Ratan Tata invests in food tech start-up Holachef

Ratan Tata, Chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, has made a personal investment of an undisclosed amount in Holachef, an online marketplace for chefs.

"Launched in September 2014 by Saurabh Saxena and Anil Gelra, Holachef has seen substantial growth in Mumbai and Pune," the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

The start-up is a restaurant in cloud, offering multi-cuisine food made by expert chefs. You can order lunch, dinner or snacks and have them delivered at specific times. Holachef was launched for retail consumers in September 2014 in Mumbai's Powai area. Currently, its services are operational in Mumbai and Pune, and is available through the company's website, and mobile applications on both Android and iOS.

"Ratan Tata's name and body of work is synonymous with trust and consumer focus. With his guidance, Holachef is looking to become a leader in the food-tech space," Saurabh Saxena, Co-founder and chief executive Holachef said.

Tata in his personal capacity has invested in over a dozen new businesses so far, most of them being technology driven.

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Holachef had raised a first strategic round of funding (Series A) of Rs 20 crore in a round led by Kalaari Capital in June 2015. Anand Lunia's India Quotient also participated in this investment. Holachef had earlier raised a seed fund of Rs 2 crore from the company in February 2015.