Sequoia-backed Rebel Foods eyes global expansion of cloud kitchens

Raising funds to become next unicorn

Mumbai-based Rebel Foods plans to scale up operations of building and running virtual restaurant brands globally, with rising adoption of its services after the pandemic.

Known for operating brands like Faasos and Behrouz Biryani, the firm is betting big on expansion to global markets such as West Asia (especially Saudi Arabia), Latin America, Russia, and Europe.

Sequoia-backed Rebel Foods is the world’s largest operator of online restaurants (3,500), with over 300 cloud kitchens across India, the UAE, South-East Asia, and the UK.

“2020 has been a great validation of the cloud kitchen model, and the digital brand building and internet