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Design Cafe

eCommerce & Marketplaces · Bengaluru, India · Founded 2015

Creating personalised designer homes since 2015 MoreLess

DesignCafe, founded by award-winning architects Gita Ramanan and Shezaan Bhojani, specializes in providing comprehensive interior design solutions aimed at transforming homes into personalized living spaces. Operating primarily in Bangalore and Mumbai, the company leverages advanced technology to redefine the home interiors landscape. DesignCafe serves a diverse clientele, including homeowners seeking customized and innovative interior designs. The business model revolves around offering a full suite of services, from initial design consultation to project management and execution. Revenue is generated through design fees and the sale of interior design products and services. The company also supports independent designers through its Design Partner Program, providing administrative assistance, tools, software, and project management support to allow designers to focus on their creative work.

Keywords: interior design, personalized homes, technology-driven, Bangalore, Mumbai, project management, design consultation, home transformation, award-winning architects, comprehensive solutions.

Valuation $100–500M
Revenue $10–50M
Headcount 1–2k
Total funding $50–100M
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Company overview

Design Cafe company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Bengaluru, India
Employees
1,554
Open positions
88
Dealroom signal
93.7
client focusb2csub industryReal Estate Servicesbusiness modelMarketplace & ecommerceindustryReal EstatesectorTime Management

Valuation & funding

Design Cafe funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing Sep 2024 $0 HomeLane
SERIES BOther financing Mar 2023 $4.8M $143M Alteria Capital · Fireside Ventures · Sixth Sense Ventures · WestBridge Capital
SERIES BOther financing Sep 2021 $25M $143M Fireside Ventures · WestBridge Capital · WestBridge Capital (UK) · Sixth Sense Ventures
LATE VCOther financing Jun 2020 $0 Fireside Ventures · WestBridge Capital (UK)
SERIES BOther financing Dec 2018 $29M $114M Fireside Ventures · Sprout Capital · WestBridge Capital
SERIES AOther financing Jul 2017 Fireside Ventures · Sprout Capital
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Financials

Revenue and workforce over time

Available revenue and workforce history. Fields without reported data are omitted.

YearRevenueGrowthEmployees
2026 $24M 0% 1,554
2025 $24M 0% 1,394
2024 $24M 0% 1,013
2023 $24M 0% 885
2022 $24M 0% 649
2021 $24M 0% 392
2020 $24M 292
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Growth signals

Design Cafe website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Design Cafe is 270K monthly website visits, up 3.8% over the last three months. Design Cafe's team grew 11.5% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits270K 3-month web change+3.8% 1-year team growth+11.5%
Monthly website visits112 observations · Mar 2017–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

Design Cafe compared with similar companies

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Talent graph

Design Cafe's talent

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Team profiled 7 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 3 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

8 investors on Design Cafe's cap table

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Series A 6 investors entered at this stage
Fireside Ventures
Sprout Capital
WestBridge Capital
Sixth Sense Ventures
Alteria Capital
Mirabilis Investment Trust
Series B+ 1 investor entered at this stage
WestBridge Capital (UK)
Other known 1 additional known investor
HomeLane

Global footprint

Where Design Cafe has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
15 countries with
team presence
🇮🇳 India92.8%
🇵🇰 Pakistan0.8%
🇧🇩 Bangladesh0.8%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.5%
🇪🇬 Egypt0.5%
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In the news

Latest news about Design Cafe

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Design Cafe

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