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Women founders in D2C

Beauty, food, fashion, jewellery and personal care — the founders who built brands straight to the consumer.

Direct-to-consumer is the category where Indian women founders are most concentrated — and where brand, margin discipline and supply chain decide who survives. These are the D2C founder stories we’ve published, written from the founder side of the build.

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&Done logo

Saumya Yadav

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2024
11.11 / eleven eleven logo

Mia Morikawa & Shani Himanshu

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2009
431-88 logo

Shweta Kapur

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
82°E logo

Deepika Padukone

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Aachho logo

Rimjhim Hada

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2018
Aastey logo

Jeevika Tyagi & Kanupriya Mundhra

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Aavaran logo

Alka Sharma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2008
Advait India logo

Advaitha Ravishankar & Ashwath Ravishankar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Aegte Lifescience logo

Rupali Sharma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018

Neesha Amrish Mehta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2008
Agapi Sikkim logo

Rinzing Choden Bhutia

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gangtok, Sikkim
Founded
2019
Aikeyah logo

Isha Dhingra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
Aisha Rao logo

Aisha Rao

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2018
AKS ClothingVerified

Nidhi Yadav

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Delhi NCR, Delhi
Founded
2014
Read our story →
Alicia Souza logo

Alicia Souza

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016
Allter logo

Surbhi Bafna Gupta

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020

Anamika Sengupta

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
AMARIS logo

Prerna Rajpal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
Aminu logo

Prachi Bhandari & Aman Mohunta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
AMPM logo

Priyanka Modi & Ankur Modi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2002

Anamika Khanna

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
1998
Anandini Himalaya Tea logoBootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2013
Anavila logo

Anavila Misra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2011
Angrakhaa logo

Vishakha Bhaskkar, Asana Riamei

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018

Anju Modi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1990
AntiNorm logo

Aparna Saxena

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2025

Anupamaa Dayal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2004
Anushree Reddy logo

Anushree Reddy

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2012
Anveshan logo

Aayushi Khandelwal

Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2019

Archana Rao

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2011
Ariro Toys logo

Nisha Vasanth

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2018
Aroka logo

Shweta Agarwal & Karan Ahuja

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Aroma Magic logo

Blossom Kochhar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1994
Arpita Mehta logo

Arpita Mehta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2007

Rashi Sanghvi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Asaya logo

Eeti Sharma

Pre-Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2023
Aseem Shakti logo

Swati Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2018

Ashwini Reddy

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2009

Rebekah Sood, Ariella Blank

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018
Attitudist logo

Haritima Mishra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Aukera logo

Lisa Mukhedkar

Series B
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2023

Puja Shah

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2013

Mayura Rao

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2018
Ayesha Accessories logo

Jacqueline Kapur & Ayesha Kapur

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Puducherry, Puducherry
Founded
2010
Baaya Design logo

Shibani Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2009
BabyOrgano logo

Riddhi Sharma

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2020
Baggit logo

Nina Lekhi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1990

Rumi Biswas

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2002
Bare Anatomy logo

Sifat Khurana

Series B
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2019
Bare Body Essentials logo

Zeal Shah & Shubhra Singh

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2020
Bare Necessities logo

Sahar Mansoor

Bootstrapped
Industry
Impact / Social
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016
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Hemangi Dhir

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2024

Akanksha Kanwal Shukla

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Bebe Burp logo

Shruti Gupta Tibrewal

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Surat, Gujarat
Founded
2018
Benny's Bowl logo

Aashna Jain Gupta

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Berrylush logo

Anusha Chandrashekar & Alok Paul

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018
BeYoung logo

Shivani Soni

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2018
Bhanuni by Jyoti logo

Jyoti Sharma Bajaj

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2009
Bhumika Sharma logo

Bhumika Sharma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
Biba logo

Meena Bindra

Series C
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1988
Binge On Baked logo

Riddhi Bhagat

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2023
Biotique logo

Vinita Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1992
Blingvine logo

Garima Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Founded
2016
BlissClub logo

Minu Margeret

Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters logoSeries C
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2013
Blue Tribe Foods logo

Nikki Arora Singh, Sandeep Singh

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
BluePine Foods logo

Aditi Bhutia Madan

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
Bodice logo

Ruchika Sachdeva

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2011

Neha Indoria

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2019
Boito logo

Richa Maheshwari

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2022
Bonkids logo

Niharika Verma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2019
Bunaai logo

Pari Choudhary

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2016
Bunko Junko logo

Bhavini Parikh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
By Kaveri logo

Kaveri Lalchand

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2011
CalBrew logo

Sonali Sonpal, Shilpa Soni, Jagruti Shah, Smita Agarwal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2021
Candyskin logo

Richa Kalra

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Canine India logo

Julia Pape

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2018
Carmesi logo

Tanvi Johri

Acquired
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2017
CAVA Athleisure logo

Ria Mittal, Shreya Mittal

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
Celes Té logo

Anubha Jhawar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Chamee and Palak logoBootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Chandrima logo

Chandrima Agnihotri

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2019
Charu Parashar logo

Charu Parashar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
1993
Chemist at Play logo

Sifat Khurana

Series B
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2021

Chhaya Mehrotra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2004
Chidiyaa logo

Pooja Rajput

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2015
Chokhahaar logo

Jenny Chowdhary

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2019
Chola The Label logo

Sohaya Misra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
CHOSEN logo

Renita Rajan

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2020
Chumbak logo

Shubhra Chadda

Acquired
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2010

Shubhra Chadda

Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2010
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Clayco logo

Niharika Jhunjhunwala

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2024
Clovia logo
CloviaVerified

Neha Kant

Acquired
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2013
Read our story →
Colocal logo

Sheetal Saxena & Anshi Saxena

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Coloressence logo

Suneeti Soni

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2008
Confect logo

Gauri Kaushish Varma

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2014
Conscious Food logo

Kavita Mukhi

Acquired
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1990
Cord logo

Neha Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
CosIQ logo

Kanika Talwar

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Cosmos Diamonds logo

Sanjana Tripuramallu

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2021
Country Bean logo

Aditi Somani Satnaliwala

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2016
Crave by Leena logo

Leena Mathai

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2019
Creative Bee logo

Bina Rao

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
1998

Niharika Joshi

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2025
D'chica logo

Vani Chugh, Richa Kapila

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2019
d'you logo

Shamika Haldipurkar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Daughter Earth logo

Prasanthy Gurugubelli

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2018

Daisy Brahma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kokrajhar, Assam
Founded
2017

Nidhi Bajpai

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2022
Devnaagri logo

Kavita Jain, Priyanka Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2013
Deyga logo

Arthi Raghuram

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2018
Deyga Organics logo

Arthi Raguram

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Erode, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2018
Dhaaga Life logo

Usha Borda, Bansari Borda, Ishita Borda

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Surat, Gujarat
Founded
2022
Dhora logo

Aavriti Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2014
Disguise Cosmetics logo

Desiree Pereira & Shivangi Shah

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
Divya Sheth logo

Divya Sheth

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2012
Doh Tak Keh logo

Juhi Melwani

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019

Dolly Jhunjhunwala

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2009
Doodlage logo

Kriti Tula

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
Dorabi logo

Ashima Batra

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2022
Dot & Key logo

Anisha Saraf

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2018

Nisha Natarajan

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
Dr. Sheth's logo

Dr. Rekha Sheth & Aarti Bhatia

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Dromen & Co logo

Kanishka Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018
Dulaar logo

Roshni Rathe, Apurva Gargava

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021

Elizabeth Yambem

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Imphal, Manipur
Founded
2017

Shalini Santosh Kumar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Early Sunday logo

Ishani Desai

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2023
Earth Rhythm logo

Harini Sivakumar

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2019
Earthful logo

Veda Gogineni & Sai Sudha Gogineni

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2020
Eat Better Co logo

Mridula Kanoria & Vidushi Kajaria

Pre-Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2020
EcoRight logo

Nikita Barmecha & Udit Sood

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2017
Ed-a-Mamma logo

Alia Bhatt

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Eina Ahluwalia logo

Eina Ahluwalia

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2003
Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2011
Ekaya Banaras logo

Palak Shah

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012

Ekta Jaipuria & Ruchira Kandhari

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2003
Ellementry logo

Riddhima Khandelwal

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2018
Ember logo

Himanshi Tandon

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2024
Entisi Chocolatier logo

Nikki Thakker

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Thane, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
Eri Weave logo

Iaishah Rymbai

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Shillong, Meghalaya
Founded
2019
Eris Home logo

Sanjana Lunia

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Esha Lal Swimwear logoBootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Eternz logo

Arthi Ramalingam

Pre-Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2023

Ayushi Pande

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2023
Eurumme logo

Eishita Puri

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2015
Eze Perfumes logo

Kanishka Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2024
FabAlley logo

Shivani Poddar & Tanvi Malik

Series C
Industry
Fashion
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2012

Tanvi Malik

Industry
Fashion
Location
Delhi NCR, Delhi
Founded
2012
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FableStreet logo

Ayushi Gudwani

Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2016
Fabnest logo

Aditi Jain, Divam Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2017
FabPad logo

Shripriya Khaitan Dhelia, Upasana Todi Prakash

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2020
Falguni Shane Peacock logo

Falguni Peacock & Shane Peacock

Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2004
FarmDidi logo

Manjari Sharma & Asmita Ghodeshwar

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2022

Zakietsono Jamir

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Medziphema, Nagaland
Founded
2019
Fashor logo

Priyanka Kankaria

Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
Fitkin logo

Surbhi Chawla

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Fizzy Goblet logo

Laksheeta Govil

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2014
FLOAP logo

Shruthi Nithin

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2018
Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2018

Jessica Madan

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
Foodio logo

Apoorva Gururaj

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
Forest Essentials logo

Mira Kulkarni

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2000
Foret logo

Supriya Shirsat Satam

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Forever Modest logo

Sana Farheen

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Fraganote logo

Garima Kakkar

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2022
Freedom Tree logo

Latika Khosla

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2010
FreshMenu logo

Rashmi Daga

Series C
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2014
FromVedas logo

Nadendla Vedashree

Acquired
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Hyderabad, TS
Founded
2021
Gauri and Nainika logo

Gauri Karan & Nainika Karan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2002

Shalini Jaikaria

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2001
Get-A-Whey logo

Pashmi Shah & Jimmy Shah

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
GIVA logo

Nikita Prasad

Series C
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2019
Gladful logo

Parul Sharma

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2021
Gulmohar Lane logo

Shweta Mewara & Saurabh Ailawadi

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2014

Rixi Bhatia, Tinka Bhatia

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
Hanoor logo

Jayati Goel

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh
Founded
2021
Happy Jars logo

Surabhi Talwar, Vikram Shekhar

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
Heads Up For Tails logo

Rashi Narang

Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2009
Heart Up My Sleeves logo

Riya Khattar & Chandni Khattar

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Heel Your Sole logo

Huda Siddiqui

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Heirloom Naga logo

Jesmina Zeliang

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Dimapur, Nagaland
Founded
1993
Hemant & Nandita logo

Nandita Lalwani & Hemant Lalwani

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2003
Heyday logo

Deepanjali Kanoria

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2017

Zeinorin Stephen

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Ukhrul, Manipur
Founded
2017
Hoovu Fresh logo

Yeshoda Karuturi, Rhea Karuturi

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2019
House of Beauty India logo

Vibhuti Arora & Sumit Arora

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2018
House of Chikankari logo

Aakriti Rawal, Poonam Rawal

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
House Of Evaara logo

Vaibhavi Christian

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2026
House of Fett logo

Esha Bhambri

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018
Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
1990
House of Masaba logo

Masaba Gupta

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2009
Huemn logo

Shyma Shetty & Pranav Misra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
Hugg logo

Tanvi Doshi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Hyphen logo

Vaishali Gupta

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Panaji, Goa
Founded
2023
Iba Cosmetics logo

Mauli Teli, Grishma Teli

Series B
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2014
Ikai Asai logo

Ananya Birla

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Ilk logo

Shikha Grover & Vinita Adhikari

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2011
Imagimake logo

Disha Katharani

Series B
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2012
Imagine Meats logo

Genelia Deshmukh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020

Anjana Reddy

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2015
IMBUE Natural logo

Anupriya Kapur

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2018
Impulse Coffees logo

Sarah Sarosh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Indē Wild logo

Diipa Büller-Khosla

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Injiri logo

Chinar Farooqui

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2009

Neeti Maacker

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Rajkot, Gujarat
Founded
2020
InWeave logo

Shveta Narula

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2016

Bindu Jayaram

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2018
ISAK Fragrances logo

Vidushi Vijayvergiya

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2017
Isharya logo

Gauri Tandon, Radhika Tandon

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2004
Itrh logo

Ridhi Bansal & Mohit Rai

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2019
Jade by MK logo

Monica Shah, Karishma Swali

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2008
Jade by Monica & Karishma logo

Monica Shah & Karishma Swali

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2008

Jayanti Reddy

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2012
JhaJi Store logo

Kalpana Jha & Uma Jha

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Darbhanga, Bihar
Founded
2020
Jus' Trufs logo

Chenddyna Schae

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2001
Just Herbs logo

Megha Sabhlok, Dr Neena Chopra

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Founded
2010
Ka-Sha logo

Karishma Shahani Khan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2012
Kaftanize logo

Shilpa Agarwal & Rahul Agarwal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2022

Kanika Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2011
Kanika Goyal Label logo

Kanika Goyal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2014

Phikaralin Wanshong

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Shillong, Meghalaya
Founded
2007
Karagiri logo

Pallavi Mohadikar

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
Karma Kettle logo

Priti Sen Arora & Dhiraj Arora

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2015

Kavita Bhartia

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1989
Kaze Living logo

Anisha Goel, Shruti Jain

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2019
Khara Kapas logo

Shilpi Yadav

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2015
Khumanthem Atelier logo

Richana Khumanthem

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Imphal, Manipur
Founded
2014
Kiro Beauty logo

Vasundhara Patni

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Kivu logo

Minal Kabra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Jalna, Maharashtra
Founded
2019

Lovey Kapur, Puja Kapur

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
1985
Koparo logo

Simran Khara

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Krishna Mehta logo

Krishna Mehta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1988

Megha Rawat

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
La Folie logo

Sanjana Patel

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2014
La Mior logo

Aakriti Chhaparia

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Surat, Gujarat
Founded
2022
Lavie logo

Shobha Tainwala

Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2009
Lazo logo

Chanaya Gupta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Le15 Patisserie logo

Pooja Dhingra

Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2010
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Leezu's logo

Leeza Mangaldas

Pre-Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2023
Lemme Be logo

Devidutta Dash

Series A
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2020
Light Up Beauty logo

Meenakshi Ganesh & Janaki Ganesh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Lijjat logo

Jaswantiben Popat

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1959
Limelight Diamonds logo

Pooja Sheth Madhavan

Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Little Charlie logo

Karishma Nayyar

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Amritsar, Punjab
Founded
2022
Little Cherry Mom logo

Jyoti Srivastava

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2022
Little Moppet Foods logo

Dr. Hemapriya Natesan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2015

Shilpa Chavan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2009
Littlebox India logo

Rimjim Deka

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Guwahati, Assam
Founded
2022

Zomawii Khiangte

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Aizawl, Mizoram
Founded
2021
Love the World Today logo

Dipti Daryanani Ahuja, Dipna Daryanani

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Lovebirds logo

Amrita Khanna & Gursi Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2014
Loyka logo

Aanchal Loya

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
Maarteeni logo

Tania Abrol

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Founded
2021
Magic of Memories logo

Preety Maggo

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2019
Maisha logo

Esha Shah

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2018
Maison De Nura logo

Devika Prakash Sharma & Neha Puri

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2022

Malini Ramani

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Calangute, Goa
Founded
2000

Usha Shrotriya

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2023
Mamaearth / Honasa Consumer logo

Ghazal Alagh

Public
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2016
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Mamamor logo

Snehal Bansal

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2024

Shabna Salam & Shaiba Salam

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Mason & Co logo

Jane Mason & Fabien Bontems

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Auroville, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2014
MasterChow logo

Radhika Mittal

Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020

Nandita Lyngdoh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Shillong, Meghalaya
Founded
2025

Hanjabam Shubhra Devi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Imphal, Manipur
Founded
2004
Melorra logo

Saroja Yeramilli

Series D+
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2015
Mighty Millets logo

Meena Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
Mile Collective logo

Harshita Motaparthi

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, TS
Founded
2023
Millet Amma logo

Ruchika Bhuwalka & Indira Devi Bhuwalka

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2017
Millet Yard logo
Millet YardVerified

Anushri

Bootsrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Founded
2023

Priyanka Shetty Sridhar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2018
Mintree logo

Kanikka Dewanii

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
Minus 30 logo

Gayatri Rattha & Shivanie Mirchandani

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
Misho logo

Suhani Parekh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Mishru logo

Swapna Anumolu

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2014
Miss Cheesecake logo

Pooja Balani

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Founded
2023
Modern Myth logo

Oshina Hans

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Mohh logo

Pritika Singh

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Monisha Jaising logo

Monisha Jaising

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1990
Monrow logo

Veena Ashiya

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016
MooiBox logo

Sahee Wasan & Ekta Wasan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Jalandhar, Punjab
Founded
2018
Mother Sparsh logo

Rishu Gandhi & Himanshu Gandhi

Acquired
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2015
Mrunalini Rao logo

Mrunalini Rao

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2014
MyGlamm logo

Priyanka Gill & Naiyya Saggi

Series D+
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
MyMuse logo

Anushka Gupta, Sahil Gupta

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1999

Reynu Taandon

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1999

Tanvi Goenka Sekhsaria

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Naara Aaba logo

Tage Rita

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh
Founded
2017
Naario logo

Anamika Pandey

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Namhya Foods logo

Ridhima Arora

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
Founded
2019
Namrata Joshipura logo

Namrata Joshipura

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1996
Namyaa logo

Kriti Gupta & Karan Gupta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2017
Nat Habit logo

Swagatika Das

Series B
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2018
Naturals logo

Veena Kumaravel

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2000
NeceSera logo

Riddhi Jain & Sudiksha Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2017
Needledust logo

Shirin Mann Sangha

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2014

Aditi Hingu, Dr Neena Sharma

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2021
Neemli Naturals logo

Rameshwari Seth & Bhaskara Seth

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Neeta Lulla logo

Neeta Lulla

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2005
Nei Native logo

Nitya Ganapathy

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Neora logo

Nehal Chopra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2021
Nestasia logo

Aditi Murarka Agrawal

Series B
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2019
Nestroots logo

Chhavi Singh

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2016
Neude Skin logo

Aayshya Jhunjhunwala

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2022
Niblerzz logo

Aashnee Gajaria, Sandhya Seshadri

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2022
Nicobar logo

Simran Lal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
Nida Mahmood logo

Nida Mahmood

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2007

Nidhi Yasha

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2010
Nikasha logo

Nikasha Tawadey

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2006
Nikita Mhaisalkar logo

Nikita Mhaisalkar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Founded
2003
Nirmalaya logo

Surbhi Bansal

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
Nirmooha logo

Prreeti Jaiin Nainutia

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Nish Hair logo

Parul Gulati

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017

Nishka Lulla

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2009
Nitya Bajaj logo

Nitya Bajaj

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2011
NorBlackNorWhite logo

Mriga Kapadiya & Amrit Kumar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2010
Not So Serious by Pallavi Mohan logoBootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2007
Nourish Mantra logo

Ritika Jayaswal

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2019
Nourish Organics logo

Seema Jindal Jajodia

Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2009
Nourish You logo

Sowmya Reddy

Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2015
Nua logo

Swathi Kulkarni

Series B
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017

Jyothi Sri Pappu

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Malikipuram, Andhra Pradesh
Founded
2015
Nutty Yogi logo

Pallavi Gupta

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2018
Nuuk logo
NuukVerified

Gazal Kalra

Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2014
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Nuutjob logo

Anushree Maloo, Ananya Maloo

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2020
Nyassa logo

Ishween Anand

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2007
Off Days logo

Merrylin Boro

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2023
Ogaan logo

Kavita Bhartia

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1989
Ogmo Foods logo

Sanjeeta Krishna Kumar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2018
Ohria Ayurveda logo

Rajni Ohri

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018
ONYA logo

Himani Yadav

Pre-Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2024
Open Secret logo

Ahana Gautam

Series B
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Outhouse logo

Kaabia Grewal, Sasha Grewal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
OZiva logo
OZivaVerified

Aarti Gill

Acquired
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Read our story →
Paaduks logo

Jothsna Rege

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2013
Pahadi Local logo

Jessica Jayne

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
PAIO logo

Shweta Nimkar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Pankaj & Nidhi logo

Nidhi Ahuja & Pankaj Ahuja

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2006
Papa Don't Preach by Shubhika logoBootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2011
Papa Pawsome logo

Nishita Agarwal, Nikita Tarun Agarwal

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Thane, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Papaaya logo

Maia Shroff

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Pastels and Pop logo

Akanksha Kabra, Aarti Kabra, Neha Kabra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2015
Pawfectly Made logo

Arpita Ganesh

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
PawsnCollars logo

Ambika Ramachandran

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2018
Payal Jain logo

Payal Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1993
Payal Khandwala logo

Payal Khandwala

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2012

Payal Pratap Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2011
Payal Singhal logo

Payal Singhal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1999
Pee Safe logo

Srijana Bagaria

Series C
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2017
Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop logoAcquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2012
Pero logo

Aneeth Arora

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2009

Aanandi Sardana

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Petsy logo

Sinal Shah, Veer Shah

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Pinecone logo

Nitika Gupta

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2020
PinkAprons logo

Adetee Suryavanshi

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2020
Pinnacle by Shruti Sancheti logoBootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2009
Pinq Polka logo

Manveen Ssharma

Pre-Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2017
Pipa Bella logo

Shuchi Pandya

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2013
Plum logo

Prasanya Chennapatnam

Series C
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Thane, Maharashtra
Founded
2013

Neeta Adappa

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
1995

Dipali Baruah

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Guwahati, Assam
Founded
2015

Prerna Agarwal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2012
Priyaasi logo

Priyanka Khandelwal

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2015
Priyanka Raajiv logo

Priyanka Raajiv

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
Purearth logo

Kavita Khosa

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
PureCult logo

Roopa Hariharan

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020

Purvi Doshi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
1997
Péro logo

Aneeth Arora

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2009
Quench Botanics logo

Vineeta Singh & Kaushik Mukherjee

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2022
Quirksmith logo

Divya Batra, Pragya Batra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016
Radhika's Fine Teas logo

Radhika Batra Shah

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2006
Rangriti logo

Meena Bindra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2014
Ranna Gill logo

Ranna Gill

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1996
Rara Avis logo

Sonal Verma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
RAS Luxury Skincare logo

Shubhika Jain & Sangeeta Jain

Series B
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Founded
2017

Rebecca Dewan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Reistor logo

Mehma Singh & Harjas Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
RENÉE Cosmetics logo

Aashka Goradia Goble

Series C
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2019
Ridhi Mehra logo

Ridhi Mehra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
Ridhima Bhasin logo

Ridhima Bhasin

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2014
Rimple and Harpreet Narula logo

Rimple Narula & Harpreet Narula

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2000
Rimzim Dadu logo

Rimzim Dadu

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2007

Rina Dhaka

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1989
Ritu Beri logo

Ritu Beri

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
1990

Ramya Ravi, Shweta Ravi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
Roma Narsinghani logo

Roma Narsinghani

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017

Roopa Vohra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1997
ROZE 2.11 logo

Saveri Raj

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2023
Rubans Accessories logo

Chinu Kala

Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2014
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Ruby's Organics logo

Rubeina Karachiwalla

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Runaway Bicycle logo

Preeti Verma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2014

Nengneithem Hengna

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Dimapur, Nagaland
Founded
2013
Rustic Art logo

Sunita Jaju & Swati Maheshwari

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Satara, Maharashtra
Founded
2010
Rustic Hue logo

Swikruti Pradhan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bhubaneswar, OD
Founded
2016
Saaki logo

Sushruthi Krishna

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
Saaksha & Kinni logo

Saaksha Bhat & Kinnari Kamat

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016

Keerthi Tummala

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2018
Salt Attire logo

Dipti Tolani

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2016
Saltpetre logo

Pooja Monga

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2020
Salty logo

Twishaa Gupta

Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2022
Samosa Singh logo

Nidhi Singh

Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016

Bijayashanti Tongbram

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bishnupur, Manipur
Founded
2018
Sangeeta Boochra logo

Sangeeta Boochra

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
1994
Sanjukta Dutta logo

Sanjukta Dutta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Guwahati, Assam
Founded
2012
Saucery logo

Gayatri Bhatia

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Secret Alchemist logo

Ankita Thadani

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Seema Gujral logo

Seema Gujral

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
1994
SEORE logo
SEOREVerified

Komal Patel

Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2026
Seva Home logo

Arushi Agrawal

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Seven Cherri logo

Semada Marak

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Tura, Meghalaya
Founded
2017

Shilpa Reddy

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2010

Yangmila Zimik

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Ukhrul, Manipur
Founded
2019
Shumee logo

Meeta Sharma Gupta

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016
Shyamal & Bhumika logo

Bhumika Shodhan & Shyamal Shodhan

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2003
Shyle logo

Astha Katta Sirohiya

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2017
Silvertraq logo

Dhriti Badani

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
SkinQ logo

Dr. Chytra V Anand

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2021
Skinvest logo

Divya Malpani Maheshwari

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Founded
2022
SkinYoga logo

Radhika Choudhary

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2013
Skippi Ice Pops logo

Anuja Kabra & Ravi Kabra

Pre-Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2021

Dasumarlin Majaw

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Shillong, Meghalaya
Founded
2015
Sneha Arora logo

Sneha Arora

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2011

Sonaakshi Raaj

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2009
Soxytoes logo

Vidushi Kanoria

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2018
Spice Story logo

Gayatri Gogate

Pre-Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019

Megha Poddar, Shradha Ponnappa

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2015

Neeta Vijay Kumar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kochi, Kerala
Founded
2018
Studio Coppre logo

Rashmi Ranade

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2011
Studio Metallurgy logo

Advaeita Mathur

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2015
Sublime House of Tea logoBootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2013
Suganda logo

Bindu Amrutham

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2015
SUGAR Cosmetics logo

Vineeta Singh

Series D+
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
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Suhani Pittie logo

Suhani Pittie

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2004
Sui logo

Mahima Gujral Wadhwa

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018
Sujatra logo

Chitralekha Das

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Sukriti and Aakriti logo

Sukriti Grover & Aakriti Grover

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2013
Summer Somewhere logo

Meghna Goyal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
Sunaina Khera logo

Sunaina Khera

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
Suvasa logo

Oona Singh & Rajat Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2000

Sonam Modi & Paras Modi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2013
Sweet Karam Coffee logo

Nalini Parthiban

Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2015

Mansi Kohli

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Taru Naturals logo

Ruchi Jain

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
Tea Culture of the World logo

Dr. Rupali Ambegaonkar

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2010
Tea Trunk logo

Snigdha Manchanda

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Panaji, Goa
Founded
2013
Teafit logo

Jyoti Bharadwaj

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2021
Terra Greens Organic logo

Likitha Bhanu & Padmaja Bhanu

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2013
Terractive logo

Raena Ambani & Rahee Ambani

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2023
Tharangini logo

Lakshmi Srivathsa, Padmini Govind

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
1977
The Ayurveda Co. (T.A.C) logoSeries C
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2020
The Baker’s Dozen logo

Aditi Handa

Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2013
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The Gourmet Jar logo

Apeksha Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2012
The Indian Ethnic Co. logo

Hetal Desai & Lekhinee Desai

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
The Indus Valley logo

Madhumitha Uday Kumar

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2016
The Jodi Life logo

Karuna Laungani & Gauri Verma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2014
The Label Life logo

Preeta Sukhtankar

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2013
The Lohasmith logo

Meghna Malik

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2016
The Loom Art logo

Aarushi Kilawat

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2017
The Milk India Company logoBootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2018
The Mom Store logo

Surbhi Bhatia

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2019
The Moms Co logo

Malika Sadani

Acquired
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2016
The Pink Moon logo

Divya Goenka

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2017

Resham Karmchandani & Sanya Suri

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
The Quirky Naari logo

Malvica Saxena

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2018
The Registry of Sarees logoBootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016
The Skin Pantry logo

Colette Austin

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
The Skin Story logo

Ravina Jain

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
The Sleep Company logo

Priyanka Salot

Series D+
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
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The Summer House logo

Shivangini Parihar & Rekha Datla

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2015
The Switch Fix logo

Rhea Shukla

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2019
The Tribe Concepts logo

Amritha Gaddam

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2019
The Whole Truth logo

Rachna Aggarwal

Series D+
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2019
The Wishing Chair logoBootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2012
Thenga logo

Maria Kuriakose

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Thrissur, Kerala
Founded
2019
Theobroma logo

Kainaz Messman Harchandrai & Tina Messman

Series C
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2004
Tiggle logo

Anuva Kakkar

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Founded
2021
Timios logo

Hima Bindu Kasturi

Seed
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2016
Tipsyfly logo

Aditi Motla, Aashna Sangani Parikh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2015
Tjori logo

Mansi Gupta

Pre-Series A
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2013
Tocco logo

Reshma Suresh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Kochi, Kerala
Founded
2023
Toy Trunk logo

Priyanka Mangaonkar-Vaiude, Minu Joshi

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2021

Sentila Yanger

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Dimapur, Nagaland
Founded
1994
Truebrowns logo

Udita Bansal

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2019
Truth & Hair logo

Saumya Alagh

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2024

Sridevi Ashala

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Founded
2020
Tvakh logo

Pritika Singh

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Founded
2016
Twirl logo

Sujata Chatterjee

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2017
Two Point Two logo

Anvita Sharma

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2017
Type Beauty logo

Ananya Kapur

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2021
Typsy Beauty logo

Shruti Gupta & Kairavi Bharat Ram

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2021

Anjana Reddy

Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
—
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Urban Space logo

Radhika Koolwal

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Founded
2018
Urvashi Kaur logo

Urvashi Kaur

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2008
Vaishali S logo

Vaishali Shadangule

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2001
Vajor logo

Natasha Singh

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2014
Valliyan logo

Nitya Arora

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2008
Verandah logo

Anjali Patel Mehta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2011
Verb by Pallavi Singhee logoBootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2008

Rupjyoti Saikia Gogoi

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Kaziranga, Assam
Founded
2004
Vilvah logo

Kruthika Kumaran

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2017
Vinzberry logo

Vineeta Agrawal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2021
Voylla logo

Jagrati Shringi

Acquired
Industry
Fashion
Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Founded
2012
Warp 'n Weft logo

Sagrika Rai

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
1997
Wiggles logo

Anushka Iyer

Pre-Series A
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Pune, Maharashtra
Founded
2018
Wingreens Farms logo

Anju Srivastava

Series D+
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Gurugram, Haryana
Founded
2011
WishCare logo

Stuti Kothari

Seed
Industry
Beauty & Personal Care
Location
Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded
2019
WomanLikeU logo

Shrijal Dave

Seed
Industry
Fashion
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2019
Woodbee Toys logo

Kokila K

Bootstrapped
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Walajapet, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2020

Yadvi Agarwal

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2016
Yogabar logo
YogabarVerified

Suhasini Sampath Kumar

Acquired
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Founded
2014
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Zama Organics logo

Shriya Naheta Wadhwa

Pre-Series A
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founded
2017
Zariin logo

Mamta Gupta & Vidhi Gupta

Bootstrapped
Industry
Fashion
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
Founded
2010
Zoivane Pets logo

Nishma Singhal

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Surat, Gujarat
Founded
2020

Supongtola Aier

Bootstrapped
Industry
Food & Beverages
Location
Dimapur, Nagaland
Founded
2018
Zouk logo

Disha Singh

Series B
Industry
Fashion
Location
Thane, Maharashtra
Founded
2016
ZOY logo

Maheswari Moorthy

Seed
Industry
D2C / Consumer
Location
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
Founded
2024

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What the data shows

  • Companies tracked

    518

  • With a full founder story

    15

  • Leading sectors

    Fashion, Food & Beverages, Beauty & Personal Care

  • Most-represented cities

    Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru

  • Common funding stages

    Bootstrapped, Seed, Acquired

How we choose what’s on this list

This is a curated collection. Companies are added by hand and only when their published founder story supports the claim this list makes, alongside verified directory companies that match the same theme. We do not pad the list to make it look fuller.

See our editorial & verification policy for how every entry is checked.

Frequently asked questions

+ How many companies are in "Women in D2C"?

518 women-led companies right now, 15 of them with a full founder story on Women Can Startup. The list grows as we verify and profile more founders.

+ How is this collection put together?

This is a curated collection. Companies are added by hand and only when their published founder story supports the claim this list makes, alongside verified directory companies that match the same theme. We do not pad the list to make it look fuller.

+ Can I get my company added to this collection?

If your company has a woman founder or co-founder and fits this theme, pitch us your story. Curated collections only include companies whose published profile supports the claim, so a full founder story is the way in.