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Epigamia appoints Ritesh Gauba as CEO

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Epigamia makes Greek yogurt, artisanal curd, snack packs, smoothies and protein snacks

Ritesh Gauba, ex-Pladis India head, is CEO; Ankur Goel becomes Co-Founder & COO

The leadership change follows co-founder Rohan Mirchandani's death in December 2024

Epigamia has appointed Ritesh Gauba as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Ankur Goel, who was acting head since December 2024, has been elevated to Co-Founder & COO.
The changes come after the death of co-founder Rohan Mirchandani in December 2024.
Gauba brings over 24 years of FMCG experience from Pladis, Mars, Britannia and Tata Motors.
Goel will continue to work alongside co-founder Uday Thakker and growth head Ajinkya Poundrik.
Investor Verlinvest praised the new leadership and noted over 50% growth in FY26.
The company has raised around $60 million in total funding from Verlinvest, Danone Manifesto Ventures, DSG Consumer Partners and Deepika Padukone.

The leadership shift balances growth with operational strength in the competitive better-for-you food segment.
Epigamia's FY24 operating revenue was ₹173.7 crore, up 3.3% from the previous year.
Its FY24 loss dropped ~74% to ₹17.4 crore from ₹67 crore in FY23.
The company distributes through over 25,000 retail touch points across 30+ cities.

Epigamia was founded in 2015 by Rohan Mirchandani, Uday Thakker, Ganesh Krishnamoorthy and Rahul Jain.
It started as a Greek yogurt brand and expanded to artisanal curd, snack packs, mishti doi, smoothies and protein snacks.
Sales channels include its own website, ecommerce, quick commerce and offline retail such as Reliance Fresh, Big Bazaar and BigBasket.
It operates in cities including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
The company has raised around $60 million from investors including Verlinvest, Danone Manifesto Ventures, DSG Consumer Partners and Deepika Padukone.

Verlinvest (existing) — Private equity backer that praised the new leadership and over 50% growth in FY26.
Danone Manifesto Ventures (existing)
DSG Consumer Partners (existing)
Deepika Padukone (existing) — Investor who backed the D2C brand.