Results · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Licious posts 47% revenue jump in FY26
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Licious
- What it does
- Online meat and seafood delivery
- Kind
- Results
What they do
Licious sells meat, seafood, and ready-to-eat items online and offline
What happened
FY26 revenue rose 47% to ₹1,166 Cr; EBITDA loss widened to ₹187 Cr
Why it matters
The company plans an IPO in 2026 and aims for ₹1,800 Cr revenue in FY27
The details
- Licious reported FY26 revenue of ₹1,166 crore, a 47% jump from ₹795 crore in FY25.
- Online sales reached ₹1,000 crore, up 28% from ₹770 crore in FY25.
- Offline revenue grew to ₹177 crore from ₹26 crore in FY25.
- The company's EBITDA burn widened to ₹187 crore from ₹168 crore in FY25.
- Net loss in FY25 was ₹218.3 crore, down 27% from ₹298.6 crore in FY24.
- Licious is gearing up for an IPO in 2026 and may raise a pre-IPO round.
- It targets ₹1,800 crore revenue in FY27, a 54% growth over FY26.
The bigger picture
- The results show strong revenue growth despite rising losses.
- Offline expansion and faster delivery are key growth drivers.
About the business
- Licious operates a farm-to-fork model with full backend supply chain ownership.
- It sells meat, seafood, cold-cuts, and ready-to-eat items via website, quick commerce, and offline stores.
- It has over 60 physical stores across India.
- 94% of business comes from repeat customers.
- Monthly active users exceed 1.5 million.
- Its 30-minute delivery service 'Flash' serves about 55% of online users.
- Average order value is ₹675.
- Growth comes from improving delivery speed and expanding in existing markets, not new cities.
What happens next
- Build 10 micro markets in FY27, scale to 120 across top 7 cities over 5 years.
- Expand dark store network from 130 to ~400 over 5 years, add ~70 in FY27.
- Go public in 2026, likely with a pre-IPO round.
Investors
- Temasek (existing)
- 3one4 Capital (existing)
- IIFL (existing)
- Mayfield India (existing) — Largest shareholder with 14.69% stake.
- Vertex Ventures (existing)
Founders
- Vivek Gupta, Co-founder
- Abhay Hanjura, Co-founder
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