Kishlay Foods - About the company
Kishlay Foods is a series A company based in Guwahati (India), founded in 2001 by Krishna Bajaj. It operates as an Internet first brand offering multi-category snack products. Kishlay Foods has raised $15.9M in funding from investors like Lyton Consultancy, Apsara Fintrade and Needful Projects Advisory, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 123 active competitors, including 14 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Open Secret, Meal of the Moment and GoDesi.
Company Details
Internet first brand offering multi-category snack products. The product catalog includes a range of snacks such as sweets, assam tea, noodles, sweets, healthy snacks, crispies, namkeen, cupcakes, rusk, cookies, and biscuits. The company claims that the products are made of flour such as maida, wheat, and more.
- Website
- kishlayfoods.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@kishlaygroup.com
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- N H-37, SARUSAJAI, NEAR LOKHRA CHARALI, Kamrup, GUWAHATI, Assam, India, 781034
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2001
Location
Guwahati, India
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$15.9M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Jul 24, 2018
Investors
Ranked
10th among 123 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
95 as on Jul 31, 2026
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Legal entities associated with Kishlay Foods
Kishlay Foods is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shresth Investtech Llp CIN: ACA-0318 , India, Active | Feb 21, 2023 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
KISHLAY FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U15311AS2001PTC006660 , India, Active | Oct 22, 2001 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 85 (As on Aug 31, 2024) |
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Kishlay Foods's funding and investors
Kishlay Foods has raised a total funding of $15.9M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 16, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jul 24, 2018 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Kishlay Foods has 37 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kishlay Foods:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 24, 2018 | 4009701 | Series A | 2003019 | 2960160 | 3604847 | 2388506 |
Mar 31, 2014 | 5408382 | Seed | 8549103 | 9210987 | 4490914 | |
Mar 16, 2007 | 9375200 | Seed | 9319239 | 1327600 |
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Kishlay Foods' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Kishlay Foods is Krishna Bajaj.
Here are the details of Kishlay Foods' key team members:
- Krishna Bajaj: Co-Founder of Kishlay Foods and founder of 1 other company.
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Kishlay Foods' employee count trend
Kishlay Foods has 95 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Kishlay Foods's employee count trend over the years:
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Kishlay Foods's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Kishlay Foods include Open Secret, Meal of the Moment and GoDesi. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kishlay Foods, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Open Secret 2019, Mumbai (India), Series C | Internet first brand of healthy snacks and food products | $17.5M | 71/100 | |
2nd | Meal of the Moment 2017, Mumbai (India), Series A | Brand of ready-to-eat Indian snacks and meals | $6M | 70/100 | |
3rd | Internet first brand of desi snacks and sweets | $17.6M | 63/100 | ||
4th | Manufacturer of waffle-based confectionery and snack products | $3.64M | 58/100 | ||
5th | Manufacturer of packaged snacks excluding palm oil and white sugar | $5.52M | 63/100 | ||
6th | Internet first brand of snacks | - | - | 50/100 | |
7th | Yours Freshly 2023, Pune (India), Seed | Company that specializes in providing fresh food products, including dosa and idli batters, ragi, and other specialty ingredients | $629K | 45/100 | |
8th |  RoyceChocolateIndia 1983, Mumbai (India), Unfunded | Internet first brand offering chocolates, cookies, truffles, wafers and more products | - | - | 44/100 |
9th | Manufacturer of roasted snack products including protein puffs and peanuts | $500K | 43/100 | ||
10th |  Kishlay Foods 2001, Guwahati (India), Series A | Internet first brand offering multi-category snack products | $15.9M | 43/100 |
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Kishlay Foods's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 20.66%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 44.48%, Enterprises own 12.17% and Angels own 0.00%. The net worth of Kishlay Foods's founders is INR 46.2Cr as of Jul 24, 2018.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 20.66% | 46.2Cr | 8890072 | 4597618 | 7474687 | 6571634 |
4738 | 2185 | 1780 | 7512 | 7940 | 4830 | |
Fund | 44.48% | 99.4Cr | 5448707 | 4069929 | 4931897 | 1335461 |
Enterprise | 12.17% | 27.2Cr | 3506104 | 3270709 | 4613499 | 5846355 |
Angel | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other People | 22.69% | 50.7Cr | 3499875 | 6021934 | 3246064 | 9911955 |
Total | 100.00% | 223Cr | 8940040 | 3601402 | 2245585 | 3530995 |
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Kishlay Foods's Investments and acquisitions
Kishlay Foods has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Kishlay Foods
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Britannia in talks to acquire Kishlay Foods to expand presence in NortheastBusiness Standard•Sep 05, 2024•Britannia, Kishlay Foods
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Norwest Venture Partners bets on snacks maker Kishlay FoodsVCCircle•Jul 24, 2018•Kishlay Snacks, Norwest Venture Partners, EAT Anytime, Sprout Venture Partners and 5 others
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