{"id":321205,"date":"2025-01-21T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inc42.com\/?p=321205"},"modified":"2025-01-23T16:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:54:18","slug":"fb-d2c-brands-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inc42.com\/features\/fb-d2c-brands-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"From Slurrp Farm To Paper Boat: Here Are 49 F&#038;B D2C Brands Reshaping The Indian Consumer Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is renowned for its rich culinary delights, with each state offering a diverse array of food and beverage (F&amp;B) experiences. Despite this, the Indian palate craves more for fresh and exotic cuisines and flavours.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over 140 Cr people having such affinity for a variety of food and beverages, Indian entrepreneurs have seemingly found a lucrative market, which, as per Inc42, is expected to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/features\/the-state-of-indias-d2c-brands-findings-from-our-hunt-for-indias-fastest-growing-d2c-brands\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grow to $68 Bn by 2030<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Notably, startups have picked up this opportunity by catering to the requirements of people, through the D2C channels.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Inc42, the F&amp;B industry is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 25% by 2030. This is why the space is receiving a lot of traction from investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last month, revenue-based financing platform <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/velocity-floats-inr-200-cr-fund-to-boost-growth-of-cloud-kitchens\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Velocity launched an INR 200 Cr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (around $23.5 Mn) fund for F&amp;B brands. The fund has been floated to offer fast, scalable and flexible financing solutions to such brands.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From established brands like Pedigree Petfoods, Amul, Baskin Robbins, and McDonald\u2019s to startups like iD Fresh Foods, Chaayos, Coolberg, and Paper Boat, there is no dearth of choices for Indian consumers, and still, there is enough headroom for both the existing and new players to flourish in the sector.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above statement can be substantiated by the fact that several F&amp;B startups, including Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, Plix, Pluckk, and TagZ have been making waves in the industry, backed by investors\u2019 trust. \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The influx of new startups with innovative product ranges has revitalised the sector, prompting Inc42 to compile a list of the F&amp;B brands that are disrupting the Indian market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that said, here are the F&amp;B D2C brands reshaping the Indian consumer market.<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Note: The list below is not meant to be a ranking of any kind. We have listed the Indian F&amp;B startups in alphabetical order.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Beyond Snack<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Manas Madhu, Jyoti Rajguru, Gautam Raghuraman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15.30 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: NABVentures, 100X.VC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Kerala<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond Snack was incorporated to commercialise the popular South Indian snack, banana chips. The startup claims its banana chips are healthy because the nutrients are preserved during the manufacturing process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bananas are sourced directly from farmers and the chips are prepared in under two minutes to retain their natural nutrients, unlike the usual 15-20 minutes of frying. This ensures the products go from farm to plate in less than 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure availability across the country, the startup has opened warehouses in Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata. As an omnichannel brand, its products are available on ecommerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket, and Zepto, as well as in over 10,000 retail outlets, including DMart and Reliance stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The F&amp;B startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/beyond-snack-bags-8-3-mn-to-expand-presence-strengthen-supply-chain-infra\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recently raised $8.3 Mn <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(about INR 71.3 Cr) in its Series A funding round led by consumer business-focussed fund 12 Flags Group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond Snack aims to become a leader in the banana chips market and reach INR 100 Cr in revenue by FY25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1.75rem;\">2. Biryani By Kilo\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Kaushik Roy, Vishal Jindal\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $ 53.24 Mn+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Pulsar Capital, Falcon Edge Capital, IvyCap Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded by Kaushik Roy and Vishal Jindal in 2015, Biryani By Kilo sells biryanis, kebabs, kormas, and desserts. The Gurugram-based startup claims to have more than 100 outlets in more than 45 cities across India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biryani By Kilo, which competes with the likes of Rebel Foods\u2019 Behrouz Biryani and Biryani Blue, acquired a majority stake in healthy dessert startup Get-A-Way in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It counts Alpha Wave Ventures, IvyCap Ventures and Pulsar Capital among its key investors. The startup has raised more than $50 Mn of funding to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2024, Biryani By Kilo raised $2 Mn from Pulsar Capital at an estimated valuation of $100 Mn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup also managed to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/biryani-by-kilos-fy24-loss-declines-30-to-inr-71-cr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cull its loss by 30%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to INR 70.81 Cr in FY24 versus INR 100.7 Cr in FY23. Besides, revenue from operations jumped 23% to INR 268.30 Cr in the year under review from INR 218.10 Cr in FY23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1.75rem;\">3. Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2013<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Matt Chitharanjan, Shivam Shahi, Namrata Asthana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $72.09 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Verlinvest, Anicut Capital, A91 Partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters operates four roasteries and over 80 physical outlets across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, among others. The startup also claims to have an outlet in Tokyo, Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup, which was founded by Matt Chitharanjan, Shivam Shahi and Namrata Asthana in 2013, counts Verlinvest, Anicut Capital, A91 Partners and Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone among its key investors. It claims to have raised more than $70 Mn amount of funding to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Tokai received a lot of traction from investors last year. In April 2024, Rakesh Kapoor\u2019s 12 Flags Group made its maiden investment in India by backing Blue Tokai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/verlinvest-makes-35-mn-strategic-investment-in-blue-tokai-coffee\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bagged $35 Mn <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(about INR 293 Cr) in its Series C funding round led by Verlinvest to deepen its presence in existing metro cities and expand its footprint to new Tier I &amp; II cities over the next three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from its D2C outlet, the company offers B2B services by collaborating with different retail outlets, luxury hotels, restaurants, corporates, and coworking spaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Boba Bhai<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder: Dhruv Kohli<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> $3.35 Mn+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Titan Capital, Arjun Vaidya, Varun Alagh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched as a passion project by Dhruv Kohli in late 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/startups\/how-boba-bhai-is-setting-the-stage-for-bubble-tea-revolution-in-india\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boba Bhai<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has swiftly become a notable player in the bubble tea market, capitalising on the growing trend for this popular Taiwanese drink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering a diverse range of products priced between INR 99 and INR 219, Boba Bhai sets itself apart with its broad product selection and user-centric approach, distinguishing itself from competitors like Chai Point and Cha Bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In just one year, the startup has built a substantial customer base of over 4 Lakh and achieved revenues of INR 8 Cr. With plans to significantly expand its presence, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boba Bhai aims to increase its offline footprint to 150 stores by the end of 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2025, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/bubble-tea-brand-boba-bhai-nets-inr-30-cr-to-roll-out-new-korean-offerings-expansion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the startup secured INR 30 Cr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (around $3.4 Mn) to expand into newer cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad, scale operations, roll out new Korean offerings and develop new sub-brands.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Burger Singh<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Kabir Jeet Singh, Nitin Rana, Rahul Seth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> $5.10 Mn+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: RB Investments, Rukam Capital, KCT Family Office, and V.M. SALGAOCAR family office<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 2014 by Kabir Jeet Singh, Nitin Rana, and Rahul Seth, Burger Singh is a Gurugram-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, the company secured an undisclosed amount of funding from RB Investments, based in Singapore. Subsequently, in 2022, Burger Singh successfully <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/burger-singh-bags-inr-30-cr-funding-to-start-120-more-food-outlets-by-fy23\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised INR 30 Cr in its Series A funding round<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The round was led by Negen Capital, accompanied by LetsVenture, Mumbai Angels, Old World Hospitality, and musician Jasleen Royal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the fundraising in 2022, the fast-food chain announced its plan to utilise the funds for opening 120 new food outlets by the end of FY23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2023, Burger Singh raised <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/burger-singh-bags-funding-from-turner-morrison-existing-investors\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pre-Series B funding in a round<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led by trading company Turner Morrison, which increased its valuation to $52 Mn (approximately INR 433 Cr) from its last valuation of $23 Mn in July 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of December 2023, Burger Singh boasted more than 150 exclusive food outlets across various cities in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the competitive QSR industry, Burger Singh faces competition from well-known brands such as Burger King, McDonald\u2019s, Subway, Domino\u2019s, and KFC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. Chaayos\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2012<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Nitin Saluja, Raghav Verma\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $98 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Alpha Wave Ventures, Elevation Capital, Think Investments, Tiger Global, Integrated Capital, SAIF Partners, InnoVen Capital, Pactolus, Sachin Shukla, Bhavish Aggarwal, Ankit Bhati<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Delhi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F&amp;B brand Chaayos sells multiple types of teas and pre-packaged food products via offline and online marketplaces and uses new-age technologies like AI and IoT to run its operations efficiently.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier, it had shared that its online tea deliveries account for 45% of its revenue. It operates 190 retail outlets across six Indian cities. In June 2022, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/chaayos-raises-53-mn-in-series-c-funding-to-add-100-physical-stores-in-2022\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it secured $53 Mn in its Series C funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to develop tech infrastructure and expand its presence.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its cap table includes Alpha Wave Ventures, Elevation Capital, Think Investments, Tiger Global, SAIF Partners, InnoVen Capital, Pactolus, and Ola cofounders Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, among others.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chaayos\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/chaayos-loss-halves-to-inr-54-cr-in-fy24\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">narrowed its net loss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by 50.59% to INR 54 Cr in FY24 from INR 109.3 Cr in FY23.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Charcoal Eats<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders:\u00a0 Krishnakant Thakur, Anurag Mehrotra, Mohammed Bhol<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $9.8 Mn+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Lokmat Media, Girish Patel, Anil Singhvi, Ajinkya Firodia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2015, Charcoal Eats is a quick-service restaurant chain that delivers \u201chigh quality, consistent, authentic, modern Indian flavours to its patrons across the country across snack and meal times at affordable prices\u201d via its app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company operates brands such as Charcoal Eats for Biryani and B Burger across Mumbai, Pune and Delhi NCR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the company started with six biryani variants, the company claims to be offering 50 different all-day food options across snack and meal times, including biryanis, starters, curries, rice bowls, and rolls among others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has around 40 outlets, mostly cloud kitchens, across Mumbai, Pune and Delhi-NCR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through these outlets, customers can dine-in, take away or order for delivery, as per their convenience. Charcoal Eats is also available on leading food platforms, Zomato and Swiggy. It also recently launched a new product line under the brand name Khichdibaba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among QSR restaurants, Charcoal Eats competes with Wow! Momo Foods, Faasos and Hello Curry, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/qsr-chain-charcoal-eats-bags-inr-45-cr-to-boost-distribution-network-expansion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $5.3 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to boost its brand operations and expand its footprint across India and overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. Coolberg\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Pankaj Aswani, Yashika Keswani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $3.5 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: RB Investments, India Quotient, Ashish Goenka, Indian Angel Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coolberg is a non-alcoholic beer brand, which sells cranberry, peach, ginger, malt, strawberry, mint, and cranberry beverages via its website and offline distribution channels. Currently, it has a presence in India, Africa, Maldives, Bhutan, and Nepal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/rb-investments-india-quotient-lead-3-5-mn-funding-in-beverage-startup-coolberg\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coolberg raised $3.5 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its Series A funding round from RB Investments, India Quotient, Ashish Goenka from Suashish Diamonds, and Indian Angel Network. Prior to that, it bagged an undisclosed sum from India Quotient and Indian Angel Network\u2019s maiden fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beverage <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/ghodawat-consumer-acquires-non-alcoholic-beverage-startup-coolberg\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">startup was acquired by Ghodawat Consumer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2022 for an undisclosed amount. The startup said that this acquisition would help it develop a portfolio of new-age premium beverage brands as part of the deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. Desi Farms<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders:\u00a0 Sunil Sahi, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prateek Gupta<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $6 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: NAV Capital Emerging Funds, Venture Catalysts, Cummins India\u2019s founder and MD Ashwath Ram<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Pune<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2022 by Sunil Shahi, the Pune-based farm-to-table D2C brand offers fresh and chemical-free milk and dairy products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently operational in Pune, the brand claims to offer milk within 12-24 hours of the milking process. Other than milk, its product category includes A2 milk, ghee, paneer and more, with each product passing through 20 quality checks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has developed a tech-enabled in-house system, which takes care of production, delivery and franchise modules to ensure product provenance, tracking the entire journey from farms to customers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/startups\/desi-farms-offers-clean-healthy-dairy-products-uses-tech-to-run-a-production-to-delivery-system\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desi Farms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has an omnichannel presence. Its products are sold via its app and portal, on ecommerce marketplaces under the Manchar Farms brand and through 50+ Desi Farms outlets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since inception, it has secured INR 50 Cr funding from investors like NAV Capital Emerging Funds, Venture Catalysts, Cummins India\u2019s founder and MD Ashwath Ram, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup also made it to the list of Inc42\u2019s 2024 edition of Fast42.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. Dogsee Chew<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders:\u00a0 Bhupendra Khanal, Sneh Sharma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $13.9 Mn\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Mankind Pharma, Sixth Sense Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dogsee Chew offers vegetarian dog treats that are natural, human-grade, and protein-rich. These treats are made from yak milk cheese by residents of villages in Nepal, Sikkim, and Darjeeling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/dogsee-chew-bags-inr-50-cr-for-producing-100-vegetarian-treats-for-pets\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured $6.7 Mn <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in its Series A funding round from Mankind Pharma and Sixth Sense Ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2021, it raised $7 Mn in its Pre-Series A funding round from Sixth Sense Ventures. Currently, it has a presence in over 30 countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>11. DropKaffe<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Rakshit Kejriwal, Lakshmi Dasaka, Chaitanya Chitta and Amar Yashlaha\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $ 850 K<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Fireside Ventures, Brigade Group, GrowthStory, Sidharth Pansari, Nirupa Shankar, Hitesh Oberoi, Kanwaljit Singh, Apurva Salarpuria, Manish Singhal P39 Capital<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beverage startup DropKaffe sells ready-to-drink cold coffee, fresh coffee beans, coffee powders, and gourmet foods under the brand SLAY Coffee through its website and cafe chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to its LinkedIn page, the startup has a presence in over 160 locations across 19 Indian cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/flash-feed\/dropkaffe-550k\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its parent company raised $550K in a funding round<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led by Fireside Ventures\u2019 Kanwaljit Singh, Srini Anumolu &amp; Meena Ganesh of GrowthStory, Apurva Salarpuria from Salarpuria Group, Sidharth Pansari from Primac, Rahul Gidwani, Hitesh Oberoi from Naukri, Nirupa Shankar from Brigade Group, and Bhupen Shah also participated in the round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The venture claims to serve more than 500K customers across 20 cities across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>12. Eat Better<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Mridula Kanoria, Shaurya Kanoria, Vidushi Kajaria<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date:\u00a0 $725K<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Java Capital, Mumbai Angels, Shiprocket Ventures, CapierCapital, Plan B Capital, Harpreet Grover, Arjun Vaidya, Bhavik Vasa, Radhika Ghai, Vishesh Khurana, Bimal Kartheek Rebba, Ishank Joshi, Venus Dhuria, and Divij Bajaj<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Jaipur<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic food startup Eat Better sells healthy snacks such as coffee and almond <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">laddoos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, hazelnut chocolate <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">laddoos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and vanilla, and cacao <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">laddoos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, among others, through its website and other ecommerce platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup has a manufacturing facility in Jaipur and manages a base of over 50 female employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March 2022, it secured INR 5.5 Cr seed funding to strengthen its team, expand offerings and develop marketing and distribution channels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A slew of investors, including Java Capital, Mumbai Angels, Shiprocket Ventures, CapierCapital and Plan B Capital, participated in the funding round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier, it claimed to have reported over 10x growth in revenues between October 2020 and March 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>13. Farmley<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded In: 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Akash Sharma, Abhishek Agarwal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $12 Mn+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: BC Jindal Group, Alkemi Partners, Omnivore, DSG Consumer Partners<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Delhi NCR<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmley, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) snacking brand founded in 2017 by Akash Sharma and Abhishek, specializes in offering an array of flavoured dry fruits and nuts. Their product range includes enticing options such as roasted peri peri makhanas, Thai chili cashews, and date bites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a presence across various ecommerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart, and Big Basket, Farmley has established itself as an omnichannel brand. Additionally, it boasts a wide distribution network of over 10,000 retail outlets across India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It claims to have crossed an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of INR 300 Cr, growing by over 400% in the past two years. The startup also claims to have turned EBITDA positive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2023, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/d2c-snacking-brand-farmley-bags-6-7-mn-for-channel-expansion-brand-building\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured $6.7 Mn in a Pre-Series B funding round led by BC Jindal Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its inception, Farmley has raised more than $12 Mn from a number of investors, including DSG Consumer Partners, Omnivore, and Alkemi Partners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>14. Good Flippin\u2019 Burgers\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Viren D\u2019silva, Sijo Mathew, Sid Marchant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $8.69 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors:\u00a0 Karan Bhagat, Yatin Shah, Nikhil Bhardwaj, Tanglin Venture Partners<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burger chain Good Flippin\u2019 Burgers has 23 outlets across Mumbai and Delhi, of which 16 are in Mumbai. The brand entered the Delhi market with seven new outlets earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/burger-brand-good-flippin-burgers-secures-4-mn-from-taglin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $4 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its Series A round, which was led by Tanglin Venture Partners. It has also raised $1.1 Mn in a seed round led by Kerala Blasters Football Club\u2019s director Nikhil Bharadwaj, IIFL Wealth\u2019s Karan Bhagat and Yatin Shah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With outlets in only two cities in India, the startup is aiming to expand its footprint in India. It is also in the process of adopting cloud, hybrid, and dine-in formats with a focus on malls and airports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>15.\u00a0 Go DESi<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Vinay Kothari, Raksha Kothari<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $12.31 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors:\u00a0 Aavishkaar Capital, Rukam Capital, DSG Consumer Partners, Roots Venture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup was founded by a brother-sister duo to commercialise traditional Indian treats and confectionery, all while empowering women in rural villages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an omnichannel presence, the startup\u2019s products are available in over 40,000 stores nationwide, and it claims to have sold over 15 Mn units since inception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In southern India, the products are available both online and offline. In cities like Mumbai and Delhi NCR, they are available only on quick commerce and online grocery apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/go-desi-bags-inr-41-cr-to-commercialise-age-old-indian-treats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured INR 41 Cr in funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led by Aavishkaar Capital. The round also saw participation from existing investors Rukam Capital, Roots Ventures and DSG Consumer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>16. Go Zero<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Kiran Shah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $2.5 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, V3 Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2022 by Kiran Shah, Go Zero manufactures zero-sugar and low-calorie ice creams. The startup claims to offer high-protein choices to its health-conscious consumers as against traditional sugar-laden ice creams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup claims to have a presence in more than 16 Indian cities including Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad and Chennai among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup has raised more than $2.5 Mn in funding to date and competes with players such as NIC, Get-A-Way and Amul. It is backed by names such as DSG Consumer Partners, Saama and V3 Ventures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>17. Happilo\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Vikas Nahar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $38 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bb Investors: Motilal Oswal Private Equity, A91 Partners<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happilo is a healthy snack brand that offers nuts, dried fruits, seeds and dry roasted snacks. It has a manufacturing unit at Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru. It follows an omnichannel approach to selling its products across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happilo\u2019s products are non-GMO verified, gluten-free, vegan and fat-free. The startup offers EMI options to customers if they cannot pay for products at once.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In February 2022, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/motilal-oswal-backs-snackmaker-happilo-invests-25-mn-to-help-scale-startup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happilo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> raised $25 Mn from Motilal Oswal Private Equity to expand its business and offerings and acquire other firms. Before this, it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/d2c-snack-brand-happilo-raises-13-mn-from-a91-partners-in-maiden-funding-round\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured $13 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from A91 Partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.75rem;\">18. Hocco<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 1944<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Satish Chona (Ankit Chona, Pradeep Chona)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $ 23.95 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Sauce.vc, Chona family<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Ahmedabad\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hocco, which began as an ice cream parlour in Karachi, was founded by Satish Chona in the pre-independence era. The first QSR was launched in Ahmedabad after Independence. Years after serving the country with its ice cream, the Chona family sold their legacy brand Havmor to South Korean conglomerate Lotte for INR 1,020 Cr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, the family launched Hocco again, which today claims to have around 100\u00a0 restaurants and eateries across India and one in the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company\u2019s portfolio includes Hocco Eatery, 1944 The Hocco Kitchen, Hocco Ready-to-Eat, Huber &amp; Holly, and Hocco Ice Cream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In June 2024, the brand <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/ice-cream-brand-hoccos-valuation-hits-inr-600-cr-with-backing-from-chona-family-sauce-vc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised INR 100 Cr ($12 Mn) in a fresh funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> round led by its promoter group Chona family and existing investor Sauce.vc. The round also saw participation from film producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar. With this round, Hocco\u2019s valuation touched the INR 600 Cr valuation mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>19. iD Fresh Food<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2006<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: PC Musthafa, Abdul Nazer, Shamsudeen TK, Jafar TK, Noushad TA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $99.20 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: NewQuest Capital Partner, Premji Invest, Peak XV Partners, Helion Ventures, Azim Premji<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iD Fresh Food sells ready-to-make food such as dosa and idli batter, and rice rava idli batter, among others, in domestic and international markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a presence in over 45 cities across the globe including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad and Dubai, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, the Bengaluru-based D2C startup announced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/foodtech-startup-id-fresh-food-grants-esops-worth-inr-46-cr-to-27-employees\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its seventh round of ESOPs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worth INR 46 Cr for 27 employees.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the coming months, we are excited to augment our 2,000+ workforce as we explore new markets and continue to create new opportunities for a diverse set of professionals, while actively creating a more inclusive workplace,\u201d Musthafa said while announcing the ESOPs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2022, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/id-fresh-foods-secures-inr-507-cr-series-d-funding-to-expand\/?s=iD%20Fresh\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured $68 Mn in its Series D funding round<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from NewQuest Capital Partner and Premji Invest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The F&amp;B startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/id-fresh-food-turns-profitable-in-fy24-posts-inr-1-8-cr-pat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">turned profitable in FY24<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after posting a net profit of INR 1.84 Cr against a loss of INR 23.25 Cr in FY23.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>20. Jade Forest<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Shuchir Suri, Punweet Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $1.25 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Mumbai Angels Network, Gaurav Kapur, Rohan Abbas, Ashish Tulsian, AngelList India\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Delhi\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jade Forest offers a slew of non-alcoholic beverages to customers via its website, ecommerce marketplaces and last-mile delivery platforms. Its products are priced between INR 80 and INR 85.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, it secured $1 Mn from Mumbai Angels Network. Before this, it secured $250,000 in its seed funding round from angel investors such as Gaurav Kapur, Rohan Abbas, Ashish Tulsian, and AngelList India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its products are certified by the US FDA. In the last two years, it has expanded to 23 Indian cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>21. Jimmy\u2019s Cocktails<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Ankur Bhatia and Nitin Bhardwaj\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $8.56 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Roots Ventures, 7Square Ventures, Vishesh Khurana, Varun Alagh, Keki Mistry, Vidur Talwar, Anirudh Somani, Vinay Agarwal, Ankur Bhatia, Mirza Baig, Ekcle Ventures, Angad Bhatia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jimmy\u2019s Cocktails offers a slew of cocktail mixers including gin cherry sour, bloody mary, lime margarita, and mango chilli mojito, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/jimmy-cocktails-parent-bags-funding-to-fuel-foray-into-energy-drinks-space\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $1.3 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a part of its extended Pre-Series A round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2022, Jimmy\u2019s Cocktails secured $1.8 Mn in its Pre-Series A funding round from investors such as Roots Ventures, 7Square Ventures, Vishesh Khurana from Shiprocket, Varun Alagh from Mamaearth, Keki Mistry from HDFC, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup then said that it sold over 6 Mn cocktails in the first three months of 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the financial year 2021-22, it posted a 3X revenue growth. About 40% of its revenue came from Tier II and III cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/jimmy-cocktails-parent-bags-funding-to-fuel-foray-into-energy-drinks-space\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiohead Brands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the beverage maker\u2019s parent company, secured $1.3 Mn and announced the launch of its energy drink brand Hustle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>22. Kapiva Ayurveda<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Ameve Sharma, Shrey Badhani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date:\u00a0 $51.50 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Vertex Ventures, Fireside Ventures, 3one4 Capital<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kapiva Ayurveda offers a slew of ayurvedic products for building immunity, improving digestion, strengthening the body and controlling diabetes, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/as-new-age-brands-flex-muscles-d2c-ayurveda-platform-kapiva-seeks-inr-330-cr-funding-to-expand-footprint\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aims to raise an internal funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> round of INR 300-330 Cr (around $40 Mn), which is to led by its existing investor, OrbiMed, to scale its operations and strengthen its market presence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In October 2021, it got an undisclosed amount of funding from Bollywood actor Malaika Arora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kapiva\u2018s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/kapivas-loss-widens-by-34-to-inr-64-6-cr-in-fy23-as-business-expands\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loss widened 34% to INR 64.6 Cr in FY23<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from INR 48.2 Cr in the previous fiscal year as the startup\u2019s expenses shot up in line with its growing business. Its total revenue including interest income, stood at INR 116.5 Cr in FY23 as against INR 62.4 Cr in the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>23. Lahori<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Saurabh Munjal, Saurabh Bhutna, Nikhil Doda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $15 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Verlinvest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mohali<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lahori offers traditional Indian beverages across the country. Currently, it offers Indian drinks in four flavours \u2013 jeera (cumin), nimboo (lemon), kacha aam (raw mango) and shikanji (lemonade).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lahori\u2019s parent company, Archian Foods, manufactures nearly 1 Mn bottles in its fully automated manufacturing facility, which is spread across 1,50,000 sq ft. Its manufacturing unit is accredited by FSSAI, ISI, HACCP, RoHS and Make In India (offered by GeM).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2022, Belgium-based Verlinvest infused $15 Mn in Lahori in exchange for a minority stake.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>24. Licious<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Abhay Hanjura, Vivek Gupta, Varun Sadana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $ 554.22 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Amansa Capital, Kotak PE, Axis Growth Avenues AIF \u2013 I, Nithin Kamath, Nikhil Kamath, Aman Gupta, Haresh Chawla, Temasek, Brunei Investment Agency, 3one4 Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments, Vertex Growth Fund, and Vertex Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Licious offers a host of meat and seafood including prawns, kebabs and mutton, among others. Besides, it also offers an end-to-end supply chain of products that it sells to customers, right from their procurement to processing to delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March 2022, the foodtech unicorn secured $150 Mn from Amansa Capital, Kotak PE, Axis Growth Avenues AIF \u2013 I, Nithin and Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha, boAt\u2019s Aman Gupta and Haresh Chawla from True North.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before this, it raised <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42media.kinsta.cloud\/buzz\/licious-becomes-indias-first-d2c-foodtech-unicorn-raises-52-mn-from-iifl-amc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$52 Mn in October 2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the financial year 2020-21, it had an annual revenue rate of INR 1,000 Cr and operations in 14 Indian cities. Its customer base stood at over 2 Mn in the fiscal year 2020-21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/licious-says-fy24-loss-down-44-yoy-to-inr-294-cr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loss declined 44% to INR 293.77 Cr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in FY24 from INR 528.5 Cr in the previous fiscal year. Additionally, its revenue declined 8.4% to INR 685.05 Cr from INR 748 Cr in FY23.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>25. MasterChow<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Vidur Kataria, Sidhanth Mada<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $.6 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Anicut Capital, WEH ventures, Fluid ventures\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Delhi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D2C brand MasterChow offers ready-to-cook noodles, dipping sauces, and sticky rice, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2024, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MasterChow<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/masterchow-raises-6-5-mn-from-tanglin-ventures-peak-xvs-surge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> raised $6.5 Mn <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in its Series A round led by Singapore-based Tanglin Venture Partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May 2022, MasterChow raised $1.2 Mn from Anicut Capital, WEH ventures and Fluid ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to this, it had raised around $462K in its seed funding round from WEH Ventures and some angel investors. The startup had then claimed that it had grown 10x over the previous 12 months and shipped products to over 17,000 pin codes across India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>26. Namhya Foods<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Ridhima Arora<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: Undisclosed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Aman Gupta\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Jammu<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquartered in Jammu, Namhya Foods specialises in snacks and beverages made from Indian herbs and natural ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup was established in 2019 by Ridhima Arora. To secure funding, she participated in Shark India\u2019s inaugural season and successfully secured INR 50 Lakh against a 10% equity. Additionally, she obtained an additional INR 50 Lakh in debt funding from Aman Gupta, the cofounder of boAt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Namhya Foods positions itself as a provider of nourishing food products designed to assist individuals with various health conditions such as diabetes, heart issues, high blood pressure, cholesterol, thyroid problems, as well as chest congestion. The company offers a diverse range of products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to its presence in India, Namhya Foods operates in the United States and has plans to expand into the UAE, Australia, and Canada.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>27. Nourish You<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Rakesh Kilaru, Krishna Reddy, Brahma Teja Kilaru, Giridhar Kilaru, Prasad Kilaru<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $2 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Y Janardhana Rao, Rohit Chennamaneni, Nikhil Kamath, Abhijeet Pai, Abhinay Bollineni<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Hyderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nourish You sells nutrient-rich breakfast food products and snacks to consumers via its website and ecommerce marketplaces, including Flipkart, BigBasket, and Amazon, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides selling products directly to consumers, the startup exports food items to countries like Singapore, Nepal, Kenya, Dubai, Mongolia and Maldives. Some of its products are quinoa flour, chocolate &amp; banana muesli, and cranberry walnut mix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier, the startup shared that it had 5,000 acres of quinoa and chia farms in Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/d2c-startup-nourish-you-raises-funding-to-strengthen-rd-distribution-market-presence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it secured $2 Mn in seed funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for research and development activities, brand marketing and fortifying its distribution and market presence. As a part of this round, it also secured an undisclosed amount of funding from actress <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/actor-samantha-prabhu-invests-in-d2c-superfoods-brand-nourish-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samantha Prabhu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>28. Oziva<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Aarti Gill and Mihir Gadani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $17 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: HUL, Eight Roads Ventures, Z47, Stride Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2016 by Aarti Gill and Mihir Gadani, OZiva is a D2C platform that sells plant-based products across categories such as women\u2019s health, skin, hair, and general wellness, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup has raised more than $17 Mn in funding till date and is backed by the likes of Eight Roads Ventures, Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India), Stride Ventures, among others. It competes with the likes of Origin Nutrition, GoodDot, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2022, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) acquired a 51% stake in the plant-based supplement brand. The FMCG at the time said that it would completely buy out the startup in multiple tranches for a cumulative price of INR 264.28 Cr.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>29. Paper Boat<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Neeraj Kakkar, Niraj Biyani, Suhas Misra, James Nuttal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $ 142.06 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Peak XV Partners, Hillhouse Capital Group, GIC, Advent International, Trifecta Capital, Sofina SA, A91 Partners, Catamaran, Footprint Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Boat sells a slew of fruit-based drinks in Indian flavours including aam panna (raw mango), rose tamarind (tamarind juice), chilli guava (guava juice), \u2018jaljeera\u2019 (spicy, tangy lemonade), among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In August 2022, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/fb-brand-paper-boat-secures-50-mn-from-singapore-sovereign-fund-gic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the startup raised $50.1 Mn in funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from GIC-owned sovereign fund Lathe Investment Pte Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time, it used to have a presence in the metro cities, Tier II towns and beyond. Paper Boat <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/paper-boats-fy23-loss-surges-71-to-inr-90-6-cr-revenue-crosses-inr-500-cr-mark\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">saw its net loss <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">widened 71% to INR 90.6 Cr in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) from INR 53 Cr in FY22 due to higher cash burn. However, its revenue from operations rose 56% to INR 504 Cr during the year under review from INR 324 Cr in FY22.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>30. Plix<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Rishubh Satiya, Akash Zaveri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $5 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Guild Capital, RPSG Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based in Mumbai, Plix specialises in plant-based nutrition supplements, offering a range that includes gummies, superfood powders, and effervescent tablets. Plix asserts that its products effectively address concerns related to weight loss, hair fall and skin, daily wellness, women\u2019s health, and workout requirements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July 2023, FMCG giant Marico acquired a majority 58% stake in Plix for INR 369.01 Cr, marking its inaugural foray into the D2C arena. Under the terms of this deal, Marico assumed control over Plix\u2019s board, and Plix became a subsidiary of Marico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competing alongside players like OZiva, Setu Nutrition, and Fast&amp;Up, Plix boasts a customer base exceeding 1.5 Mn individuals. The omnichannel brand offers a diverse portfolio of 60 products spanning six categories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>31. Pluckk<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Pratik Gupta<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $5 Mn+<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Exponentia Ventures, Kareena Kapoor Khan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pluck is an ecommerce platform which aims to serve the growing demand for lifestyle-oriented fresh produce. It focusses on the global food trends ranging from vegan, carb alternatives, gut health and immunity to plant-forward eating to prevent diabetes and mental health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup has a 400+ product range across 15+ categories including essentials, exotics, hydroponics, cuts, and mixes. The startup claims that the products are chemical-free. Further, the products are customised following different food trends, suitable for gut and heart health, and diabetes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pluckk\u2019s products are available on its own D2C website along with partner ecommerce platforms, including Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto, Dunzo, and Amazon. While it is currently operational in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune, it plans to expand to more geographies in the coming quarters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, it secured its seed funding of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/foodtech-startup-pluckk-raises-5-mn-to-serve-the-growing-demand-of-lifestyle-oriented-fresh-produce\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$5 Mn from Exponentia Ventures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to develop farm-to-fork infrastructure, customer acquisition and expansion into key metro cities. It also said that parts of the fund would go towards the acquisition of B2B and B2C company Indus Fresh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, it acquired <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/foodtech-startup-pluckk-acquires-diy-meal-kit-platform-kook\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIY meal kit platform KOOK for $1.3 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a combination of cash and equity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following this acquisition, it also secured an undisclosed amount of funding from actress <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/actor-kareena-kapoor-khan-invests-in-d2c-brand-pluckk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kareena Kapoor Khan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and appointed her as a brand ambassador.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September last year, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/pluckk-acquires-upnourish-for-1-4-mn-to-bolster-nutrition-play\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acquired D2C nutrition brand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Upnourish for $1.4 Mn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>32. Samosa Singh<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Nidhi Singh, Shikhar Veer Singh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $2.7 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Fireside Ventures, AL Trust, AET Fund, She Capital, Equanimity Investments, ANME<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food snack brand Samosa Singh sells Indian food snacks such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">samosa, kachori, pani puri, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">matar kulcha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, among others, to its customers via cloud kitchens and kiosks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It had earlier shared that its manufacturing unit holds the capacity to produce 25K food items daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, the startup<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/samosa-singh-raises-fund-from-fireside-ventures-and-others-for-expansion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> secured $2.7 Mn (INR 17 Cr) in a Series A funding round<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to develop the capacity of its Bengaluru-based central kitchen. The round was led by She Capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of March 2020, it had a presence in over 25 locations in Hyderabad and Bengaluru. It claims to have set up 100 cloud kitchens in prime cities of South India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>33. Skippi\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Ravi Kabra, Anuja Kabra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $1.3 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Venture Catalysts, Hyderabad Angel Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Hyderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the husband-wife duo of Ravi and Anuja Kabra returned to India after a seven-year-long stint in Australia, they sat down to start something of their own. While looking for ideas, Ravi remembered that his sister would pack ice popsicles from local Australian brands during her return back to India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking to satiate the Indian craving for ice lollies, the duo founded Skippi in 2021. The D2C startup offers different flavour popsicles, cream rolls and cornsticks via an omnichannel retail business model.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skippi founders claim to provide ice popsicles that are 100% natural and free from artificial colours, flavours, and preservatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup event featured on the first season of the hit TV show Shark Tank and secured a deal from all five judges on the show for INR 1.2 Cr in exchange for a 5% equity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also backed by Venture Catalysts and Hyderabad Angel Network, Skippi <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/ice-popsicle-brand-skippi-nets-funding-from-hyderabad-angel-network-venture-catalysts-others\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised INR 10 Cr ($1.2 Mn)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a Pre-Series A funding round in May 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>34. Slurrp Farm\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Meghana Narayan, Shauravi Malik, Umang Bhattacharya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $17.18 Mn\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Anushka Sharma, Investment Corporation of Dubai, Fireside Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slurrp Farm is a children-focussed healthy snack brand. It offers a variety of cereals, milk mixes and snacks such as ready-to-mix pancakes, cakes, dosas, noodles and various kinds of pasta. For first-time users, it offers these products in trial packs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slurrp Farm\u2019s parent, Wholsum Foods, sells the products via its website and ecommerce marketplaces. Currently, it has a presence in India, the UAE, the US, and the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the financial year 2021-22, it reported over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/kids-snackmaker-slurrp-farm-raises-7-mn-funding-from-icd-fireside-ventures\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INR 50 Cr annual revenue rate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ARR) and witnessed a 10X growth between June 2020 and December 2021. It further aims to achieve a revenue of INR 500 Cr by 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2022, Bollywood actress <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/bollywood-actress-anushka-sharma-invests-in-d2c-snack-brand-slurrp-farm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anushka Sharma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> backed Slurrp Farm. Prior to this deal, the D2C brand <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/kids-snackmaker-slurrp-farm-raises-7-mn-funding-from-icd-fireside-ventures\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $7 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Investment Corporation of Dubai and Fireside Ventures and also bagged <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/d2c-food-brand-slurrp-farm-raises-2-mn-in-series-a-funding\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2 Mn in a Series A round<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Fireside Ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1.75rem;\">35. Smoor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Vimal Sharma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: Undisclosed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Rebel Foods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoor was incorporated to provide a premium range of products, including chocolates, desserts, lounges\/cafes and corporate gifting across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded by Vimal Sharma in 2015, Smoor bagged funding from foodtech unicorn Rebel Foods in 2022. With this investment, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/foodtech-unicorn-rebel-foods-acquires-majority-stake-in-chocolate-brand-smoor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rebel Foods bought the majority stake<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the F&amp;B startup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back then, the startup aimed to build its omnichannel distribution strategy by expanding its physical centres across Tier I cities in India and accelerating its online presence across digital platforms. The chocolate brand is available in more than 50 cities in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is looking to achieve a scale of $100 Mn in annual revenue by 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>36. Storia<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Vishal Shah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $6 Mn\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Sixth Sense Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storia offers a range of processed fruit juices, coconut water, and shakes to customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, it raised $6 Mn in its Series A funding from Sixth Sense Ventures. It currently has a presence in 33 Indian cities via its 50K retail outlets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of the announcement of its Series A funding round, the startup said it planned to launch new offerings, expand its distribution network and foray into packaged food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>37. Sweet Karam Coffee<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Anand Bharadwaj, Nalini Parthiban, Srivatsan Sundararaman, Veera Raghavan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $1.5 Mn\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Fireside Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Chennai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweet Karam Coffee sells South-Indian delicacies, including filter coffee and ready meal mixes, which it claims to be free from palm oil and preservatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In October 2023, the startup announced that it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/d2c-snacking-brand-sweet-karam-coffee-bags-funding-from-fireside-ventures\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $1.5 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Fireside Ventures to expand its offline play, enter new geographies, and strengthen its product portfolio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup also aims to address the problem of poor availability of well-packaged traditional South Indian sweets and snacks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup sells its products primarily through its website and app, and claims to deliver them to more than 30 nations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chennai-based startup has also partnered with Tamil Nadu farmers to offer a range of millet-based products.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>38. TenderCuts<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Nishanth Chandran, S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asikumar Kallanai, Varun Prasad Chandran, Venkkatesan R.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $19 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Stride Ventures, Paragon Partners, Nabventures\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Chennai\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D2C brand TenderCuts offers meat and seafood products including chicken, mutton, seafood, marinades, pickles, and eggs and ready-to-cook products such as cold cuts, sausages, kebabs, shawarmas, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/meat-delivery-startup-tendercuts-raises-inr-30-cr-in-debt-from-stride-ventures\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it secured approximately $4 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a debt funding round from Stride Ventures. Prior to this, it raised <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/meat-delivery-startup-tendercuts-raises-15-mn-from-paragon-partners-to-expand-supply-chain\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15 Mn from Paragon Partners and Nabventures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and closed a seed funding round worth $759K in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It follows an omnichannel marketing strategy and has been serving customers across Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore via its 50 retail stores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2023, omnichannel meat brand Good To Go was reported to be planning the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/stride-venture-backed-tendercuts-sees-distress-sale-acquired-by-good-to-go\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acquisition of TenderCuts along with Happy Chops<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>39. The Divine Foods\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Kiru Maikkapillai<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: Undisclosed\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Chennai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Divine Foods is a D2C foodtech startup that specialises in manufacturing products from traditional Indian superfoods such as turmeric, moringa, millet, and others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its portfolio includes products such as turmeric oil, turmeric golden milk, masks, turmeric drinks, turmeric powder, honey, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the flagship seed funding scheme of the Tamil Nadu government called TANSEED 4.0, the startup received a grant of an undisclosed amount.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, the startup secured an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/actor-nayanthara-director-vignesh-shivan-invest-in-d2c-superfoods-brand-the-divine-foods\/?s=enterprisetech%20#inc-search-popup\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">undisclosed amount of funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from actress Nayanthara and her husband Vignesh Shivan. Back then, founder Maikkapillai told Inc42 that the funding would be used for scaling up the infrastructure, expanding the startup\u2019s product line, creating brand awareness among the masses and encouraging other celebrities to support the growth of native businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>40. The Filling Station<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Mahua Ghosh, Suvankar Ghosh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: Undisclosed\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: NA (Not Available)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy food snack startup The Filling Station sells nutrient-rich <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">laddoos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, oil-free snacks, and nutrient-rich spreads, among others, via its website and ecommerce marketplaces such as Amazon and Flipkart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In snacks, it uses ingredients such as palm, oats, makhana, seeds, nuts, and date fruit. Its cofounder Mahua Ghosh holds 11 years of experience in the food industry. She has previously worked with many fast food joints, cloud kitchens and retail brands. The venture is recognised by the Centre\u2019s Startup India Initiative, according to the website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>41. The Good Bug<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Keshav Biyani, Prabhu Karthikeyan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $ 7 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Fireside Ventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mumbai-based startup, The Good Bugs, offers a range of products that are designed to promote and maintain gut health for consumers. Its primary focus lies in addressing the health concerns of individuals aged 25-60 who may be grappling with the negative consequences of unhealthy dietary and lifestyle choices.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the startup operates as an omnichannel brand, with approximately 70% of its revenue coming from its website and the remaining 30% from various online marketplaces. Notably, the startup has recently initiated partnerships with pharmacies to expand its offline presence.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its inception, the brand claims to have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/fireside-ventures-goes-by-the-gut-infuses-3-5-mn-in-the-good-bug\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">catered to over 2 Lakh customers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It also proclaims to have strong repeat rates of 40-45%. To expand its product offerings, the startup is planning to introduce 20 new products to its portfolio over the next six to twelve months.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>42. The Whole Truth<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders:\u00a0 Shashank Mehta<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $17 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Sequoia Capital India, Matrix Partners India, Sauce.vc, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Sujeet Kumar, Ashneer Grover, Shashvat Nakrani<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Whole Truth sells dark chocolate, muesli, protein bars, nut butter and energy bars via its website and other ecommerce marketplaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The F&amp;B startup is looking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/the-whole-truth-in-talks-to-raise-25-mn-from-peak-xv-others\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to raise around $25 Mn in <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its Series C funding round at a valuation of INR 2,000 Cr (about $240 Mn).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July 2021, the D2C snack brand secured $6 Mn in its Series A funding round from Sequoia Capital India, Matrix Partners India, Sauce.vc, Flipkart\u2019s Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Udaan\u2019s Sujeet Kumar, Ashneer Grover and Shashvat Nakrani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup had then claimed that it had grown 12x in the last 18 months. Besides, The Whole Truth said it receives 50% of its sales via its website and the rest from ecommerce marketplaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/sequoia-backed-the-whole-truth-secures-15-mn-funding\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the startup secured $15 Mn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to boost its manufacturing capacity, hire talent, and expand its retail distribution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>43. Troo Good<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2018<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Raju Bhupati\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $26.39 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: OAKS Asset Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Hyderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troo Good offers a slew of millet, peanut, chocolate, and dry fruit snack bars and mixtures. In the year of its inception, it clocked a revenue of INR 12 Cr, while in 2019, it posted a revenue of INR 24 Cr.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/snack-brand-troo-good-bags-9-mn-led-by-puro-wellness\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $9 Mn <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(INR 75 Cr)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a fresh funding round led by Puro Wellness, along with participation from existing investors Oaks Asset Management and V Ocean Investments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2021, Troo Good secured $7.4 Mn from OAKS Asset Management to expand its business in the domestic market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>44. True Elements\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded In: 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Puru Gupta and Sreejith Moolayil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $2 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Marico, Maharashtra State Social Venture Fund<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Bengaluru\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True Elements offers millet, grains, and seeds-based breakfast and snack foods. It follows an omnichannel marketing strategy, selling products via its website, ecommerce marketplaces and brick-and-mortar stores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May 2022, consumer company <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/marico-expands-footprint-in-healthy-foods-segment-picks-up-54-stake-in-d2c-brand-true-elements\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marico acquired a 53.98% stake in True Elements\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> parent HW Wellness Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Prior to this, True Elements secured INR 10 Cr from the Maharashtra State Social Venture Fund last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the financial year 2021-22, it recorded sales of over INR 54.3 Cr as compared to INR 36.3 Cr in the previous fiscal year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, it sells over 70 products and more than 200 stock-keeping units (SKUs) across 12,000 retail outlets in India. It claims to earn over 75% of its revenue from online distribution channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>45. Twigly<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Sonal Minhas, Rohan Dayal, Naresh Kumar Kachhi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $800K\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Tracxn Labs, Hyderabad Angels, Kunal Shah, Aditya Verma, Gaurav Bhalotia, Amit Gupta, Sahil Barua, Mukul Singhal\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twigly provides freshly cooked food at consumers\u2019 doorstep via its website and mobile app. It currently delivers orders in Delhi NCR. Some of its products are burgers, pasta, grill platters, desserts, and various types of beverages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to its founders, the startup is modelled on San Francisco-based food delivery startup Sprig, which used to offer freshly cooked meals to its consumers. However, Sprig closed down its operations in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2018, Twigly was acquired by its competitor for an undisclosed amount.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>46. Vahdam India<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Bala Sarda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $38.71 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Sixth Sense Ventures, IIFL Asset Management, Mankind Group Family Office, SAR Group Family Office, Kris Gopalakrishnan, White Whale Ventures, Urmin Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: New Delhi\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/company\/vahdam-teas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vahdam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers an assorted range of teas, including herbal, white, oolong and iced teas, among others in India and across the world. Its other offerings include teaware and instant lattes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2021, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/native-wellness-startup-vahdam-india-raises-inr-174-cr-amid-d2c-ecommerce-wave\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the startup secured INR 174 Cr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its Series D Round led by IIFL AMC\u2019s Private Equity Fund. Post the fundraising, it was valued at INR 700 Cr.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As od 2022, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/features\/decoding-d2c-brand-vahdams-9-point-global-expansion-playbook\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claims<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that it has a presence in more than 100 countries and also turned profitable in the fiscal year 2021 after clocking a net revenue of INR 160 Cr+.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>47. Wellbeing Nutrition<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Avnish Chhabria, Saurabh Kapoor\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $12.20 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Rakulpreet Singh, Mira Kapoor, Fireside Ventures, HUL, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2019, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/company\/wellbeing-nutrition\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wellbeing Nutrition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) nutraceutical company based in Mumbai. Cofounded by Avnish Chhabria and Saurabh Kapoor, the startup specialises in offering healthy food products with a primary focus on women\u2019s health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its product portfolio includes Melts, which are vitamin-based thin strips, Korean Marine for collagen, and Daily Fiber for plant-based prebiotic fibre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2022, Wellbeing Nutrition secured $10 Mn (INR 85 Cr) in its Series B funding round led by Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and Fireside Ventures. HUL currently holds a 19.8% stake in the startup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company\u2019s list of investors includes Bollywood actor Rakulpreet Singh, Mira Kapoor; Ashutosh Valani and Priyank Shah from RENEE Cosmetics, Nikhil Gandhi from MX Player, Harsh Vardhan Bhandari and Jeenendra Bhandari, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wellbeing Nutrition operates in the D2C segment and faces competition from brands such as Power Gummies and Fast&amp;Up.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>48. WickedGud<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Bhuman Dani, Soumalya Biswas, Monish Debnath\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $4.61 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Mumbai Angels, NB Ventures, Dholakia Ventures, Jalaj Dani Family Office, Ashutosh Valani, Priyank Shah, Ravi Shroff, Ravi Nigam, Ashwini Deshpande, Jorge Fernandez Vidal, Akshay Gurnani, Titan Capital, Archana Priyadarshini, Gaurav Ahuja, Amit Chaudhary, Aman Gupta, Sameer Mehta, Harsh Vakharia, Jorge Fernandez Vidal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Mumbai\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/company\/wickedgud\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WickedGud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sells pasta, noodles, malted beverages and other snacks via its website and ecommerce marketplaces. According to its website, its products are wholly vegan and contain plant-based protein.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2024, the startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/d2c-food-brand-wickedgud-bags-inr-20-cr-from-orios-others\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised INR 20 Cr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (around $2.3 Mn) in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Orios Venture Partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2022, WickedGud secured $1 Mn from Mumbai Angels, NB Ventures, Dholakia Ventures, Jalaj Dani Family Office, Ashutosh Valani and Priyank Shah from Renee Cosmetics, Ravi Shroff from Excel Industries, Ravi Nigam from Tasty Bite, Ashwini Deshpande from Elephant Design, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to this, it secured $340K in its pre-seed funding round from Titan Capital, Archana Priyadarshini from Point One Capital, Gaurav Ahuja from Chrys Capital, and Amit Chaudhary from Lenskart, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup targets customers aged 26 to 42 and claims to have an average order value of INR 450.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>49. Wingreens Farms\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year Of Inception: 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders: Anju Srivastava, Arun Srivastava<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding Raised To Date: $53.87 Mn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors: Sequoia Capital, Investments AG, Investcorp, Omidyar Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquarters: Gurugram<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup offers a diverse range of packaged food products spanning various categories such as healthy snacks, sauces, spreads, spice mixes, speciality bakery items, breakfast cereals, non-dairy milk, protein shakes, and a broad selection of organic products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It faces competition from brands like Veeba Foods, while in the established FMCG brands segment, it competes with well-known names such as Nestle and Amul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July 2024, Wingreens Farms<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/wingreens-farms-to-raise-4-3-mn-debt-funding\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> raised <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$4.3 Mn (INR 36.2 Cr)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in debt funding from over a dozen investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, the startup acquired a 100% stake in the Bengaluru-based snacks startup, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/wingreens-farms-to-acquire-snacks-brand-postcard\/#inc-search-popup\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postcard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At the time, the startup stated that the acquisition would contribute to the expansion of its product portfolio under the \u2018Wingreens World\u2019 category.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an earlier acquisition in 2021, the startup acquired <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/wingreen-farms-acquires-raw-pressery-at-5x-lower-valuation-than-last-funding-round\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raw Pressery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during a distressed sale. 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