MS Dhoni backs plant protein start-up Shaka Harry

Former India captain MS Dhoni has picked up an fairness stake in plant protein start-up ‘Shaka Harry’ which provides a variety of meal and snacking merchandise.

The corporate, in an occasion in Bengaluru, unveiled Dhoni as an investor and model ambassador. Whereas the corporate didn’t disclose if it is a monetary funding, an growing variety of start-ups are partnering with celebrities the place they provide a stake of their firm in alternate for promotion.

Speaking on the sidelines of the occasion, Sandeep Devgan, co-founder of Shaka Harry mentioned Dhoni’s affiliation will assist the model unfold consciousness of plant-based meat merchandise.

Having backed a slew of tech-enabled companies together with drone firm Garuda Aerospace and fintech agency Khatabook, Dhoni is turning into a prolific start-up investor. He’s an fairness holder and ambassador for on-line dwelling inside design platform HomeLane, meals and drinks firm 7InkBrews, used automobiles platform Cars24 and sporting put on model Seven.

“I like every little thing rooster, however more and more, I’m taking a look at a extra balanced weight loss program. It’s a lot simpler with merchandise from Shaka Harry, which has a variety that delivers a more healthy expertise to that of conventional meat dishes. For a rising inhabitants, present protein sources aren’t sustainably as scalable. We now have a option to shift to smarter protein alternate options with out compromising on style and texture,” Dhoni mentioned.

Shaka Harry, which has been working for a couple of yr now, just lately raised $2 million in a seed funding spherical led by Higher Chew Ventures, Blue Horizon and Panthera Peak Ventures. Its different traders embody Dexler Holdings, movie star chef Manu Chandra and a gaggle of home household workplaces and angel traders.

Based by Anand Nagarajan, Sandeep Devgan, Hemalatha Srinivasan, Ruth Renita and Anoop Haridasan, its product vary consists of snackable and meal accompaniments.

“We’re serving over 30,000 prospects throughout 10 cities month-to-month, and count on to triple this quantity within the subsequent few months. Shaka Harry will even be out there on world cabinets by the top of this yr,” Nagarajan mentioned.