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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Despite initial struggles, we showed some growth, prompting an investor to suggest we raise a Series A round, which I eagerly prepared for.

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Gobble founder Ooshma Garg speaks at Female Founders Conference 2016

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Gobble founder Ooshma Garg speaks at Female Founders Conference 2016

04/19/16

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Y Combinator Cast

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

We raised our Series A after initially facing many rejections, but ultimately secured $3-4 million from various investors.

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Tony Xu

03/26/25

@ Y Combinator

Despite facing a down round during our Series C funding, we continued to grow the business and raise additional capital, demonstrating resilience in a competitive market.

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Severin Hacker

05/19/25

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

We raised our Series A on a prototype, which was challenging because many investors doubted our potential to become a public company.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Despite progress, raising Series A was challenging due to increased competition in the food startup space, and we faced another setback in securing funding.

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Danielle Morrill

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

By the end of 2013, we reached $500,000 in annual recurring revenue, which prompted us to start thinking about raising a Series A.

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Apoorva Mehta

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

Despite initial investor reluctance due to past failures in grocery delivery, we eventually closed a seed round with an investor who believed in us.

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Reshma Shetty

06/01/16

@ Y Combinator

We raised money for the first time after five years of existence, once we had a clear picture of our market and customer traction.

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Adora Cheung

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

In a pivotal meeting, I asked an investor for $25,000 to expand our operations, and he agreed without hesitation, which was a huge relief for us.

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Jessica Mah

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

We were confident about our startup, thinking we would get a lot of PR and funding, and we did receive significant media attention and raised $1.2 million in funding.