Funding · 22 October 2026Harajuku Tokyo Café$3MJapanese-themed café chain
Harajuku Tokyo Café raises $3M pre-Series A
By Abha Lohia ·
- Harajuku Tokyo Café is a Delhi-based chain of Japanese-themed cafés and a bakery format, with outlets in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai
- It raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round led by Zero W, with earlier backers returning
- Money goes to new outlets, central kitchens and team building as it aims for ₹100 crore revenue this year
What happened
- The round is $3M (about ₹28 Cr).
- Zero W led it.
- Existing backers Indian Angel Network and Samved VC added more.
- New names include Blume Founders Fund and an Epigamia co-founder.
Why it matters
- It follows a $2M seed round in August 2025.
- The bakery format now brings over 30% of revenue.
- Funds will open outlets and kitchens.
The business
- The chain runs a casual dine-in café format.
- A quick-service bakery format sells bread, also via quick commerce.
- It handles over 1,000 orders a day.
The founders
- London School of Economics alumnus
Who put in money
- Zero W lead
- Indian Angel Network existing
- Samved VC existing
- Blume Founders Fund new
In numbers
₹100 CrRevenue target · FY27
What happens next
- More outlets and central kitchens
- Bakery in more metros
Earlier rounds
- Aug 2025 · Seed · $2M
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Terms in this story
- Funding stage: Startups raise money in steps called funding stages: pre-seed, seed, Series A, B, C and later, ending in a stock-market listing or a sale. Each step is larger than the last and asks for more proof.
- Pre-Series A: A pre-Series A round is money raised after a seed round and before a full Series A, to help a startup show the growth that a Series A investor will want to see.
- Series A: Series A is usually the first large round a startup raises from venture capital funds, after it has shown that people want what it sells.
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