Food & Beverage Startups in India

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2,172 companies · 3,943 funding rounds tracked · $1.71 Bn raised in October 2026 Funding tracker →

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Licious (operated by Delightful Gourmet Private Limited) is a Bengaluru-based direct-to-consumer company that sells fresh meat,…

$488 Mn raised •Bengaluru •2015

Rebel Foods is an Indian cloud-kitchen operator that runs multiple delivery-only restaurant brands — including Faasos,…

$720.4 Mn raised •Mumbai •2011

FreshMenu is a Bengaluru-based cloud-kitchen food-delivery brand founded in September 2014 by Rashmi Daga. Unlike aggregator-model…

$32.46 Mn raised •Bengaluru •2014

Chaayos is a technology-led chai cafe chain founded in November 2012 by IIT alumni Nitin Saluja…

$93.83 Mn raised •Gurugram •2012

D2C specialty coffee roaster and cafe brand. Founded in 2013 by husband-wife duo Matt Chitharanjan and…

$111.28 Mn raised •Gurugram •2013

Farmley is a D2C dry-fruits, nuts and healthy-snacking brand founded in 2017 by Akash Sharma and…

$54.7 Mn raised •Noida •2017

Bengaluru-based FMCG brand known for fresh, preservative-free, ready-to-cook Indian foods — idli/dosa batter, parotas, chapatis, curd…

$98.25 Mn raised •Bengaluru •2005

Bengaluru-based D2C "clean label" health-food brand founded by sisters Suhasini and Anindita Sampath, selling nutrition bars,…

$11.6 Mn raised •Bengaluru •2014

MasterChow is a Delhi-NCR-based D2C brand making ready-to-cook Pan-Asian sauces, noodles and pantry staples, positioned as…

$10.9 Mn raised •New Delhi •2020

D2C clean-label food brand selling protein bars, protein powders, muesli, dark cocoa bars and nut spreads,…

$87 Mn raised •Mumbai •2019

Drools is India's leading homegrown pet food manufacturer, producing dry and wet food, treats and supplements…

$60 Mn raised •Bengaluru •2010

India's first branded ice pop company, co-founded by Ravi and Anuja Kabra in 2021, making natural…

$2.73 Mn raised •Hyderabad •2021

Papacream is an ice-cream brand founded by Tanvi Chowdhri, developing dessert flavours inspired by local ingredients,…

Mumbai •2015

Digitally-native D2C FMCG brand that manufactures, markets and distributes instant and specialty coffee products, including plant-based-vitamin-enhanced…

$5 Mn raised •New Delhi •2018

D2C millet-based FMCG snack brand founded in 2018 by Raju Bhupati, best known for its affordable…

$16.4 Mn raised •Hyderabad •2018

Jaipur-based D2C healthy/better-for-you packaged food brand that makes snacks -- dry fruit laddoos, roasted namkeens, and…

$2.74 Mn raised •Jaipur •2020

4700BC is an Indian premium gourmet snacking brand (popcorn, corn chips, makhana, pretzels, nachos) founded by…

New Delhi •2013

Gurugram-based online bakery and dessert brand founded in 2016, selling handcrafted cakes, desserts and gifting hampers…

$10.58 Mn raised •Gurugram •2016

Vadodara-based Gujarati snacks and sweets maker operating since 1938, best known for bhakharwadi and chevdo. Its…

$4.61 Mn raised •Vadodara •1938

Third Wave Coffee is a Bengaluru-based specialty coffee chain and roaster running cafes across major Indian…

Bengaluru •2017

Bengaluru-based distributor and service provider of professional coffee equipment, founded in 2007. It supplies espresso machines,…

$5.29 Mn raised •Bengaluru •2007

Popo Global is a Bengaluru-based restaurant company that owns and directly operates the casual-dining and QSR…

$56 Mn raised •Bengaluru •2017

Delhi-based clean-label brand making high-protein, ready-to-cook vegetarian frozen foods such as soya chaap, kebabs and falafels,…

$939.3K raised •New Delhi •2024