BIZ-TN-WAYCOOL FOODS

WayCool Foods raises Rs 120 crore to fund expansion

Chennai, Jan 15 (PTI): City-based startup WayCool Foods

Tuesday said it has raised Rs 120 crore by combination of

equity and debt from angel investors, institutional lenders,

including from Northern Arc Capital and Caspian, to fund

expansion plans.

The company, set up in 2015, operates full-stack,

broadline product range across multiple channels and

categories like fresh produce, staples and dairy.

"WayCool Foods aims to use the funds to further scale up

operations across south and western parts of the country...,"

a press release said here.

"We are committed to open and operate three locations

after our last institutional fund raise - we are currently

operating in 13 locations. WayCool takes pride in the fact

that over 70 per cent of our tonnage is sourced directly from

the farmers," co-founder of the company, Sanjay Dasari said.

Veda Corporate Advisors were the exclusive financial

advisor to WayCool for the fundraising, it said.