Abhijeet Anand is the Founder and CEO of abcoffee, India’s leading tech enabled grab and go coffee chain built with the mission of making high quality coffee a daily habit for a billion Indians. An IIT ISM Dhanbad alumnus and former Schlumberger leader, Abhijeet has led abcoffee from its first outlet to a fast growing network of 90 plus locations across major Indian cities, a team of over 400 people, and more than 5 million cups brewed. Under his leadership, abcoffee has built a differentiated model around compact stores, fast service, accessible pricing, consistent products, app led ordering, subscriptions and a strong daily habit ecosystem. The company has raised capital from leading investors including Nexus Venture Partners, Tanglin Venture Partners, Hero Family Office and Kliff Ventures. Abhijeet’s journey is rooted in first principles, consumer obsession and execution speed. From personally working as the first barista to building one of India’s most promising new age coffee companies, his story reflects the power of building for real consumer behavior rather than following existing templates. He has been recognized with BusinessWorld 40 Under 40, the SPE International Young Professional Award and the SPE International Public Service Award, and continues to be an active voice on entrepreneurship, consumer brands, technology led retail and the future of daily habit businesses in India.
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