Team Startupcity

• Bambrew raises Rs 90 crore in a funding round led by Ashok Goel and ENRISSION INDIA CAPITAL to scale eco-friendly packaging and expand globally.
• Founded in 2019, the startup creates patented, compostable alternatives to plastic using bamboo, agro-waste, and seaweed, serving over 500 B2B brands.
• Set to launch a D2C line, Bambrew aims for Rs 120 crore revenue within a year and plans to enter quick commerce and personal care packaging markets.

Bambrew, a Bengaluru sustainable packaging venture startup, has raised Rs 90 crore in a new funding round headed by Ashok Goel, ex-Managing Director of Essel Propack, and Japanese venture capital company Enrission India Capital.

The investment is a significant milestone for Bambrew in its five-year history and will fuel the company's next phase of growth, driving product innovation, scaling production, and increasing its presence in international markets, including the Middle East and North America.

Vaibhav Anant founded Bambrew in 2019. The company specializes in eco-friendly, performance-grade substitutes for single-use plastics. Its patented materials made from bamboo fiber, agro-waste, seaweed, and recycled paper are home-compostable and designed to scale.

"The packaging sector is at a turning point", stated Anant. "With this capital, we're betting on the science, infrastructure, and scale needed to replace plastic substantively, not only in India, but worldwide".

Co-founder Kunal Prasad described the funding as endorsement of the startup's innovation-led approach. "The next 12 months will be critical as we build out operations, launch new product lines, and bring our mission within reach of regular consumers", he added.

The firm, which today distributes more than 500 brands in FMCG, e-commerce, personal care, and F&B categories, is set to introduce its first direct-to-consumer (D2C) line of products within the next few months. The new range will provide sustainable packaging solutions for home applications, representing a strategic shift from its B2B manufacturing heritage.

Bambrew's top-line is expected to reach Rs 120 crore within a year with profitability on the cards. It will also diversify into high-speed categories such as quick commerce and personal care, focusing on recyclable, high-barrier packaging materials.

Investor Ashok Goel found Bambrew's material-first methodology blending functionality, compliance, and sustainability. "Their innovations are timely and globally applicable. With the right support, I believe they can become a benchmark for how sustainability can scale without compromise", he said.

Yusuke Kakimoto, Ceo Of Enrission India Capital, shared this view: "Bambrew's very strong focus on material science and sustainability perfectly complements our mission to support startups catalyzing positive change in society".