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Bira 91

07 Scindia House, First Floor, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi, 110001, India

Overview

Founded in 2015, Bira 91 brews craft beers such as Bira Blonde and Boom IPA and commands about 70% of India’s premium beer market. Its products are distributed in more than 500 cities through 25,000 on-trade outlets and online platforms like Amazon and Swiggy. In FY25 the company generated ₹1,050 crore (≈$125 million) in revenue while reducing losses to ₹150 crore, and it currently produces roughly 8 million cases annually. Management plans to triple capacity to 24 million cases by 2027 by adding new breweries in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. International expansion is a priority, with planned launches in New York, California, Singapore, and Thailand. Bira 91 also leverages partnerships with Kirin Holdings and Amazon Pay to extend distribution and digital sales. The company is targeting breakeven and approximately ₹2,500 crore ($300 million) in revenue by 2027 ahead of a planned IPO.

Total raised
$237M
Funding rounds
4
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Oct 2025

Industries

  • Brewing
  • Craft Beer
  • Food and Beverage
  • Wine And Spirits
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Oct 2025

    $132M

  2. Debt Financing

    Jun 2024

    $25M

  3. Series C

    Apr 2020

    $30M

  4. Equity

    May 2018

    $50M

Team

  • Ankur Jain

    Founder and Chief Executive Officer

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  • Meghna Agrawal

    CFO

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  • Sudhir Jain

    Senior Vice President & Chief of People & Integrated Supply Chain

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  • Nishant Mittal

    Angel Investor

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