Captain Fresh

Captain Fresh is a global seafood powerhouse that offers a multi-species portfolio of packaged seafood brands.

Commerce and retail

Latest funding

$40M Series B+ · April 23, 2026

Led by Prosus Ventures · Source: fundraisingfox.com

Total raised: $147M across 6 sourced rounds

All 6 rounds ↓

Website: captainfresh.in.

X: @captainfresh_in · 179 followers.

LinkedIn: captainfresh.

Category: Commerce and retail.

Sectors: B2B, Marketplace, Retail, Seafood.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Bengaluru, India.

Founded: 2019.

Total raised: $147M in 6 sourced rounds.

Last round: Apr 23, 2026 · 206 days ago.

Headcount: 251–500 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@captainfresh_in · created Aug 16, 2020 (6 years old) · 179 followers

Website registeredApr 23, 2019 (7 years old)

About Captain Fresh

It serves over 2,200 customers, including large-scale distributors and retailers, across 40+ countries. The company operates as a B2B animal protein marketplace, leveraging technology to connect fragmented retail demand with fishermen and farmers.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Captain Fresh | 818 days from website to first raise on record

@captainfresh_in·Raised $147M in 6 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Apr 23, 2026	Series B+	$40M	PProsus Ventures	fundraisingfox.com
Dec 26, 2024	Series B+	$12M	MMotilal Oswal Wealth	techinasia.com
Jan 3, 2024	Series B+	$13M	NNekkanti Sea Foods	inc42.com
Sep 5, 2023	Series B+	$20M	EEvolvence India Fund	economictimes.indiatimes.com
Mar 7, 2022	Series B+	$50M	EEvolvence India Fund	thehindubusinessline.com
Jul 19, 2021	Series A	$12M	AAccel	YourStory.com

Timeline

August 16, 2020
X account created
April 23, 2019
Website created

Founders and team

UG
Utham Gowda Founder

LinkedIn
HS
Hussain Shaik Chief Business Officer
MT
Mathew Thomas Chief Financial Officer
VG
Venu Gopala Krishna Annamaneni Tech

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
FFrime	Not disclosed	Dec 16, 2025 · inc42.com
CCenSea	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given
KKoral	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given

Investors

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Prosus Ventures portfolio →

Sources and API

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