Funding · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Inamo raises $8M in Series A funding
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- Date
- Company
- Inamo
- What it does
- Quick commerce infrastructure provider
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- $8M
- Stage
- Series A
- Founded
- 2024
What they do
Inamo provides full-stack quick commerce infrastructure for brands and marketplaces
What happened
The company raised $8 million led by Prime Venture Partners and Five SB Limited with existing investors
Why it matters
It plans to expand dark stores to over 200 by end of 2026
The details
- Inamo has raised $8 million in its Series A funding round.
- The investment was led by Prime Venture Partners.
- Existing investors Shastra VC, Antler India, and Gemba Capital participated in the round.
- The total raise includes an equity component of $6 million and venture debt of $2 million.
- This follows a previous $3 million seed raise led by Shastra VC.
- The company operates a B2B platform enabling quick commerce operations for clients.
- Inamo manages dark stores, inventory, fulfillment, and last-mile delivery fleets.
- Founders Sumit Anand and Rupesh Thakare lead the company's expansion efforts.
The bigger picture
- The Indian quick commerce market is projected to grow from $6.1 billion to $40 billion by 2030.
- Inamo serves as an infrastructure provider rather than a direct retailer.
- The company has seen 10x growth in annual recurring revenue over ten months.
- Competitors like Zippee and Blitz operate in the same space.
- The funding supports rapid geographic expansion and technology strengthening.
About the business
- Inamo offers a full-stack platform for quick commerce enablement.
- Services include dark store management and inventory placement strategies.
- The company handles order fulfillment and last-mile delivery logistics.
- It also provides D2C seller services and a dedicated tech stack.
- Clients include major brands, marketplaces, and quick commerce operators.
- The business model focuses on B2B infrastructure rather than consumer sales.
- Inamo currently operates more than 80 dark stores across six metro cities.
- The platform processes over 1.8 million orders every month.
- Revenue growth has been significant with 10x ARR increase recently.
What happens next
- Inamo aims to enter 10 additional cities soon.
- The company targets operating more than 200 dark stores by end of 2026.
- Funds will be used to onboard more brands and add categories.
- Investments will strengthen technology and operational capabilities.
The deal
- Type
- Series A
Investors
- Prime Venture Partners (lead) — Venture capital firm leading the Series A round.
- Shastra VC (existing) — Participated in both seed and Series A rounds.
- Antler India (existing) — Global early-stage investor participating in this round.
- Gemba Capital (existing) — Existing investor continuing support in the Series A.
Founders
- Sumit Anand, Co-founder & CEO
- Rupesh Thakare, Co-founder
About Inamo
- Product
- Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform for dark store management, last-mile delivery, and inventory optimization enabling 10-minute delivery
- Customers
- Brands, FMCG companies, and quick commerce platforms seeking rapid delivery infrastructure and fulfillment solutions
- How it makes money
- B2B SaaS platform providing plug-and-play full-stack solutions for quick commerce operations; charges for services and technology
- What sets it apart
- Comprehensive infrastructure layer handling dark store operations, last-mile logistics, and inventory in one platform
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