India’s quick commerce battle is no longer just a big-brand game. A lean, profitable Delhi-based startup is quietly building the infrastructure that makes fast delivery actually work — and investors are taking notice.
The Funding: $138,000 Pre-Seed from Inflection Point Ventures
Hyperlocal fulfilment and last-mile logistics startup DAAKit has raised $138,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures, a Gurugram-based angel investment firm.
It’s a focused, capital-efficient raise — and every rupee has a clear destination.
This isn’t DAAKit’s first brush with institutional support either.
DAAKit had earlier secured Rs 20 lakh through CCD from the SISFS Fund at AIC IIT Delhi Sonipat, and won Runner-Up at Eureka 2025 in the Logistics & Supply Chain category, winning a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.
From IIT Delhi incubation to angel funding — the startup is steadily climbing the validation ladder.
Who Is Behind DAAKit?
Founded in 2024 by Chandan Ghugtyal, the startup enables brands and sellers to deliver faster while scaling sustainably with strong unit economics.
Chandan Singh Ghugtyal, Founder & CEO, DAAKit, put the vision plainly:
“From day one, our focus has been on building a capital-efficient, profitable business while solving real last-mile challenges for brands and sellers. Our goal is simple: to make fast, reliable fulfilment accessible to every growing business in India.”
That’s not the language of a startup chasing vanity metrics. That’s a founder who knows exactly what problem he’s solving.
What Will the Money Be Used For?
The $138,000 raise has three clear deployment priorities:
DAAKit will use the raised capital to launch 25 new dark stores across Tier-I and Tier-II cities, strengthen technology development including infrastructure, licensing and integrations, and expand the team with strategic hires such as CXO roles, VP Sales & Business Development, and operations managers for newer markets.
In short:
- 25 new dark stores — expanding the physical fulfilment network fast
- Tech build-out — smarter infrastructure, better integrations for brands
- Key leadership hires — CXOs and VP Sales to drive next-phase growth
Where Is DAAKit Operating Right Now?
DAAKit is already live across India’s biggest commercial hubs — and pushing into Tier-II territory.
DAAKit is currently operational across Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata, with Lucknow running as a pilot to test expansion into Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
The Lucknow pilot is particularly significant. If it works, it becomes the playbook for dozens of smaller cities across India — a massive, largely untapped opportunity that the quick commerce giants have mostly ignored.
What Exactly Is a Dark Store — and Why Does It Matter?
Most people hear “dark store” and imagine something mysterious. It’s actually simpler — and smarter — than it sounds.
A dark store is a small, strategically located fulfilment centre — not open to walk-in customers — that exists purely to process and dispatch online orders quickly. No retail floor. No checkout queues. Just inventory, packing stations, and delivery partners.
The closer a dark store is to the customer, the faster the delivery. That’s the entire logic — and it’s why companies like Zepto, Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart have made dark stores central to their 10-minute delivery promises.
DAAKit is betting that brands and sellers — not just large consumer apps — need access to this same infrastructure. And they’re building it in an asset-light, profitable way.
The Numbers That Got Investors Excited
Here’s what made Inflection Point Ventures write the cheque.
Mitesh Shah, Co-founder of Inflection Point Ventures, said:
“DAAKit has demonstrated an impressive growth trajectory, turning profitable early while maintaining double-digit EBITDA and growing 15-20% every month in orders and revenue. Its asset-light model, backed by a strong partner network, has enabled reliable and fast expansion across cities, thus setting a new benchmark in India’s logistics infrastructure.”
Let’s break that down:
- Profitable — already EBITDA positive, which is rare at pre-seed stage
- 15–20% monthly growth — in both orders AND revenue
- Asset-light model — expands without bleeding capital on owned real estate
- Strong partner network — scales through partners, not just own assets
That’s the kind of financial discipline investors love — especially in a logistics sector where most players burn cash at alarming rates.
The Bigger Picture: Why DAAKit’s Approach Is Different
Most logistics startups compete on delivery speed. DAAKit is competing on infrastructure.
Shah made this distinction very clearly:
“What DAAKit is building is not just another delivery service. The focus has always been on the infrastructure layer — dark stores, fulfilment networks, last-mile reach — and that is what makes it hard to copy.”
Infrastructure businesses are sticky. Once brands and sellers integrate their supply chains with DAAKit’s dark store network, switching costs become high. That’s a moat — and it’s being built quietly, city by city.
India’s Logistics Opportunity: The Numbers Are Massive
India’s logistics sector is at a structural inflection point in 2026. With e-commerce growing rapidly across Tier-II and Tier-III cities, the demand for reliable, fast, hyperlocal fulfilment has never been higher.
Large quick commerce players — Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart — dominate consumer delivery. But the B2B fulfilment layer — helping brands get products to customers faster across multiple cities — remains fragmented, expensive, and inefficient for smaller players.
That’s the gap DAAKit is filling. And with 25 new dark stores in the pipeline, they’re moving fast.
Key Takeaways
| Detail | Info |
| Startup | DAAKit |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Founder & CEO | Chandan Singh Ghugtyal |
| Round | Pre-Seed |
| Amount Raised | $138,000 |
| Lead Investor | Inflection Point Ventures |
| Current Cities | Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata |
| Pilot City | Lucknow (Tier-II expansion test) |
| Monthly Growth | 15–20% (orders & revenue) |
| EBITDA Status | Profitable (double-digit EBITDA) |
| Planned Dark Stores | 25 new across Tier-I & Tier-II cities |
| Previous Backing | AIC IIT Delhi Sonipat (SISFS Fund) |
