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Grozip is an Alibaba mentored on-demand hyper-local delivery company facilitating doorstep delivery of milk, groceries, food and other home essentials in tier ⅔ cities of India. It was founded by Ananda Kumar Mishra in 2015. Grozip was shortlisted as top 40 startups to get mentored by Alibaba, UNCTAD and Jack Ma as part of the eFounder Fellowship Program.

Grozip is still a bootstrapped company and has created a great impact in the form of sustainable development goals to building excellent value propositions across various value chains. They serve a three-sided market and provide a different value to each side. For merchants, Grozip provides a way to deliver goods and a new channel to acquire customers. For consumers, it’s a way to discover new shops in your neighborhood and it’s a huge time-saver; if you’re a busy parent, for example, it means spending more time with your family. For Grozipers, we provide flexible work and meaningful pay.

History
In 2016, Grozip started as a technology-focused app based on-demand local delivery company. It focused on creating a value proposition for small and medium vendors and customers to solve their delivery hassles using technology. They operated as a marketplace model and on-boarded more than 500 small and medium businesses who use the technology platform to increase their sales and help them reach more customers. It also saw customers who stay outside tier ⅔ cities in order for their loved ones and parents through Grozip. They created a value proposition by delivering happiness and connecting families together across geographic areas. They also focused on creating employability opportunities in tier ⅔ cities and rural areas.

In 2017, OMFED Goes Online - Odisha state cooperative society goes online with Grozip’s platform. The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED) has signed an MoU with e-commerce partner Grozip for digital marketing of all OMFED products and home delivery. Ordering milk and milk products is now just a click away with the Odisha State Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (Omfed) going online. Omfed has signed an MoU with online store Grozip to make its products available online. Omfed and Grozip will be able to sell perishable milk and dairy products online within three hours. Alongside milk, paneer, curd, table butter, dairy whitener, sweet flavored milk, and other desserts will also be available on a subscription model. Initially, the service will be available only in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and then expanded to other cities. Good news for OMFED customers in Odisha as their favorite milk products will be now made available at their doorstep just in one click. OMFED has been providing the quality milk procured from over 3 lakh dairy farmers and 4000 dairy cooperative societies across the state. It aims to make its milk available in the entire country and subsequently in the worldwide market. Through Grozip, Odisha’s Milk Federation OMFED affiliated to the National Dairy Development Board will reach its customers within three hours. With the digital platform, OMFED along with Grozip will enable customers to make order online for the products like milk, curd, paneer, butter, dairy whitener, sweet flavored milk, ice-cream and other desserts.

In 2018, Grozip was shortlisted as top 40 startups under eFounder Fellowship by Alibaba and UNCTAD.

Investments
Grozip is still a bootstrapped company and it’s founder, Ananda Kumar Mishra, focuses on mixing sustainable and fast growth at the same time. He says, "bootstrapping has taught us the value of money, people and sustainable business growth."