Nykaa, Drools, Pluckk, OFF/BEAT, Uppercase, KisaanSay, ClayCo & More 🚀
India’s D2C ecosystem is expanding across new frontiers — from pet nutrition and farm-to-fork to AI-led brands and sustainable consumer plays. 🚀
National Disruptors:
1. Nykaa posted its strongest Q4 in three years, nearing the ₹10,000 crore milestone with strong beauty, fashion, and omnichannel growth.
2. boAt’s Aman Gupta Raises 100 cr for OFF/BEAT, Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners for AI-Led Growth.
3. Drools is investing ₹180 crore to enter fresh pet food, bringing innovative packaging and scaling its D2C pet care presence.
4. Pluckk Raises ₹100 Cr to Power D2C Growth in India’s Fast-Evolving Farm-to-Fork Ecosystem.
Business Boost:
1. Uppercase raises ₹20 crore from Accel and Volrado to drive expansion and strengthen its sustainable D2C travel gear play.
2.KisaanSay has raised ₹34 crore in a Series A round led by NABVENTURES to scale its farm-to-consumer D2C model.
3. ClayCo Raises 34.59 Cr Series A, Accelerating Growth in India’s D2C Beauty and Skincare Market.
4. Ecoil Raises $2.5 Mn Series A to Scale Biofuel Innovation in India’s Clean-Tech D2C Ecosystem.
Founders Funded:
1. Filli & Me Raises 1.5 Cr Pre-Seed Round, Led by D2C Insider Super Angels, Building Early-Years D2C Kids Accessories Brand.
2. Dam Good Fish raised funding at a ₹30 crore valuation to expand its AI-led seafood D2C model across new metro markets.
3. Helium Raises $2 Mn Seed Round to Build Smart, Affordable ACs for India’s D2C Appliance Market.
Jaydeep Barman, Co-founder — Rebel Foods
“Company building isn’t fun. It’s pain management.”
After 15+ years of building,
Jaydeep breaks it down simply —
There are 3 types of pain in entrepreneurship.
And your job isn’t to avoid them.
It’s to manage them.
1) The Pain of Being Written Off
When no one believes in you.
Not investors. Not media. Not the market.
Strangely — this is freedom.
Because when expectations are zero,
you can take your boldest bets.
2) The Pain of Constraints
When cash is low.
Time is short.
And everything feels boxed in.
This is where most break.
But this is also where innovation is born.
Constraints don’t kill companies —
they force clarity.
3) The Pain of Endurance
The hardest one.
When you’re exhausted.
Burnt out.
And every part of you wants to stop.
But you keep going.
Because this is what builds
enduring companies.
Through all three, one thing matters most —
The team.
Because endurance is lonely.
But when people around you keep pushing,
your own strength lasts a little longer.
📌 D2C INSIDER UPDATE — BHARAT EDITION 🚀
Jaipur set the tone.
Chandigarh carried the momentum.
Today, it’s Pune.
The Bharat Edition is moving city by city, bringing together high-signal rooms where real conversations happen.
Next up: Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai
750+ founders. 500+ brands. 150+ investors. 100+ enablers.
One ecosystem, building across India.
🎟 Register: https://d2ci.co/cxo-meets