# Vivek Gupta

> Vivek Gupta is the Bengaluru-based co-founder of Licious, the Indian meat and seafood brand he started with Abhay Hanjura in 2015. A chartered accountant with a previous career in venture-capital finance, he has helped build an integrated sourcing-to-delivery operation and expand it into physical retail.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Licious
- **Organizations:** Licious, Helion Ventures, MobiCom America LLC, Tavant Technologies
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bachelor of Commerce, Panjab University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Licious in 2015 and helped build its integrated meat and seafood business., Included in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40 in 2019., Joint recipient with Abhay Hanjura of AIMA’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in April 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Worked in corporate finance at Tavant Technologies and as Finance Controller at Helion Ventures; also held a non-executive directorship at MobiCom America LLC.
- **2015** — Co-founded Licious with Abhay Hanjura in Bengaluru.
- **2019** — Recognised in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40.
- **2021** — Licious crossed a $1 billion valuation after an October funding round.
- **2024** — Shared AIMA’s Entrepreneur of the Year award with Hanjura; Licious acquired My Chicken and More.
- **2026** — Licious reported FY26 revenue of ₹1,166 crore and an EBITDA loss of ₹187 crore.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Licious in 2015 and helped build its integrated meat and seafood business.
- Included in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40 in 2019.
- Joint recipient with Abhay Hanjura of AIMA’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in April 2024.
- AIMA’s 2024 biography reports three consecutive years as champion at the Bertelsmann corporate badminton tournament.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Licious announced company-reported FY26 revenue of ₹1,166 crore, up 47%, with EBITDA losses of ₹187 crore; FY27 revenue target: ₹1,800 crore.
- **2026-04** — Licious said its retail network exceeded 60 outlets and Infiniti had 356,000 active subscribers as of March 2026.
- **2025-09** — Gupta and Hanjura discussed their careers, early mistakes and retail strategy on ET Retail Cafe.

## Links

- Website: https://www.licious.in/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-gupta-licious/

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Last updated: 2026-10-07