Manu Chandra
Founder and Managing Partner @ Sauce.vc
Mumbai, India
Manu Chandra is a seed investor at Sauce.vc in Mumbai focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Manu Chandra is based out of New Delhi, Delhi and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sauce.vc. Manu previously worked at 3i Group plc as a Director. Manu Chandra attended the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
- Total investments:
- 48
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 54%
Last updated:
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Industries Manu Chandra invests in
Stages Manu Chandra invests in
Countries Manu Chandra invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$2.7M
- Series A
- $2.5M–$12M
- Series B
- $486k–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 8 (17%)
- E-Commerce 7 (15%)
- Food Processing 3 (6%)
- Food and Beverage 3 (6%)
- Beauty 2 (4%)
Stage
- Seed 17 (35%)
- Series B 7 (15%)
- Series A 5 (10%)
- Series C 3 (6%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Hocco is the ice cream with the superpower to freeze time. | $10.8M / Series C / Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| The Whole Truth produces plant-based food products aimed at providing snacks and meals made from natural ingredients. The company develops protein bars, nut butters, spreads, and other snack items with a focus on simple, recognizable ingredients without added sugars or artificial additives. Its product range targets consumers seeking convenient,plant-derived options for nutrition and snacking. The Whole Truth emphasizes ingredient transparency, detailing contents on packaging and in product information. The company manages product development, sourcing, and distribution to deliver consistent offerings to retail and direct-to-consumer channels. | $51M / Series D / Feb 04, 2026 | ||
| The Whole Truth produces plant-based food products aimed at providing snacks and meals made from natural ingredients. The company develops protein bars, nut butters, spreads, and other snack items with a focus on simple, recognizable ingredients without added sugars or artificial additives. Its product range targets consumers seeking convenient,plant-derived options for nutrition and snacking. The Whole Truth emphasizes ingredient transparency, detailing contents on packaging and in product information. The company manages product development, sourcing, and distribution to deliver consistent offerings to retail and direct-to-consumer channels. | Secondary Market / Feb 04, 2026 | ||
| EDT focuses on producing stunningly intelligent goods for modern homes through everyday design and technology. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Dec 16, 2025 | ||
| Dr. Paws is a brand specializing in premium pet care products. It offers solutions designed to enhance the health and well-being of pets. | $2.4M / Seed / Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| Haus & Kinder is an online retailer of trendy baby and kids essentials at a fair price easily accessible. Haus & kinder offers Home linen, Baby essentials, Dream sack, and Haus & Mama. | $3.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 11, 2025 | ||
| Hocco is the ice cream with the superpower to freeze time. | $13M / Series B / Sep 27, 2025 | ||
| Hocco is the ice cream with the superpower to freeze time. | $10M / Series B / May 15, 2025 | ||
Innovist
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Onesto Labs Private Limited is an unlisted private company. It was incorporated on 18 October, 2018 and is located in Central Delhi, Delhi. It is classified as a private limited company.The company has two directors - Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana. | $15.8M / Series B / Apr 07, 2025 | |
| The Whole Truth produces plant-based food products aimed at providing snacks and meals made from natural ingredients. The company develops protein bars, nut butters, spreads, and other snack items with a focus on simple, recognizable ingredients without added sugars or artificial additives. Its product range targets consumers seeking convenient,plant-derived options for nutrition and snacking. The Whole Truth emphasizes ingredient transparency, detailing contents on packaging and in product information. The company manages product development, sourcing, and distribution to deliver consistent offerings to retail and direct-to-consumer channels. | $15.4M / Series C / Feb 11, 2025 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Sauce.vc
Sauce is a Early stage consumer VC fund with a high engagement model supported by a deep service partner network working across key support areas for scaling a brand in India.
Sauce.vc Contacts
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Manu Chandra
Founder and Managing Partner
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What does Manu Chandra invest in?
Manu Chandra invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Food Processing startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Manu Chandra's check size?
Manu Chandra typically joins rounds of $500k–$2.7M at Seed, $2.5M–$12M at Series A and $486k–$16M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Manu Chandra participates in.
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When did Manu Chandra last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Manu Chandra closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 48 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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