FreshToHome raises $121M in series C funding

FreshToHome is the world’s largest fully integrated online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce

Bengaluru based FreshToHome, a fully integrated online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce, has raised $121 million in Series C funding led by Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) – the principal investment arm of the Government of Dubai, Investcorp – a leading global manager of alternative investments, Ascent Capital – a leading India-focused growth capital provider, US Government’s development finance institution – DFC, the Allana Group and other investors. Iron Pillar, the lead investor from Series B participated in this round with a significant investment of $19 million. Barclays was an advisor for the transaction.

FreshToHome has approximately 1.5 million B2C orders per month and $85 million (Rs 600 Crore) annualized sales on the platform.

Shan Kadavil and other co-founders of FreshToHome have a Silicon Valley entrepreneurship background, having been part of leadership teams of companies such as Zynga.  Some of the early backers of FreshToHome include Mark Pincus – Zynga founder, David Krane – CEO of Google Ventures, Pete Briger – Chairman of Fortress, Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair – Chairman of Mashreq Bank, Rajan Anandan of Sequoia and other renowned investors. 

Support from its existing large Middle East-based investors such as CE-Ventures – the corporate venture capital platform of Crescent Enterprises significantly helped in aiding its expansion in the UAE, where it is already one of the top 5 e-grocers.