Funding · Agriculture & Food Systems
Suminter India Organics raises ₹25 crore debt
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Suminter India Organics
- What it does
- Organic food ingredients supplier
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- ₹25 Cr
- Stage
- debt
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
- 2003
What they do
Suminter India Organics sources and supplies organic food ingredients globally
What happened
It raised ₹25 crore in debt funding from BlackSoil Capital
Why it matters
The company works with over 100,000 smallholder farmers across three continents
The details
- Suminter India Organics raised ₹25 crore in debt funding from BlackSoil Capital.
- The funding is a debt round, not equity.
- The company will use the money to source high-quality organic ingredients at scale.
- It will also deepen engagement with farming communities.
- Suminter operates a fully integrated farm-to-market platform.
- The platform covers sourcing, certification, processing, and global distribution.
The bigger picture
- Global demand for certified organic and sustainably sourced food ingredients is growing.
- The company already works with over 100,000 smallholder farmers across India, Philippines, and Africa.
- Debt funding allows Suminter to scale without diluting ownership.
About the business
- Suminter India Organics is an organic and sustainably sourced food ingredients company.
- It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mumbai.
- The company runs a fully integrated farm-to-market platform.
- It handles sourcing, certification, processing, and global distribution.
- Its products include spices, coconut products, oilseeds, cocoa, sweeteners, and natural fibres.
- Customers are leading food and ingredient brands in the US, Europe, and other international markets.
- The platform provides traceability, quality assurance, regenerative farming practices, and farmer livelihood improvement.
- Suminter works with over 100,000 smallholder farmers across India, Philippines, and Africa.
What happens next
- Suminter will use the funds to source high-quality organic ingredients at scale.
- It will also deepen engagement with farming communities.
The deal
- Type
- debt
Investors
- BlackSoil Capital (lead) — BlackSoil Capital is a debt investment firm that provided the ₹25 crore debt funding.
Founders
- Sameer Mehra, CEO
About Suminter India Organics
- Product
- Certified organic and sustainably sourced food ingredients including spices, coconut products, oilseeds, cocoa, sweeteners and natural fibres
- Customers
- Food and ingredient businesses in the US, Europe and other international markets
- How it makes money
- B2B farm-to-market platform that sources from smallholder farmers, processes, certifies and exports ingredients
- What sets it apart
- Integrated platform covering sourcing, certification, processing and international distribution with traceability and regenerative farming practices
- Operations
- Operates across India, Philippines and Africa with network of over 100,000 smallholder farmers
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