Food & Beverage Startups in India

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Most funded 17 companies

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

$720.4 Mn raised Mumbai 2011

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

$488 Mn raised Bengaluru 2015

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

$111.28 Mn raised Gurugram 2013

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

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

$93.83 Mn raised Gurugram 2012

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

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

$54.7 Mn raised Noida 2017

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

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

$16.4 Mn raised Hyderabad 2018

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

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

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

$2.72 Mn raised Hyderabad 2021

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

$2.65 Mn raised Jaipur 2020

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

New Delhi 2013

Mumbai-based D2C, dessert-first ice cream brand founded in 2015 by Tanvi Chowdhri, a Carnegie Mellon-trained mechanical…

Mumbai 2015