Founder · Popo Global

Nikhil Gupta

Co-founder of Popo Global, a restaurants company based in Bengaluru.

Co-founderBengaluruRestaurants
Founded
2017
Bengaluru, India
Raised to date
$56M
1 round on record
Latest round
Growth investment (significant minority
$56M · September 2026

About

Nikhil Gupta is Co-founder of Popo Global, a restaurants company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2017. Popo Global's most recent disclosed round was a Growth investment (significant minority of $56M in September 2026.

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Company

Est. 2017
Popo Global
Restaurants · Bengaluru · Active

Popo Global is a Bengaluru restaurant company operating three gourmet food brands: The Pizza Bakery, built on sourdough pizza; Paris Panini, serving French-inspired paninis, sandwiches, wraps and crepes; and Smash Guys, a smash burger kitchen. Founded in 2017 by brothers Nikhil Gupta and Abhijit 'AB' Gupta, it has grown from a single Pizza Bakery outlet to around 40 locations, all in Bengaluru. Unusually for Indian food and beverage, it owns and operates every outlet directly rather than franchising, and describes its model as combining the convenience of quick service, the experience of fine

Funding
September 2026Growth investment (significant minority stake)$56MArtal Asia
Company profile →1 round on record

Journey with Popo Global

2 milestones
  1. 2017Founded

    Founded in Bengaluru by brothers Nikhil Gupta and Abhijit Gupta with a single The Pizza Bakery outlet built around sourdough, later adding Paris Panini and the smash burger kitchen Smash Guys.

  2. Sep 2026Funding

    Takes its first external capital, ₹532 crore from Artal Asia for a significant minority stake, after nine years of funding roughly 40 company-owned outlets from its own operations. The Rainmaker Group advised Popo Global; Invus advised Artal Asia.

Also building Popo Global

AGAbhijit GuptaCo-founder→

Coverage

1 story
Funding · 11 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
Popo Global Takes Outside Money for the First Time in Nine Years, at ₹532 Crore

Quick answers

Who is Nikhil Gupta?

Nikhil Gupta is a Co-founder of Popo Global, a restaurants company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2017.

Who founded Popo Global?

Popo Global's founders and leadership on record at StartupFox are Nikhil Gupta and Abhijit Gupta.

How much funding has Popo Global raised?

Popo Global has raised $56M across 1 disclosed round on record. The latest was a Growth investment (significant minority of $56M in September 2026, with Artal Asia.

Where is Popo Global based?

Popo Global is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

What has StartupFox reported about Nikhil Gupta?

StartupFox has published 1 story naming Nikhil Gupta; the most recent is “Popo Global Takes Outside Money for the First Time in Nine Years, at ₹532 Crore”.

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