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Women-led food & beverage startups in India
Packaged food, nutrition, baking and FMCG brands built by women founders.
94 women-led companies · 9 with a full founder story · Last updated 23 September 2026
Food is the most operationally demanding consumer category there is. Shelf life is short, distribution is unforgiving, and a single quality slip can end a brand. The women-led food and beverage companies here have built in that environment, across packaged food, nutrition, baking and broader FMCG.
Many started in a kitchen or around a specific need the market ignored, and grew into real supply chains and retail relationships. The directory lets you compare them with funding stage and city in view, rather than as scattered logos.
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Aazol VenturesVerified
Apurva Purohit
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2022
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2019
Rebekah Sood, Ariella Blank
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2018
Better NutritionVerified
Aishwarya Bhatnagar
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Founded
- 2023
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Founded
- 2023
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 1990
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2019
Elizabeth Yambem
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Imphal, Manipur
- Founded
- 2017
Shalini Santosh Kumar
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
Earth Story FarmsVerified
Senjuti Mahato
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Thane, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2022
Zakietsono Jamir
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Medziphema, Nagaland
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2016
Zeinorin Stephen
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Ukhrul, Manipur
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Darbhanga, Bihar
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2001
Phikaralin Wanshong
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Shillong, Meghalaya
- Founded
- 2007
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Jalna, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2019
Lovey Kapur, Puja Kapur
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Founded
- 1985
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2014
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Pooja Dhingra
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2010
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 1959
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
- Founded
- 2022
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Founded
- 2015
Zomawii Khiangte
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Aizawl, Mizoram
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Auroville, Tamil Nadu
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2020
Nandita Lyngdoh
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Shillong, Meghalaya
- Founded
- 2025
Hanjabam Shubhra Devi
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Imphal, Manipur
- Founded
- 2004
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Founded
- 2023
Priyanka Shetty Sridhar
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2022
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2009
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Founded
- 2015
Jyothi Sri Pappu
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Malikipuram, Andhra Pradesh
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2020
Dipali Baruah
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Guwahati, Assam
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2006
Ramya Ravi, Shweta Ravi
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
Yangmila Zimik
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Ukhrul, Manipur
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2016
Dasumarlin Majaw
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Shillong, Meghalaya
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2010
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Panaji, Goa
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Founded
- 2013
The Baker’s DozenVerified
Aditi Handa
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Founded
- 2012
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2018
The MisfitsVerified
Aditi Jhala
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Founded
- 2024
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2004
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Kochi, Kerala
- Founded
- 2023
Sridevi Ashala
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2011
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2017
Supongtola Aier
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Dimapur, Nagaland
- Founded
- 2018
Aazol VenturesVerifiedApurva PurohitRead our story → | Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | — | 2022 |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Series A | 2019 | |
Atmosphere KombuchaRebekah Sood, Ariella Blank | Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Bootstrapped | 2018 |
Better NutritionVerifiedAishwarya BhatnagarRead our story → | Food & Beverages | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | — | 2023 |
| Food & Beverages | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | Bootstrapped | 2023 | |
| Food & Beverages | Gurugram, Haryana | Series C | 2013 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Seed | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Seed | 2016 | |
| Food & Beverages | Kolkata, West Bengal | Bootstrapped | 2021 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Bootstrapped | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Bootstrapped | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Seed | 2014 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 1990 | |
| Food & Beverages | Kolkata, West Bengal | Bootstrapped | 2016 | |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2019 | |
Dweller TeasElizabeth Yambem | Food & Beverages | Imphal, Manipur | Bootstrapped | 2017 |
Early FoodsShalini Santosh Kumar | Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2015 |
Earth Story FarmsVerifiedSenjuti MahatoRead our story → | Food & Beverages | Kolkata, West Bengal | — | 2019 |
| Food & Beverages | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Pre-Series A | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | Thane, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2017 | |
| Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | Seed | 2022 | |
Farmer's SquareZakietsono Jamir | Food & Beverages | Medziphema, Nagaland | Bootstrapped | 2019 |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Seed | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Series C | 2014 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Seed | 2018 | |
| Food & Beverages | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Seed | 2021 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Seed | 2016 | |
Hill WildZeinorin Stephen | Food & Beverages | Ukhrul, Manipur | Bootstrapped | 2017 |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | Darbhanga, Bihar | Seed | 2020 | |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2001 | |
Kara's Fresh FoodsPhikaralin Wanshong | Food & Beverages | Shillong, Meghalaya | Bootstrapped | 2007 |
| Food & Beverages | Kolkata, West Bengal | Bootstrapped | 2015 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Seed | 2019 | |
| Food & Beverages | Jalna, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2019 | |
Kookie JarLovey Kapur, Puja Kapur | Food & Beverages | Kolkata, West Bengal | Bootstrapped | 1985 |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2014 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | — | 2010 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 1959 | |
| Food & Beverages | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh | Bootstrapped | 2022 | |
| Food & Beverages | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | Bootstrapped | 2015 | |
Local All NaturalZomawii Khiangte | Food & Beverages | Aizawl, Mizoram | Bootstrapped | 2021 |
| Food & Beverages | Auroville, Tamil Nadu | Bootstrapped | 2014 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Series A | 2020 | |
MeghyraNandita Lyngdoh | Food & Beverages | Shillong, Meghalaya | Bootstrapped | 2025 |
Meira FoodsHanjabam Shubhra Devi | Food & Beverages | Imphal, Manipur | Bootstrapped | 2004 |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2017 | |
| Food & Beverages | Sagar, Madhya Pradesh | Bootsrapped | 2023 | |
Mimmo OrganicsPriyanka Shetty Sridhar | Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2018 |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Bootstrapped | 2016 | |
| Food & Beverages | Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh | Bootstrapped | 2017 | |
| Food & Beverages | New Delhi, Delhi | Seed | 2021 | |
| Food & Beverages | Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir | Seed | 2019 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2021 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Seed | 2022 | |
| Food & Beverages | Gurugram, Haryana | Series A | 2009 | |
| Food & Beverages | Hyderabad, Telangana | Series A | 2015 | |
NutreatJyothi Sri Pappu | Food & Beverages | Malikipuram, Andhra Pradesh | Bootstrapped | 2015 |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Seed | 2018 | |
| Food & Beverages | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Bootstrapped | 2018 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Series B | 2019 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2016 | |
| Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | Seed | 2020 | |
PrakrityDipali Baruah | Food & Beverages | Guwahati, Assam | Bootstrapped | 2015 |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2006 | |
RNR Donne BiryaniRamya Ravi, Shweta Ravi | Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2020 |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Series A | 2016 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2015 | |
Shirin ProductsYangmila Zimik | Food & Beverages | Ukhrul, Manipur | Bootstrapped | 2019 |
| Food & Beverages | Hyderabad, Telangana | Pre-Series A | 2021 | |
| Food & Beverages | Gurugram, Haryana | Series C | 2016 | |
Smoky Falls Tribe CoffeeDasumarlin Majaw | Food & Beverages | Shillong, Meghalaya | Bootstrapped | 2015 |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Pre-Series A | 2019 | |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2013 | |
| Food & Beverages | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Series A | 2015 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Seed | 2016 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2010 | |
| Food & Beverages | Panaji, Goa | Bootstrapped | 2013 | |
| Food & Beverages | Hyderabad, Telangana | Seed | 2013 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | — | 2013 | |
| Food & Beverages | Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Bootstrapped | 2012 | |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2018 | |
The MisfitsVerifiedAditi JhalaRead our story → | Food & Beverages | Jaipur, Rajasthan | — | 2024 |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Series D+ | 2019 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Series C | 2004 | |
| Food & Beverages | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | Seed | 2021 | |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Seed | 2016 | |
| Food & Beverages | Kochi, Kerala | Bootstrapped | 2023 | |
Tummy Friendly FoodsSridevi Ashala | Food & Beverages | Hyderabad, Telangana | Bootstrapped | 2020 |
| Food & Beverages | Gurugram, Haryana | Series D+ | 2011 | |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2014 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Pre-Series A | 2017 | |
Zonee Food ProductsSupongtola Aier | Food & Beverages | Dimapur, Nagaland | Bootstrapped | 2018 |
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Why Food & Beverages matters
India’s packaged-food and health-nutrition markets are growing as habits shift and households trade up, and brand trust travels especially far in food. Women founders have built several of the brands earning that trust.
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Frequently asked questions
+ – Which food companies are listed?
Women-led packaged food, nutrition, baking and FMCG brands in India with at least one confirmed woman founder or co-founder.