Faasos

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Faasos
Company typePrivate
IndustryOnline Food Ordering
Founded2011
FounderJaydeep Barman, Kallol Banerjee
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Parent Rebel Foods
Website https://www.faasos.com/

Faasos is an Indian "food on demand" service that was incorporated in 2004. It is one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Rebel Foods. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Faasos was founded by Jaydeep Barman and Kallol Banerjee in 2004 and incorporated as it is today, in 2011. [4] The company operates ghost kitchens in 35 cities in India, [5] investing USD $50 million into its ghost kitchen network. [6] Faasos launched its mobile app in 2014. [7] [8]

Funding

Faasos raised its first round of funding of US$5 million (Rs. 30 crore) from Sequoia capital in November 2011, [9] a second round of funding of US$20 million in February 2015 from Lightbox Ventures and Sequoia Capital, [10] and a third round of funding of US$30 million in December 2015 from Russian Internet-focused Investment firm ru-Net, Sequoia Capital and Lightbox Ventures. [11] Rebel foods, the parent company of Fassos has received a series D $125 million of funding in June 2019. [12]

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