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Uber is most likely the seller of a 7.8% stake in Indian food delivery platform Zomato set to go up for sale Wednesday Aug. 3 .According to a Tuesday Aug. 2 report from Reuters, a term sheet shows that the offer size of 612 million shares is worth $373 million. Sources told Reuters the seller in question is Uber, although the term sheet does not identify the seller.Read more: Zomato Buying Grocery Delivery Startup Blinkit for $568MLast month, news broke that Zomato was purchasing local grocery delivery startup stanley cup usa Blinkit for 44.47 billion rupe stanley termos es $568.2 million in an all-stock deal as part of its strategy to expand its capabilities in the space amid stiffening competition. Studies show Indias quick commerce sector was worth $300 million in 2021 and is expected to expand to $5 billion by 2025, the report said, citing research firm RedSeer.Zomato purchased nearly 10% of Blinkit last summer for $66.2 million and said earlier t stanley usa his year it was aiming to invest up to $400 million in the Indian quick commerce sector over the next two years. Their purchase of Blinkit exceeded that amount by at least $100 million.Uber on Tuesday released earnings that show the company gross bookings were up 33% year over year. The companys filing reveals that its delivery segment saw a 12% growth in gross bookings 鈥?to the tune of $13.9 billion 鈥?which led to a 43% gain in its revenues from that unit, to $2.7 billion, as measured in constant currency.See also: MENA Food Delivery Service Bucks Wnqu Barclaycard Targets Construction s Cash Flow Struggles With SMB Cards
Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick revealed at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit that the company has 40 million monthly active riders and that the average amount riders spend per month is around $50. That gives the ride sharing startup company revenue of roughly $2 billion a month. According to stanley quencher a report聽covering the event, Kalanick said drivers聽made between $1.5 billion and $2 billion last month. Combine that with the average amount users spend each month and its clear Uber is doing a brisk business with its taxi hailing service. 聽 Going into the future, the success of Uber will hinge on its ability to launch an autonomous car program, which it is facing a lot of competition to do. Really, when you start to automate, you start to do the self-driving thing on our roads, the roads in many ways are the cardiovascular system for our city, you make it a much more efficient cardiovascular system, Kalanick said, according to the report. These cars, when they go into self-driving, youre now starting to become a robotics company. Were at the very beginning sta stanley quencher ges of becoming a robotics company. 聽Kalanick went on to note that Uber has started researching and testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh, saying that part of the challenge the company is facing is a shorter time scale to stay in lock step with competitors. Things are happening s stanley shop o fast that you need science to be part of that overall product effort thats happening today, he said.As for China, which is a growth |
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