Haircare brand Moxie Beauty raises $15 million in round led by Bessemer Venture PartnersExisting investors Fireside Ventures and angel investors, including Navin Parwal and Sangeet Agarwal, cofounders of Mokobara, participated ...
16 Dec, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
New brands arrive in style, give older peers a scareInsurgent brands, launched in the last decade, now control 6% of the consumer goods and lifestyle market, growing fivefold in five years to...
10 Jul, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
Gaming startup MetaShot raises Rs 11 crore from Sauce VC, othersFounded in 2021 by Prince Thomas, Ranjit Kumar Behera and Ajith Sunny, MetaShot is known for its flagship product, the MetaShot smart bat.
28 Jan, 2025, 01.30 PM IST
Direct-to-consumer brands keep deal street busy with new funding roundsVenture funds are sitting on ample dry powder and will accelerate deal-making in early-stage startups. Funds like Accel, 3One4 Capital, Pea...
15 Jan, 2025, 09.54 AM IST
Level of discounting in India is not sustainable, says Samsonite CEODiscounting levels in India's luggage market are unsustainable, affecting profitability, says Samsonite CEO. Samsonite surpassed VIP Indust...
03 Jan, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
Accel invests $9 million in luggage brand Uppercase; valuation doubles to $60 millionAccel invested $9 million in Uppercase, raising the luggage brand’s valuation to $60 million. The funds are aimed at expanding retail store...
21 Aug, 2024, 06.11 AM IST
Sauce VC logs final close of third fund at Rs 365 croreConsumer-focused venture investor Sauce VC, which has invested in new-age brands like luggage maker Mokobara, has announced the final close...
05 Aug, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
D2C luggage brand Nasher Miles raises $4 million in bridge roundThe money came from the Singularity Early Opportunities Fund, Narendra Rathi of the SoftBank Vision Fund, and Sulabh Arya of Goldman Sachs ...
25 Jul, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
Premium luggage maker Eume raises Rs 15 crore in funding round led by Ashish KacholiaEume plans to open its first flagship store this year, starting in Mumbai and tapping the aspirational population in tier II and III cities...
21 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Deepika Padukone's 82°E to raise Rs 50 crore from Ka Enterprises, othersDeepika Padukone's 82°E startup, cofounded by Jigar Shah, aims to raise Rs 50 crore with Ka Enterprises. The brand offers skincare products...
10 Jun, 2024, 07.11 PM IST
Sauce VC launches third fund eyeing a corpus of Rs 250 croreNew Delhi-based investment firm Sauce VC, which has backed new-age luggage brand Mokobara, healthy foods startup The Whole Truth and petcar...
27 May, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
Offline stores are trending as new set of D2C firms emergeInvestors and startup founders are noticing a trend: D2C businesses across various sectors, like fashion, electronics, and food and beverag...
22 May, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
D2C skincare brand Foxtale raises $14 million funding led by Panthera Growth PartnersFoxtale Consumer last raised $4 million in 2022 from Matrix Partners and Kae Capital.
07 Mar, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
D2C luggage brand Mokobara raises $12 million in funding from Peak XV Partners, existing investorsMokobara's existing backers Sauce VC and Saama Capital have also participated in the Series B funding round. Peak XV invested around $9.4 m...
26 Feb, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
Luggage brands on high-growth path as travel industry boomsIndia's travel renaissance is driving a luggage revolution, with sales doubling. Global brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Delsey Paris are gro...
16 Feb, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
New-age luggage brand Mokobara's operating revenue grows four-fold in FY23, losses widen 78%Mokobara’s total expenses of about Rs 61 crore in FY23 is nearly three times higher than the Rs 16 crore it spent in FY22. The purchase of ...
27 Dec, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
Peak XV in talks to invest in new-age luggage brand MokobaraThis comes at a time when venture investors are increasingly looking to place fresh bets on new-age brands that are scaling offline presenc...
20 Sep, 2023, 06.00 AM IST