Reliance Consumer Products, Nykaa, Let’s Try, Dholakia & More 🚀
India’s D2C ecosystem is scaling fast — driven by capital, execution, and category leaders pushing the next phase of growth. 🚀
✨ This week in India’s D2C momentum:
• Reliance Consumer Products, Nykaa, Let’s Try & Dholakia: Scale and dominance across FMCG, beauty, snacks, and luxury.
• Snabbit, HyugaLife & Pine Labs: Capital and infrastructure shaping the next wave.
• House of Chikankari, SportVot & Ctruh: Early-stage founders building new categories.
• Founder’s Corner — Deep Bajaj: Why relevance fades, comebacks are built quietly, and execution is the only real moat.
• D2C Insider Update — Elevate: Cohort 6 starts 🚀
A high-signal room of founders, operators, and real conversations — where clarity turns into execution and execution into scale.
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National Disruptors | Business Boost | Founders Funded | Founder’s Corner | D2C Insider Update 🚀
National Disruptors:
1. Reliance Consumer Products reports ₹7,350 Cr Q4 revenue and crosses ₹22,000 Cr in FY26, driven by strong growth across grocery and beverages. With global expansion, supply chain investments, and aggressive scaling, RCPL is emerging as a dominant force in India’s rapidly evolving D2C FMCG ecosystem.
2. Dholakia Lab Grown Diamond raised ₹800+ crore to scale manufacturing, retail, and deep-tech capabilities. With strong investor backing, global presence, and expansion into high-precision applications, the brand is emerging as a leading player in India’s D2C luxury ecosystem, driving innovation, sustainability, and rapid growth in the lab-grown diamond segment.
3. Nykaa is expanding its House of Brands strategy beyond its platform, with new launches and omnichannel scaling. Targeting ₹6,000 Cr GMV by 2030, the company is building independent, high-growth brands across beauty and fashion, strengthening its leadership in India’s rapidly evolving D2C ecosystem and consumer-driven market.
4. Let’s Try crosses ₹400 Cr ARR with 350% YoY growth, driven by quick commerce expansion and strong product positioning. Backed by leading investors and improving profitability, the brand is rapidly scaling as one of India’s fastest-growing D2C snack brands in the evolving D2C food and beverage ecosystem.
Business Boost:
1. Snabbit raised $56 Mn to scale its quick home services platform, with the round co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, Mirae Asset Venture Investments, and Bertelsmann India Investments, alongside participation from Nexus Venture Partners, Lightspeed Ventures, and new investor FJ Labs. With strong funding, 100X operational scale, and aggressive micromarket expansion, it is emerging as a key player in India’s D2C consumer services ecosystem.
2. HyugaLife raised ₹100 crore in Series A funding, with the funding round led by IvyCap Ventures and participation from First Bridge Fund, to scale its AI-driven nutrition marketplace. With strong investor backing, omnichannel expansion, and a focus on authenticity and personalisation, the startup is emerging as a leading player in India’s D2C wellness ecosystem and one of the fastest-growing D2C brands.
3. Pine Labs acquires Shopflo in a ₹88 Cr deal to strengthen its full-stack commerce platform. By integrating payments with checkout optimization, the company is enhancing merchant capabilities and driving higher conversions, positioning itself as a key player in India’s rapidly evolving D2C ecosystem and ecommerce infrastructure space.
Founders funded:
1. House of Chikankari raised ₹25 crore in a Series A round led by Cap Alpha Ventures to scale its omnichannel presence and global expansion. With strong growth, artisan-led impact, and premium positioning, the brand is emerging as a fast-growing leader in India’s D2C fashion ecosystem and a standout D2C success story.
2. SportVot raises ₹32.7 Cr led by IAN Alpha Fund to scale its AI-driven sports streaming platform. With strong global reach, innovative technology, and expansion plans, the startup is rapidly growing as a key player in India’s D2C sports-tech ecosystem, transforming grassroots sports broadcasting and digital engagement.
3. Ctruh raises $2.5 Mn in seed funding to build spatial internet infrastructure and scale immersive commerce. With strong investor backing, AI-led innovation, and global expansion plans, the startup is emerging as a key player in India’s D2C ecosystem, enabling next-generation interactive experiences for brands and consumers.
Relevance doesn’t last forever.
You can be leading today and struggling tomorrow.
And sometimes, the ones people write off come back stronger.
That’s how business works.
Markets shift.
Momentum changes.
Nothing stays fixed for too long.
No company stays on top forever.
No founder gets everything right.
What brings a company back isn’t noise or big announcements.
It’s the team.
The people who keep showing up,
fixing things quietly,
and doing the work every single day.
Step by step.
Decision by decision.
Because in the end, one thing makes the difference.
Execution.
The ones who stay in the game,
who take the hits and still move forward,
they are the ones who last.
📌 D2C INSIDER UPDATE — ELEVATE COHORT 6 🚀
It starts here.
Cohort 6 is officially kicking off and the room is stacked.
EnerChi, Giftana, Allyv, Dranks, Misfits, Sober & Co, Odo, Skyway, Prakriti Purity, Project Skin, Sanch, Debaans, Get Daily, Habbits and more are coming together in Gurgaon to build what actually scales.
This is where founders stop guessing and start executing.
Where conversations turn into direction.
And direction turns into real growth.
The journey begins now.