LooCafe Team
Global Case Study in WASH Entrepreneurship

Revolutionizing India's Public Sanitation

Pathbreaking into the toilet world with a desire to make a difference. We're transforming former garbage sites into aspirational community spaces.

350+
Units
10+
Cities
1M+
Monthly Users
2000+
Jobs Created
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The LooCafe Story

From a single transformed garbage site to India's most innovative public toilet network. Click each milestone to explore our journey.

2018

Inception

MD Abhishek Nath launched the first LooCafe at a transformed waste disposal site in Hyderabad. What was once a dumping ground became an aspirational public facility.

LooCafe Inception 2018
Hardware Development 2019
2019

Hardware Innovation

Transition from pure construction to social impact design. We developed our proprietary Toilet Tech© integrating IoT, water recycling, and renewable energy.

2019

First Recognition

Telangana government and CII recognized LooCafe as "Most Innovative Company of the Year." Our model was showcased to the President of India.

Awards 2019
Pandemic Resilience
2020-21

Pandemic Resilience

While others paused, we expanded. Our contactless, IoT-enabled units became essential urban infrastructure during COVID-19, serving frontline workers and communities.

2022-25

National Scale & Gates Partnership

350+ units across 10+ cities in 8+ states. Exclusive partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for G2RT technology. LooCafe is now an "open API for WASH."

National Expansion

LooCafe today stands as an open API for WASH

Abhishek Nath
Abhishek Nath Founder & MD, LooCafe

Our Impact

Real numbers, real impact, real change in India's sanitation landscape

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Leadership Team

Decades of Experience + Light-years of Energy

Abhishek Nath
Strategy Vision Growth

Abhishek Nath

MD, Ixora Group

From hotel management to Fortune 50 director, building LooCafe toward unicorn status in WASH

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Chakkravarthi Rajamani
Operations Business Dev Partnerships

Chakkravarthi Rajamani

Director, LooCafe

Strategic operations and business development leadership driving national expansion

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Krishna Chaitanya
Innovation Product Engineering

Krishna Chaitanya

Director

Technical innovation and product development, pioneering Toilet Tech©

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Athma Jairam
Partnerships Government Strategy

Athma Jairam

Director

Strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, driving government relations

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Vedanth Nath

Vedanth Nath

Innovation Head

R&D · Technology · Next-gen WASH

LooCafe Team

The LooCafe family - innovators, builders, and change-makers

LooCafe Leadership Team 2016 with early prototype

Leadership Team - The Early Days

Visioning the future of public sanitation in 2016

LooCafe Team at Rainwater Harvesting Park

Team with GHMC Officials

Rainwater Harvesting Park partnership

350+ Units Across India

Where We Serve

From Srinagar to Chennai, Hyderabad to Mumbai — LooCafe's network spans 10+ cities across 8 states, serving over 1 million users monthly.

LooCafe presence across India - 350+ units in 10+ cities
250+
Telangana
Hyderabad, Warangal
50+
J&K
Srinagar
50+
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
10+
Assam
Guwahati
3+
Maharashtra
Mumbai, Pune
1
Delhi
National Capital
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Hyderabad

270+ units with GHMC partnership. Home base since 2018.

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Srinagar

50+ units serving tourists and locals in Kashmir Valley.

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Chennai

Partnership with Greater Chennai Corporation for smart toilets.

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Mumbai

Expanding presence in India's financial capital.

Heritage Sites Under Ixora Group Management

LooCafe team at Charminar

The Charminar

Heritage Site • Hyderabad

LooCafe in Srinagar snow

Srinagar - Kashmir

Operating in extreme weather • J&K

LooCafe at Mir Alam Park

Mir Alam Park

Landscaped Urban Park • Hyderabad

LooCafe is part of the Ixora Group ecosystem, providing integrated facilities management across India.

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Grassroots Initiative

Toilet Tales

A book featuring 28 documented stories of street vendors transformed into toilet entrepreneurs through the LooCafe model. Showcased to PMO's Office, demonstrating real-world impact.

From fruit vendors to chai sellers, from homemakers to young graduates — these stories highlight entrepreneurial dedication and the transformation of public sanitation through community empowerment.

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Documented Stories

100+

Lives Transformed

2000+

Jobs Created

165K

Free Chai Served

Empowering street vendors to become toilet entrepreneurs

Why Join LooCafe?

"Direct real-world impact that is evident and changes lives"

Real Impact

Direct real-world impact that is evident and changes lives every day

No Degree Required

Zero academic degree requirement - we value capability over credentials

Diverse Team

Focus on unconventional problem-solving with a diverse, passionate team

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