Lighthouse Funds, DSG Co-Lead $24 Mn RoundIn The Bombay Canteen Operator

VCCircle had exclusively reported that Hunger Inc. was in talks with Lighthouse Funds and other investors for its fresh funding round.

The new funding will support Hunger Inc.’s expansion plans across both its hospitality and packaged goods verticals.

Prior to this, the company had raised funding from Everstone Capital,Anamudi Real Estates, and Godrej Group siblings Tanya Dubash,Pirojsha Godrej and Nisaba Godrej. Its individual investors includedformer Tech Mahindra Ltd chief executive CP Gurnani and culinaryentrepreneur Barkha Cardoz.

Founded by Yash Bhanage and Sameer Seth in 2015, Hunger Incbegan its operations with the opening of The Bombay Canteen. Thecompany describes itself as one of Mumbai’s early restaurants tospotlight lesser-known regional ingredients and present them with afine-dining twist. It later expanded its portfolio with brands such asBombay Sweet Shop, Enthucutlet, Veronica’s, and Papa’s.

Hunger Inc posted revenue from operations of Rs 88 crore in FY24 asagainst Rs 57.5 crore the year before. It turned profitable in FY24 afterposting losses for three straight years, as per VCCEdge, the dataresearch platform of VCCircle.

(As published in vccircle.com, 10 October, 2025 )