Licious

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General Information
Company Name
Licious
Founded Year
2015
Location (Offices)
India +1
Founders / Decision Makers
Number of Employees
1650
Industries
E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage +1
Funding Stage
Series F
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Licious - Company Profile

Licious, founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, is an Indian consumer food company disrupting the meat and seafood market. With its $40 billion potential, Licious is committed to offering premium, high-quality products in raw and fresh meat, seafood, marinades, and ready-to-eat categories. The company's farm-to-fork business model ensures stringent cold chain control, maintaining product quality from procurement to consumer delivery. Licious has achieved remarkable growth, witnessing a 300% increase in just 5 years, serving over 3 million packs across various Indian cities. The company's INR11.46B Series F investment on 15th March 2022 was led by notable investors such as Amansa Capital, Axis Growth Avenues AIF - I, Kotak Private Equity, Nikhil Kamath, Haresh Chawla, Nithin Kamath, and Aman Gupta. With its strong differentiation in technology, supply chain, and consumer engagement, Licious has become the largest direct-to-consumer fresh meat and seafood brand. As of now, Licious holds a great distinction in driving the unorganized meat and seafood category in India. Its exemplary performance and strong investor backing position Licious as a key player with immense growth potential in the E-commerce and Food and Beverage industries. For more information, visit Licious.

Taxonomy: food delivery, fresh meat, seafood, premium quality, consumer brand, direct-to-consumer, cold chain technology, technology-driven, data science, rapid growth, market disruption, startup success

Funding Rounds & Investors of Licious (10)

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Funding Stage Amount No. Investors Investors Date
Series F INR11.46B 7 Nithin Kamath, Nikhil Kamath +4 15 Mar 2022
Series F INR91.41M 4 Sameer Mehta, Haresh Chawla +1 25 Feb 2022
Series F $52.00M 8 Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, IIFL Finance +2 06 Oct 2021
Series F $192.00M 10 Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, Narshing Dass Makkar +3 11 Jun 2021
Series E $30.00M 5 Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India 16 Dec 2019

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