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Jumbotail | A B2B food marketplace that supplies kirana stores

2026.03.26

Article summary

Jumbotail is a B2B food marketplace founded in Bengaluru in 2015. Its co-founders are Ashish Jhina and Karthik Venkateswaran. Revenue for FY2025 (fiscal year ending March 2025) was ₹725.1 crore (1 crore = 10 million rupees), down 20.6% year on year, with about 1,450 employees. In June 2025 it raised 120 million dollars in a round led by SC Ventures, becoming a unicorn valued at more than 1 billion dollars. It supplies food and daily goods to independently run grocery stores (kirana stores).

This article is based on what we could verify As of September 19, 2026 This page is based on the disclosures and news reports from each company that we were able to confirm as of that date. Amounts in the text follow the notation commonly used in India, with ₹1 crore = 10 million rupees, and yen figures are approximations calculated at a little over 1.7 yen to the rupee. Store counts, funding raised, and results at Indian companies change over short periods, so when making a business decision, please check the latest information in primary sources such as each company's own announcements.

Jumbotail is a B2B platform that supplies food and daily goods in bulk to the independently run grocery stores (kirana stores) found on street corners across India. It bundles not only purchasing but also delivery, credit, and payment.

Company profile

Item	Details
Legal name	Jumbotail Technologies Private Limited
Year founded	2015
Headquarters	Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Co-founders	Ashish Jhina, Karthik Venkateswaran
Revenue	₹725.1 crore (FY2025 = fiscal year ending March 2025; down 20.6% from ₹913.8 crore the previous year)
Employees	About 1,450
Total funding raised	About 287.76 million dollars (11 rounds; the most recent in June 2025)
Listing	Unlisted
Official website	jumbotail.com

Business and strengths

Independent shops still account for most of food retail in India. Jumbotail stands on the supply side for them and completes everything from order to delivery in an app, removing the need to travel to a wholesale market to buy stock.

As transaction data accumulates, it has extended into services such as proposing an assortment matched to what sells at each store, and fronting the money for purchases.

Recent developments

Revenue for FY2025 (fiscal year ending March 2025) was ₹725.1 crore, down 20.6% from ₹913.8 crore the previous year (the reason for the decline has not been disclosed). On June 30, 2025 it closed a 120 million dollar Series D led by SC Ventures and became a unicorn valued at more than 1 billion dollars. Cumulative funding is reported in a range of 263 million to 288 million dollars depending on the source.

Points for Japanese companies

When selling consumer goods in India, the biggest wall is getting products onto the shelves of independent shops. For Japanese brands without a sales network of their own, a B2B wholesale platform like this is a candidate route for getting products moving first.