# Sweet Karam Coffee

> Sweet Karam Coffee is a Chennai D2C food brand that sells 100-plus South Indian snacks, sweets, filter coffee and podis made the way a home kitchen would make them - no palm oil, no maida, no preservatives - then ships them across India's quick-commerce apps and to more than 30 countries. Built around the recipes of the founders' grandmother, it grew from a Diwali-evening side project into a business that crossed 100 crore rupees in annual sales and raised roughly $12.8 million from Peak XV Partners and Fireside Ventures.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Chennai, India
- **Founders:** Nalini Parthiban (Co-founder & CEO), Anand Bharadwaj (Co-founder), Veera Raghavan (Co-founder & CMO), Srivatsan Sundararaman (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~160 employees (company data), with a large network of women home cooks and partner farmers
- **Products:** Snacks & Chips, Sweets & Sweets Boxes, Filter Coffee & Milk Mixes, Podis, Pickles & Masalas, Millet & Healthier Range
- **Notable:** Crossed Rs 100 crore in annual sales by December 2025, roughly 4x growth in a year, Raised about $12.8M total from Peak XV Partners and Fireside Ventures, Reached a valuation of ~Rs 580 crore in the February 2026 Series A extension

## Products & services

- **Snacks & Chips** — Handmade murukku, Madras mixture, Andhra spicy murukku, banana and tapioca chips, and other savoury (karam) snacks made without palm oil or maida.
- **Sweets & Sweets Boxes** — Traditional South Indian sweets including Ghee Mysore Pak, laddus, chikki and halwas, with sugar-free options.
- **Filter Coffee & Milk Mixes** — South Indian filter coffee blends and health/milk mixes - the 'coffee' in the name.
- **Podis, Pickles & Masalas** — Preservative-free pickles, condiment podis, sambar powder, chili gunpowder, ghee and cooking masalas.
- **Millet & Healthier Range** — Millet laddus and snacks, no-maida and low-sugar lines aimed at health-conscious buyers.
- **Gift Hampers & Tasting Combos** — Curated gift boxes and sampler combos for festivals and gifting, sold in India and internationally.

## Achievements

- Crossed Rs 100 crore in annual sales by December 2025, roughly 4x growth in a year
- Raised about $12.8M total from Peak XV Partners and Fireside Ventures
- Reached a valuation of ~Rs 580 crore in the February 2026 Series A extension
- Ships 100+ South Indian delicacies to 30+ countries via a dedicated global store
- Reports ~45% repeat purchase rate, 19 lakh-plus consumers and 60 lakh-plus orders
- Hired ex-Unilever operator Nandhitha Indermohan as COO to scale supply chain

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Raised a Rs 30 crore (~$3.3M) Series A extension from Peak XV and Fireside at a ~Rs 580 crore valuation, an ~85% premium.
- **2025-12** — Crossed Rs 100 crore in annual sales.
- **2025-04** — Closed an $8M Series A led by Peak XV Partners with Fireside Ventures.
- **2025-01** — Reported FY25 net revenue of about Rs 46 crore, up sharply year on year.

## Links

- Website: https://sweetkaramcoffee.in
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/sweetkaramcoffee
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SweetKaramCoffe
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SweetkaramcoffeeIn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetkaramcoffee_india/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SweetKaramCoffee/

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Last updated: 2026-08-16