₹20CR round.

₹18CR/$2M round.

Educational toy brand with India inspired, all-natural toys for babies, toddlers and kids. Products include puzzles, soft toys, pretend play sets and activity based learning tools, designed and manufactured by the company inhouse. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2023.

Men's fashion brand focused on making western wear affordable. Manufacturing in-house, operates D2C, through 16 of its own stores as well as online. Its flagship HSR Layout (Bangalore) store showcases over 8,000 styles. No information on traction. ₹12.25CR seed round.

Nutrition brand with scientifically validated and metabolically efficient proteins. Flagship products include Pro Standard Whey and Super Isolate, both of which offer 30% higher protein absorption compared to traditional brands. $1M seed round. Other investors in the round: Cosma Ventures. Founded in 2014, with a focus on D2C since 2022.

Denim and casual wear brand which operates through a network of 50 franchised stores and through its website. Revenue was ₹11CR in FY25, with ₹22CR targeted for FY26. The company identified a gap between expensive global brands and low-quality local offerings. Pricing for a pair of jeans is ₹1200-2500. The plan is to get to 500 stores by 2030, driving expansion in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. The brand appeared on "Pitch to Get Rich" (!), a fashion business reality show on Jio Hotstar. ₹3CR round. Founded in 2013, and in its current avatar from 2019. Founded by Ritika and Vishal, a husband-wife duo. Ritika was in HR at Genesis Fashion, Vishal was a business analyst at Ramco Systems.

Pet food brand, present in 20 outlets in Bangalore with plans to expand to Mysore, Hyderabad, Goa and Kochi. Sells biscuits and jerky packets priced at ₹700-800. Works with vets and nutritionists to ensure taste and nutritional value. $425K seed round by undisclosed investors. No background available on the founder, Smriti.

Premium kidswear brand, with 100% cotton everyday essentials for children up to 10 years of age. Available D2C and on Myntra, FirstCry and Nykaa Fashion. No information on traction. ₹4CR seed round. Other investors in the round: Saurabh Jain (Livspace), Srivatsan Chari (Cleartax), Kunal Mahipal (Onsitego), Meghana Agarwal (Indiqube), Sunil Khaitan (Goldman Sachs). Founders: Tarun (IIT Delhi) comes from a BD background (ClearTax, Simpl, Onsitego, Mailmodo); Payal is from marketing (Unacademy, GamesKraft, K12); Bharath (SRCC) was at EY before starting Drako Apparels, an apparel manufacturing company. Founded in Mar 2022.

Sneaker brand, with its first collection launched D2C on their website - expansion via multi-brand stores and pop ups. $500K pre-seed round. Undisclosed angels from Zomato, Urban Company, Tata 1mg, Shyft, HexaHealth, ChrysCapital, BCG. Founders: Varun (SRCC, ISB) is ex Parthenon Group, Zomato (Dubai launch), 1mg (seven years across verticals); Manas is ex HP, Lookup, 1mg (also seven years).

Bangalore based lab grown diamond jewellery brand. Using a franchise model, the brand operates three stores in Bangalore, Coimbatore and Guwahati. ₹2CR pre-seed round led by Dinesh Talera (Mysore Saree Udyog). Founder Prapanjj (Christ, Bangalore) started out as a diamond grader, and a business development intern at De Beers, before working with Kota Diamonds (jewellery brand). Founded in Nov 2022. Comps: Lucira Jewelry (Blume, Spring Marketing, SiriusOne), IVANA Jewels (Avinya Ventures), Firefly Diamonds (WestBridge), True Diamond (Titan, Huddle, Zeropearl), Fiona Diamonds (Venture Catalysts, AC Ventures), Coluxe (Startups Sherpas), Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds, Jewelbox (V3).