Sid’s Farm raises over ₹81 crore in pre-Series B round
Hyderabad-based D2C dairy brand Sid’s Farm has raised over ₹81 crore in a pre-Series B round led by Omnivore, NSFO, Dodla Dairy, Next Bharat Ventures and LIO. The company plans to invest in manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, product innovation and expansion into new geographies.
What happened
Hyderabad-based D2C dairy brand Sid’s Farm raised over Rs 81 crore in a pre-Series B round led by Omnivore, NSFO, Dodla Dairy, Next Bharat Ventures and LIO.
Key facts
- Over Rs 81 crore pre-Series B funding
- Over 50,000 families served
- Founded in 2016
- More than 45 quality and safety parameters tested per batch
- More than 10,000 quality tests conducted daily
Why this matters
Dodla Dairy’s participation highlights strategic interest in Sid’s Farm as a potential route to D2C capabilities, premium product innovation and expanded regional dairy reach.
What to watch
- Announcement of the first city or state beyond the current core market.
- New processing plant, milk-chilling center, fulfillment hub or cold-chain investment.
- Commercial partnership details involving Dodla Dairy or other strategic investors.
- Growth in subscriber base, daily deliveries, repeat-order rate or average revenue per household.
- Launch of new value-added dairy categories and their availability across channels.
- Evidence of expansion into quick commerce, modern trade, foodservice or other non-D2C distribution.
- A follow-on Series B raise, especially if it arrives within 12-18 months.
- Add or upgrade milk processing, packaging and quality-control capacity.
- Build denser cold-chain delivery coverage in Hyderabad and target nearby metro markets.
- Expand procurement resilience through farmer, cooperative and dairy-industry partnerships.
- Launch higher-margin adjacent products such as curd, paneer, ghee, flavored dairy or functional nutrition offerings.
- Increase subscriptions, apartment-community distribution and institutional sales to improve repeat demand and delivery economics.
- Recruit operations, supply-chain, category and city-launch leadership ahead of geographic expansion.