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Daalchini is an Indian manufacturer and supplier of smart vending machines. It offers a wide range of vending machines for snacks, beverages, food, stationery, fresh food, health supplies, etc.

It was founded in 2017 by former Paytm employees Prerna Kalra and Vidya Bhushan. They both used to work together in Paytm and both are from technology and product management backgrounds.

Currently, Daalchini has its operations in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Pune, Jamnagar, Indore, and other major Indian cities.

History
Daalchini was founded in 2017 by Prerna Kalra and Vidya Bhushan. During one of their work visit to China, Prerna came across vending machines that dispensed almost everything from snacks, beverages, fresh food. Stationery products, health supplies. Etc.

That was the inspiration and starting point from which Daalchini was born to provide affordable, healthy snacks and home-style meals through Smart Vending Machines in India. In April 2018 and it grew from two Vending Machines to 50 in 2019 and today has 700+ vending machines, operating in 15 cities.

Products & Services
Daalchini provides a wide range of smart vending machines for various use cases. It provides machines for snacks, beverages, food, stationery products, health supplies, and more.

They have created a distribution platform for D2C brands, cloud kitchens, and home chefs to sell their food and product via a large network of Daalchini’s smart vending machines.

The company takes care of entire operations for clients from procurement, supply, restocking of vending machines to maintenance and customer support.

Funding
Daalchini has raised Rs 3.5 crore in a seed round from Artha Venture Fund 2019 and Rs 5 crore in a pre-Series A round in August 2020.

Awards & Recognition
Retail Startup of the Year Award - Daalchini has won the "Retail Startup of the Year 2021" by Entrepreneur India.