Living Food, a Bengaluru-based fresh food retailer, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Amasia Venture Capital, Silicon Valley headquartered sustainability and climate-focused venture capital fund.

Blume Founders Fund, SOSV, and notable angel investors, including Sid Yog of Xander Group and Sandeep Singhal, Co-founder of Nexus Venture Partners, also participated in the funding round.

As per the startup, the freshly raised capital will be utilised to expand to Mumbai in early 2022 and other markets in the country. Additionally, the Bengaluru-based fresh food retailer will also utilise the capital for team expansion, improving logistics and tech offerings and launching new brands.

Living Food | Experience Clean, Credible and Craveable Food

Founded by Akash Sajith in 2018, Living Food currently offers over 700 SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) across 24 categories, including seasonal fruits, greens, fresh bread, cold-pressed oil, artisanal chocolates, spreads, sauces, and others. 

Having started as a hydroponic farm in the founder’s Bengaluru apartment, Living Food also runs a cloud kitchen, using the products sold on the platform.

Speaking on the development, Akash Sajith, said,

“We found plenty of opportunities to grow while remaining focused only on Bengaluru. This funding round is a testament to our relentless focus on transforming our consumers’ eating behaviours. Living Food will continue to work towards providing locally-sourced healthy food that is good for the people and right for planet earth.” 

Currently, the platform fulfils 99% of deliveries in less than 24 hours and has partnered with other brands such as Makaibari tea gardens and Araku Coffee. 

John Kim, Managing Partner at Amasia, who also led Living Food’s seed round in 2020, stated they are excited to support Living Food in the next chapter of their journey. Skillshare, Dialpad, Xendit, and Tokopedia are some of Amasia’s investments globally.

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