Gourmet It Up raises $ 300,000 from investors

Online restaurant reservations platform GourmetItUp.com today said it has raised $300,000 in funding from a clutch of investors, including corporate executives. The two-year-old company plans to use the funds for its expansion within the country and abroad, it said in a statement.

The investors who have picked up stakes in the company include IIFL Private Wealth Management managing director Karan Bhagat, Nomura's managing director Prabhat Awasthi and founder of Genome Capital Atul Kumar.

GourmetItUp is an online food portal, with a focus on curated fine-dining experiences at hand-picked restaurants across Mumbai. Founded by entrepreneur and consumer website designer Kunal Jain and food connoisseur Deepa Jain, the website has already extended it's reach to Pune and Delhi as well. It currently has a marketing partnership with 75 of the top restaurant brands in the country.