Funding · Commerce & Consumer Brands
The Whole Truth to raise $34 million in Series D funding led by Sofina Ventures
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- Date
- Company
- The Whole Truth
- What it does
- health food brand
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- Rs 304 crore ($34 million)
- Stage
- Series D
- Founded
- 2019
What they do
The Whole Truth is a health food brand that sells protein bars, peanut butter, dark chocolates, energy bars, immunity balls, and muesli
What happened
The company is raising $34 million in its Series D round, led by Sofina Ventures, with participation from Sauce.VC and Frangipani Capital
Why it matters
The post-money valuation is expected to rise to $400 million, up from $254 million in the previous Series C round
The details
- The Whole Truth is raising $34 million in its Series D funding round, led by Sofina Ventures.
- Sofina Ventures will invest $21 million, while Sauce.VC and Frangipani Capital will contribute $12.2 million and $0.44 million, respectively.
- The Whole Truth previously raised $15 million in its Series C round, led by Sofina Ventures.
- The company’s post-money valuation is expected to rise to $400 million, up from $254 million in the previous round.
- The Whole Truth plans to use the funds for business expansion and financial requirements.
- Sofina Ventures will hold a 9.28% stake in the company after the investment, while Sauce.VC will own 10.43%.
The bigger picture
- The Whole Truth is a clean-label health food brand that sells protein bars, peanut butter, dark chocolates, energy bars, immunity balls, and muesli.
- The company’s revenue grew 3.3X year-on-year to $2.9 million in FY25 from $870,000 in FY24.
- The Whole Truth generates 80–85% of its sales through its website, with the rest coming from partnerships.
- The company’s losses rose by 18% to $378,000 in FY25 from $321,000 in FY24.
About the business
- The Whole Truth is a health food brand that sells protein bars, peanut butter, dark chocolates, energy bars, immunity balls, and muesli.
- The company offers subscription plans and generates most of its revenue through its website.
- The Whole Truth operates in Mumbai and serves customers who prefer clean-label, healthy food products.
- The company’s revenue grew 3.3X year-on-year to $2.9 million in FY25 from $870,000 in FY24.
- The Whole Truth has expanded its ESOP pool by 13,208 options worth $6.6 million, taking the total ESOP pool value to $24.6 million.
What happens next
- The Whole Truth may raise more capital in this round, and the valuation will vary accordingly.
The deal
- Type
- funding
Investors
- Sofina Ventures (lead) — Existing investor in The Whole Truth.
- Sauce.VC (participated) — Existing investor in The Whole Truth.
- Frangipani Capital (participated) — New investor in The Whole Truth.
About The Whole Truth
- Product
- Nutrition mixes, dietary supplements, drink mixes, and plant-based protein powders.
- Customers
- Indian consumers and families looking for convenient daily nutrition.
- How it makes money
- Sells packaged nutrition products directly to consumers through a consumer brand.
- What sets it apart
- Positions products as clean-label and designed to blend into everyday food without changing taste or smell.
- Operations
- Builds its own manufacturing capacity and expands distribution beyond metro markets.
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