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    WickedGud raises $340,000 in a pre-seed round led by Titan Capital, others

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    Studies have demonstrated the necessity of nutrition and protein-rich foods. WickedGud plans to change the way the world consumes comfort food.

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    WickedGud was founded in July 2021, by Bhuman Dani, Soumalya Biswas and Monish Debnath.
    NEW DELHI: WickedGud, a brand owned by 100Percent Nourishment Private Limited, has announced raising $340,000 in a pre-seed round led by Titan Capital. The round saw participation from marquee investors such as Archana Priyadarshini Partner at Point One Capital, Gaurav Ahuja, MD at Chrys Capital, Amit Chaudhary, Founder, Lenskart, Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta, co-founders, boAt, Harsh Vakharia, founder, Invideo and Jorge Fernandez Vidal, Investment Director at Liechtenstein Group.

    WickedGud was founded in July 2021, by Bhuman Dani, Soumalya Biswas and Monish Debnath. The company also has Rinka Banerjee as an advisor. Studies have demonstrated the necessity of nutrition and protein-rich foods. WickedGud plans to change the way the world consumes comfort food.

    In a statement, Bhuman Dani said, "With the backing of Titan Capital and other marquee investors we plan to transform wicked indulgences into truly good and nourishing meals. We look forward to building the brand across D2C channels and further strengthen the team to support our initial growth and future plans of adding WickedGud products into the kitchens of every Indian household.

    "WickedGud is an enabler for all the mothers who worry about their family's health," said Bipin Shah, Partner, Titan Capital, in a statement.
    Mothers are looking out for healthier options that offer high nutrition without any meaningful compromise in taste. Brands like WickedGud are solving this problem by empowering them by deconstructing "junk" and reconstructing it with fresh, nutrition-rich versions.

    In a statement, Amit Chaudhary, founder, Lenskart, said, "WickedGud is on a mission to un-junk the junk from our daily comfort foods."

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