Soon to be launched clean-label pediatric wellness brand, with clinically backed formulations for growth, immunity, gut health and common childhood ailments. Six products will launch end-July on marketplaces and D2C. ₹7.1CR pre-seed round, led by the company's founders Rushabh Nandu and Dr Nihar Parekh (Cheers Child Care), along with Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investments), Lashit Sanghvi (Alchemy), Mohit Sadaani (The Moms Co.), Hitesh Dhindra (Puresta), Ajay Mehra, Samir Palod (AUM Fund Advisors). Founded in Sep 2025, Mumbai based. Founders: Rushabh Nandu, no background information available; Dr. Nihar Parekh is a pedetrician.

Personal care brand starting with a clear deodorant stick (an alternative to roll-ons and aerosols) designed for Indian weather conditions. ₹9.1CR (~ $970K) pre-seed round. Angels in the round include Arjun Purkayastha (Reckitt), Manish Taneja (Purplle), Kunal Bahl (Snapdeal), Aneesh Sheth (Dr. Sheth’s Skincare). Founded in Sep 2025, Mumbai based. Founder Nirja (Columbia '20; Harvard MBA '24) started out at Dalberg, and was Co-Founder of Recove (B2B recycled raw materials) for a year after her MBA.

Men’s grooming brand with products for intimate care, body care and hygiene. The company is at $1.5M in annualised revenue. $294K seed round. Other investors in the round: Growth Sense, Growth91, and angels including Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures), Arush Chopra, Megha Sabhlok, Gaurav Kumar. Founded in Oct 2024, Bangalore based. Founder & CEO Pritam (IMT Nagpur) held product marketing roles at Tally and Yubi, and founded The Y Chromsome (men’s focused content).

Clean-label pet food startup selling human-grade meals without additives or synthetic supplements. It is launching with a full range of cat food products and a limited range of dog products, via quick commerce. ₹5CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round: Pallavi Mohadikar (Palmonas), Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini (Unacademy), Puneet Gupta (Astrotalk). Founded in Sep 2025, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Sumedh (Savitribai Phule Pune University) was Co-Founder & CBO of Emotorad (electric bicycles); co-founder Spriha (The LNM Institute of Information Technology) held sales roles at KNOT, Netwon School and MPL.

Premium, organic D2C pet care with grooming and wellness products for dogs and cats. Its products include dry shampoo, regular shampoo, dental, ear and paw care products, and anti-tick spray. Sold via platforms such as Supertails, as well as eCommerce, quick commerce and its own site, with over 100K customers and a 30% repeat rate. ₹2CR pre-seed round. Founded in May 2023, Gurgaon based. Founders: CEO Manish (Delhi Univ '05; Symbiosis MBA '07) was Co-Founder of TheMonkoodog (doorstep vet); CMO Himani (Delhi Univ '16) was also Co-Founder at TheMonkoodog.

Fresh-staples brand delivering freshly milled atta and grains using traditional stone grinding techniques. Products are nutritionally different to conventional packaged flours, with atta that is 60% higher in protein, 40% higher in fibre and 40% lower in carbs compared to leading brands in the market. Currently available in BLR with its own manufacturing setup, with 300 orders a day via its website, whatsapp (15 groups drive traffic) and quick commerce. Launching soon in Delhi and Hyderabad. The company has also disclosed its CaC, at ₹200 today vs. ₹400 when they launched earlier in the year, and GMV at ₹40 lakhs estimated for this March. ₹2CR pre-seed round from angels including Dr. Vikas Katoch (Adomantra), Sumit Maheshwari (Odessa Technologies), Shashikant Shenoy (Uniqus Consultech). Founded in Jan 2026, Bangalore based. Founders: Ashish (Punjab Technical Univ. '08; IILM '11) was CMO at Narayana Health and Head of Marketing at Medibuddy; Avinash (Univ. of Calcutta '04) was Head of Finance at both Odessa (software for leasing businesses) and WorkIndia, and was a finance director at Ola; Mohsin (Doctor Bhim Rao Ambedkar University '17) was an associate director of finance at WorkIndia, senior finance manager at Ola and briefly the Co-Founder of Shoecart.

Functional beverage startup offering low-calorie prebiotic fizzy drinks and probiotic digestive shots. Available on quick commerce, in grocery chains Namdhari’s and Ratnadeep, in 200 retail outlets in Bangalore, and in retail/office settings through a partnership with Sodexo. Production is in-house. Follows on the success of US-based functional beverage brands like Olipop and Poppi. ₹2.5CR seed round led by IAN Angel Fund, the evergreen fund run by IAN Group. Founded in Apr 2022, Bangalore based. Founders: Chirag (NSIT '14) managed product development and ops at Flatheads (shoes made with bamboo), prior to which he held roles at Nykaa (product manager), ShopClues and Momoe (~a year each); Prateek (NSIT '15) was Head of Investments and Partnerships at Milaap, and is ex-Capital Float, Finomena and HomeLane.

Magnesium-led wellness brand for sleep and stress management, and muscle recovery, selling bath soaks, balms and supplements. Will soon launch sprays and roll-ons. The company has had 150K customers, 100K orders and a 20% repeat rate since starting a little over two years ago. ₹1.5CR pre-seed round (~$200K). Founded in Jan 2024, Chandigarh based. Founder Akshina (BITS Pilani '21) started out at Goldman Sachs in Bangalore (~2 years), was Head of BD at Swami Devi Dyal Group of Professional institutions (~3 years, appears to be owned by her family) before founding Bubble Me.

Gen Z focused reusable, press-on nails brand. Sold D2C, on Amazon and via quick commerce. ₹2.5-3.0CR pre-seed co-led by Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund and Marsshot VC. Angels in the round: Shashank Kumar (Razorpay), Arjit Johri (Mars Shot), Yash Jain (ex-NimbusPost), Karan Jindal (Meta), Jivraj Singh Sachar (Indian Silicon Vally Capital), Nishank Jain (Accel), Yash Vardhan Kanoi (ex-Alter Global), Ashwarya Garg (HYPD), Venus Dhuria (Phot.AI), Amishi Parasrampuria (The Whole Truth). Founded in Jul 2020, Mumbai based. Founders: CEO Shubham (Amity '14) was sales manager at Swiggy for a year; co-founder Tanishq (Narsee Monjee '18) was the founder of Skyber, which operated two products, Dhanda (digital storefronts for merchants); Baazaar (hyperlocal marketplace).

Wearable devices company focused on sleep science and recovery, with plans to launch in the US market. Unlike other wearables that generate sleep dashboards, the company's yet to launch device combines neuroscience and hardware design to drive bilogical regulation not just tracking. The company was formerly known as InnerGize. ₹24CR seed round. Other investors in the round: Startup Sherpas, Vaishav Investments, Avnish Anand (CaratLane), Shivam Puri (Cipla).