Paytm, redBus founders back Innerchef

Paytm, redBus founders back Innerchef



Gurgaon-based ready-to-cook meals delivery startup, Innerchef, has raised Rs 11crore in its first round of funding from a clutch of high profile entrepreneur angels like Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm, Phanindra Sama of redBus, and Anupam Mittal of Shaadi.com, along with two fund houses, valuing it at $10 million. Innerchef 's other angel investors in the new financing round include Murugavel Janakiraman, founder of Bharat Matrimoney , Dinesh Agarwal of Indiamart, Hungama's Neeraj Roy , Vishal Gondal from GOQii, among others. Japan's Netprice, M&S Fund's Hiro San and T A Venture have also participated in the series A round, said a company executive, at a time when food-delivery startups are struggling to raise new capital and signs of early consolidation are surfacing in the sector.
“We will use this cash to expand. We have two food kitchens at the moment and we are planning to add 10 more. Next month, we would enter Bengaluru while Mumbai would see our entry in November.One more kitchen will be opened in Noida,“ Rajesh Sawhney , co-founder of Innerchef told TOI.

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