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Licious acquires My Chicken and More

EntrackrEntrackr · 9m ago
Licious acquires My Chicken and More
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D2C meat and seafood brand Licious has acquired Bengaluru-based offline retailer My Chicken and More for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition marks Licious’ strategy to build an omnichannel presence complimenting its digital commerce that reaches 4 million households currently. With My Chicken and More’s 23 stores, Licious will expand its physical retail footprint to 26 points of sale. My Chicken and More is known for its in-store experience. Between 2021 and 2023, the brand claims to have expanded from 10 to 23 outlets, generating revenues of Rs. 110 crore in 2023. My Chicken and More claims to processes 1.6 to 1.8 million orders annually, with some stores with an average monthly footfall of 10,000 to 12,000 customers. Founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, Licious sells meat, seafood and ready-to-cook items across 25 cities. The sale of these products formed the majority source of revenue for Licious in FY23. The company turned unicorn following a $52 million round led by IIFL AMC’s Late Stage Tech Fund in October 2021. During the same year, it also scooped up $192 million in Series F round. In total, it has raised $490 million to date. Despite back-to-back funding during FY23, Licious’s operating income remained flat with mere 9.6% growth to Rs 747.7 crore from Rs 682.5 crore in FY22. It also saw a modest increase of 3.1% in its losses to Rs 500 crore in FY23 from Rs 485 crore in the previous fiscal year. Its flagship loyalty program Infiniti has amassed 2 lakh weekly active subscribers, contributing to 58% of the monthly business.

Captain Fresh appoints Mathew George as Group CFO

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Captain Fresh appoints Mathew George as Group CFO
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Captain Fresh, a B2B fish and seafood supply chain company, has announced the appointment of Mathew George as its Group chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to this appointment, Mathew was the Group CFO at Medi Assist Health Care Services, where he led multiple successful M&As. He was also instrumental in managing the company’s recent IPO, which was oversubscribed 14.3 times. Before this, Mathew had held leadership roles in Jumbo Electronics, HCL Technologies, Cognizant Technologies Accenture, GE Capital, and Genpact. We look forward to leveraging Mathew’s leadership as we aspire to evolve into a publicly listed institution,” said Utham Gowda, founder and chief executive officer, Captain Fresh. Starting as a seafood supply chain player, the four-year-old company has raised over $160 million in a series of funding rounds. In February, Captain Fresh had raised $25 million in its extended Series C round. During the same month, it acquired CenSea Inc., a US-based frozen fish and seafood importer and distributor. Captain Fresh India’s gross revenue surged 3.7X year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 773 crore in FY23 from Rs 208 crore in FY22. The firm registered a 2.45X jump in its losses to Rs 252 crore in FY23. While the company is yet to file its audited financials for FY24, it expects to close F25 with revenues of over $650 million (more than Rs 5,000 crore).

Exclusive: Tiger Global-backed Captain Fresh converts into public entity

EntrackrEntrackr · 10d ago
Exclusive: Tiger Global-backed Captain Fresh converts into public entity
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B2B seafood marketplace Captain Fresh is gearing up for a listing on the Indian stock exchanges after transitioning into a public limited entity. The board of Captain Fresh has approved a resolution to change its status to a public company and rename it from "Infifresh Foods Private Limited" to "Infifresh Foods Limited”, according to its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). This development comes just a few months after the company appointed Durgesh Kumar Singh, Anil Berara, and Harita Gupta as independent directors, a separate filing shows. Captain Fresh is reportedly planning to raise $350–400 million at a valuation of over $1 billion through its initial public offering (IPO), comprising both a fresh issue of equity shares and an offer for sale (OFS). The company has also roped in Axis Capital and Bank of America (BofA) as its bankers. Founded in 2019 by Utham Gowda, Captain Fresh is a B2B seafood marketplace offering a farm-to-retail platform for animal protein, including fish, seafood, and sheep. The startup sources directly from agents and farmers, supplying across B2B, B2R, and B2B2C channels. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Captain Fresh has raised over $200 million to date, including its $30 million pre-IPO round raised in January this year from Prosus, Accel, Tiger Global, and others. Captain Fresh’s gross revenue (GMV) grew 71% to Rs 1,395 crore in FY24, up from Rs 817 crore in FY23. The company also trimmed its net loss by 22%, bringing it down to Rs 229 crore during the last fiscal.

Headsup B2B gross scales over 8X in FY24; profits spikes 88%

EntrackrEntrackr · 7m ago
Headsup B2B gross scales over 8X in FY24; profits spikes 88%
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Construction goods and services platform Headsup B2B achieved over 8X year-on-year growth during the fiscal year ending March 2024. At the same time, the Delhi-based company’s profit increased by over 88% in the same period. Headsup B2B’s gross revenue spiked to Rs 43.4 crore in FY24, from Rs 5 crore in FY23, its annual financial statement filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Headsup B2B supplies construction materials, including cement, TMT steel, tiles, sanitary fittings, at wholesale prices across Delhi (NCR). The sale of goods is the sole source of revenue for the firm in FY24. According to the website of the company, it had delivered 1, 1400 MT of MMT, 500 tons of aggregates, and 150 MT of MS steel. For the construction goods platform, the cost of procurement of construction materials formed the largest cost component forming 96.8% of the overall expenditure. To the tune of scale, this cost spiked 12X to Rs 41.34 crore in the last fiscal year. Employee benefit expenses saw a modest increase of 3.3% to Rs 62 lakh, while finance costs rose to Rs 21 lakh. Overall, the company’s total expenses surged 9X to Rs 42.7 crore during the last fiscal year, from Rs 4.6 crore in FY23. Headsup B2B achieved a net profit of Rs 64 lakh in FY24, a notable 88.2% increase from Rs 34 lakh in FY23. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins improved to 65% and 2.52%, respectively. On a unit basis, the company spent Re 0.98 to earn a rupee of operating revenue in FY24. Headsup B2B's cash and bank balances grew significantly to Rs 11 lakh, while current assets increased to Rs 7.55 crore. Headsup B2B secured its first investment round of Rs 18.89 crore in September this year. The company, which has already surpassed Rs 100 crore in revenue since its inception, is targeting Rs 150 crore in revenue for the current fiscal year. Headsup B2B is an emerging player in the B2B construction goods marketplace, a segment which has been dominated by established players like OfBusiness, Moglix and Infra.Market. It also competes with new age companies like BRKZ, which is backed by BECO Capital and Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures. Highlighting the scope of Headsup B2B, its founder, Sumit Kumar, said, "B2B space offers untapped potential into areas that are yet to be explored by well-funded companies and this gives us an interesting proposition to explore such segments.” According to Sumit Kumar, the company plans to initiate a fundraising campaign soon. "Our business model is more capital-efficient compared to our competitors. We aim to let our performance metrics speak for themselves, building the trust we need from potential investors," he said.

Captain Fresh raises Rs 250 Cr in ongoing pre-IPO round

EntrackrEntrackr · 5m ago
Captain Fresh raises Rs 250 Cr in ongoing pre-IPO round
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Captain Fresh raises Rs 250 Cr in ongoing pre-IPO round Last month, the B2B startup secured Rs 100 crore (approximately $12 million) in funding from Motilal Oswal Wealth Limited. Entrackr exclusively reported the development. Captain Fresh, a seafood supply chain, has raised Rs 250 crore (approximately $30 million) in its ongoing pre-IPO funding round. Prosus Ventures, Accel, and Tiger Global led the round, while the family office of Sriharsha Majety, co-founder of Swiggy; Sid Khanna, chairman of India Equity Partners; Sunjay Kapur, chairman of Sona Comstar; Shivalik Prints, a textile and apparel manufacturer supplying global retailers; and multiple others participated. “We have transformed into a truly global business over the last 24 months, with more than 98% of our demand coming from outside India. The current funding enables us to exceed $1 billion in revenue in the next 12 months, which puts us among the top 25 seafood players in the world. We also have building blocks in place to expand margins, achieving 2X operating profits,” said Utham Gowda, founder & Group CEO of Captain Fresh. Gowda added that the fresh capital will strengthen the balance sheet and serve as a strong foundation for the company’s upcoming IPO. It is preparing to file for its IPO by the end of this year. As per media reports, the company has appointed Axis Capital and BofA as bankers for a proposed IPO worth $350-400 million. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Captain Fresh operates globally with offices in Chicago, West Palm Beach, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, Oslo, Gdynia, and Dubai. The company sources multi-species seafood from the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean regions while fulfilling the growing demand in high-capita markets like the US, Europe, and the UAE. According to TheKredible, Captain Fresh has raised a total funding of $176 million to date, and Gowda holds a 17.25% stake in it. Captain Fresh’s gross revenue (GMV) increased by 71% to Rs 1,395 crore in FY24 from Rs 817 crore in FY23. The firm managed to reduce its net loss by 22% to Rs 229 crore in the last fiscal year. The company claims that it has been PAT profitable for the last two consecutive quarters and is on track to close FY25 with revenue of $550 million (Rs 4,620 crore).

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