Ten years ago, SmartQ was just a bold idea—an ambition to reimagine food experiences through technology. Today, we are proud to be the world’s largest B2B food tech company, and this milestone belongs to every single person who has walked this journey with us.
🙏 To YourNest Venture Capital (Sunil Goyal , Girish Shivani Sanjay Pande ) and our angel investors—thank you for trusting us in the earliest days and backing our vision.
💡 To our early employees—your belief, hustle, and heart built the bedrock we stand on today. Madhusudhan R Gururaj K Hebbar Abhijeet SAWHNEY Ashwin Bhaskar NM Nithin M B Sharan NS and many more
💼 To every SmartQ team member, vendor partner, and client—thank you for being the pulse of our growth story. Your faith has been our fuel.
To my co-founders—Abhishek A Hardhik Sheth Keshav Meda and Rakesh Chandrashekar —thank you for sticking through the highs and lows. You’ve been my brothers through this roller coaster ride, and I couldn’t have asked for better partners.
To my leadership team Bhupendra Jha Pranay Soni Navneeth Sulakhe Subhayan Bagh Shantanu Singhi , your ability to lead with purpose and push boundaries has been critical to our growth and resilience. I’m grateful to be building with you.
To Dev Amritesh and Manish Mamtani from Compass India—your support helped open a new chapter, integrating SmartQ into the Compass Group family.
To Paul Brimacombe and Claire Zuurbier —thank you for believing in our vision and helping us scale globally with purpose and clarity.
A very special thank you to Vikas Chawla and PARAMITA BAGCHI Amit Maheshwari Subroto Gupta —who are helping us build a rock-solid foundation for the future. Your unwavering support, strategic vision, and commitment are shaping SmartQ into a multi-generational business.
👨‍👩‍👧 And finally, to my wife(Jyoti Singh ) and family(Kiran Wage Gurunath Wage)—your love, patience, and quiet strength have carried me through it all. This journey is as much yours as it is mine.
Here’s what we’ve built together:
• ₹300+ Cr ARR with profitable growth (60% YoY) 🚀
• A powerhouse team of 850+ passionate individuals 👥
• A global footprint in 19+ countries 🌍
• ₹150+ Cr in annual new food sales contracts signed each year 🍽️
• Managing F&B at India’s largest events: Coldplay, MotoGP, Lollapalooza , Bryan Adams 🎤
• One of the largest food court operator in the country 🏢
• And most importantly, a culture rooted in wholeheartedly serving our people, kindness, and a happy, human-first environment 💙
This is more than a milestone—it’s a moment of gratitude, reflection, and renewed energy. We’ve come a long way, but the best chapters are still ahead.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this extraordinary journey. Here’s to building something timeless. 🙏
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