TongueStun

What TongueStun does

TongueStun is an online marketplace headquartered in Bangalore, India, founded in 2012 to serve the enterprise food services segment. The platform enables business customers to discover, engage, and manage food-related services and providers through a centralized online destination, positioning the company in the B2B food procurement and vendor management category rather than consumer-facing food delivery.

The company operates as a private, for-profit entity with a headcount of 251-500 employees, indicating an established mid-stage operation that has built sustained organizational capacity over more than a decade. Its enterprise-focused marketplace model implies revenue is generated through a combination of subscription, transaction, or service-fee mechanics paid by corporate buyers and/or participating food service providers, rather than consumer delivery commissions. Limited public disclosure of pricing, customer wins, or scale metrics constrains deeper inference about monetization specifics.

[Data quality note: a portion of the supplementary input describes a publicly listed, multi-brand consumer food delivery platform with scale metrics of 300,000+ restaurants, 800+ cities, and sub-brands including a quick-commerce arm. These details do not reconcile with TongueStun's firmographic profile as a private B2B enterprise food marketplace of 251-500 employees founded in 2012. The analysis above is grounded in the firmographic primary-source signals; the non-reconciling supplementary material has been excluded from factual claims.] The only documented capital event is a 2019 funding round led by Uniqorn Ventures with no disclosed investment value.

Name

TongueStun

Legal name

Zomato™ Ltd.

Website

https://tonguestun.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

TongueStun is an India-based, B2B online marketplace founded in 2012 that enables enterprises to discover, engage, and manage food services and providers through a single platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Food Delivery

NAICS

Local Messengers and Local Delivery (49221)

akta.pro primary industry

Restaurant Meal Delivery Platforms & Aggregators (AFAIAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Delivery & Restaurant Logistics Platforms (BPAMAHAB), Restaurant Meal & Prepared Food Delivery (CRAFAFAB)

Keywords

• Food delivery platform
• Restaurant marketplace
• Online food ordering
• Quick commerce
• Restaurant supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Commissions: Zomato charges commission fees from restaurant partners for orders placed through the platform. Commission rates vary by restaurant tier and partnership level.
2. Delivery Fees: Fees charged to customers for food delivery services. Zomato Gold members receive free delivery benefits at restaurants within 7km.
3. Zomato Gold Subscription: Subscription program offering free delivery and up to 30% extra off at 20,000+ partner restaurants. Recurring subscription revenue from premium membership.
4. Advertising: Promotional placements and featured listings for restaurants on the platform.
5. Hyperpure Supply Chain: Supply chain solutions for restaurants through Hyperpure brand, providing ingredients and supplies to restaurant partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TongueStun operates an online food delivery and restaurant marketplace platform connecting individual consumers with a network of 300,000+ restaurants across 800+ cities. The platform supports online food ordering, restaurant discovery, scheduled orders, and last-mile delivery, complemented by a subscription loyalty program offering free delivery and discounts at partner restaurants, plus adjacent sub-brand services covering restaurant supply chain and quick commerce.

Product overview

Zomato operates a multi-platform food and lifestyle ecosystem with its core Zomato App (India's #1 food delivery platform connecting users to 3,00,000+ restaurants across 800+ cities) supported by the Zomato Gold subscription program (offering free delivery and discounts at partner restaurants), along with specialized sub-brands including Hyperpure (restaurant supply chain solutions), Blinkit (quick commerce with 30,000+ products), and District (events and entertainment). The platform also provides restaurant partner services, delivery partner apps, and corporate solutions, collectively powering India's changing lifestyle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blinkit: Quick commerce delivery service offering 30,000+ products delivered at doorstep
• District
• Hyperpure
• Feeding India
• Zomato Gold

Products and services

• Zomato App India's #1 food delivery app enabling customers to discover restaurants, place orders, and receive deliveries from 300,000+ partner restaurants across 800+ cities, with features including Veg Mode, Healthy Mode, Collections, scheduled ordering, party planning, Food on Train, Gourmet, and Gift Cards.
• Zomato Gold Recurring subscription membership offering free delivery and discounts at partner restaurants, designed to drive loyalty and order frequency.
• Hyperpure Supply-chain solutions for restaurants providing ingredients and supplies to restaurant partners, marketed as a complete restaurant supply-chain solution.
• Blinkit Quick-commerce delivery service offering 30,000+ products delivered at customers' doorsteps as part of the broader lifestyle ecosystem.
• District Events platform covering movies, dining, and entertainment events, positioned as part of the ecosystem offering events and experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 billion+ orders delivered
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tonguestun

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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