8 Food Startups in India that Made Investors Slurp!


In the next six years its aim is to open 560 outlets across India.

Funding: Fishtro had raised first round of funding of Rs 25 crore from Correa Hospitality to expand its business in July this year.

8. Ammi’s Biryani

Founded by Navaj Sharief in 2008

Ammi’s Biryani provides a variety of fresh Biryani and Kababs in unique, hassle-free packaging through 13 outlets in Bangalore. Being from the Muslim community, Navaj named it “Ammi’s Biryani” as it is lovingly called in Urdu. His consultants and family was a bit skeptic about calling it that would allow a wider acceptance. After the second outlet in February 2009, Sharief made a decision that he’d go forward with a central commissary model. Each outlet is decently sized with an approximate size of 500 sq. ft. and has a small dining area but the core competency with Ammi’s lies with the deliveries.

Funding: Ammi’s Biryani, has raised INR 40 Crore from SAIF Partners, a private equity firm that provides growth capital to companies in Asia.