ZFW Dark Stores raises $1.2 mn Seed round

ZFW Dark Stores, a full-stack fulfillment technology platform for e-commerce brands, announced a $1.2 million Seed round on Monday from Riso Capital, SEA Fund, Lead Fund, and a slew of marquee founder-angels. New investors include Middle Eastern conglomerate Qudrah National Holdings, Archana Priyadarshini (GP, Point One Capital), South Asia Technology Partners, Long Tail Ventures, Jasminder Gulati (Founder, NowFloats; acquired by Reliance), and founders of India's fastest-growing brands such as The Mom's Co (Mohit Sadaani), Rage Coffee (Bharat Sethi), Neeman's (Amar Chhabra), Jimmy's Cocktail Existing investors such as ice.VC, Mumbai Angels, and Arjun Vaidya (Founder, Dr. Vaidya's) also took part in the round.

The Delhi-based startup plans to use the funds to expand its dark store operations across India, accelerate hiring, and build more technological capabilities to provide a seamless delivery experience. It previously received $415,000 in pre-Seed funding from Indvest Family Office, Runwal Group, and the founders of Epigamia, Beardo, The Face Shop, NOTO, and other companies.

Through its network of dark stores and last-mile delivery across India, ZFW Dark Stores claims to help D2C brands fulfill orders to customers in 30 minutes, 2 hours, and Same Day. The technology stack works in tandem with a brand's existing platforms to provide complete visibility into supply-chain operations and customers.