In this Episode, I (@Jivraj Singh Sachar) speak with Ankit Nagori, Founder & CEO of Curefoods (Ex-CBO of Flipkart & Co-Founder of Cure.fit). Curefoods is Pioneering Food Tech Innovation in India, building a multi-brand cloud kitchen organization by acquiring & growing a variety of labels. Ankit Nagori, the previous Chief Business Officer at Flipkart and Co-Founder of Cult.fit has transformed E-Commerce & Fitness in the past. While at Cult.fit he recognised the power & future of food in India, which resulted in EatFit spinning off to become Curefoods, a multi-brand cloud destination and the rest is history. Today, Curefoods stands at 150+ Kitchens, across 4+ Cities, 20+ Brands including the likes of EatFit, CakeZone, Great Indian Khichdi, Canteen Central and many more. To decode one of the fascinating entrepreneurial careers and business models of the current ecosystem, I sit down with Ankit. Through the conversation, we understand Ankit’s fascination for a variety of problem statements, the inception of Curefoods, the differentiating outlook that Curefoods is championing in terms of national brands + local labels, the Supply Chain efficiency and org design that facilitates this unique cloud kitchen acquisition model and finally breakdown his learnings to scale brands and master the 1-10 phase. Ankit’s passion for food, sports, fitness is distinctly visible throughout the conversation, as he goes super deep and tactical in his explanations. This episode has some of the most actionable insights that I have ever witnessed, making it an absolute treat. I am sure all of you listening shall agree but before we get started here is a quick word about our sponsor: Stride Ventures, which is one of India’s leading Venture Debt Funds, becoming synonymous with innovative startup financing in India. Stride provides comprehensive solutions, going beyond venture debt, to cater to distinctive challenges faced by high-growth and inherently strong businesses, backed by leading institutions. The fund has a portfolio of over 60+ diversified companies, having deployed more than Rupees 1500 Crore to date. In just over two years, Stride Ventures has emerged as the preferred venture debt lender in the Indian Ecosystem. To know more about this phenomenal fund, visit - https://strideventures.in/ Hope you liked the 112th Episode on the Indian Silicon Valley Podcast - Pioneering Indian Food Tech Innovation! That was it from this Episode, thanks again for tuning in! :) If you liked the episode, do share with your friends or drop us a quick review! Also, do follow us on social media to stay updated with all new episodes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/isv_podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indian-silicon-valley-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiansiliconvalleypodcast/ Gallery of all Episodes: https://airtable.com/shrTOFf1z5UT0q9p8 You can also subscribe to the YouTube Channel of the Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianSiliconValley/ "If you never try, you never know" Stay Tuned, Keep Building.