Rotoris is an Indian luxury watch brand founded in 2025 by Aakash Anand, who previously built and exited the fragrance brand Bella Vita, and Prerna Gupta, founding partner of Wolfpack Labs, with Anant Narula and Kunal Kapania of Drink Free Advertising Media. It sells limited, numbered watches through an invitation-only model built around the Rotoris Registry, a permanent register of owners in which prospective buyers complete a profile before a watch is allocated. Its founding collection of 2,100 numbered watches sold out within days of launching in February 2026, without discounting, and its
Aakash Anand
Co-founder of Rotoris, a luxury watches company based in Gurugram.
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Aakash Anand is Co-founder of Rotoris, a luxury watches company based in Gurugram, founded in 2025. Rotoris's most recent disclosed round was a Series A of $7.4M in October 2026.
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Journey with Rotoris
- Feb 2026Milestone
Launches its founding collection of 2,100 numbered watches, which sells out within days, sold directly without discounting.
- Sep 2026Milestone
Launches Astonia, a Swiss-movement chronograph in titanium, carbon fibre and steel limited to 2,175 pieces, alongside the Rotoris Registry, its invitation-led permanent register of owners.
- Oct 2026Milestone
Reaches nearly 1 lakh Registry sign-ups, about 40% of them from abroad, and plans Rotoris House stores in Mumbai and New York after Delhi.
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Who is Aakash Anand?
Aakash Anand is a Co-founder of Rotoris, a luxury watches company based in Gurugram, founded in 2025.
Who founded Rotoris?
Rotoris's founders and leadership on record at StartupFox are Prerna Gupta, Aakash Anand, Anant Narula and Kunal Kapania.
How much funding has Rotoris raised?
Rotoris has raised $10.4M across 2 disclosed rounds on record. The latest was a Series A of $7.4M in October 2026, with Blume Ventures (lead), 9Unicorns, Centricity.
Where is Rotoris based?
Rotoris is headquartered in Gurugram, India.
What has StartupFox reported about Aakash Anand?
StartupFox has published 1 story naming Aakash Anand; the most recent is “Rotoris Raises ₹70 Crore With Nearly 1 Lakh People Registered for About 2,000 Watches”.
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