DAAKit Raises Pre-seed

DAAKit has raised $138,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its hyperlocal logistics network in India. (logisticsoutlook.com) The round was led by Inflection Point Ventures, and DAAKit said it will use the money to open 25 dark stores across Tier I and Tier II cities, add technology infrastructure and integrations, and hire across sales, operations, and leadership. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) DAAKit was founded in 2024 by Chandan Singh Ghugtyal and runs an asset-light model that lets brands place inventory closer to customers through a distributed network of fulfilment centres instead of building every warehouse themselves. (bwdisrupt.com) A dark store is a mini-warehouse built for online orders rather than walk-in shoppers, and quick-commerce operators use them to pick, pack, and dispatch high-frequency products within minutes. (unicommerce.com) DAAKit is already operating in Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata, with Lucknow running as a pilot market as it tests expansion beyond the biggest metros. (indianstartupnews.com) The company said its network is built for hyperlocal fulfilment and last-mile delivery, a part of logistics that focuses on moving goods from nearby storage points to the customer’s doorstep. (entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com) Investor Mitesh Shah of Inflection Point Ventures said DAAKit had reached profitability early, kept double-digit earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization margins, and posted 15% to 20% monthly growth in orders and revenue. (logisticsoutlook.com) That pitch lands in a market where dark stores have become core infrastructure for India’s quick-commerce players, including Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket’s BB Now. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) For DAAKit, the next test is whether a smaller, distributed network can scale in cities beyond the most crowded urban hubs without losing the delivery speed and cost discipline it says it already has. (indianstartuptimes.com)