How Captain Fresh misread the Indian seafood market

The Tiger Global-backed startup wanted to organize the B2B fish business in India. It’s given up on that now—and there are some valuable lessons in its story.

1 September, 202313 min
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How Captain Fresh misread the Indian seafood market

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