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Licious India's first D2C UnicornUnicorn

Delightful Gourmet Private Limited ● Bengaluru, Karnataka ● Founded 2015 ● licious.in ↗

Licious (operated by Delightful Gourmet Private Limited) is a Bengaluru-based direct-to-consumer company that sells fresh meat, seafood, eggs and ready-to-cook/ready-to-eat products online and through retail stores, using a vertically integrated, temperature-controlled cold-chain supply chain. Founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, it became India's first D2C unicorn in 2021.

Abhay Hanjura · Co-founder Vivek Gupta · Co-founder

$488 MnTotal funding (tracked)

9Funding rounds

14 Mar 2022Last round

2,160Team size (sourced)

Licious: Funding Rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Investors	Source
14 Mar 2022	Series F2 (extended Series F)	$150M	Axis Growth Avenues AIF - I Aman Gupta Amansa Capital Haresh Chawla Kotak Private Equity Nikhil Kamath Nithin Kamath	source
5 Oct 2021	Series G (Unicorn round)	$52M	IIFL AMC	source
2 Jul 2021	Series F	$192M	Multiples Private Equity 3one4 Capital Bertelsmann India Investments IIFL AMC Late Stage Tech Fund Temasek Vertex Growth Fund Vertex Ventures	source
16 Dec 2019	Series E	$30M	Vertex Growth Fund 3one4 Capital Bertelsmann India Investments Sistema Asia Fund	source
11 Dec 2018	Series D	$25M	Nichirei Corp 3one4 Capital Bertelsmann India Investments Sistema Asia Fund Vertex Ventures	source
26 Sep 2018	Series C	$25M	Vertex Ventures 3one4 Capital Bertelsmann India Investments InnoVen Capital Mayfield India Sistema Asia Fund	source
29 Mar 2017	Series B	$10M	Mayfield India 3one4 Capital Neoplux Technology Fund Sistema Asia Fund	source
21 Apr 2016	Series A	$3M	Mayfield India	source
14 Oct 2015	Seed	$1M	Kanwaljit Singh T.V. Mohandas Pai	source

Acquisitions

Date	Acquirer	Acquired	Amount	Source
14 Oct 2024	Licious	my-chicken-and-more	Undisclosed	source

Recent Signals

15 Dec 2025 · growth-traction
Licious crosses ₹100 crore monthly revenue mark for the first time source
9 Sep 2025 · financial
Licious shuts plant-based meat platform UnCrave to focus on profitability source
18 Feb 2025 · funding
Temasek-backed Licious plans 2026 IPO, targets $2 billion valuation source

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FAQs on Licious

Who founded Licious?

Licious was founded by Abhay Hanjura, Vivek Gupta in 2015.

How much funding has Licious raised?

Licious has raised $488 Mn across 9 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2022-03-14. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in Licious?

Investors in Licious include Axis Growth Avenues AIF - I, Aman Gupta, Amansa Capital, Haresh Chawla, Kotak Private Equity, Nikhil Kamath, Nithin Kamath, IIFL AMC.

What does Licious do?

Where is Licious headquartered?

Licious is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

What is Licious's business model?

Licious's core value proposition centers on Quality, hygiene and traceability in an unorganised category.

How does Licious make money?

Licious's cited revenue streams include Marketplace / quick-commerce sales, Monthly revenue run-rate crossed ₹100 crore for the first time.

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the “source” links beside each entry. Profile sources: india.entrepreneur.com · Last verified 13 Jul 2026. · Report a correction