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WayCool Foods

WayCool Foods & Products Pvt Ltd Chennai, Tamil Nadu Founded 2015 waycool.in ↗
Karthik Jayaraman · Co-Founder & CEO Sanjay Dasari · Co-Founder
$275.99 MnTotal funding (tracked)
11Funding rounds
13 Mar 2026Last round

WayCool Foods: Funding Rounds

0255075100125$MUndisclosed: $2.7M2.7Apr '17Undisclosed: $17.16M17Series C: $32M32Feb '20Debt: $7.8M7.8Series D: $117M117Jan '22Undisclosed: $40M40Debt: $11.7M12Oct '24Debt: $7.6M7.6Series B: $4.47M4.5Dec '24Debt: $12.87M13Rights Issue: $22.7M23Mar '26

Disclosed round amounts over time, USD millions.

Date Round Amount Investors Source
13 Mar 2026 Rights Issue Rs 210 Cr (~$22.7 Mn) Lightrock source
9 Jan 2025 Debt Rs 110 Cr (~$13 Mn) Grand Anicut source
30 Dec 2024 Series B ₹38.2 Cr ($4.4 Mn) Trifecta Capital Alteria Capital Stride Ventures source
1 Nov 2024 Debt Rs 65 Cr (~$7.6 Mn) [month/year precision only — source gives no exact day] Ivy Icon Solutions source
1 Oct 2024 Debt Rs 100 Cr (~$12 Mn) Grand Anicut source
22 Jun 2022 Undisclosed $40 Mn 57 Stars source
13 Jan 2022 Series D $117 Mn FMO Gawa Capital International Finance Corporation (IFC) Lightbox Lightrock Lightsmith Redwood Equity Partners source
10 Dec 2020 Debt $7.8 Mn InnoVen Capital RBL Bank Samunnati source
6 Feb 2020 Series C $32 Mn Lightbox FMO LGT Lightstone Aspada source
15 Jan 2019 Undisclosed ₹120 Cr LGT Impact Caspian Impact Investments Northern Arc Capital source
4 Apr 2017 Undisclosed $2.7 Mn Aspada Investment Company source

WayCool Foods: Investors

Lightrock Grand Anicut Trifecta Capital Alteria Capital Stride Ventures Ivy Icon Solutions 57 Stars FMO Gawa Capital International Finance Corporation (IFC) Lightbox Lightsmith Redwood Equity Partners InnoVen Capital RBL Bank Samunnati LGT Lightstone Aspada LGT Impact Caspian Impact Investments Northern Arc Capital Aspada Investment Company

Acquisitions

DateAcquirerAcquiredAmountSource
13 Apr 2022 WayCool Foods SV Agri Undisclosed source
4 Jun 2019 WayCool Foods Farm Taaza Undisclosed source
26 Mar 2019 WayCool Foods Benani Foods Undisclosed source
7 Mar 2019 WayCool Foods Aalgro Foods Undisclosed source

FAQs on WayCool Foods

How much funding has WayCool Foods raised?

WayCool Foods has raised $275.99 Mn across 11 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2026-03-13. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in WayCool Foods?

Investors in WayCool Foods include Lightrock, Grand Anicut, Trifecta Capital, Alteria Capital, Stride Ventures.

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