When was Licious founded?

Licious was founded in 2015 and became a unicorn in 2021.

Where is Licious located?

Licious is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It is registered at Maruti Infotech Center No. 11/1, 12/1, Tower A, Ground Floor, Amarjyothi Layout, Intermediate Ring Road, Domlur, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560071.

Which legal entities is Licious associated with?

Licious is associated with DELIGHTFUL GOURMET PRIVATE LIMITED and 1 other.

How many employees does Licious have?

As of Aug 31, 2025, the latest employee count at Licious is 2177.

Is Licious a funded company?

Licious is a funded company, having raised a total of $490M across 12 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $1.8M Seed round, raised on Jun 10, 2015.

How much is Licious worth?

The latest valuation of Licious is ₹12,100Cr as of Sep 21, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Licious?

Licious' latest funding was a $914K Series G round on Sep 21, 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Licious?

Annual revenue of Licious is ₹845Cr as on Mar 31, 2025.

Is Licious a Online Grocery company?

The primary sectors of Licious are Online Grocery and Food & Beverage Products.

Where does Licious rank among its competitors?

Licious ranks 1st amongst 9 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was FreshToHome, which secured $8.5M in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Licious?

Licious' top competitors include TenderCuts, FreshToHome and Good To Go. Among them, FreshToHome secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

Licious - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Sectors and market segments that Licious operate in

Licious serves in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Food and Agriculture, Consumer Goods market segments.The primary business model of Licious are:

Company Details

Online retailer of fresh and high-quality meat products. The company provides a platform for customers to order meat through their mobile devices. Customers can sign in using their mobile number and an OTP verification process.

Website: www.licious.in/
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Registered Address: Maruti Infotech Center No. 11/1, 12/1, Tower A, Ground Floor, Amarjyothi Layout, Intermediate Ring Road, Domlur, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560071

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Bengaluru, India

Stage

Series G

Total Funding

$490M in 12 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series G, Sep 21, 2023, $914K

Post Money Valuation

₹12,100Cr as on Sep 21, 2023

Investors

Mayfield & 66 more

Ranked

1^st among 9 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹845Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

2,177 as on Aug 31, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

My Chicken and More & 1 more

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Wild Alaskan Company & 7 more

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Licious is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
VIABL SMART VENTURES LLP CIN: AAZ-8911 , India, Active	Dec 15, 2021	-	-
DELIGHTFUL GOURMET PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74900KA2015PTC080321 , India, Active	May 13, 2015	$99.9M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	2177 (As on Aug 01, 2025)

Licious has raised a total funding of $490M over 12 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 10, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series G round on Sep 21, 2023 for $914K. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Licious has 37 institutional investors and 30 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Licious:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 21, 2023	$914K	Series G	$1.47B	-	Innoven Capital	-
Mar 14, 2022	$150M	Series G	$1.46B	-	Amansa Capital, Axis Growth Avenues AIF–I, Kotak Investment Advisors	Temasek, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, 3one4 Capital, Vertex Growth, 360 One, Sameer Mehta, Haresh Chawla, Nikhil Kamath, Aman Gupta, Ministry of Finance and Economy of Brunei, Axis Growth, Ammar Teknik, Rahul Jain, Nithin Kamath, True North, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Feb 23, 2022	$1.23M	Series G	$1.23B	-	Gruhas	Aman Gupta, Haresh Chawla, Sameer Mehta, Ashish Aggarwal, Narshing Das Makkar, Gaurav Khare

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The founders of Licious are Varun Sadana, Abhay Hanjura, Vivek Gupta, Joe Manavalan, Sumanth Donthi and Vivek Gupta. Saif Shaikh is the CEO of Licious.

Here are the details of Licious' key team members:

Varun Sadana: Former Co-Founder of Licious and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 5 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Abhay Hanjura: Co-Founder of Licious and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Vivek Gupta: Co-Founder of Licious and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 phone number
Joe Manavalan: Former Co-Founder of Licious.
Sumanth Donthi: Chief of Staff to Co-Founder of Licious.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number

Licious' Board of Directors

Licious's board has 3 active members. Dhruv Kapoor, Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta are part of team.

Here is the list of Licious' board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Abhay Hanjura	Team	-	Current	10y 10m
Vivek Gupta	Team	-	Current	10y 10m
Sridhar Sankararaman	Investor	-	Current	4y 8m
Vishesh Shrivastav	Investor	Temasek	Current	4y 7m
Nikhil Nirvan Khattau	Investor	-	Current	7y 5m
Kanwaljit Singh	Investor	Fireside Ventures	Current	9y 2m
Dhruv Kapoor	Investor	Sistema Asia Capital	Past	0y 7m
Ved Prakash Kalanoria	Investor	-	Past	4y 7m

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Licious' employee count trend

Licious has 2,177 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 25.0% more than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Licious's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Licious include TenderCuts, FreshToHome and Good To Go. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Licious, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Licious 2015, Bengaluru (India), Series G	Online retailer of fresh and high-quality meat products	$490M	Multiples Alternate Asset Management, Amansa Capital ... & 65 others	82/100
2nd	TenderCuts 2016, Chennai (India), Acquired	Order fresh chicken, mutton, and fish online with speedy delivery	$38.1M	Paragon Partners, Stride Ventures & 38 others	74/100
3rd	FreshToHome 2015, Bengaluru (India), Series D	Online retailer of fresh fish, poultry, mutton, and ready-to-cook items	$320M	Raed Ventures, Investment Corporation of Dubai ... & 95 others	73/100
4th	Good To Go 2015, Delhi (India), Seed	Provider of online fresh meat and seafood delivery	$2.48M	Kam Hospitality, Sanjiv Sarita Consulting ... & 35 others	45/100
5th	Kinza 2016, Delhi (India), Unfunded	Online meat shop offering chicken, meats, and seafood	-	-	31/100
6th	India Fish 2021, Delhi (India), Unfunded	Online retailer of fresh and frozen fish and seafood products	-	-	25/100
7th	Maamsastation Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Retailer of meat products providing recipes for culinary guidance	-	-	24/100
8th	Artisan Deli 2018, Panaji (India), Unfunded	Internet first brand of cold cut meat	-	-	23/100
9th	Meatfolks 2020, Tanuku (India), Unfunded	Retailer of various non-vegetarian food products through an e-commerce app	-	-	16/100

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Founders own 17.38%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 74.05%, Enterprises own 5.43% and Angels own 0.59%. The net worth of Licious's founders is INR 2,110Cr as of Sep 21, 2023.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	17.38%	2,110Cr	2926001	3438769	7483288	1998251
Abhay Hanjura	6321781	6694860	4787240	6027476	5980899	1211470
Vivek Gupta	1157979	3992314	8027963	5997326	2829369	6198570
Fund	74.05%	8,990Cr	8142886	7387582	3256246	2667619
Innoven Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Temasek	4574079	5521932	7684414	3328393	6062306	2635081
Multiples Alternate Asset Management	9642094	8489487	6607219	4166474	1340343	3240852
Amansa Capital	815	683	782	889	224	261
Avendus	8	6	1	8	8	5
Gruhas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	5.43%	660Cr	89943	33954	50859	32998
Angel	0.59%	70.7Cr	0	0	0	0
Aman Gupta	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other People	-	35.5L	0	0	0	0
ESOP Pool	2.55%	310Cr	95	42	93	71
Total	100.00%	12,100Cr	9875766	6395750	1737502	7392966