Food and beverage investors backing startups in India
17 investors hold two or more food and beverage startups in India each, 41 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are IIMA Ventures (6), Ankur Capital (4) and Hyderabad Angels (4). 4 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in India
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Brisil, Barrix, Sova Health | 6 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Ankur CapitalVenture capital · India · String Bio, Captain Fresh, MyoWorks | 4 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
 Hyderabad AngelsAngel network · India · TraceX Technologies, Sid's Farm, Better Nutrition | 4 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 VillgroAccelerator · India · FRESHR Fisheries, Coolcrop, New Leaf Dynamic | 4 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 Lok CapitalVenture capital · India · Clean Electric, Anveshan, Wingreens Harvest | 4 | – | – |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · farmtheory, Explorex, Swadesi Way | 3 | 259 | Oct 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Teabox, Innovist, Captain Fresh | 3 | 87 | Nov 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Freshcon, Sova Health, Gladful | 3 | 61 | Nov 2026 |
 Fireside VenturesVenture capital · India · Yoga Bars, Nat Habit, Troovy | 3 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Elevation CapitalVenture capital · India · Country Delight, Yoga Bars, Chaayos | 3 | 5 | Jun 2026 |
 Peak XV PartnersVenture capital · India · Rebel Foods, The Health Factory | 2 | 29 | Oct 2026 |
 Info Edge VenturesVenture capital · India · Urban Harvest, Clean Electric | 2 | 7 | Jul 2026 |
 India QuotientVenture capital · India · Essentials, gimi michi | 2 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Kalaari CapitalVenture capital · India · AgNext Technologies, Clean Electric | 2 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Orios Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Country Delight, WickedGüd | 2 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
| SSauce VCVenture capital · The Whole Truth Foods, Innovist | 2 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 InvestcorpPrivate equity · Bahrain · FreshToHome, Wingreens World | 2 | 1 | Jan 2026 |
The most backed startups in India
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Clean Electric | 4 |
 Captain Fresh | 2 |
 Innovist | 2 |
 Sova Health | 2 |
 Country Delight | 2 |
 Yoga Bars | 2 |
 Better Nutrition | 2 |
 WickedGüd | 2 |
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Who invests in food and beverage startups in India?
17 investors hold two or more food and beverage startups in India each, 41 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are IIMA Ventures (6), Ankur Capital (4) and Hyderabad Angels (4). 4 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for India when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,418 portfolios.