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, Licious has 2177 employees, reflecting a 26% year-over-year growth in headcount.

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. Its primary sector is Online Grocery. In India, the Online Grocery sector has seen $246M in funding in 2026 to date.

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 TenderCuts, which secured an undisclosed amount in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Licious?

Licious' top competitors include TenderCuts, FreshToHome and Good To Go. Among them, TenderCuts secured the most recent funding round in April, 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/
Social
Email ID: *****@licious.com
Phone Number: +91 **********
Part Of
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

Similar Companies

Wild Alaskan Company & 7 more

View Licious' full profile

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)	2654 (As on Mar 01, 2026)

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:

Filter this list

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

Access funding benchmarks and valuations. Sign up today!

View details of Licious's funding rounds and investors

The founders of Licious are Varun Sadana, Abhay Kumar Hanjura, Vivek Gupta, Joe Manavalan and Sumanth Donthi. 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 and 1 phone number
Abhay Kumar 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.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 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 8 active members. Dhruv Kapoor, Abhay Kumar Hanjura, Sridhar Sankararaman ., Vishesh Shrivastav, Vivek Gupta, Nikhil Khattau Nirvan, Ved Prakash Kalanoria and Kanwaljit Singh are part of team.

Here is the list of Licious' board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Abhay Kumar Hanjura	Team	-	Current	11y 0m
Vivek Gupta	Team	-	Current	11y 0m
Sridhar Sankararaman .	Investor	-	Current	4y 10m
Vishesh Shrivastav	Investor	Temasek	Current	4y 9m
Nikhil Khattau Nirvan	Investor	-	Current	7y 7m
Kanwaljit Singh	Investor	Fireside Ventures	Current	9y 4m
Dhruv Kapoor	Investor	Sistema Asia Capital	Past	0y 7m
Ved Prakash Kalanoria	Investor	-	Past	4y 9m

View details of Licious's Founder profiles and Board Members

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:

Uncover Licious' growth story! Sign up today!

Access Tracxn on any website

Our Google Chrome extension lets you view company details while browsing their websites

Install Tracxn Extension

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	Temasek, Avendus & 65 others	83/100
2nd	TenderCuts 2016, Chennai (India), Acquired	Order fresh chicken, mutton, and fish online with speedy delivery	$38.1M	Paragon Partners, Stride Ventures & 38 others	75/100
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 ... & 97 others	74/100
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	52/100
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	-	-	26/100
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

Get insights and benchmarks for competitors of 2M+ companies! Sign up today!

Looking for more details on Licious's competitors? Click here to see the top ones

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	6890950	9925455	1316703	5325690
Abhay Kumar Hanjura	6005664	6751981	9714273	5961422	6574345	2308821
Fund	74.05%	8,990Cr	4563796	2450850	9326517	8883895
Innoven Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
Temasek	9277967	4905612	7978014	3626459	2126852	2147863
Multiples Alternate Asset Management	6461371	8208892	7351224	9735749	4779797	8683875
Amansa Capital	195	404	889	986	166	331
Avendus	2	8	4	8	4	5
Gruhas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	5.43%	660Cr	29309	68515	44633	57232
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	70	75	88	17
Total	100.00%	12,100Cr	6160369	7372169	3913811	5118274