When was Design Cafe founded?

Design Cafe was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Design Cafe located?

Design Cafe is headquartered in Chennai, India. It is registered at Radiant Commercial No. 5 (Old No. 25), 14th Cross Road, 3rd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 560011.

Who is the current CEO of Design Cafe?

Gita Ramanan and Shezan Mohammad Mobin Bhojani s of Design Cafe. Gita Ramanan has also founded 2 companies and is angel investors in 3 startups.

Which legal entities is Design Cafe associated with?

Design Cafe is associated with G S E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED.

How many employees does Design Cafe have?

As of Aug 31, 2025, Design Cafe has 623 employees, reflecting a 17% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Design Cafe a funded company?

Design Cafe is a funded company, having raised a total of $79.1M across 10 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Nov 09, 2015.

How much is Design Cafe worth?

The last known valuation of Design Cafe was $***** as of May 05, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Design Cafe?

Design Cafe's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Mar 29, 2023, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is Property Management Tech. In India, the Property Management Tech sector has seen $15.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Design Cafe?

Annual revenue of Design Cafe is between ₹100 Cr and ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Where does Design Cafe rank among its competitors?

Design Cafe ranks 2nd amongst 69 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was HomeLane, which secured $4.98M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Design Cafe?

Design Cafe's top competitors include Livspace, HomeLane and Bonito Designs. Among them, HomeLane secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Design Cafe - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Platform delivering personalized, end-to-end interior solutions. It offers expert consultations followed by end to end design, procurement, and site execution managed by in house designers. It delivers customized layout plans, space optimization, and material selection aligned with client preferences. The service includes installation oversight and warranty support, supported by physical experience centers for design selection and customer engagement.

Website: www.designcafe.com/
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Email ID: *****@designcafe.com
Phone Number: +91 **********
Registered Address: Radiant Commercial No. 5 (Old No. 25), 14th Cross Road, 3rd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 560011

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Chennai, India

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$79.1M in 10 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Mar 29, 2023, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on May 05, 2023

Investors

WestBridge Capital & 61 more

Ranked

2^nd among 69 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

623 as on Aug 31, 2025

Similar Companies

Livspace & 237 more

Exit Details

Acquired by HomeLane (Sep 25, 2024)

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Design Cafe is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
G S E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U52100KA2013PTC067567 , India, Active	Jan 10, 2013	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	623 (As on Aug 31, 2025)

Design Cafe got acquired by HomeLane on Sep 25, 2024.

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Design Cafe has raised a total funding of $79.1M over 10 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 09, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Mar 29, 2023 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Design Cafe has 23 institutional investors and 39 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Design Cafe:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 29, 2023	4194673	Conventional Debt	4841298	1873077	6352272	8579327
Mar 17, 2023	1172050	Series B	9169916	1955255	5738220	Fireside Ventures & 4 more
Aug 04, 2022	1222748	Series B	9524149	5627698	Alteria Capital	Techpro Ventures

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The founders of Design Cafe are Gita Ramanan, Shezan Mohammad Mobin Bhojani and Sharad Wankhede. Shezan Mohammad Mobin Bhojani and Gita Ramanan are the CEOs of Design Cafe.

Here are the details of Design Cafe's key team members:

Gita Ramanan: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Design Cafe and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Shezan Mohammad Mobin Bhojani: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Design Cafe and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 2 phone numbers
Sharad Wankhede: Former Co-Founder of Design Cafe.

Design Cafe's Board of Directors

Design Cafe's board has 8 active members. Gita Ramanan, Shezan Mohammad Mobin Bhojani, Sandeep Singhal and Kanwaljit Singh are part of team and Swati Mehra, Nikhil Kishorchandra Vora, Subodh Jain and Kaliyuga Easwarasamy Easwarasamy Velusamy are independent board members.

Here is the list of Design Cafe's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Gita Ramanan	Team	-	Current	13y 9m
Shezan Mohammad Mobin Bhojani	Team	-	Current	13y 9m
ceqagnm	Team	-	Current	3y 6m
Sandeep Singhal	Investor	-	Current	7y 10m
Swati Mehra	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 3m
{tbtadt	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 2m
zylamuq	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 7m
kifmgjq	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 2m

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Design Cafe's employee count trend

Design Cafe has 623 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 17.0% more than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Design Cafe's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Design Cafe include Livspace, HomeLane and Bonito Designs. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Design Cafe, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Livspace 2014, Bengaluru (India), Series F	Chains providing residential interior design and modular home furnishing solutions	$512M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Venturi Partners ... & 62 others	75/100
2nd	Design Cafe 2015, Chennai (India), Acquired	Platform delivering personalized, end-to-end interior solutions	$79.1M	WestBridge Capital, Sixth Sense Ventures ... & 60 others	66/100
3rd	HomeLane 2014, Bengaluru (India), Series F	Provider of end-to-end interior design and home decor solutions	$202M	Peak XV Partners, Accel & 85 others	63/100
4th	Bonito Designs 2012, Bengaluru (India), Series A	Developer of an online platform for interior and designing services	$32.8M	Tomorrow Capital, HDFC & 14 others	61/100
5th	Spacejoy 1999, Denver (United States), Early Stage	Provider of 3D interior design services	$5M	Accel, Transpose Platform & 10 others	49/100
6th	WallMantra 2017, Delhi (India), Acquired	Masters of Space Transformation	$367K	Fluid Ventures, Velocity & 1 others	47/100
7th	Decorpot 2015, Bengaluru (India), Series A	Provider of interior design and home decor services for residences	$8.27M	Pratithi Investments, Gofrugal & 7 others	45/100
8th	MyGubbi 2015, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Online interior designer	$5M	-	42/100
9th	Truww 2020, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Platform offering interior design and home renovation services with a focus on automation and on-time delivery	-	-	42/100
10th	Renomania 2014, Delhi (India), Acquired	Online content driven product and professional discovery platform	$770K	-	42/100

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G S E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED, the legal entity associated with Design Cafe, generated between ₹100 Cr and ₹500 Cr in revenue for the financial year ending on Mar 31, 2025. The revenue of G S E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED has a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of -5% in the last 1 year.

Financial Statement Summary

Metrics	FY 2024-25	FY 2023-24	FY 2022-23	FY 2021-22	FY 2020-21
Income Statement
Revenue	9673	6808	8390	5447	4304
Total Sales	6483	4640	6903	7691	7938
Total Expenses	7371	3831	3600	9921	9588
Operating Expenses	3758	7098	1111	7166	3667
Employee Expenses	1694	9568	9706	2688	6214
Marketing Expenses	1593	7482	4432	8129	4896
Operating Income (EBIT)	2716	1343	2180	8700	6303
Interest Expenses	7347	1956	5738	8921	9147
Expenses from other activities	1739	6525	7749	2719	9412
Information Technology Expenses	5060	2037	1348	2949	3900
EBITDA	7705	3577	3061	5008	4152
Taxes	8555	5705	7671	5070	6748
Net Profit	8521	4046	9016	7693	4829
Balance Sheet
Assets	4696	5059	4221	9075	2294
Cash Equivalent	5553	2456	9447	2905	3213
Accounts Receivables	7782	3322	7114	1096	7257
Inventory	8931	4944	3148	9284	5622
Liabilities	1817	7920	6704	9639	5207
Total Debt	2782	9820	4026	1807	3060
Accounts Payable	8792	3021	8358	4247	5796
Equities	2755	1110	9007	7242	1738
Cashflow Statement
Cash from Operating activities	8656	3482	1558	5363	6102
Cash from Investing activities	2861	2699	5747	4882	6700
Net cash from Financing activities	1885	3411	6897	3506	8761

Detailed Financials (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cashflow Statement)

Founders own 11.84%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 74.74%, Enterprises own 5.87% and Angels own 5.91%. The net worth of Design Cafe's founders is INR 94.5Cr as of May 05, 2023. The cap table displayed below is for G S E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED which is the legal entity associated with Design Cafe.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	11.84%	94.5Cr	7007796	2611733	3638640	8922556
Shezan Mohammad Mobin Bhojani	90025	54740	59757	87866	77161	89565
Gita Ramanan	49266	70889	70885	30782	29620	55925
Sharad Wankhede	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fund	74.74%	596Cr	8404611	1179334	6923591	5550080
WestBridge Capital	4246911	9771863	7703400	7693085	3742944	4215722
Fireside Ventures	5542505	2054488	8795936	2436138	8860214	5381965
Mirabilis Investment Trust	2	8	8	6	6	6
Alteria Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	5.87%	46.9Cr	96062	30418	64130	24443
Angel	5.91%	47.3Cr	69011	42613	98705	52095
ESOP Pool	1.63%	13Cr	3	7	6	5
Total	99.99%	798Cr	5038317	3674509	1225719	9773727