from Tiger Global and Nirvana Venture Advisors.

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Business Standard reported that Zopper eyeing a $100 million in Series-B funding [6]

Media Coverage

Hyperlocal marketplace Zopper plans to expand to 30 more cities - MediaNama

Electronics marketplace Zopper hopes to emerge as India's first profitable e-commerce platform in 2016- Business Today

Zopper ties up with Viber to offer customers new ways to engage- Your Story

Hyperlocal firm Zopper acquires software company EasyPoS- The Economic Times

How Zopper found its niche in the crowded hyperlocal delivery sector- Your Story

Domino’s India’s Harneet Singh Rajpal joins Zopper as Chief Business Officer- ET Retail

Bringing the local store closer- Business Standard

References

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