Our CEO, Shaunak Amin talks all things Series A funding in the recent podcasts: Tank Talk and SnackBreak.
SnackMagic’s CEO and co-founder, Shaunak Amin sat down with Matt Cohen of Ripple Ventures Fund (a venture fund that works alongside startups) and Greg Travers from SnackMagic’s own podcast, SnackBreak, to talk about how our company pivoting over the past year. Switching gears from being a meal delivery service to offices, to delivering snack boxes to remote workers was a pivot no one saw coming, but in just under 8 months, we went from $0-20MM in ARR. More recently, our build-your-own snack box service raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding led by Craft Ventures and Luxor Capital LLC. All that hard work has finally paid off!
“There’s a lot of stories around how the pandemic has changed and shifted business, our guest today Shaunak Amin is one of the biggest success stories. His startup Stadium was able to quickly pivot and grow a new business SnackMagic entirely during the lockdown and now is at $20M ARR.” (Source: Tank Talks)
Listen to the full Tank Talk podcast here:
Looking ahead, we’re seeking to expand into a more dynamic “build your own box” concept by diversifying our menu to include categories like meal kits, alcoholic beverages, dessert treats, and non-edible gifts like swag and gift baskets.
In EP2 of our podcast, SnackBreak Amin discusses his fundraising tactics and lessons learned from his team’s experience raising $15 Million in Series A.
In this conversation, Amin and Travers focus on the growth of virtual gift giving, scaling to an international marketplace, and the importance of taking on capital as a form of accelerated learning.
Listen to the full SnackBreak podcast here:
About Shaunak Amin
“Shaunak Amin is co-founder and CEO of STADIUM and SnackMagic. He is an experienced entrepreneur and operator, and has helped launch and scale businesses in different industries.
In addition to the entrepreneurial ventures, his career spans financial technology and investment management with senior roles at Novus – a fintech firm based in NYC, SAIL Advisors- a multi-billion dollar family office based out of Hong Kong, ING Investment Management and SEI Investments
Shaunak also holds a BS from University of Pennsylvania. He started his first business, Tikka Foods, during his Sophomore year at PENN that initially started as a food truck and ultimately evolved into a wholesale delivery service of ready-to-eat, contemporary Indian food.” (Source: Tank Talks)
