D2C

Bengaluru turned its first profitable quarter, which means the oldest city is now funding the newest. The harder problem is getting people to come back.

The brand launched in December 2024, so the ninefold growth is measured against a first half-year. What it does track is the move onto shelves it does not pay for.

The money funds two different businesses at once: quick commerce shelves and a community of 7,000 physiotherapists. Only one of them is defensible.

Eight stores and ₹3.5 crore a month, up from four and ₹2 crore ten months ago. Revenue per store slipped slightly, which is what healthy retail expansion looks like.

The round size is undisclosed and most of it goes into stock. Bags are a forgiving category for that, because a backpack has no sizes and does not go out of season.

Factories turned down the recipes, so the founders built their own. The funding goes into that plant, making soya chaap without the refined flour most brands bulk it out with.

Three months after launch, and on exactly the terms ajvc gave Slayd two days ago. The fund appears to run a fixed price rather than negotiate one.

Its rivals Peeko and OZi have each raised roughly seven times as much. What Kiddo has is a demand signal that no grocery platform can match.

Nine years after founding, Ecosys has raised ₹7.94 crore in total. Rivals that arrived later have raised up to twelve times as much.

The discovery platform now manufactures its own clothes, choosing styles its data says are already selling. That makes it a competitor to the brands it aggregates.

The company stocks around 3,000 products out of 300,000 and aims at people who dislike shopping for beauty. Its founders tried the discovery half of this before.

A company founded this year has given up nearly a quarter of itself. The filings say the money goes to working capital, which in fashion means stock.

Three fitness operators built a shared membership for independent centres in Bengaluru, starting with their own. No outside capital, and no dates on the next city.

Swiggy, Zepto and Blinkit have all pulled back from ultra-fast food. Swish now does a million orders a month in the category they found too hard.

Filings account for ₹56.25 crore of the announced figure. The founders still hold about 65% of a five-year-old company, which says more than the 4.5x step-up does.

The brand did not exist in April and claims ₹1 crore in its first month. That is a venture studio's playbook rather than a standing start.

Ironing costs about ten rupees a garment. Every rupee of hub rent, app and payroll has to spread across that, which is why the hub sits inside the building.

The second consecutive round without an uplift. A91 and Tancom Electronics paid different prices per share, and in dollar terms the valuation has fallen.

Filings show under ₹10 crore of revenue for the year to March 2025. The company is targeting ₹100 crore and building its own factory to get there.

The board approved ₹90.66 crore of new shares. Sauce.vc says it alone put in ₹109 crore. The gap is most likely existing shareholders selling.

A91 Partners funded the entire round alone. A valuation report in the filing describes sustained and worsening financial deterioration across two years.

Its last round was nearly five years ago. The smart crib competes with SNOO in the US, where its rival holds an FDA authorisation Cradlewise does not.

Verlinvest leads with ₹61.73 crore, valuing the sneaker brand at about ₹535 crore. In March, Comet was reported to be seeking ₹140-150 crore.

The AI-powered marketplace sells luxury-grade goods direct from the factories that make them, undercutting brand prices. Its valuation was not disclosed and its headline growth figure is a projection.

The creator-led kitchen brand co-founded by chef Sanjyot Keer will use the round to expand its appliance range and supply chain. Its valuation and revenue were not disclosed.

The dog care startup will use the pre-seed round to open two new Bengaluru properties and train canine coaches. No valuation was disclosed, and the company is about a year old.

The skincare brand raised ₹88 crore at a ₹400 crore valuation, nearly tripling its mark in under a year. The round mixed primary capital with a secondary exit for some early angels.

The Noida-based watch brand will use the round to expand across India and grow its collections on ecommerce and quick commerce. Its valuation and revenue were not disclosed.

The homegrown sneaker brand will use the round to scale inventory and production and expand across D2C and marketplaces. Its valuation and the round's terms were not disclosed.

The babycare quick commerce platform will use the round to expand its Bengaluru dark stores and build a wider parenting proposition. Its valuation and the round's terms were not disclosed.

DeHaat's pesticide-free consumer brand has raised ₹35 crore led by OTP Ventures. The parent has $221 million behind it and chose outside capital anyway.

Minimalist grew 36% to ₹690 crore in its first full year under Hindustan Unilever. Advertising spending rose 55%, faster than revenue.

The Gurugram home-cleaning brand, founded in 2025, has raised ₹27 crore from V3 Ventures to scale its in-house manufacturing. It sells a small range of foam cleaners direct to consumers and has not disclosed a valuation.

The Gurugram online bakery has raised its second round from existing backer Faering Capital at a valuation reported to be 2.6 times higher. Its losses widened even as revenue grew in FY25.

The Bengaluru D2C brand's largest round to date brings in a new institutional lead alongside returning backers Elevation and Eight Roads. The company did not disclose a valuation, and its FY26 accounts remain unfiled.

Vaaree has raised ₹65 crore led by Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures for warehouses and AI-led discovery. Its stated goal of next-day delivery is the expensive part.

Angel platform Inflection Point Ventures leads the round, which funds distribution and product expansion at the Gurugram brand. Terms, valuation and the fate of its on-air Shark Tank offer are undisclosed.

Visage Lines Personal Care more than doubled operating revenue in FY26 and reported its first positive adjusted EBITDA. The figure is struck after adding back ESOP cost, and the company remains loss-making.

The menswear brand takes over a Noida-based women's western wear label and says it will rebuild it over 100 days. Neither company has disclosed what was paid.

The Bengaluru-based nutraceutical brand will leverage fresh capital from Unilever Ventures and Kriti Sanon to defend its daily supplement market share against established FMCG incumbents.