Yantra Packs raises ₹12 crore seed round led by Caret Capital

Gurugram-based Yantra Packs has raised ₹12 crore in seed funding led by Caret Capital to expand its reusable packaging pooling network nationally, strengthen technology and scale returnable packaging assets for enterprise supply chains.

— Source published Wed, 19 Aug, 2026, 19:39 IST · First seen Wed, 19 Aug, 2026, 19:43 IST · Source Entrackr

What happened

Gurugram-based reusable packaging pooling platform Yantra Packs raised Rs 12 crore in a Caret Capital-led seed round to expand nationally, enhance technology

Key facts

  • Rs 12 crore seed round
  • Rs 6 crore pre-seed round
  • December 2024
  • Founded in 2020
  • Over 30 enterprise customers
  • More than 250,000 containers in circulation
  • Eight warehouses
  • Over 100 customer touchpoints
  • Rs 40 crore Econovus pre-Series A
  • Rs 14.1 crore InfinityBox pre-Series A

Why this matters

Retail and logistics companies should view Yantra Packs as a potential partnership or integration target as it scales a national returnable-packaging network.

What to watch

  • Named enterprise customer wins, especially national FMCG, modern retail, e-commerce or 3PL contracts.
  • Growth in reusable asset fleet, utilization rates, asset-loss rates and average turnaround time.
  • Expansion of sorting, cleaning and reverse-logistics hubs beyond NCR.
  • Evidence that customers shift spend from single-use corrugate or stretch-wrap to pooled reusable formats.
  • India packaging-waste, EPR or corporate sustainability requirements that raise the cost of disposable packaging.
  • Competitive moves by logistics providers, pallet-pooling firms or packaging manufacturers into reusable pooling.
  • Prioritize anchor contracts with FMCG, grocery, quick-commerce, e-commerce and automotive supply-chain operators that generate closed-loop shipment volumes.
  • Deploy RFID/QR-based asset tracking, deposit controls and return-rate analytics to reduce container loss and improve utilization.
  • Build regional wash, repair and sorting partnerships near high-volume logistics nodes rather than owning all reverse-logistics infrastructure.
  • Package sustainability reporting and per-trip cost metrics into enterprise sales proposals to support procurement adoption.
  • Use customer pilots to establish standardized container formats that increase interchangeability and fleet utilization.