Nov 27, 2020
Delhi-based shared kitchen startup Kitchens Centre, which is currently operating over 35 ready-to-move-in kitchens across 15 cities, will use the funds to scale up operations and expand into newer markets in India.
Kitchens Centre has raised an unrevealed amount of funding in a Pre Series A round from early-stage venture capital firm Village Global, which is backed by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Eric Schmidt.
The company earlier raised $500,000 in a seed round from AngelList India.
The funds raised will be used for scaling up operations and expanding into newer markets in India. Kitchens Centre is currently operating over 35 ready-to-move-in kitchens across 15 cities for food and FMCG brands.
Founded in 2019 by Lakshay Jain, Kitchens Centre is a shared kitchen startup that provides infrastructure and technology solutions and more to online food and FMCG brands. With the approach of building ready-to-move-in kitchens, Kitchens Centre offers key benefits to brand partners with the fully fitted kitchen.
The startup started operations with two locations in Delhi and over the course of one year, it has expanded to over 35 locations across 15 cities across India. It works with over 50 food and beverages brands like Choko La, Mamagoto, Biryani Blues, Sleepy Owl, Cross Border Kitchen, The Masala Story by Punjabi by Nature, Fat Lulu’s, Nirula’s, and Maalgaadi by Dhaba Estd 1986, among others.
The company is planning to expand further by adding more than 90 new locations and 550 units over the next year. Currently, the startup is managing 100,000 sq. ft space with 50 team members.