E-commerce startup Mixe is looking to source edible items worth USD 100 million from India in the next 18 months to sell it to South Asian expat communities across Europe, a top official said.

Venture capitalist firm Antler-backed startup's co-founder and CEO Jagan Vysyaraju at Vivatech 2022 said that the company has partnered with 12 brands, including MTR, India Gate, Bikaji, Britannia and 4700 BC, to source products and sell them to expats in European countries.

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"We started operations 14 months ago. At present we are sourcing edibles in single digit in USD millions from South Asian countries with most of it coming from India".

"We are looking to increase our partnership with more brands in India. In the next three month we are looking to partner with over 80 brands in the Indian subcontinent, out of which 50 will be from India", Vysyaraju said.

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He said that the startup is helping the brands reach the European market and reducing the burden of building export infrastructure.

"We are looking to source USD 125-130 million worth of edibles from the Indian subcontinent out of which about USD 100 million will come from India".

"We will enter into white labels soon which will provide us more scale and higher participation from firms from India in the European market",&nbsp;Vysyaraju said.

Mixe has also received funding support from Ventures Together and Kima Ventures.

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"We are closing our seed funding round by September to scale up our operations. We have received the funds from some other leading investors as well".

It is in single digit USD million but it can be disclosed only after due diligence is completed in September", he added.

He also said the company will foray into the B2B segment by September with products that are sourced from the Indian subcontinent.

"We have established a product market fit for the B2B segment which is untapped and has immense potential growth. We are running pilots in France and Belgium. We will start full fledged operation from September", Vysyaraju said. 
 
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E-commerce startup Mixe is looking to source edible items worth USD 100 million from India in the next 18 months to sell it to South Asian expat communities across Europe, a top official said.

E-commerce startup Mixe is looking to source edible items worth USD 100 million from India in the next 18 months to sell it to South Asian expat communities across Europe, a top official said. Venture capitalist firm Antler-backed startup's co-founder and CEO Jagan Vysyaraju at Vivatech 2022 said that the company has partnered with 12 brands, including MTR, India Gate, Bikaji, Britannia and 4700 BC, to source products and sell them to expats in European countries. Also read | Reliance Industries plans to buy American bankrupt company Revlon "We started operations 14 months ago. At present we are sourcing edibles in single digit in USD millions from South Asian countries with most of it coming from India". "We are looking to increase our partnership with more brands in India. In the next three month we are looking to partner with over 80 brands in the Indian subcontinent, out of which 50 will be from India", Vysyaraju said. Watch | Cryptocurrency market tumbles as fear of global recession grips investors He said that the startup is helping the brands reach the European market and reducing the burden of building export infrastructure. "We are looking to source USD 125-130 million worth of edibles from the Indian subcontinent out of which about USD 100 million will come from India". "We will enter into white labels soon which will provide us more scale and higher participation from firms from India in the European market", Vysyaraju said. Mixe has also received funding support from Ventures Together and Kima Ventures. Also read | Police recover gold worth Rs 500,000 from clutches of rats in Mumbai city "We are closing our seed funding round by September to scale up our operations. We have received the funds from some other leading investors as well". It is in single digit USD million but it can be disclosed only after due diligence is completed in September", he added. He also said the company will foray into the B2B segment by September with products that are sourced from the Indian subcontinent. "We have established a product market fit for the B2B segment which is untapped and has immense potential growth. We are running pilots in France and Belgium. We will start full fledged operation from September", Vysyaraju said. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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