Food and wellness products sourced from the Himalayas. Revenue and other numbers undisclosed. Pre-seed round of an undisclosed amount. The founders came together through The Naropa Fellowship, a post graduate program for entrepreneurial leadership to create impactful businesses in Ladakh. The 4th co-founder, Mohd. Anas Zubair (CTO), is not linked below.

Shoe care brand, crossed ₹50L monthly sales in October 2024 (the last time numbers were reported). $100K pre-seed round. Two of the three founders built Brand Th3ory, a digital marketing agency, for close to a decade.

Female wellness and hygiene brand catering to Tier 2/3 cities. ₹3CR pre-seed round. Other investors: BeyondTeQ Ventures, Black Pepper Holding.

Ayurvedic skincare brand, sells on Nykaa in India and Sephora in the UK, now launching with Sephora in the US. Part of the Sephora Accelerate program. $5M seed round. The company last raised a seed round in 2022. Diipa is an influencer (2M followers on IG).

As the name might suggest, low-GI mithai made with stevia. ₹1.3CR pre-seed round. Angels in this round: Kavirut (OYO), Dhruva Dubey (Vishal Mega Mart), Rachna Bahadur (Wellness Forever). Prabhinder was a production executive at Nestle, before stints at Amazon, OYO, Flipkart.

Beauty and wellness supplements, sold online and in partnership with VLCC. Expanding via retail - dermatologists, pharmacies, and wellness centers. ₹3CR pre-seed round, following on its ₹6CR raise last year (AC Ventures, GSF, Fluid Ventures). Shreyansh comes from Alcatel and Whirlpool. Anousha is a former model.

Home decor products capturing "the essence of Indian traditions while making it relevant for modern homes". $1M seed round (mix of primary+secondaries). Co-Founder Neha was a Buyer at Trent and Shoppers Stop.

Plant based nutrition brand - multivitamins and protein supplements. Products are designed around end-use: for PCOS, menoapause, sleep and stress, and so on. 1L customers to date, 70%+ from D2C site, currently at ₹15CR annualised revenue. ₹5CR seed round. Sudha, IIT-K + ISB, had stints at ITC, Uber, UrbanTouch; Veda comes from IIT-K, Deutsche, Meesho.

Premium apparel brand that launched earlier this month. Catering to the premiumisation trend, while the majority of new brands have entered fast fashion. One of the co-founders has a family business in manufacturing/export. ₹6CR seed round.

Farmer-centric sustainable tea brand from Tamil Nadu. Works with small farmers who have an average land holding of 1.6 acres. The focus is on building local collection points (a "Farmers' Factory") for every ~75-100 farms, so customers can track their tea down to a very particular cultivation area, i.e. farm to cup traceability. Farmers can increase their income by 3x. Aims to work with 3,000 small farmers in the Nilgiris by 2030. Coimbatore based. $125K pre-seed round by undisclosed angels.