Chaayos

Catering & Food Services
$63.2Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
1open role
$53Mlatest round · Venture round · Jun 2022 · 4 yr ago
1backers · Elevation Capital

Overview

Your one stop shop for all your Chai Cravings. Easy way to buy out Masala Tea, Instant Tea, Green Teas and Tea Gifts.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$63.2M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$53M
Venture round · Jun 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
1
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
Elevation Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
52 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
13/100
hiring for its size
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 23, 2022 Raised a round Venture round $53M · led by Alpha Wave Ventures · ETRetail.com Sep 6, 2018 Raised a round Venture round $10.2M
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jun 2022 $53M Alpha Wave Ventures lead, Tiger Global Management, Think Capital ETRetail.com
Venture round Sep 2018 $10.2M — financialexpress.com
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Jobs

$16k – $19k per year (gross) · In office · 3+ years exp · Delhi
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$19k
Typical range
$19k
Open positions
1
1 Jobs
Middle 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 1 $19k $19k
Highest paying role Data Scientist - Customer Analytics $19k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
1
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Data Science
100% ▲

Financials

Total raised
$63.2M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $53M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2018 $10.2M Details

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Chaayos over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
4
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
SQL
Practices & domains
A/B Testing
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Shared investors1
105 portfolio companies: tanX, Zomentum, Spill Games and 102 more

News

News mint 1 year ago
How Chaayos founder Nitin Saluja became millionaire chai wala: 'Worked from 8 am till 11 pm, cleaned tables' Today News
Nitin Saluja, co-founder of Chaayos, shared his entrepreneurial journey in a podcast, detailing his hands-on experience as a store manager. He emphasised the importance of customer engagement and cleanliness in building his successful chai business.
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News Moneycontrol 4 years ago
Chaayos criticised for 'liking' anti-Muslim tweets, founder claims company account was hacked- Moneycontrol.com
Chaayos founder Nitin Saluja said an investigation found that the company's Twitter accounts was hacked for 30 minutes and offensive tweets were liked during that time.
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News Scroll.in 4 years ago
Chaayos faces social media outrage for 'likes' on Islamophobic tweets
The cafe chain's founder claimed that the account had been hacked for half an hour. But screenshots show that the activity spanned over a month.
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News Hindustan Times 4 years ago
Chaayos claims its Twitter account was hacked after liking 'Islamophobic' tweets
Chaayos boss Nitin Saluja on Thursday said the Twitter account of Chaayos was hacked for 30 minutes during which the offensive tweets were liked from the official page. India News
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News mint 4 years ago
Chaayos gets slammed for liking radical page on Twitter. Here's what happened Company Business News
Chaayos clarified that the page got 'inadvertently liked from its account' and affirmed that the brand respects people from all faiths equally and will continue to do so
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News ETRetail.com 4 years ago
Chaayos raises $53 million for business expansion
Chaayos News: The company said the funding round was led by Alpha Wave Ventures with participation from all existing investors -- Elevation Capital, Tiger Global and Think Investments.
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News Moneycontrol 7 years ago
Chaayos draws fire over use of facial recognition technology to bill customers- Moneycontrol.com
As per reports, Chaayos uses the facial recognition technology to speed up orders made by customers.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Delhi
Delhi India
HQ
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff $19k Avg Salary
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