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| {{short description|Indian online grocery delivery company}}
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| | name = BigBasket
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| | trade_name = BigBasket
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| | logo = BigBasket Logo.png
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| | type = Private
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| | founded = 2011
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| | founders = {{Unbulleted list|Hari Menon|V.S. Sudhakar|Vipul Parekh|Abhinayss Choudhari|V.S. Ramesh}}
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| | website = {{url| https://www.bigbasket.com/}}
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| | hq_location = Fairway Business Park, Embassy Golf Link, Challaghatta
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| | hq_location_city = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
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| | hq_location_country = India<ref>{{cite web |title=contact |url=https://www.bigbasket.com/contact/ |website=www.bigbasket.com |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
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| | owners = [[Tata Group]] (68%)
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| | area_served = India
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| | industry = [[Retail]]
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| | services = [[Grocery Delivery]] | |
| | footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Terms and Conditions |url=https://www.bigbasket.com/terms-and-conditions/ |website=bigbasket.com |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Saritha Rai |title=How Bigbasketfounders, a squad of dotcom survivors, are battling Jeff Bezos in India |url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/iTYhCG49ZyahJqQiaVe0ZL/How-Bigbasket-founders-a-squad-of-dotcom-survivors-are-bat.html |accessdate=8 July 2020 |publisher=Livemint}}</ref>
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| '''Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt. Ltd.''', [[trading as]] '''BigBasket''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata to buy BigBasket in over $1 billion deal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/tatatobuybigbasket-in-over-1-billion-deal-101615584994102.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=8 April 2021 |language=en |date=13 March 2021}}</ref> is an Indian [[online grocer]]y delivery service.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Kar|first1=Sanghamitra|last2=Shrivastava|first2=Aditi|date=2020-06-02|title=BigBasket, Grofers, other e-grocery firms see rise in non-metro users|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/bigbasket-grofers-other-e-grocery-firms-see-rise-in-non-metro-users/articleshow/76146969.cms|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> The company primarily delivers grocery goods found in [[convenience store]]s, home essentials and food supplies to its customers. BigBasket was founded in December 2011 and has its headquarters in [[Bangalore]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=Our |title=Covid-19 lockdown: Bigbasket starts to raise funds TATA GROUP ACQUIREDBIG BASKET FOR USD 1 BILLION|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/covid-19-lockdown-bigbasket-starts-to-raise-funds/article31395469.ece |work=@businessline |agency=Hindubusiness |date=21 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakravarti |first1=Ankita |title=Coronavirus: Flipkart to resume grocery delivery, BigBasket too coming online, 10 key updates about food and online delivery |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/features/story/coronavirus-flipkart-to-resume-grocery-delivery-bigbasket-too-coming-online-10-key-updates-about-food-and-online-delivery-1659827-2020-03-26 |work=India Today |agency=India today |issue=march 26 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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| ==History==
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| BigBasket was founded by Sudhakar, Hari Menon, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari and Ramesh in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-20|title=Startup story: How a bunch of dotcom bust survivors built BigBasket|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/startup-story-how-dotcom-bust-survivors-built-a-950-million-startup-in-india/story-5xURET2mMbKd6QrwmnzmkN.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> In 2011 they launched bigbasket online grocery delivery service.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Andreasen |first1=Alan R |title=Strategic Marketing For Nonprofit Organizations, 7e |year=1995 |publisher=Pearson |isbn=978-93-534-3503-5 |pages=274, 275 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCO-DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Strategic+Marketing+For+Nonprofit+Organizations,+7e#v=onepage&q=Strategic%20Marketing%20For%20Nonprofit%20Organizations%2C%207e&f=false |accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Alawadhi |first1=Neha |title=Covid-19 lockdown: Uber, BigBasket partner for essential service delivery |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/uber-bigbasket-partner-to-deliver-essential-goods-amid-COVID-19-lockdown-120040201411_1.html |work=Business Standard India |agency=Businessstandard |date=2 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Peermohamed|first=Alnoor|date=2020-05-22|title=BigBasket, Grofers, others may clock $3 billion sales|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/egrocery-may-clock-3-billion-sales/articleshow/75880946.cms|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref>
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| In March 2019, BigBasket raised $150 million in investment from [[Mirae Asset|Mirae]], [[Alibaba Group]] and [[CDC Group]] giving the company a valuation of over US$1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tatas set to acquire 68% stake in BigBasket for ₹9,500 crore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/tatas-set-to-acquire-68-stake-in-bigbasket-for-9500-crore/article33857https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/tatas-set-to-acquire-68-stake-in-bigbasket-for-9500-crore/article33857639.ece639.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref>
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| In March 2020, they acquired micro-delivery firm, DailyNinja.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shrivastava|first1=Aditi|title=BigBasket buys micro delivery startup DailyNinja - ETtech|language=en|publisher=Economic times|issue=24 March 2020|url=https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/bigbasket-buys-micro-delivery-startup-dailyninja/74789507|accessdate=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bansal|first1=Varsha|date=19 October 2018|title=BigBasket completes three acquisitions|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/bigbasket-completes-three-acquisitions/articleshow/66285720.cms|accessdate=5 May 2020}}</ref>
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| In February 2021, the [[Tata Group]] acquired a 64.3% stake in BigBasket for around {{INRConvert|9500|c}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tata group to take $1.3 billion stake in BigBasket: Report |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/tata-group-to-take-1-3-billion-stake-in-bigbasket-report-11613470160072.html |website=mint |access-date=3 March 2021 |language=en |date=16 February 2021}}</ref>
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| == Controversy ==
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| In October 2020 bigbasket faced a data breach that affected the data of over 2 crore customers which includes email IDs, full names, IP addresses.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-17|title=TOP 8 DATA BREACHES that happened during COVID pandemic - FULL LIST|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/technology/news-top-8-data-breaches-that-happened-during-covid-pandemic-full-list-143958|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Zee Business}}</ref> Later as per Cybersecurity firm the database was on sale on the dark web.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quint|first=The|date=2020-11-09|title=FAQ: As A BigBasket User What Should You Do After the Data Breach?|url=https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/tech-news/bigbasket-data-breach-what-should-users-do-now-faq|access-date=2021-01-11|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BigBasket's 20 Million Customers Data Leaked Controversy!|url=https://gadgets.techly360.com/bigbaskets-20-million-customers-data-leaked-sales-on-dark-web/|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Gadgets Techly360|language=en}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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