Licious raises $150 mn to invest in technology and strategic acquisitions

Present in raw and fresh meat and seafood, marinades and ready-to-eat categories, Licious said it is set to disrupt this highly underserved market.

Licious, India’s largest tech-first, fresh animal protein brand, has raised $150 million in a Series F2 funding round. This round of fundraise comes just 6 months after the company became the first direct-to-consumer (D2C) unicorn or a startup with over $1 billion valuation in the country. Series F2 is led by Singapore based Amansa Capital, along with Kotak PE & Axis Growth Avenues AIF - I. Existing investors have also participated in the round along with prominent angel investors including Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha, BoAt’s Aman Gupta and Haresh Chawla, Partner, True North.

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