Dastgyr: the kiryana app that raised a record and then had to shrink
Launched in a lockdown with $300,000, Dastgyr raised more than $40 million in two years. The retailers it chased ordered less when inflation bit, and most of the staff went.
Dastgyr
Dastgyr Technologies is a Karachi based B2B marketplace launched in May 2020 that let small retailers order stock from manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers through an Android app, with next day delivery and buy now pay later credit. It raised a $37 million Series A in June 2022, cut most of its staff in January 2024, and now describes itself as a global B2B trade marketplace.
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