VentureBeat brings us the breaking news that something called "Foodpanda" just locked down $20 million in funding. The big, expensive idea? Ordering takeout. Through the internet.
There's no indication of what exactly makes Foodpanda different (or, hey, better!) than Seamless, GrubHub, or Delivery.com, but it warranted a post nonetheless. Maybe with that $20 million, it can send us all free mozzarella sticks.
It's spelled out really simply for you in the article: "Foodpanda’s focus is on emerging markets in South America, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe."
Yes, the functionality is the same as Seamless; the 27-market base, on the other hand, is not.
Good point, but all of these US-only sites often struggle just to keep up with one city.
Yeah, agreed. Not sure how easy it is to scale delivery across the world, especially when there's hardware and software involved in every transaction.
