Fashion · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Suta
Bootstrapped handloom saree and ethnic-wear brand working with thousands of weavers.
Founded by Sujata Biswas, Taniya Biswas
Verified by Women Can StartupSnapshot
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Industry
- Fashion
- Business model
- D2C
- Funding stage
- Bootstrapped
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- ₹50-100 Cr
- Markets
- India
- Last updated
- 25 June 2026
About Suta
Suta sells handwoven sarees, blouses and ethnic wear, best known for its soft mulmul sarees. Sisters Sujata and Taniya Biswas left corporate careers and started the brand in 2016 with about Rs 6 lakh, and it has stayed bootstrapped since. Suta works with a network of more than 16,000 weavers and artisans across states including West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, paying them on a contractual basis. The brand crossed Rs 75 crore in revenue in FY25, selling through its website, marketplaces and over a dozen of its own stores.
Founders
Sujata Biswas
Woman FounderCo-founder
Sujata Biswas is an engineer with an MBA from IIFT Delhi who worked with the Essar and Jindal groups before starting Suta with her sister in 2016.
Taniya Biswas
Woman FounderCo-founder
Taniya Biswas is an engineer and IIM Lucknow graduate who worked at the Tata Group and IBM before leaving to build Suta.
Industry classification
Fashion Sarees & Ethnic Wear
Products & services
Handcrafted sarees
The brand’s signature, made with weavers across India.
Blouses
Apparel & co-ords
Accessories
Ideal customers
Typical customer segments for a fashion company.
Media coverage
Founder story
In-depth profile
How Sujata Biswas & Taniya Biswas built Suta
Two sisters with no background in textiles quit secure corporate jobs in 2016, pooled a few lakh rupees, and started buying sarees directly from weavers. Bootstrapped throughout, Suta reported revenue of about ₹56 crore in FY2022–23 and works with thousands of weavers across India.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Suta do?
- Suta sells handwoven sarees, blouses and ethnic wear, best known for its soft mulmul sarees. Sisters Sujata and Taniya Biswas left corporate careers and started the brand in 2016 with about Rs 6 lakh, and it has stayed bootstrapped since. Suta works with a network of more than 16,000 weavers and artisans across states including West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, paying them on a contractual basis. The brand crossed Rs 75 crore in revenue in FY25, selling through its website, marketplaces and over a dozen of its own stores.
- Who founded Suta?
- Suta was founded by Sujata Biswas and Taniya Biswas.
- Where is Suta headquartered?
- Suta is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Is Suta funded?
- Suta is bootstrapped — self-funded rather than venture-backed.
- When was Suta founded?
- Suta was founded in 2016.