Quick Clean, an institutional laundry service provider in India, has raised ₹133 crore ($14 million) in a Series B round led by Stakeboat Capital. The Gurugram-based company plans to use the capital to expand its presence in smaller cities and invest in AI, automation, and sustainability technologies.
- Quick Clean raised ₹133 Cr ($14M) in Series B led by Stakeboat Capital
- Plans to expand network in Tier II and III Indian cities
- Focus on AI, automation, and sustainability to improve efficiency
What happened
Quick Clean, an Indian institutional laundry startup specializing in servicing hotels and hospitals, announced it has raised ₹133 crore ($14 million) in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Stakeboat Capital with participation from existing investors Alkemi Growth Capital and Blue Ashva Capital. This latest injection boosts Quick Clean’s total funding to about $20 million since its inception.
The startup, headquartered in Gurugram, intends to deploy this fresh capital towards expanding its laundry service network across India, particularly targeting Tier II and III cities. Alongside network growth, Quick Clean plans to invest significantly in technology enhancements such as AI-driven operations, automation, predictive maintenance, and sustainable laundry practices.
Why it matters
Quick Clean supports large hospitality and healthcare chains, offering a full suite of laundry management services including equipment provision, consultancy, and manpower. Its existing footprint includes over 1,500 laundries across 38 cities and 110 on-premise facilities embedded within hotel and hospital premises. Clients include major brands like Marriott, Taj, Hyatt, and AIIMS hospitals.
As India’s hospitality and healthcare sectors grow, demand for outsourced institutional laundry services rises, emphasizing operational efficiency and hygiene. Quick Clean’s efficiency, using roughly one-third the water of industry averages, and its sustainability focus position it to capture significant market share amid projected growth of India’s laundry services market to $44.67 billion by 2030.
What to watch next
Quick Clean aims to scale its on-premise laundry facilities to more than 500 locations over the next five years, more than quadrupling its current count. Success in expanding its geographic reach into smaller cities and further embedding inside client premises will be key indicators of its growth trajectory.
Additionally, how effectively Quick Clean leverages AI, automation, and sustainability initiatives to reduce operational costs, water and energy consumption, and carbon emissions will be critical. Monitoring competitive responses from players like UClean, Clean Craft, and Tumble Dry will also provide insight into evolving market dynamics.