Rapido trying a bite in a market that has burned big namesRapido, the two-wheeler ride-hailing company, is venturing into the competitive food delivery market, backed by significant funding and pla...
10 Jun, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
Rapido crashes food delivery party. Should Swiggy and Eternal investors be worried?Rapido has entered the food delivery space with an aggressive low-commission model, undercutting Swiggy and Zomato and shaking investor sen...
10 Jun, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Rapido cuts food delivery charges by half to counter Zomato, SwiggyThe partnership terms state Rapido will charge a fixed fee of Rs 25 on orders below Rs 400 and Rs 50 on orders over Rs 400. This translates...
09 Jun, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Cooking up a storm: Rapido’s foray will disrupt the food delivery market, say industry expertsTop sources in the know told ET Digital that Rapido’s foray will be in July via a model where commission costs could be lower or even as a ...
01 May, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Exclusive: Flipkart-Zepto deal talks falter; quick commerce startup opts for financial investorsThe strategic sale discussions are unlikely to be revived. Quick commerce company Zepto is now in discussions for fresh funding at a likely...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
Drivers land better incentives in a crowded ride-hailing spaceRapido has introduced a subscription fee model for its driver partners on cabs and autos, doing away with the old structure of commissions ...
12 Mar, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Ride-hailing platform Rapido launches SaaS model for auto servicesIn the three-wheeler segment, Rapido competes with Namma Yatri, which launched its zero-commission services in Delhi. Namma Yatri raised $1...
13 Feb, 2024, 07.42 PM IST
In a first, fair price shops onboarded on ONDCSanjeev Chopra, Secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution, launched a pilot program to onboard fair price shops (FPSs) in...
07 Feb, 2024, 01.46 PM IST
ONDC seller apps seek unique ID for network’s vendorsSeeing the same store being listed multiple times on the buyer app is not a great experience from a user perspective, they say.
31 Oct, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Mobility app Namma Yatri to start charging subscriptions from SeptemberAuto rickshaw drivers in Bengaluru will have the option to either pay Rs 25 per day for unlimited trips, or Rs 3.5 per trip for up to 10 tr...
22 Aug, 2023, 06.17 PM IST
ETtech’s top stories this week: Razorpay, Byju’s, ONDC vs Zomato and SwiggyFrom exclusives and scoops to in-depth analysis, read ETtech’s most important stories from the week gone by.
14 May, 2023, 10.25 AM IST
Ola’s valuation slashed 35% to $4.8 billion; ONDC caps incentives for sellers, discounts may reduceLate-stage startups in India are hit by valuation markdowns, a trend which unfolds during all downcycles in technology. After Byju’s, Swigg...
10 May, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Explained: ONDC vs Zomato-Swiggy; Fresh round of layoffs at LinkedInThe government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is being seen as a serious threat to food-delivery majors Zomato and Swiggy....
09 May, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
ONDC starts beta testing with consumers in 16 pin codes of BengaluruThe objective of the beta test is to allow consumers to experience the network for the first time and gather feedback which will help furth...
30 Sep, 2022, 09.30 PM IST
Unicorns face a funding crunch; CCI clears PayU-BillDesk deal; and IT firms boost campus hiringBengaluru-based Acko had signed a term sheet with PayU, owned by Prosus, but the South African conglomerate decided not to go ahead with th...
06 Sep, 2022, 07.50 AM IST
Shadowfax looks to raise $75-100M; Tata Digital tweaking Neu after glitchesCanada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and NewQuest Capital Partners, a fund that specialises in buying secondary stakes, have held t...
05 Sep, 2022, 01.38 PM IST
The A to Z of ONDC's commission structureThere needs to be someone to manage the marketplace: the customer experience, the delivery orchestration, the transaction management, the d...
04 Sep, 2022, 06.00 AM IST