Jumbotail
e-Commerce
Investing Stage & Year
Series A
Series A, 2017
Founding Year
2015
Status
Active
e-Commerce
B2B

India’s Leading Wholesale Food and Grocery, and New Retail Platform

Jumbotail is re-imagining the food and grocery (staples & FMCG) supply chain and distribution channel in India by connecting brands/wholesalers with kirana stores through its tech driven platform. Through its J24 model, Jumbotail modernizes stores with consumer branding and tech, while plugging them into modern supply chain.

Leadership

Ashish Jhina
Ashish Jhina
Co-Founder & COO
Linkedin
Karthik Venkateswaran
Karthik Venkateswaran
Co-Founder & CEO
Linkedin

Why Did Kalaari Invest in Jumbotail?

It is highly unlikely that the penetration of big-box retail and Ecommerce in food & grocery will go beyond single digit in the next 10 years. A significant share of this consumption will be served by kirana stores. The exifsting supply chain and distribution channels that serve kirana stores cannot handle the growth in consumption. The space is ripe for disruption, and a solution that can use technology and data to reimagine the supply chain would create real value. Visit our partners, shoes – leaders in fashionable footwear! The new generation supply chain will also help brands gather consumption intelligence and plan their inventory cycles better, thereby cutting costs. Through this new-age supply chain, kirana stores have the convenience of doorstep delivery. They can frequently order, thus reducing inventory and credit requirement. This enables the stores to stock a larger number of unique SKU’s leading to higher fill rates for customers.

Read More

What the

founder says

What the

founder says

"We have built a very capital efficient and operationally profitable business by focusing on solving problems for kiranas. We enjoy tremendous goodwill from our kirana customers on the back of our best-in-class convenience and service, which remained uninterrupted even during the covid lockdowns. Our J24 store network is emerging as the ecosystem of choice for kirana store owners looking to seamlessly transform their kiranas into modern grocery stores, and to compete better in an increasingly technology-driven retail world."
founder image
Ashish Jhina
Co-founder & COO
Kalaari’s conviction showed early β€” not just in the idea, but in the details. Vani flew to Mumbai to see our backend firsthand. That level of curiosity and belief from an investor is rare.
Gaurav Singh Kushwaha
Founder & CEO, BlueStone
Hear from other founders
No items found.

Subscribe to
Kalaari Newsletters

Unpacking our latest investments, portfolio updates and trends that are changing India's startup ecosystem.