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Brewing a revolution: How Ayush Bathwal and Anirudh Sharma built Third Wave Coffee for India

Urvashi Mishra
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July 2025
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This story belongs to the Fortune India Magazine July 2025 issue.

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Ayush Bathwal and Anirudh Sharma, co-founders of Third Wave Coffee, are redefining India’s café experience with a coffee-first model, local sourcing, and rapid expansion across the country.

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Brewing a revolution: How Ayush Bathwal and Anirudh Sharma built Third Wave Coffee for India
Ayush Bathwal and Anirudh Sharma, co-founders, Third Wave Coffee 

While doing his late-night study assignments in the U.S., Ayush Bathwal always counted on coffee to keep him awake.