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Go Zero secures Rs 30 Cr in Series A round

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Go Zero secures Rs 30 Cr in Series A round
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Snippets Go Zero secures Rs 30 Cr in Series A round Ice cream brand Go Zero has raised Rs 30 crore (around $3.4 million) in its Series A funding round from existing investors DSG Consumer Partners, Saama Capital, and V3 Ventures Ice cream brand Go Zero has raised Rs 30 crore (around $3.4 million) in its Series A funding round from existing investors DSG Consumer Partners, Saama Capital, and V3 Ventures. Subtle participation also came from notable investors Aman Gupta (through Shark Tank India) and Namita Thapar (outside the tank). With this round, Go Zero has raised a total of $6 million to date. Earlier in June 2024, Go Zero raised $1.5 million in its follow-on pre-Series A funding round from DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, and V3 Ventures. The proceeds will be used to fuel supply chain expansion, innovation in product offerings, and brand growth as Go Zero continues its expansion on quick-commerce platforms in tier I and tier II markets. Founded by Kiran Shah, Go Zero has a diversified product portfolio featuring low-calorie, high-protein, and vegan ice creams. The startup claims that all its products are sweetened with plant-based sweeteners, which are low in calories. Since its inception in July 2022, Go Zero claims to have offer 100% sugar-free products with 50% fewer calories than traditional ice creams. The brand has achieved 5X revenue growth in its second year and 3X in the third. Despite January being the off-season for ice cream sales, Go Zero recorded its highest-ever sales in January 2025, crossing Rs 5 crore in revenue. With a strong presence across Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, Go Zero is also set to launch new guilt-free formats, including kulfi sticks and cassata. The firm currently operates two manufacturing units in Mumbai and Bangalore. Go Zero competes with Hangyo Ice Cream, Hocco, and NIC. In 2023, NIC raised $11 million in a funding round led by Jungle Ventures, while Hocco also secured $12 million from the Chona family and other investors. Meanwhile, Hangyo Ice Cream secured India's largest venture funding for an ice cream brand, raising $25 million from Faering Capital in August last year.

Ice cream brand Go Zero raises $1.5 Mn

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Ice cream brand Go Zero raises $1.5 Mn
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Ice cream brand Go Zero has raised $1.5 million in its follow-on pre-Series A funding round from DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, and V3 Ventures, among others. The round also saw participation from notable angel investors such as Arjun Purkayastha. Earlier in August last year, the startup had raised $1 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, and V3 Ventures. Founded by Kiran Shah, Go Zero has a diversified product portfolio featuring low-calorie, high-protein, and vegan ice creams. The startup claims that all its products are sweetened with plant-based sweeteners, which are low in calories. Currently present in 16 cities and over 125 dark stores, Go Zero ice cream brand is available on both quick commerce and e-commerce platforms in less than two years of launch. In FY24, Go Zero claims to have grown 4X compared to FY23 and while it saw 7X growth on quick commerce in just 5 months this summer. Go Zero competes with Hocco and NIC. Last year, NIC had raised $11 million in a growth funding round led by Jungle Ventures whereas Hocco recently raised $12 million from Chona family and others.

Walko Food's NIC raises $20 Mn led by Jungle Ventures

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Walko Food's NIC raises $20 Mn led by Jungle Ventures
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Walko Food’s NIC, an ice cream brand and a quick-service restaurant (QSR) company, has raised $20 million in a new funding round led by existing investor Jungle Ventures. This is Jungle’s second investment into Walko Food within less than 12 months. The Singapore-based VC firm led a $11 million round in Walko in May last year. The latest round of capital will further propel Walko’s expansion across its product portfolio and customer reach, and accelerate its penetration into the Indian ice cream market, the company said in a press release. Co-founded in 2012 by Jeetendra Bhandari, Sanjiv Shah, and Raj Bhandari, Walko sells premium ice creams, kulfis, frozen desserts and thick shakes via its brands including, NIC, Grameen Kulfi, Yummo, and Cream Pot. The products are available on food tech and quick commerce platforms such as Instamart, Zomato, Swiggy, and Blinkit, among others. Walko claims that it has achieved a CAGR of 90% in the last five years and has a presence in over 100 cities across India. Earlier, the company appointed celebrity Rashmika Mandanna as its brand ambassador for its premium ice cream brand NIC to amplify brand presence and it also recently partnered with Zepto to distribute 250,000 cups of NIC ice cream. NIC competes with new-age as well as established brands such as Cream and Fudge, Havmor, Baskin Robbins, Kwality Walls, Mother Dairy, Cream Bell, Amul and Vadilal. NIC’s revenue from operations increased 32% to Rs 170 crore during FY23 as compared to Rs 128 crore in FY22. As per the company’s consolidated financial statement, the firm posted Rs 26.55 crore loss in FY23 against Rs 85 lakh profit in the previous year. Jungle Ventures backs startups from early to growth to IPO stage. Its portfolio includes Kredivo, Moglix, Livspace, Builder.ai, Atomberg, and others.

John Abraham-backed NOTO Ice Cream raises Rs 15 Cr

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John Abraham-backed NOTO Ice Cream raises Rs 15 Cr
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John Abraham-backed NOTO Ice Cream has raised Rs 15 crore ($1.75 million) in a growth funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), with participation from JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation and LetsVenture. Prior to this, the Mumbai-based brand had raised Rs 4 crore in a pre-Series A round, which saw investments from Titan Capital, Rockstud Capital, Bollywood actor John Abraham, WEH Ventures, and other angel investors. The proceeds from this round will be used to accelerate expansion into Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, drive product innovation, strengthen marketing efforts, and enhance offline presence to increase brand awareness, NOTO stated in a press release. Co-founded in 2019 by Varun and Ashni Sheth, NOTO Ice Cream aims to revolutionize the ice cream industry by offering indulgent yet healthy options that do not compromise on taste. The brand focuses on providing healthier alternatives without sacrificing flavor. It offers ice creams that are low-calorie, high-protein, and contain little to no sugar, allowing health-conscious consumers to indulge guilt-free. NOTO’s product range includes ice cream tubs and popsicles, Greek yogurt cheesecakes, and vitamin C-fortified fruit popsicles. The brand claims that its ice creams contain prebiotic fiber and protein and have no preservatives, artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors, with 75% less sugar than regular ice cream. NOTO’s products are available on delivery platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, BigBasket, Instamart, and Blinkit. The company is also planning to expand its offline presence to reduce dependency on a single sales channel. According to market research, the Indian ice cream market was valued at Rs 228.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach Rs 956 billion by 2032. NOTO has already expanded across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune, with plans to scale into Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Lucknow. The brand competes with other players in the healthy ice cream space, including Habit Health, Get-A-Whey, Good Fettle, Papacream, and Nomou, among others.

Ice cream brand Hocco raises $10 Mn in first close of Series B round

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Ice cream brand Hocco raises $10 Mn in first close of Series B round
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Premium ice cream brand Hocco has raised $10 million as the first tranche of its $20 million Series B round, co-led by promoter Chona Family Office and consumer-focused venture capital firm Sauce VC. The fresh round has come within a year for the Ahmedabad-based company. It scooped up $12 million in its Series A round from the same investors at a valuation of Rs 600 crore ($70 million). The company said the second close of the round is expected later this year. The fresh funds will be deployed towards expanding Hocco’s manufacturing capacity, strengthening distribution networks, and entering new markets across India. A portion of the capital will also be allocated to new product development and brand marketing. Founded by the Chona family — former owners of legacy ice cream brand Havmor — Hocco offers a mix of regional and globally inspired flavours across retail, QSR, and quick commerce channels. The company aims to close FY25 with Rs 500 crore in revenue. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, it reported only Rs 32.38 crore in revenue in FY24 with a Rs 20.23 crore loss. Besides legacy players such as Amul, Vadilal, and Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Hocco competes with new-age ice cream brands such as Walko Foods’ NIC, Hangyo, Go Zero, NOTO Ice Cream, among others. In February 2024, NIC raised $20 million in a new funding round led by Jungle Ventures, a year after raising $11 million led by the same investor. Last year, Hangyo raised $25 million (around Rs 211 crore) from Faering Capital. NOTO and Go Zero also announced their initial fundraises.

Hangyo nears Rs 300 Cr revenue in FY24; profit spikes 2X

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Hangyo nears Rs 300 Cr revenue in FY24; profit spikes 2X
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Hangyo Ice Cream secured India's largest venture funding for an ice cream brand, raising $25 million from Faering Capital in August last year. The investment was driven by the company’s expanding scale, as it surpassed Rs 300 crore in revenue in FY24 while maintaining profitability. Hangyo’s revenue from operations grew 23.5% year-on-year to Rs 294 crore in FY24 from Rs 238 crore in FY23, its consolidated financial statements sourced from the Registrar of Companies show. Founded in 2003 by Pradeep Pai and Dinesh Pai, Hangyo sells cups, cones, sorbets, stick ice creams, tubs, and kulfis across general trade, modern trade, and online channels including quick commerce apps. Income from the sale of ice creams is the sole source of revenue for Hangyo in FY24. For the ice cream seller, the cost of procurement was the largest cost center forming 57% of its overall expenditure. This cost grew by 9.1% to Rs 168 crore in FY24. The employee benefits also saw a surge of 38.9% to Rs 25 crore in the previous fiscal (FY24). Its power, fuel, advertising, transportation/distribution, traveling, and other overheads drove the total expenditure up by 23.5% to Rs 294 crore in FY24 from Rs 238 crore in FY23. The decent scale and controlled costs helped Hangyo to register a 2.1X surge in its profits to Rs 11.8 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 5.6 crore in FY23. At a unit level, it spent Rs 0.95 to earn a rupee. Its ROCE and EBITDA margins improved to 28.77% and 11.86% respectively. By the end of FY24, its total current assets stood at 59 crore. Hangyo has raised a total of $30 million to date including $5 million from Capvent Partners in 2013. Over the past two years, several new-age and established ice cream brands, including Hocco, Go Zero, and NIC, have secured significant funding. Hocco raised $12 million from the Chona family and others, while NIC secured $31 million across two rounds. Mumbai-based Go Zero also raised $2.5 million through two funding rounds.

Exclusive: XYXX raises fresh funds led by Niveshaay Sambhav Fund

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Exclusive: XYXX raises fresh funds led by Niveshaay Sambhav Fund
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Men-focused premium innerwear and lifestyle brand XYXX is raising Rs 30 crore ($3.6 million) in a funding round led by Niveshaay Sambhav Fund, with participation from Anicut Capital, DSG Consumer Fund, and Sauce Continuity Fund. The board at XYXX has passed a special resolution to issue 1,81,818 Series B2 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 1,650 each to raise the aforementioned sum, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Niveshaay Sambhav Fund will invest Rs 9.93 crore, while Anicut Capital, Sauce Continuity Fund, and DSG Consumer Partners will contribute Rs 7.95 crore, Rs 4.96 crore, and Rs 1.99 crore, respectively. The remaining amount will be invested by Singularity Growth, Selenium Trust, Veena Merchants, and Arun Venkatachalam HUF. XYXX will use these proceeds to meet the capex and working capital requirements for the ongoing operations. According to Entrackr's estimates, it will be valued at around Rs 820 crore post-allotment. XYXX is a lifestyle brand specializing in underwear, loungewear, and athleisure, crafted from premium fabrics. The company claims to have built a network of over 18,000 retailers across 50 cities. Besides its own website, XYXX retails on various marketplaces and claims to be among the top three innerwear brands. In FY23, the company launched its first store in central Mumbai and now plans to expand with new outlets in Indore and Bangalore. XYXX has raised Rs 250 crore to date, including Rs 110 crore led by Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund in May 2023. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, before this round, Sauce.vc was the largest external stakeholder, followed by DSG Consumer Fund and Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund. XYXX recorded a 25% year-on-year revenue growth, rising from Rs 105 crore in FY23 to Rs 131 crore in FY24. Simultaneously, the company trimmed its losses by 22.2% to Rs 35 crore in FY24.

Deconstruct raises Rs 65 Cr from L’Oréal’s VC fund BOLD and others

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Deconstruct raises Rs 65 Cr from L’Oréal’s VC fund BOLD and others
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Deconstruct raises Rs 65 Cr from L’Oréal’s VC fund BOLD and others Deconstruct, a D2C skincare brand, has secured Rs 65 crore ($7.7 million) in funding from L’Oréal’s VC fund BOLD, V3 Ventures, and DSG Consumer Partners, with participation from existing investors Kalaari Capital and Beenext. The funds will support product innovation, leadership in sunscreen and serums, the gentle actives space, and expansion into quick commerce and retail. Founded by Malini Adapureddy, Deconstruct offers skincare for all skin types, focusing on products tailored for India's climate. Deconstruct states it saw 1,000% growth in FY25, achieving annualized net revenue of Rs 200 crore, while reducing losses by 33% during FY24.

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