# Sauce.vc

> Sauce.vc is a VC fund in Mumbai backing Retail and E-Commerce. See 72 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 72
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sauce-vc/
- Website: https://sauce.vc/

Sauce.vc is a VC fund in Mumbai focused on Retail and E-Commerce. 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$2.6M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$12M |
| Series B | $417k–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 13 | 18% |
| E-Commerce | 11 | 15% |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 7% |
| Fashion | 4 | 6% |
| Health Care | 4 | 6% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 26 | 36% |
| Series B | 8 | 11% |
| Series A | 7 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 6% |
| Series C | 4 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 32 | 44% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manu Chandra | Founder and Managing Partner | 46 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manu-chandra |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uni Seoul | Uni Seoul design, the brand offers over 700 affordable, Korea-inspired products. | $3.7M | Series A | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Hocco | Hocco is the ice cream with the superpower to freeze time. | $10.8M | Series C | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| The Whole Truth | 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 | 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 |  |
| Loopie | Loopie is a design-led baby gear brand created for modern parents, focused on raising the next generation of kids. | $803.8K | Seed | Dec 19, 2025 |  |
| EDT | EDT focuses on producing stunningly intelligent goods for modern homes through everyday design and technology. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| Dr. Paws | 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 and Kinder | 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 |  |
| BabyOrgano | BabyOrgano is India’s first dedicated Ayurvedic Baby care and wellness D2C brand. We rekindle Ayurveda in Kids segment by reintroducing 5000-year-old Authentic Ayurvedic, holistic health, beauty, and wellness solutions. We deliver this through their 100% Ayurvedic product range made with Powerful Ayurvedic herbs, and Pure & Potent EssentialOils. We are working on the strong foundation of kids with the time-tested approach Ayurveda. Its unique range of premium Ayurvedic kids’ products includes Immunity Booster Swarnaprashan, Cold Relief Roll On, Instant Colic Relief Roll On, Ayurvedic Milk Mix Chocovita, Natural Bath Powder Ubtan and kids personal care range. All products from BabyOrgano are 100% Natural and Ayurvedic, approved by FDCA and manufactured under ISO & GMP certified facilities. | $2.3M | Seed | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| Hocco | Hocco is the ice cream with the superpower to freeze time. | $13M | Series B | Sep 27, 2025 |  |

10 of 72 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Z47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners-india) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Whiteboard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whiteboard-capital) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Saama](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saama-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Chona Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chona-family-office) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [RPSG Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rp-sg-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sauce.vc invest in?

Sauce.vc invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 72 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sauce.vc's check size?

Sauce.vc typically joins rounds of $500k–$2.6M at Seed, $2.5M–$12M at Series A and $417k–$15M 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 Sauce.vc participates in.

### How do I contact Sauce.vc?

Public channels for Sauce.vc include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Sauce.vc?

The team at Sauce.vc includes Manu Chandra (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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