B2B e-commerce packaging platform, DCGpac has raised INR 11.45 crores in a pre-Series A round funding. The round was led by venture catalysts 9Unicorns with participation from Inflection Point Ventures. The funds will be used for building the technology front, marketing for growth, implementing other growth initiatives, and managing the working capital requirements of the firm.
DCGpac offers several product lines such as packaging products, warehouse supplies, raw materials, and corporate products.
Since its inception in 2005, DCGpac has expanded to more than 12000 pin codes serviced in India, served 18000+ MSME/SME customers with a strong team of 100+ people, and has 3500+ product SKUs and 3 fulfilment centres across North, West, and South India. The company’s B2B clientele includes some of the well-known brands like Puma, Blinkit, Zomato, and DTDC.
The problem of inconsistent packaging quality, high need for variety, customisation, value, and sustainable packaging solutions have been solved by DCGpac by building a strong tech platform. It ensures a smooth process of the supplier, seller/reseller onboarding, packaging, on-time delivery, and integrated customisation workflows. The company has supply chain partners in every mile. Every participant is fully connected and incentivised.
Total Addressable Market for DCGpac, according to the company, is poised to reach US$200 mn by 2025, growing at a rate of more than 25% CAGR. The DCGpac leadership team consists include names like Suresh Bansal, Ram Mantravadi and Seema Bansal who boasts diverse, complementary, and highly experienced backgrounds in the packaging and technology space.
Suresh Bansal, Founder, DCGpac said, “We are very excited by the scope and size of the opportunity in front of us. We will invest in technology to transform and scale our business significantly.”
With the vision to become one of the largest B2B e-commerce companies in India by offering high-quality, value-for-money products to national and international customers, DCGpac aims to further leverage technology to build automated product custom workflows, a mobile app, hybrid-marketplace, and generate SaaS revenues.
Mitesh Shah, Co-founder, Inflection Point Ventures said, “Packaging is one of the key elements from the first-mile to the last as it secures the product and ensures its safety till it reaches dealers/customers. Over time the packaging industry has evolved and so has DCGpac where the company not only focuses on offering a variety of products with a varied range of customisation options but also ensures same-day shipping to large and MSME customers. Since its inception, they have sold more than 200 million products, enjoying revenue growth of over 15% month-on-month. With the current fundraise, the company further expects to scale their growth along with a major emphasis on technology development thus leveling the entire packaging process and making it seamless.”
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