{"id":15289,"date":"2022-01-13T15:42:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-waycool-funding\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T10:18:53","slug":"biz-waycool-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-waycool-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"WayCool raises USD 117 million from LightRock, IFC, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-614903502\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Agri-commerce firm\u00a0WayCool Foods has raised USD 117 million (about Rs 864 crore) from investors to strengthen its technology and future growth.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1050508298\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>The company said that the fund has been raised in series D round which saw participation from new and existing investors such as LightRock, LightBox, FMO, Lightsmith, World Bank Group&#8217;s- IFC, Redwood Equity Partners and Gawa Capital.\u00a0 \t&#8220;WayCool Foods will use the fresh capital to accelerate and leverage deep tech and automation to enhance its efficiency multi-fold,&#8221; the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Karthik Jayaraman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, WayCool Foods\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cWe have raised a total of USD 117 million\u00a0as a part of our Series D as a combination of equity (80 per cent) and debt (20 per cent).\u00a0&#8221; \tThe deployment of funds has already begun, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our first priority would be to deepen and widen our technology and automation, in our quest to build the most comprehensive food and Agri platform in the world,&#8221; Jayaraman said.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-4192472571\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>The company will deploy the funds to deepen its footprint in target geographies, adding up to 50 more distribution points over the next 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>WayCool has begun building its next-gen technology centre in Bengaluru, which will build out the tech platform and add layers of AI and analytics, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>WayCool said it\u00a0plans to add new food categories into its platform, and strengthen its private label brands, particularly in value added food products.<\/p>\n<p>WayCool has a wide product range across multiple channels and categories such as fresh produce, staples, and dairy, serving over 100,000 clients in the general trade, modern trade,e-commerce, and food services space.<\/p>\n<p>It caters to over 500 locations in southern and western India. 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