Food brand Indic Wisdom raises $2 Mn in pre-series A round

Mumbai-based manufacturer of wood-pressed oils Indic Wisdom has raised $2 million in its pre-Series A round led by Rockstud Capital along with other investors.

Founded by Prajakta Khare & Kaustubh Khare, Indic Wisdom’s product range include encompassing cooking oils, multipurpose oils, and specialty oils, caters to the diverse needs and preferences of health-conscious consumers. These oils, renowned for their high nutritional content, including essential vitamins, antioxidants, and fatty acids, offer a superior alternative to refined oils, which often undergo processing that can strip them of valuable nutrients.

Specialising in traditional lakdi ghani-based extraction methods, their oils preserve natural nutrients and flavours. It has also invested heavily in testing research and development to provide consumers with verified purity.

According to market research, the global cold-pressed/wood-pressed oil market, valued at $27.1 billion in 2021, is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7% until 2028. Domestically, IMARC Group forecasts the market to reach $15.6 billion by 2032 from the current $9.1 billion, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.9% between 2024 and 2032.