India: SoftBank, others close to investing $55-60m in Grofers

India: SoftBank, others close to investing $55-60m in Grofers

Grofers currently delivers in 25 cities and gets about 30,000 orders in a day. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank, along with other investors, is close to investing about $55-60 million in Grofers to help the latter build a war chest to fight the growing competition in the country’s e-grocery space.