HolaChef - About the company
HolaChef is an acquired company based in Mumbai (India), founded in 2014 by Anil Gelra, Saurabh Saxena Saxena and Sanket Inder Shrikanth. It operates as an Online marketplace offers chef prepared meals. HolaChef has raised $10.4M in funding from investors like Kalaari Capital, India Quotient and SIDBI Venture Capital, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 28 active competitors, including 1 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Caterspoint, Masala Box and Bite Club.
Company Details
Online marketplace offers chef prepared meals. Its application allows users to browse multiple dishes available and order food for home delivery. The company also serves as a marketplace and allows chefs to signup and offer services.
- Website
- www.holachef.com/
- Social
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- UNIT NO.201,PANKAJ BUILDING,2ND FLOOR,PLOT NO 1. CTS 46/1, OFF CHANDIVALI FARM ROAD,CHAND, IVALI, Mumbai City, MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India, 400072
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Mumbai, India
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$10.4M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on May 10, 2017
Investors
Ranked
1st among 28 active competitors
Annual Revenue
0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
56 as on Jun 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Foodpanda (Oct 16, 2018)
Legal entities associated with HolaChef
HolaChef is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LET'S SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2015PTC083294 , India, Active | Oct 09, 2015 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 91 (As on Mar 31, 2018) | |
HOLACHEF HOSPITALITY PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U55209MH2014PTC253600 , India, Active | Feb 26, 2014 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2020) | - |
HolaChef's acquisition details
HolaChef got acquired by Foodpanda on Oct 16, 2018.
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HolaChef's funding and investors
HolaChef has raised a total funding of $10.4M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 20, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Venture Debt round on Dec 01, 2017 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. HolaChef has 8 institutional investors and 32 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of HolaChef:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Dec 01, 2017 | 8261850 | Venture Debt | 7818529 | 2247973 | 5979126 | 9630013 |
Dec 01, 2017 | 2389537 | Series B | 5729264 | 8449303 | 1658428 | 1752371 |
May 10, 2017 | 9943637 | Series B | 8082322 | 2285030 |
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HolaChef's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of HolaChef's key team members:
- Anil Gelra: Co-Founder of HolaChef and founder of 2 other companies, Snapmint for Business and Snapmint. They are also an angel investor in 8 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Saurabh Saxena Saxena: Founder & CEO of HolaChef. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 2 phone numbers
- Sanket Inder Shrikanth: Founder of HolaChef. They serve on the board of 1 company.
HolaChef's Board of Directors
HolaChef's board has 1 active member. Saurabh Saxena Saxena is part of team.Here is the list of HolaChef's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
fmlktpl | Team | - | Past | 3y 2m |
pjouihc | Team | - | Past | 6y 5m |
kgfzv{h | Investor | vpjrbub | Past | 4y 8m |
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HolaChef's employee count trend
HolaChef has 56 employees as of Jun 26. Here is HolaChef's employee count trend over the years:
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HolaChef's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of HolaChef include Caterspoint, Masala Box and Bite Club. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of HolaChef, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Online marketplace offers chef prepared meals | $10.4M | 49/100 | ||
2nd | Caterspoint 2016, Gurugram (India), Funding Raised | Online portal for ordering healthy food | - | 33/100 | |
3rd | Masala Box 2014, Kochi (India), Acquired | Online marketplace for homemade tiffin delivery services | $749K | 32/100 | |
4th | Mobile first ordering of wholesome meals | $920K | 32/100 | ||
5th | Mobile app based lunch subscription service | $408K | 31/100 | ||
6th | Watscooking 2014, Chennai (India), Unfunded | Online marketplace for home-made food items | - | - | 31/100 |
7th | Online platform to discover and order food from restaurants | - | - | 29/100 | |
8th | Online marketplace for chef prepared food | - | - | 28/100 | |
9th | Online platform to order food from home chefs | - | - | 28/100 | |
10th | Online platform to order home-made food | - | - | 28/100 |
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HolaChef's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders (largest shareholder) own 38.48% and Angels own 14.97%. The net worth of HolaChef's founders is INR 3.21Cr as of Feb 20, 2015.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 38.48% | 3.21Cr | 2810565 | 5641751 | 4778104 | 5666289 |
4599034 | 4768262 | 4886388 | 9596258 | 9348065 | 2353928 | |
Angel | 14.97% | 1.25Cr | 7227125 | 2571268 | 9001279 | 6172427 |
16251 | 14699 | 91704 | 58534 | 43258 | 13368 | |
Total | 53.45% | 4.46Cr | 9657965 | 7776376 | 8721176 | 6416519 |
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HolaChef's Investments and acquisitions
HolaChef has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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Ola’s Foodpanda buys Holachef, looks to enter cloud kitchensMint•Oct 16, 2018•Foodpanda, HolaChef, Foodpanda India, Ola and 14 others
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Ola’s Foodpanda in advanced talks to buy HolachefMint•Aug 02, 2018•Foodpanda, HolaChef, Foodpanda India, Ola
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Food-tech startup Holachef has raised $311,200 from Ashok Kumar GajeraOddup•Feb 13, 2018•HolaChef, Kalaari Capital, Zishaan Mohammed Hayath, Zishaan Mohammed Hayath and 12 others
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Ratan Tata-backed Holachef secures Rs 9 crore in equity and debt fundingEntrackr•Dec 01, 2017•HolaChef, Innoven Capital, Temasek
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