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| Sep 10, 2026 | Delhi High Court restrains startup Beco from running ads against HUL products | A single-judge bench of The Delhi High Court has restrained home-care startup BECO from running an advertising campaign that allegedly linked Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL) Vim and Surf Excel products to skin irritation and allergies.
“I am... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Rukam Capital led Rs 5 Cr Seed funding raised by skin longevity beauty brand LNGVTY | In a seed fundraising round headed by Rukam Capital, skin longevity cosmetics business LNGVTY has raised Rs 5 crore.
The extra funds will be used to boost its D2C marketing and client acquisition activities, increase its product line, engag... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Zaggle to invest in Unobanc; Khageshvara Aviation, FireAI get funding | Credit: 123RF.com
Mumbai-listed fintech company Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd has agreed to invest Rs 7.96 crore ($830,000), in one or more tranches, in Unobanc Pvt Ltd, a technology driven cross-border payments and remittances company.... |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Quick commerce player Plazza, beauty brand Lngvty bag early-stage funding | Team behind Plazza
Plazza, a quick commerce platform for medicine delivery, has raised a $15 million (around Rs 145 crore) Series A funding round co-led by Accel, Elevation Capital and Nexus Venture Partners.
Existing investors All In Capit... |
| Jul 2, 2026 | The Indus Valley Secures $17 Million, Fuels Toxin-Free Kitchenware Revolution | The Indus Valley, a D2C pioneer in healthy kitchenware, secured $17 million in Series B funding. Gaja Capital led the significant investment. The capital will fuel accelerated product innovation, expand omnichannel distribution networks, an... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Kitchenware brand The Indus Valley bags $17M from Gaja Capital, existing investors | Kitchenware brand The Indus Valley has raised $17 million in a Series B funding round led by private equity firm Gaja Capital. Existing investors DSG Consumer Partners, an early-stage consumer-focused investment firm, Rukam Capital, and The... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Gaja Capital bets on cookware firm The Indus Valley | Gopal Jain, co-founder and managing partner, Gaja Capital | Credit: Gaja Capital
Direct-to-consumer (D2C) health-focussed kitchenware firm The Indus Valley has raised $17 million (Rs 160.7 crore) in a Series B round led by homegrown private... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Sleepy Owl, Burger Singh backer Rukam Capital’s second fund exceeds target | Premium
Archana Jahagirdar, founder and managing partner, Rukam Capital
Venture capital firm Rukam Capital, which makes bets in early-stage consumer products and services companies in the ......
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| May 29, 2026 | Rukam Capital-backed perfume brand Fraganote set to raise Series A | Premium
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Luxury perfume brand manufacturer Fraganote Fragrances Pvt Ltd, which is backed by venture capital firm Rukam Capital, ......
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| May 27, 2026 | D2C footwear brand Yoho raises fresh Funds from new and current investors | Yoho, a direct-to-consumer shoe company, has raised fresh capital from both new and current investors. Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) and Rajeev Misra, the former CEO of SoftBank Vision Fund, are leading the round, which consists of Rs 8 cr... |
| May 27, 2026 | TimbuckDo Signs MoU with Karnataka DCTE to Boost Student Employability and Gig Opportunities | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
TimbuckDo, India’s pioneering student gig and growth platform, presented its strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Collegiate and Technical Education Karnataka under the Government of... |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Inc42, Rukam Capital Roll Out D2CX Runway For D2C Winners To Take Flight | SUMMARY
India’s D2C market is scaling rapidly, with over 190 Mn online shoppers and a projected $300 Bn opportunity by 2030
But the scale of it remains the biggest bottleneck, as many brands struggle with rising CAC, weak retention, supply ... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | QSR chain Burger Singh raises Series B funding from Artal Asia | Kabir Jeet Singh, founder and CEO, Burger Singh
Homegrown burger chain Burger Singh has raised Rs 82 crore ($8.9 million) in a Series B funding round led by Singapore-based investment firm Artal Asia.
Existing investor Negen Capital double... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Tech-enabled Logistics Ecosystem Key to Gati Shakti Success: Shri Sagar Rameshrao Kadu, Director (Logistics), DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry | New Delhi, Delhi, India
The Digital Commerce Dialogue 2026, organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), was held in New Delhi on 24th February. The conference brought together policymakers, industry leaders, investors... |
| Feb 13, 2026 | TimBuckDo Closes Rs. 2.70 Crore Funding Round Backed by Industry Titans and VCs After National TV Showcase on Ideabaaz | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
TimBuckdo, India’s emerging student-first social commerce platform, today announced the successful closure of its Rs. 2.70 crore funding round, following its appearance on Ideabaaz, the national television entrep... |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Antinorm, Arrowhead, Flent, RoadGrid, Be Clinical snag early-stage funds | Devyani Gupta and Vengadanathan Srinivasan, founders of Arrowhead
Two personal care brands, an EV charging infrastructure startup, a renting platform and a AI-based sales-agent provider have raised between $670,000 and $3.3 million each in ... |
| Jan 7, 2026 | D2C Brand Antinorm Bags INR 28 Cr To Expand Product Portfolio | SUMMARY
Along with Fireside Ventures that led the seed round, existing investors V3 Ventures and Rukam Capital also participated in the round
Antinorm will use the funds for expansion, R&D, hiring and increasing its omnichannel presence... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | VC-backed snack brand Go Desi plans fresh funding | Premium
Go Desi founders Raksha Kothari (left) and Vinay Kothari
Bengaluru-based confectionery and snacks maker Go Desi Mandi Pvt Ltd is planning to raise a fresh round of equity capital, a person familiar with the matter told VCCircle. The... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Majority of Indians Now Prefer to Buy Desi Brands: Report Homegrown brands have increasingly gained a foothold in Indian consumerism, with 58 per cent of the respondents saying that they like to shop for products mainly from local or small businesses, with 76 per cent of the group saying they ap ... | Over 50 per cent of respondents of a survey in India prefer to purchase homegrown brands, citing accessibility, relatable stories, and authentic value as key reasons for their loyalty, according to a research report by venture capital (VC) ... |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Half of startups at VCCircle’s The Pitch capture investor interest | Every second startup participating at The Pitch, VCCircle’s multi-city startup pitching programme, garnered investor interest in its Ahmedabad chapter of the third edition, held last week.
The Pitch aims to facilitate startup discovery by c... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Olee Space, Comminent, Cureous Labs, and ZenZebra Raise Early-Stage Funding The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. |
Rockstud Capital Leads USD 3 Mn Investment in Olee Space
Olee Space has raised USD 3 million in seed funding from Rockstud Capital along with a group of global investors.
The startup plans to deploy the funds into scaling production of its... |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Fraganote raises $1 M Pre-series A funding from Rukam Capital | Rukam Capital led a $1 million pre-Series A fundraising round for the fragrance company Fraganote.
According to a news release from Fraganote, the new funding will be used to establish offline retail pilots, expand its fragrance collection,... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | WiseLife raises Rs 8 Cr Pre-series A funding from Rukam Capital | A pre-Series A funding round led by Rukam Capital has raised Rs 8 crore for WiseLife, a company that sells all the yoga and home fitness necessities. Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal, Ritesh Aggarwal, and Namita Thapar were among the four sharks w... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | WiseLife and Linkrunner Raise Early-Stage Funding for Growth The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. |
WiseLife Raises INR 8 Cr from Rukam Capital to Expand Yoga and Wellness Offerings
WiseLife, a homegrown brand for yoga and fitness essentials, has raised INR 8 crore in a pre-Series A round led by Rukam Capital.
The funds will be used to s... |
| Jul 7, 2025 | InPrime Finserv, WiseLife, Divine Hindu secure early-stage funding | InPrime Finserv founders (from left) Rajat Singh, Sneh Thakur, and Manish Kumar Raj
Finance company InPrime Finserv, wellness brand WiseLife, and spiritual lifestyle startup Divine Hindu have secured funding in separate early-stage rounds, ... |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Four Women-Led Startups Win Equity-Free Grants in Prosus Tech FoundHER Challenge Lightbulb, RxMen, Varaha, and Digital Paani selected from 120 applications across 22 cities. | Prosus has announced the winners of the inaugural Prosus Tech FoundHER Challenge in association with Encubay, awarding a total of USD 100,000 in equity-free grants to four women-led startups.
The initiative addresses a significant funding g... |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Two-thirds of startups get investor interest at VCCircle’s The Pitch in Noida | Leo Capital founder Rajul Garg delivers the keynote address at The Pitch in Noida
The Pitch, a multi-city startup pitching programme run by VCCircle, saw as many as 52 curated ventures make an elevator pitch to a set of nearly two dozen ven... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | DPIIT Partners Rukam Capital To Bolster Product Startups | SUMMARY
DPIIT has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with early-stage VC firm Rukam Capital and non-profit Bootstrap Incubation & Advisory Foundation.
Under the partnership, the organisations will develop dedicated programmes to... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | "Time that Indian investors and startups should be seen in WEF," says Rukam Capital’s Archana Jahagirdar | Davos [Switzerland], January 24 (ANI): At the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025, Archana Jahagirdar, Managing Partner at Rukam Capital, highlighted India's burgeoning entrepreneurial spirit and its evolving global presence.
She... |
| Nov 20, 2024 | FAST42 2025 Is Now Live: Apply To Be Among The Fastest-Growing D2C Brands In India | SUMMARY
Inc42, in collaboration with Emiza, Simpl and Rukam Capital, aims to highlight the fastest movers in India’s D2C space with the fourth edition of FAST42
FAST42 list highlights the innovative strategies that D2C brands leveraged to a... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nearly half of startups wooing VCs catch investor attention at VCCircle’s The Pitch @Hyderabad | Credit: 123RF.com
The Pitch, a multi-city startup pitching programme run by VCCircle, saw as many as 40 curated ventures make elevator pitch to a set of a dozen-and-a-half venture capital investors in its first chapter held at Hyderabad rec... |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Zomato's Bold Move: Acquiring Paytm's Ticketing Business | In a landscape where tech giants often collide, Zomato has made a significant play. The foodtech and quick commerce platform is acquiring Paytm’s movie and ticketing business for a hefty $244 million. This deal marks Zomato's first major ac... |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Personal and home care brand Beco raised $10 M Pre-series B funding from Tanglin | The eco-friendly home, kitchen, and personal care brand Beco, which is domestically produced, has raised $10 million in its pre-Series B round, spearheaded by Tanglin Venture Partners. In addition, Manish Choksi, the promoter of Asian paint... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Beco's Green Revolution: A $10 Million Leap Towards Sustainability | In a world increasingly aware of its environmental footprint, Beco is making waves. The Mumbai-based startup has just secured $10 million in a pre-Series B funding round, led by Tanglin Venture Partners. This investment is not just a financ... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Beco raises $10M in pre-Series B round led by Tanglin Venture Partners
Recommended Stories For You | Home, kitchen & personal care brand Beco on Tuesday has raised $10 million as part of its pre-Series B funding round. The round was led by Tanglin Venture Partners, with participation from Titan Capital Winners Fund. The company also ... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Rukam Capital closes debut fund at $19 mn | Premium
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Consumer-focused early-stage venture capitalist Rukam Capital has raised Rs 150 crore ($19 million) for its debut fund, a top executive told VCCircle. The company has backed 18 startups since the fund's in... |
| Feb 21, 2020 | GO DESi, a food-tech startup raises Rs. 4.5 Crore from Rukam Capital | GO DESi, a food-tech startup has raised Rs 4.5 Crore from Rukam Capital. Other investors who also participated in this funding round include AngelList and Upaya Social Ventures.
Go DESi is a Bangalore-based, food-tech startup that offers pa... |
