DIL Foods Raises ₹72 Crore Series B to Expand Multi-Brand Cloud…

Team S · 2026-05-12T15:38:43.000Z

🇮🇳 Bengaluru-based food-tech startup DIL Foods has raised ₹72 crore (approximately $8.6 million) in a Series B funding round led by Belgian investment fund Think Investments, with participation from existing investors including Venture Catalysts and existing strategic backers. The latest funding will support the company’s aggressive expansion plans as it scales its asset-light cloud kitchen and virtual restaurant model across India. Founded in 2022 by former Rebel Foods executive Sahil Sambhi, DIL Foods partners with small and mid-sized restaurants to help them launch and operate digital-first food brands using its proprietary supply chain, branding, and operational infrastructure. The startup operates multiple food brands across categories including biryani, North Indian cuisine, snacks, and regional foods through a distributed kitchen network model. The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand into additional Indian cities, strengthen backend technology infrastructure, improve supply chain efficiency, and scale partner restaurant onboarding. DIL Foods is also investing heavily in brand development and operational automation as competition intensifies in India’s rapidly growing online food delivery ecosystem. Unlike traditional cloud kitchen operators that invest heavily in physical infrastructure, DIL Foods follows a partnership-driven expansion strategy where existing restaurants leverage idle kitchen capacity to run the company’s digital brands. This allows faster market penetration with significantly lower capital expenditure while improving restaurant utilization and profitability. The funding comes at a time when investors are increasingly backing asset-light food-tech models focused on operational efficiency and scalable unit economics. India’s online food delivery and quick-service restaurant ecosystem continues witnessing strong growth driven by urban consumption, digital ordering habits, and rising demand for convenience-led dining experiences.

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