L’Oréal acquires Innovist in big D2C deal; Dhan’s FY26 profit shrinksL’Oréal has bought Innovist to claw back momentum in India’s hyper-competitive beauty market. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
L’Oréal buys control of Innovist as India beauty battle intensifiesL'Oréal SA is acquiring a majority stake in Indian beauty startup Innovist. This move strengthens L'Oréal's position in India's rapidly exp...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $1.2 billion in February so far; up 2x on-yearThe number of deals during the month, however, was down at 128, compared to 170 in the corresponding month last year. In January 2026, star...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $198 million this week, up 28% on-yearThe number of deals during the week was also down at 27 transactions, compared to 51 in the corresponding week last year.
Clean-label food brand The Whole Truth closes $51 million funding round led by Sofina, Sauce.vcFounded by former Unilever executive Shashank Mehta, The Whole Truth focuses on “clean-label” packaged foods without hidden sugars, artific...
Bare Anatomy parent Innovist raises Rs 136 crore from ICICI Venture, othersInnovist, parent of Bare Anatomy and Chemist at Play, raised Rs 136 crore led by ICICI Venture, with support from Mirabilis, Niveshaay, and...
Beverage brand Rockit raises Rs 6 crore pre-seed investmentThe company, which provides an array of energy drinks, is focusing on an omnichannel presence starting with North Indian states like the UP...
GRM Overseas sells stake in GRM Foodkraft to Sauce.vcGRM Foodkraft has a presence in online and offline retail as well as the D2C segment. It has over 52 Distribution Centres (DCs), serving mo...
D2C oral beauty, wellness brand Perfora raises $1 million in funding led by SaucePerfora will use the funds to build its team, introduce a range of innovative oral care solutions, strengthen its brand positioning, and ex...
DSG, Synergy lead XYXX’s Rs 30-crore Series A funding roundXYXX, a men’s innerwear brand, will use the funding from investors DSG Consumer Partners and Synergy Capital Partners to expand its product...
Contactless retail tech player Gobbly raises $500,000 seed funding from Sauce.vcThe startup plans to develop a full stack automated retail technology platform which will improve offline shopping and traditional ecommerc...
eCommerce paltform Near.Store raises $300,000 seed fundOnce plugged in, the AI and ML algorithms on the platform take over and manage the various aspects of discovery (SEO), discovery and hyper-...
Period unhappy & PMS blues? Wellness startup &Me has some answers for youBe it cramps, bloating, hormonal imbalance or the common mood swings that come by as an offshoot of PMS, PCOS or other ailments -- food and...
ANE raises funds from Matrix Partners and angelsANE is a premium brand that lists every ingredient it uses in the product in bold font on the front of the package to emphasize quality and...
misters.in raises about $1 million in seed funding led by Sauce.vc, Rainforest Ventures & angel investorsThe company’s mission is not only to put together and offer the very best products that science has to offer, through its AI-driven platfor...
Funding of cosmetics & beauty startups doubles to $108 million in ’19Besides e-commerce, beauty is also seeing an increase in the number of homegrown skincare and cosmetic brands, latest among them being Grof...
Innerwear maker XYXX Apparels raises pre-Series A fundingXYXX Apparels mainly sells premium-range innerwear and loungewear in the men’s category.