Food & Beverages · Pune, Maharashtra
Early Foods
Founded by Shalini Santosh Kumar
Snapshot
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Business model
- D2C
- Funding stage
- Bootstrapped
- Markets
- India
- Last updated
- 5 July 2026
About Early Foods
Early Foods is a Pune-based women-led food and beverages brand, started in 2015. Its founder is Shalini Santosh Kumar. It operates on a D2C model, serving consumers. The company is bootstrapped, self-funded rather than venture-backed.
Founder
Shalini Santosh Kumar
Woman FounderIdeal customers
Consumers (D2C)
Typical customer segments for a food & beverages company.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Early Foods do?
- Early Foods is a Pune-based women-led food and beverages brand, started in 2015. Its founder is Shalini Santosh Kumar. It operates on a D2C model, serving consumers. The company is bootstrapped, self-funded rather than venture-backed.
- Who founded Early Foods?
- Early Foods was founded by Shalini Santosh Kumar.
- Where is Early Foods headquartered?
- Early Foods is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Is Early Foods funded?
- Early Foods is bootstrapped — self-funded rather than venture-backed.
- When was Early Foods founded?
- Early Foods was founded in 2015.