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ODWEN

YC S21Techstars '20

Delhi, IN · Founded 2021 · 21 employees · 4 known investors

Odwen provides warehouse location discovery and reservation services for businesses across multiple sectors, enabling them to find, book, and monitor warehouse space in tier-1, tier-2, and remote locations in India.

Also known as Odwen · ODWEN On-Demand Warehousing

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

ODWEN was founded in 2021 by VIJAY ANAND BHAGAVATULA.

VAVIJAY ANAND BHAGAVATULA
VIJAY ANAND BHAGAVATULAinFounderBhagavatula has over two decades of experience in investment banking, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions, with roles managing P&L across multiple organizations. He has led the incubation of new ventures backed by approximately $300 million in investments and holds a Sloan Fellowship from London Business School.

Investors · 4

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

ODWEN operates a tech-enabled warehousing and supply chain network in India, allowing businesses to search for warehouse locations, reserve space, move in and then monitor operations through a four-step process (search, select, store, track). The company states its network spans 5,500 warehouses and more than 210 locations, including tier-1 and tier-2 towns as well as remote areas.

Alongside warehouse space, ODWEN provides pan-India transportation using a fleet of more than 1,000 logistics vehicles managed through a transport management system, and a software layer covering warehouse management (WMS), order management (OMS), transport management (TMS) and compliance tracking as an end-to-end fulfilment stack. Operational claims on its site include go-live within 48 hours, SOP-trained staff, monthly third-party audits, ISO certification, 24/7 monitoring and regulatory compliance.

The company markets to a broad set of industries, including automobile, telecom, power, solar, consumer goods, retail, e-commerce, pharma, electronics, chemicals, textiles and furniture. Customer entry points are structured as booking a warehouse, listing a warehouse, or requesting a technology demonstration.

Business model

ODWEN acts as an intermediary and operator between businesses needing storage and fulfilment capacity and warehouse owners, packaging warehouse space, transport capacity and software into a service. Warehouse owners can list their facilities on the platform, while enterprise customers book space and associated operations.

Traction

The site cites a network of 5,500 warehouses, over 1,000 transport vehicles and 210+ locations, and features customer testimonials attributed to Pace Digitek, DSM, ChargeZone, Carlsberg, Skipper and Siemens. Referenced engagements include a sealed R&D lab built inside a Vadodara warehouse in 30 days, operations across more than 75,000 sq. ft. of warehousing in Rajasthan and Odisha handling 50+ daily truck movements, a reduction in breakage from 8% to 1% and an 80% cut in detention costs in repackaging operations, and telecom logistics support in remote locations.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Describes itself as India's largest tech-enabled warehouse and supply chain network, positioned around rapid setup, presence in remote locations and standardised, audited operations.

Technology

The platform bundles a warehouse management system, order management system, transport management system and a compliance tracker into an end-to-end fulfilment stack, with real-time tracking of warehouse operations for customers.

Go-to-market

Direct engagement with enterprise supply chain and procurement teams via website enquiry forms and sales contacts, with calls to action to book a warehouse, list a warehouse or request a technology demo, supported by a downloadable company profile.

Businesses requiring outsourced warehousing, transport and fulfilment across sectors such as automobile, telecom, power, solar, consumer goods, retail, e-commerce, pharma, electronics, chemicals, textiles and furniture; also warehouse owners who list space on the platform.

Geography

India, with stated presence across more than 210 locations spanning tier-1 and tier-2 towns and remote areas, including named deployments in Vadodara, Rajasthan, Odisha, Ziro and the Andaman Islands.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 202668
Locations coveredJan 2026210+
Transport fleet sizeJan 20261,000+
Warehouses in networkJan 20265,500 warehouses

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does ODWEN do?
ODWEN is an Indian on-demand warehousing platform offering tech-enabled warehouse space, transport fleet and fulfilment software.
Who founded ODWEN?
ODWEN was founded by VIJAY ANAND BHAGAVATULA in 2021.
Who are ODWEN's investors?
ODWEN's investors include Flucas Ventures, Kube VC, Techstars, Y Combinator.
Where is ODWEN headquartered?
ODWEN is headquartered in Delhi, IN.