Bira 91

company

About

A refreshingly modern beer brand, Imagined in India, Bira 91 aspires to bring flavorful beers to the new world.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$70M
Industries
Brewing,Craft Beer,Food and Beverage,Wine And Spirits
Founded date
Jan 1, 2015
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
B9 BEVERAGES PVT. LTD.

Bira 91 is a craft beer brand manufactured by B9 Beverages, launched in 2015. The company's first brewery unit was in Flanders region of Belgium where a craft distillery was used to contract manufacture the beer with ingredients from France, Belgium, Himalayas and Bavarian Farms and the beer was imported to India. After initial success, the company thereafter began manufacturing the beer in India with the same ingredients and they now have 5 breweries in India. Bira 91 beers are now available in over 600 towns and cities spread across 18 countries.

They have partnered with Kirin Holdings, a Japanese integrated beverages company.

Made from wheat, barley and hops, the beer is available in draft, 330ml bottles, 650ml bottles and 500ml cans.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
18
$276.56M ₹476M
Bira 91 has raised a total of $276.56M ₹476M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 21, 2022 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 21, 2022 Series D $70M 1 Kirin Holdings Detail
Oct 10, 2022 Series D ₹226M 1 Chhattisgarh Distilleries Detail
Aug 20, 2021 Series C $20M 2 Detail
Jan 5, 2021 Series Unknown $30M 1 Kirin Holdings Detail
Jan 4, 2021 Debt Financing $15M 1 Kirin Holdings Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
5
1
Bira 91 has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 12, 2022, when Morpho Labs raised $18M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jul 12, 2022 Morpho Labs
Seed $18M Blockchain
Nov 9, 2021 Telos
Seed $8M Blockchain Yes
Aug 10, 2021 Liquality
Seed $7M Blockchain
Jul 14, 2021 Arcana Network
Seed $375K Blockchain
Dec 20, 2020 Polygon
Series A $1M Blockchain

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
14
16
Bira 91 is funded by 16 investors. Kirin Holdings and Chhattisgarh Distilleries are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Kirin Holdings Yes Series D
Chhattisgarh Distilleries Yes Series D
Sequoia Capital India Yes Series B
Sofina Yes Series B
GreenRush Investors Series C
SKS Capital Series C
Neoplux Series B
Sixth Sense Ventures Series B
Anicut Capital Series B
Sequoia Capital Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
9
Bira 91 has 9 current employee profiles, including Executive Ankur Jain
Executive
Board member
Board member
Board member
Executive

Acquisition

Bira 91 has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Kamakhya Beer & Bottling on Oct 10, 2022. They acquired Kamakhya Beer & Bottling for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Craft Beer acquisition Detail
Oct 12, 2022 The Beer Café
Food and Beverage acquisition Detail