Taali LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Taali highlighted founder Aarti Kochhar Kaji’s feature on Beyond Pink, discussing better-for-you snacking, entrepreneurship, and women-led leadership.
Taali is creating popcorn 2.0 from popped water lily seeds
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Taali is a Mumbai-based better-for-you snacking brand built around roasted, clean-label, guilt-free snacks. Its public materials emphasize non-fried, high-protein products and do not clearly name a CEO; the founders are Aarti Kochhar Kaji and Aditya Kaji.
Primary product
Roasted water lily seed snacks (makhana / Water Lily Pops)
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Team size
20-30
Industry
Food and Beverage Services
Sub-industry
Better-for-you packaged snacks
Offices
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Business model
Direct-to-consumer e-commerce
Marketplace retail
Modern trade retail
Quick commerce
Bulk/event/gifting orders
Funding
Stage
Seed / Early Stage
Total raised
$150K
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2019
Latest amount
$150K
Mar 2019 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder
Co Founder
Vice President Operations
Work & culture
Founder-led, fast-moving, family-oriented, and brand-driven; the company’s public voice emphasizes playful snacking, clean ingredients, and a ‘high-five’ culture around wholesome food.
Product & market
Differentiators
- —Roasted, never fried
- —No palm oil
- —No maida
- —No artificial flavors or preservatives
- —Plant-protein / high-protein snack positioning
- —Indian flavor profiles and culturally rooted ingredients
- —Available across D2C, modern retail, and quick commerce
Technology
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Instagram
LinkedIn
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Customers
Health-conscious snack consumers
Modern retail shoppers
Quick-commerce shoppers
Bulk and corporate gifting buyers
Competitors
Yoga Bar
Open Secret
Meal of the Moment
The Whole Truth
SuperYou
Too Yumm!
Beyond Snack
Scale & contact
Estimated monthly visits
13.4K
Latest news
The Economic Times · May 2026
Taali announced a collaboration with The Pokémon Company to launch a new product in India’s snack market, positioning the move as an experience-led, better-for-you snacking play.
Business of Food · May 2026
Coverage of Taali’s Pokémon partnership framed the brand as a Y Combinator-backed snacking company expanding across modern retail and quick commerce.
Newsbytes · May 2026
Newsbytes reported the Pokémon collaboration and noted Taali’s non-fried snack positioning and growing retail presence.
Taali LinkedIn · Oct 2025
Taali said units sold on Flipkart Minutes grew 422% since July, highlighting momentum in quick commerce.
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