Licious

Licious
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)[1]
FoundersVivek Gupta
Abhay Hanjura
HeadquartersBangalore, India
Area served
India
ServicesOnline grocer
RevenueIncrease 747 crore (US$90 million) (FY23)[2]
Negative increase −500 crore (US$−60 million) (FY23)[2]
Number of employees
6,000 (2024)[3]
ParentDelightful Gourmet Pvt. Ltd
Websitewww.licious.in

Licious is an e-commerce service that sells seafood and meat, in addition to ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat products.[4] It is operated by Delightful Gourmet Private Limited and headquartered in Bangalore. It was launched in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta.[5]

  1. ^ Bora, Garima (4 October 2021). "How Licious was founded after a messy episode of soan papdi packaging". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Manchanada, Kunal (29 September 2023). "Licious gets a reality check: Rs 500 Cr loss, flat revenue in FY23". Entrackr. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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  4. ^ "Licious becomes India's 30th unicorn in 2021; first D2C startup to enter the club". 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Licious turns unicorn, raises $51 million at a valuation of $1 billion". 5 October 2021.