Description-: Founded in 2016 by Jae Won Lim, GOPIZZA is known for its one-person, oval-shaped, fire-baked pizza with 160 outlets across South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, India, and Hongkong. GOPIZZA currently said it has around 15 outlets in India and plans to reach 25 outlets by the end of 2022.
Korea-headquartered pizza brand GOPIZZA, on October 17, raised Rs 200 crore ($25 million) in a Series C funding round co-led by GS Ventures, CJ Investment, Mirae Asset Securities, NCORE Ventures, and Pureun Investment, among others. The company said the fresh capital will be used for its expansion plans in India, backed by new-age robotic and AI (artificial intelligence) technologies.
Founded in 2016 by Jae Won Lim, GOPIZZA is known for its one-person, oval-shaped, fire-baked pizza with 160 outlets across South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, India, and Hongkong. GOPIZZA currently said it has around 15 outlets in India and plans to reach 25 outlets by the end of 2022. The brand added it aims to open more than 100 stores by 2023 in India.
Next month, the pizza brand said it is opening its first store in Hyderabad. In the next few years, GOPIZZA added, it will establish outlets in Pune, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and some key tier-two cities including Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Jaipur, and Kochi.
The brand said it has a localized menu in India, tailored to the tastes of the market. GOPIZZA added that globally, the brand will foray into new markets of Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the United States.
