Investor deck · 2026 · Private & confidential
The investor case.
LVI is a liquor company building brands for a new India. Founded 2023, shipping within the first year, two brands live across five states — with our own manufacturing capacity and a team on the ground.
The opportunity
A category waiting for the brands of its generation.
India is the world's largest whisky market — yet deeply under-indexed on modern categories like RTDs, premium vodka and new-age spirits.
The legal-drinking-age population expands by millions every year: the largest first-time-drinker cohort anywhere in the world. They choose character over heritage, and they have no inherited loyalty to defend.
Traction
Early signal is strong.
Footprint
Live in five markets.
13,100+ cases shipped to date, across 2,000+ active retail touch points.
| Market | Cases shipped | Active outlets |
|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | 5,000+ | 800 |
| Goa | 5,000+ | 700 |
| Pondicherry | 2,400 | 112 |
| Rajasthan | 1,700 | 210+ |
| Karaikal | Early | 44 |
Model
Off-trade focused. Field-led. Asset-light.
Channel
100% off-trade today — every bottle moves through the shelf, not the bar.
Execution
Distributors clear regulatory flow; sales execution stays in-house, owned by our on-ground team.
Capacity
45,000 cases / month installed — 15,000 Goa tie-up, 30,000 Karnataka leased facility. ~1,00,000+ litres already produced and shipped.
Philosophy
We win the shelf and the shopkeeper before we chase the next state. Built before scaling, so capital converts to volume, not capex.
The ask
Equity round · open until closure.
Use of funds
Where the capital goes.
How the full $800K (₹7.6 Cr) round is deployed.
Excise float & velocity capital
Lift outlet velocity from 2–3 to 8–10 cases per month.
$300K · ₹2.85 Cr · 37.5%Marketing, POSM & tertiary sales
POSM dominance in the top 500 outlets, a dedicated sales force, and cluster activation.
$250K · ₹2.38 Cr · 31%Working capital stability
Operational stability through the ramp to 22,000–30,000 cases per month.
$150K · ₹1.43 Cr · 19%New-state licences
Entry into four new high-potential states.
$100K · ₹0.95 Cr · 12.5%Roadmap · next 8–12 months
From five markets to a national footprint.
Now — deepen the five live states
Drive velocity and reorder across Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan, Pondicherry and Karaikal.
Next — enter four new states
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, on the same field-led playbook.
Through the ramp — expand margin
Pricing discipline and own-production lift gross margin as volume scales.
The goal — a national footprint
Nine states and growing, with LVI visible country-wide.
Team & advisors
The people behind LVI.
| Gautham Ayoor | Founder & CEO — prior: investment advisory; founder of fintech and consumer-electronics ventures. |
| Rohan Sengupta | Director — Sales & Distribution. |
| Manoranjan Kumar | Director — Operations. |
| Sahil Devnani | Principal Officer. |
| Mohan Kumar | Advisor — ex-CFO, Barbeque Nation; Roush; Bafkoof. |
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