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Bewakoof’s growth struggles continue in FY25, but losses narrow

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Bewakoof’s growth struggles continue in FY25, but losses narrow
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Fintrackr All Stories Bewakoof’s growth struggles continue in FY25, but losses narrow Bewakoof, the D2C fashion and lifestyle brand, is still working to regain its pre-pandemic scale. The company had crossed Rs 200 crore in revenue in FY20 and reported Rs 173 crore in FY25 while narrowing its losses through cost optimization. Bewakoof’s operating revenue grew 7.5% to Rs 173 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2025 from Rs 161 crore in FY24, according to its financial statements filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Bewakoof recorded gross sales of Rs 264 crore in FY25, against which it booked sales returns worth Rs 67 crore, translating to a return rate of around 25%. This marks an improvement from FY24, when the return rate stood at approximately 30%, indicating better inventory management and product acceptance among customers. The company’s largest cost component was the cost of procurement of products, which remained flat at Rs 87 crore, forming 35% of the total expenditure. Notably, employee benefit expenses dropped 39.5% to Rs 26 crore in FY25. Expenses rose slightly by 4% to Rs 49 crore, while transportation and handling charges grew 13% to Rs 35 crore. Overall, total costs declined 6.4% to Rs 248 crore in FY25 from Rs 265 crore in FY24. With controlled spending, Bewakoof’s losses reduced by 29% to Rs 73 crore in FY25 from Rs 103 crore in FY24. Its ROCE and EBITDA margin stood at -97.10% and -35.26%, respectively. On a unit level, Bewakoof spent Rs 1.43 to earn a rupee of revenue in FY25, an improvement from Rs 1.65 a year earlier. The company’s current assets stood at Rs 85 crore, including cash and bank balances worth Rs 18 lacs and inventory worth Rs 61 crore in FY25. Bewakoof is acquired by Aditya Birla Digital Fashion Ventures, which owns 86% of the company. The company’s founder and CEO, Prabhkiran Singh, owns 12.5% of the company.

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Exclusive: BigHaat crosses Rs 1,100 Cr revenue in FY25; turns EBITDA profitable

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Exclusive: BigHaat crosses Rs 1,100 Cr revenue in FY25; turns EBITDA profitable
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Exclusive All Stories Exclusive: BigHaat crosses Rs 1,100 Cr revenue in FY25; turns EBITDA profitable Full-stack agritech platform BigHaat Agro posted a flat scale with single-digit year-on-year growth in the fiscal year ending March 2025. However, the Bengaluru-based company managed to narrow its losses by over 25% during the last fiscal year. According to its co-founder Sateesh Nukala, BigHaat has crossed the Rs 1,100 crore revenue threshold in FY25 from Rs 1,050 crore in FY24. BigHaat’s revenue split consists of 85% of revenue coming from farm produce sales, with agri-inputs, which is direct to farmers, and digital only contributing 15%. The platform now counts 3 million monthly active farmers and reported 15% gross margins in FY25, said Nukala in an interaction with Entrackr. Nukala highlighted that exports and advanced processing, a high-margin vertical launched in FY25, now contribute 20% to its monthly revenue. “We have reduced our net loss to Rs 25 crore in FY25 from Rs 35 crore in FY24 and turned EBITDA positive for the last three quarters,” said Nukala. He also added that BigHaat is among the few agritech startups to achieve profitability at scale with 6x revenue-to-capital efficiency. As per Nukala, the company is targeting Rs 1,400 crore in FY26, with spices emerging as a key growth driver. “We are also open to acquisitions of new brands to strengthen our portfolio,” he emphasized. BigHaat has raised around $25 million to date. In January 2022, it raised Rs 100 crore led by JM Financial. Beyond Next Ventures, Ashish Kacholia, Ankur Capital, and others are some notable investors for the firm. This contrasts with larger peers. DeHaat, India’s most valued agritech startup, clocked Rs 2,675 crore revenue in FY24 but with losses of over Rs 240 crore. Ninjacart, backed by Walmart and Flipkart, crossed Rs 2,000 crore revenue in the same fiscal but recorded a Rs 259.6 crore loss. By combining steady topline growth, improving margins, and sustained EBITDA profitability, BigHaat is positioning itself as one of the few agritech ventures balancing scale with financial discipline, while many peers continue to burn capital at larger scales.

Blue Tokai posts Rs 325 Cr revenue in FY25, cuts losses by 21%

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Blue Tokai posts Rs 325 Cr revenue in FY25, cuts losses by 21%
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Blue Tokai posts Rs 325 Cr revenue in FY25, cuts losses by 21% Speciality coffee chain Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters has posted 50% year-on-year growth in its scale while simultaneously tightening its losses during FY25. India’s coffee culture continues to deepen and evolve, even as the market becomes increasingly crowded with new-age brands and speciality chains entering the space. Amid this intensifying competition, speciality coffee chain Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters has posted 50% year-on-year growth in its scale while simultaneously tightening its losses during FY25. According to the company’s consolidated financial statements accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC), its revenue from operations rose to Rs 325 crore in FY25, up from Rs 216 crore in FY24. The sale of coffee and related products remained the sole source of revenue for Blue Tokai in the last fiscal year. As per the company’s website, it now operates over 100 stores across India. On the cost front, the company spent Rs 113 crore on the procurement of products against sales of Rs 325 crore during the year. Employee benefit expenses also rose 24% year-on-year to Rs 94 crore in FY25. Meanwhile, expenses related to rent, logistics, marketing, and other overheads pushed total expenditure up by 35.3% to Rs 385 crore in FY25, compared with Rs 284.5 crore in the previous fiscal year. Despite this rise, tighter cost controls and operating leverage from higher revenues helped improve the company’s overall financial efficiency. As a result, Blue Tokai reduced its losses by 20.6% to Rs 50 crore in FY25, from Rs 63 crore in FY24. Key profitability metrics also showed improvement, with ROCE improving to -14.4% and EBITDA margin narrowing to -3.69%. On a unit economics level, the company spent Rs 1.18 to earn every rupee of revenue during the year. The improved scale and operational discipline appear to have reinforced investor confidence. During the year, Blue Tokai raised $25 million in a bridge round from its existing investors, taking its total funding raised to over $110 million to date. While some early coffee brands have exited over the years, new startups continue to enter India’s crowded specialty coffee market. Recently, Toffee Coffee, Notting Coffee and Sweet Karam Coffee raised pre Series A funding, while Chelbess Coffee, First Coffee and Subko Coffee also secured fresh capital from investors. The recent funding activity shows that investors continue to believe in India’s growing coffee market, even as brands focus not just on growth, but also on standing out, managing costs, and moving closer to profitability.

Licious reports Rs 795 Cr revenue in FY25; cuts EBITDA losses by 45%

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Licious reports Rs 795 Cr revenue in FY25; cuts EBITDA losses by 45%
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Licious reports Rs 795 Cr revenue in FY25; cuts EBITDA losses by 45% Kunal Manchanada 18 Oct 2025 20:34 IST Direct to consumer (D2C) meat and seafood brand Licious recorded a 16% year-on-year growth in its operating scale during the fiscal year ending March 2025. According to the company’s press release, its revenue grew to Rs 795 crore in the last fiscal year. The Bengaluru-based firm also claimed to narrow EBITDA losses by 45%. For context, Licious saw a 9% revenue decline in the last fiscal year (FY24) due to an operational reset, but the last fiscal year (FY25) indicated a recovery led by its omnichannel approach. While Entrackr will analyze the company’s detailed financials once it files its annual statement with the RoC, Licious said it reduced EBITDA losses by 45% to Rs 163 crore in FY25 from Rs 296 crore in FY24. The company credited this improvement to cost control measures and better contribution margins across business lines. Licious claims to serve over 1.2 million monthly customers across 20 cities, with online sales contributing more than 85% of overall revenue. Offline expansion also gathered pace, with the brand crossing 50 retail outlets, including the My Chicken and More chain it acquired in February FY25. Licious plans to scale its retail footprint to 80–100 stores by FY26. Meanwhile, the company’s H1 FY26 revenue rose 42% year-on-year to Rs 530 crore, according to the release. Its quick delivery service, Licious Flash, now serves 60% of its online customers. To date, the Temasek-backed firm has raised over $450 million. According to TheKredible, Mayfield India holds the largest stake in Licious at 14.69%, followed by Vertex Ventures, 3one4 Capital, and others. It competes with FreshToHome, Zappfresh, BBDaily, MeatRoot, and Easymeat.

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