D2C / Consumer · Amritsar, Punjab
Little Charlie
Lightweight, soft-sole baby shoes made for Indian feet.
Founded by Karishma Nayyar
Snapshot
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Amritsar, Punjab
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Business model
- D2C
- Funding stage
- Bootstrapped
- Markets
- India
- Last updated
- 23 September 2026
About Little Charlie
Little Charlie makes the one thing new parents keep struggling to find: shoes that suit a baby's soft, still-forming feet. Karishma Nayyar co-founded the Amritsar brand in 2022 with her husband, building lightweight, flexible soft-sole footwear for the Indian market. It is a small, focused business in a category the big shoe brands mostly ignore.
Founder
Karishma Nayyar
Woman FounderCo-founder
Ideal customers
ParentsBabies & toddlers
Website, social
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Little Charlie do?
- Little Charlie makes the one thing new parents keep struggling to find: shoes that suit a baby's soft, still-forming feet. Karishma Nayyar co-founded the Amritsar brand in 2022 with her husband, building lightweight, flexible soft-sole footwear for the Indian market. It is a small, focused business in a category the big shoe brands mostly ignore.
- Who founded Little Charlie?
- Little Charlie was founded by Karishma Nayyar.
- Where is Little Charlie headquartered?
- Little Charlie is headquartered in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
- Is Little Charlie funded?
- Little Charlie is bootstrapped — self-funded rather than venture-backed.
- When was Little Charlie founded?
- Little Charlie was founded in 2022.