Wipro's CVC arm is scaling up: bigger ₹10-30 crore cheques, a ₹250-crore second fund, and fund-of-funds bets to back consumer startups across India and Southeast Asia. Expansion targets pet care, appliances and packaged foods, with two portfolio exits teed up in the next 18 months from a 16-company book.

Mint · Companies · 6/2/2026, 6:52:18 AM

Ceres Foods, parent of pan-Asian F&B label Moi Soi, raised an undisclosed round from Wipro Consumer Care Ventures and GVFL. The brand spans 32 categories. Separately, toy subscription startup the EleFant closed $1M pre-Series and doorstep repair platform Instafix raised Rs 7.55 cr pre-seed.

YourStory · 5/13/2026, 5:56:16 PM

Ceres Foods' Moi Soi raised an undisclosed Series A from Wipro Consumer Care Ventures (first cheque from ₹250 cr Fund II) and GVFL. The premium Pan-Asian sauces and noodles brand, live across 2,000 pin codes and 250 cities with 32+ SKUs moving 6 lakh units monthly, will deploy capital into modern trade and quick-commerce.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/13/2026, 4:42:17 PM

Wipro Consumer Care Ventures co-invested with GVFL in premium Pan-Asian foods brand Moi Soi, marking its first cheque from the ₹250-crore Fund II. Capital will fuel modern trade and quick-commerce distribution, portfolio expansion beyond its 32+ SKUs, and brand-building as Moi Soi scales across 250 cities and 2,000 pin codes.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/13/2026, 4:11:20 PM

Relaunched in late 2025 by Ambrosia QSR, Papa Johns India is live on Swiggy and Zomato with 8 Bengaluru stores and plans 30 more this fiscal, signalling a renewed QSR push in South India's pizza market.

YourStory · 5/13/2026, 11:26:05 AM

Wipro Consumer Care Ventures and GVFL have invested an undisclosed sum in Ceres Foods' Moi Soi, a pan-Asian F&B brand spanning 32 categories. Capital will fund modern trade and quick commerce expansion, new flavours, and brand building. Marks the first deal from Wipro's Fund II and its 16th overall.

YourStory · 5/13/2026, 9:26:15 AM