Online restaurant guide Zomato today said it will invest $ 2 million (around Rs 11 crore) to expand its operations in the country and overseas.
"The total capex for expansion will be $ 2 million in the next financial year. We will be starting our operations in eight countries in next fiscal year," Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said.
Additional investments of up to $ 5 million will be required to break even in these markets, he added.
"We are targeting the countries in the Middle East and Europe for the next phase of growth. We will be opening shortly in Turkey and Qatar," Goyal said. Within the country, it plans presence in Goa, Guwahati, Shillong and Kochi in FY'14, he added. Goyal was speaking on the sidelines of restaurant summit here. On funding of the expansion plans, Goyal said: "It will be done through internal accruals. We already have a significant chunk of funds left from our last round of funding of $ 2.5 million."
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"We are targeting the countries in the Middle East and Europe for the next phase of growth. We will be opening shortly in Turkey and Qatar," Goyal said. Within the country, it plans presence in Goa, Guwahati, Shillong and Kochi in FY'14, he added. Goyal was speaking on the sidelines of restaurant summit here. On funding of the expansion plans, Goyal said: "It will be done through internal accruals. We already have a significant chunk of funds left from our last round of funding of $ 2.5 million."
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