An ecommerce firm named POP has announced that it plans to launch a marketplace featuring a carefully selected group of new-age digital-first brands. Users will be able to get discounts usin… Read More

Nature Spell, a UK-based hair and skincare brand, has recently launched its product line in the Indian market, as announced in a press release last Friday. The brand is starting with an init… Read More

Flyrobe, a fashion rental platform, has recently opened its second franchise store in Bengaluru, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. The new store, which spans across 2,300 squar… Read More

SS Beauty, which is a part of Shoppers Stop department stores, has recently opened its largest beauty store in Kolkata, India. Spread over 9,000 square feet at the Quest Mall, the store is a… Read More

Subko, a coffee chain specializing in high-quality coffee, has raised $10 million in funding. The funding round was led by Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha, with participation from Blume Founders Fu… Read More

Groom India, the owner of the professional salon brand Naturals Salon, has recently announced that Smriti Mandhana, the latest cricket sensation, will become its brand ambassador. The announ… Read More

Farmley, a snacking brand supported by TechnifyBiz, has secured $6.7 million (approximately Rs 56 crore) in a recent funding round. The funding was led by BC Jindal Group, a major player in… Read More

Revaa, a revolutionary brand dedicated to transforming female health and hygiene, has officially launched at the India International Centre. Its mission is centered around raising awareness… Read More

Bummer, a direct-to-consumer apparel firm, recently secured Rs 9.25 crore in a funding round led by Gruhas’ Collective Consumer Fund, a venture capital firm backed by Nikhil Kamath. Fl… Read More

Foxtale, a D2C beauty and personal care (BPC) brand, has recently raised almost $14.4 Mn in funding led by Panthera Growth Partners based in Singapore. The round also saw participation from… Read More

Actor Anushka Sharma-endorsed snack maker Slurrp Farm, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) company, has raised about Rs 60 crore or $7.2 million. The funding round was led by Alkemi Growth Capital, a… Read More

Beyoung, an Indian direct-to-consumer fashion brand, announced that it has received a strategic investment from the Royal Office of Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan. The Royal… Read More

Kushal’s, a D2C jewellery brand, has secured an impressive $34 million in Series B funding led by Lighthouse’s fourth alternative investment fund (AIF). The brand was established… Read More

Nat Habit, a prominent 100% natural beauty brand, has announced Ankita Srivastava as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). This strategic addition highlights the brand’s ambitious pla… Read More

Beautywise, a pioneering startup in the dermatological and beauty supplement sector, has secured INR 6.5 Crores in its first funding round. Its products are now available in over 500 pharmac… Read More

Mokobara, a premium direct-to-consumer (D2C) luggage and travel accessories brand, has secured $12 million in funding led by Peak XV Partners. This investment fosters Mokobara’s rapid… Read More

ReFit Global, a Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) enterprise known for selling refurbished smartphones, has successfully secured a Rs. 2 crore investment during the third season of the acclaimed entr… Read More

India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) fashion brand Souled Store plans its expansion in the Kerala market. This expansion is part of the brand’s aggressive retail strategy to strength… Read More

Basil, a rising player in the consumer houseware market, has successfully closed a seed funding round, raising a total of Rs 3.6 crore. This round was jointly led by IIMA Ventures and Apprec… Read More

Iluvia, an emerging startup known for its innovative beauty, wellness, and personal care products, has successfully completed its Series A funding round. This investment comes from prominent… Read More

Dot & Key, a notable D2C skincare brand, has innovatively announced the relaunch of its popular Swim+Sports Sunscreen. The brand used its social handles to announce a Treasure Hunt style… Read More

Urbn, a leading homegrown direct-to-consumer (D2C) charging solutions brand, has named Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan as its brand ambassador. This move aims to enhance Urbn’s brand imag… Read More

In an innovative blend of tradition and modern dietary trends, Doki Foods introduces its newest product, Murgh Mughlai. This zero sugar chicken jerky draws from the rich, aromatic flavors of… Read More

Papa Don’t Preach by Shubhika, a luxury Indian fashion brand, has recently opened a flagship store in Delhi. Situated at The Kila, 4A Kaka Das Marg, Mehrauli, this retail space is turn… Read More

Okhai, a well-known Indian brand that works with rural artisans, is hosting a showcase event in Hyderabad on 17th and 18th February 2024. The event, located at Labels the Pop-up space in Ban… Read More

D2C startup Happi Planet, known for its plant-based and non-toxic home care solutions, has successfully raised INR 8.47 crore. This strategic funding round, led by Fireside Ventures, marks a… Read More

Koparo, a homegrown champion of sustainability, has secured an impressive Rs 6 crore in funding. Led by Simran Khara, this eco-conscious venture aims to provide cleaner, greener homecare sol… Read More

Moms Home, a Jaipur-based startup recognized for its commitment to sustainable baby essentials, has successfully raised INR 5 crore (approximately $670,000) in a Pre-Series A funding round… Read More

DTC skincare brand iNNBeauty Project has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, led by Alliance Consumer Growth, with additional participation from Strand Equity and Beechwood Capit… Read More

Original American steakhouse since 1964, Black Angus Steakhouse, has launched its online platform Black Angus Market, to expand its sales channels. Through this launch, the company will prom… Read More

Mara Beauty, a DTC clean beauty brand, known for its oil-based skincare products, has announced its debut at Sephora starting January 3. Founded by Allison McNamara, the brand, which was lau… Read More

Australian cleaning goods company Zero Co has entered the direct-to-consumer toilet paper market, launching its own brand of 100% recycled paper rolls. The rolls are available for purchase o… Read More

Beiersdorf, a German cosmetics company, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in S-Biomedic, a Belgian life-science company specializing in skin microbiome research. As part of t… Read More

Swiss materials and surface solutions provider Oerlikon has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Riri, a Swiss producer of coated metal accessories for the fashion industry known for its… Read More

The brainchild of Los Angeles-based duo Matthew Herman and David Kien, Boy Smells was founded in 2016. What was originally a candle brand with a genderful positioning, the brand has made a p… Read More

Eco toilet paper challenger Bumboo smashes up a £400k crowdfunding round to grow bamboo toilet paper, valuing the startup at £5m. The company has so far raised almost £580k… Read More

Haydenshapes, performance surfboard and contemporary fashion brand founded by Australian surfboard creator and multidisciplinary designer Hayden Cox, has teamed up with the Woolmark Company… Read More

Lilla by Sociolla , an Indonesian e-commerce platform, has launched its first retail location, at Pondok Indah Mall, Jakarta.  The purple-colored store offers a 1000+ strong product por… Read More

Arezzo & Co, a Brazilian footwear and accessories conglomerate, has announced plans for growth and expansion. The company, which has a strong presence in the domestic market, aims to inc… Read More

Plugo, an e-commerce support platform for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands in Southeast Asia, has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Altos Ventures with parti… Read More

Interweave, a holding company that purchases and operates eCommerce businesses, has acquired NYC-based DTC home essentials brand Snowe. While the terms of the acquisition were not disclosed… Read More

Las Vegas-based D2C bath and body products brand Nectar Bath Treats is slowly moving towards becoming a global mogul, opening its brick-and-mortar stores in Dubai at Dubai City Walk and in t… Read More

D2C secondhand re-commerce shopping technology company Beni has closed its seed round with a funding of $4 million in a round led by Buoyant Ventures. The round also saw participation from B… Read More

Canada-based skincare and beauty brand The Ordinary introduces its Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum in the Indian market, as it continues to tap into the country’s booming beauty mark… Read More

India has proven to be one of the fastest growing markets for UK-based beauty and personal care brand The Body Shop, as it aims to double its business in the Indian market by FY2025, with th… Read More

Wellbeing Nutrition, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup, has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Fireside Ventures. The funds from the new roun… Read More

Portland-based Zenkai Sports, a D2C startup that specializes in creating sustainable sports apparel and equipment has announced that it has raised $1 million in a funding round led by strate… Read More

Consumer goods major Marico’s wholly owned subsidiary Marico South-East Asia Corporation (MSEA), with a turnover of Rs 95 billion, has signed an agreement to acquire Vietnamese company… Read More

D2C unicorn Indian meat brand, Licious has forayed into the spice segment with the launch of its new range of Meat Masalas. The brand has introduced to its audience, eight classic masalas, w… Read More

Tanishq from the house of Titan, has opened its first retail showroom in the US. The store, which is located at New Jersey’s Oak Tree road, has been conceptualized to look contemporary… Read More

Telangana-based D2C dairy brand, Sid’s Farm has made its entry into the Garden City of Bengaluru. With a population of over 8 crore people, Bengaluru is the third most populous city in… Read More

Lagos-based, female-founded and led, growth equity and impact investment company Aruwa Capital Management has invested $2.5 million in D2C, tech-enabled furniture manufacturer and retailer T… Read More

Contlo, a Delaware & Bengaluru-based customer data and marketing platform serving e-commerce and direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, has raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round led by g… Read More

The world’s largest digital creation platform and the top 20 most downloaded apps, Picsart announced its integration with Shopify, providing it with a dramatic expansion into a huge ne… Read More

Shopify has announced its partnership with leading cross-border payment providers for merchants in India such as Tazapay, Payoneer, and PayGlocal.  The addition of these new payment par… Read More

D2C lingerie and personal care brand Clovia has onboarded Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor as its first brand ambassador. The actor will endorse the brand in a television campaign titled &lsq&hell…Read More

D2C omnichannel jewellery retailer CaratLane, a Tanishq partnership, has launched a new campaign to boost sales of its solitaire jewellery line. Titled ‘Solid as a solitaire,’ th… Read More

Indian-origin beauty brand Beauty in Everything has launched pop-up kiosks in New Delhi’s Select Citywalk Mall, Noida’s Mall of India, and Mumbai’s Inorbit Mall, promoting… Read More

Indian-origin lifestyle brand Latin Quarters plans to expand its retail presence with six new stores by March 2023. The brand is continuing to expand its exclusive brand outlets across the c… Read More

Wakefit, a sleep solutions, and mattress brand have raised about $45 Mn in an equity funding round from Bahrain-based alternate investment firm Investcorp, at a post-money valuation of $303… Read More

Contlo, a Delaware & Bengaluru-based commerce data and marketing platform for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands has partnered with payment gateway platform Razorpay’s… Read More

Indian FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has acquired a majority stake of 51% in OZiva, a D2C plant-based supplement brand via a strategic investment.  The board at HUL entered into a… Read More

Co-founded by Sameer Maheshwari and Prashant Tandon, omnichannel nutrition platform HealthKart has raised $135 million in its Series H funding round, led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund T… Read More

[Update] https://thed2cdaily.com/just-in-indian-fmcg-major-hindustan-unilever-acquires-majority-stake-of-51-in-d2c-nutrition-brand-oziva/ Indian FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is in tal… Read More

D2C group-led content-to-commerce conglomerate, the Good Glamm Group has acquired a majority stake of 51% in a cash-plus-stock deal, in digital media company Tweak India. Good Glamm Group wh… Read More

D2C global ethnic wear brand Shobitam is collaborating with BITS, Pilani to set up a first-of-its-kind ‘Centre for Women Entrepreneurship’ with the aim to strengthen startup vent… Read More

Nykaa, an omnichannel beauty giant, in partnership with Estee Lauder‘s hair care brand Aveda, has opened a new salon store, located in Mumbai’s shopping district Khar.  The… Read More

OneGreen, Asia’s largest one-stop online shop for everything natural, safe, conscious & green, has raised $1.5 million in its pre-Series round led by Venture Catalysts, India&rsquo&hell…Read More

Mumbai-based D2C farm-to-fork player Pluckk has embodied an anti-plastic spirit and will collect 6,000 kgs of plastic waste from getting into dumping grounds and landfills. “Pluckk, on… Read More

Founded by seasoned e-commerce industry veteran Sam Chappatte, Kapu, a new social commerce startup, has raised $8 million in funding. The company aims to revolutionize the way consumers shop… Read More

India’s leading direct-to-farmer (D2F) protective farming products manufacturing brand GROWiT, launched India’s first protective farming ecommerce platform on 1 December 2022. Th… Read More

D2C makeup brand RENÉE Cosmetics has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Evolvence India and Edelweiss Group. Existing investors 9Unicorns and Equanimity also partic… Read More

Homegrown, eco-friendly, dermatologist-approved, D2C hair care brand Fix My Curls has expanded its product portfolio to include Ready, Set, Refresh Spray as the newest addition to the Fix My… Read More

Kolkata-based affordable footwear and accessories brand Khadim India Ltd is planning to launch four new stores during the first quarter of FY23 in Maharashtra to strengthen its retail presen… Read More

India’s first handloom luxury brand Ekaya has collaborated with acclaimed menswear designer Kunal Rawal to launch a men’s occasion wear line named ‘Neo-Traditional Grooms&r&hell…Read More

Fresh puja flower startup, Hoovu Fresh, has raised Rs 6.45 crore in a pre-series A funding round led by Sauce.VC and various angel investors such as the family office of Cafe Coffee Day, Myl… Read More

Bengaluru-based personal care brand True Frog has raised Rs 1.65 crore from a group of angel investors. The brand claims to offer vegan, chemical free skin and hair care products and intends… Read More

D2C fitness brand Flexnest has forayed into athleisure clothing with the launch of its new range of workout clothes. One of India’s fastest-growing and leading fitness brands with a us… Read More

Indian consumer electronic brand Noise has appointed ace cricketer Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador to promote the brand’s line of smartwatches. Kohli will star in the brand&rsq&hell…Read More

Eponymous designer Mahima Mahajan who has dressed celebrities including Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kajal Aggarwal, and Esha Gupta has stepped into loungewear. The new 7… Read More

Sustainable D2C streetwear clothing brand Burger Bae was founded in 2019 to revolutionize fast fashion by creating a more unified clothing line, diminishing the line between streetwear and h… Read More

UK’s branded clothing company Superdry has roped in Bollywood actor Karthik Aryan as the newest ambassador for the Indian market. The partnership was announced with the launch of a new… Read More

Acclaimed legacy jewellery designer Ashraf Motiwala has partnered with lifestyle medicine practitioner Luke Coutinho to launch a collaborative line of affirmation accessories, designed to he… Read More

Italian sportswear brand Kappa launched its first winter collection with U.S Ski & Snowboard. The collection, which is available online at Kappa.com and in Kappa’s retail stores, c… Read More

Yash Birla’s D2C skin and hair care brand Nature 4 Nature has partnered with ecommerce platform Kindlife to sell its products. Backed by celebrity support from Ishaan Khattar and Tara… Read More

Personal and beauty care brand Juicy Chemistry is planning to enter the offline retail sector by opening a pipeline of around 115 company-owned company-operated (COCO) stores across the coun… Read More

D2C sustainable clothing brand Prakrti Cloth Cafe raises strategic investment led by Marwari Catalysts. The freshly raised investment will be used to ramp up inventory, launch new products a… Read More

Aqualens, a Lenskart-owned eyewear brand, has recruited Bollywood actress Kiara Advani as its new brand ambassador. Advani will endorse the brand’s products in marketing campaigns that… Read More

D2C tech accessories brand DailyObjects turns profitable with an ARR of Rs 100 crore. The brand continues to see incredible growth and has grown at a 2x rate for the past four years while be… Read More

D2C retail brand for baby products, Baby Moo was launched in late 2020 amidst the COVID mayhem by three business minds and entrepreneurs.  Baby Moo offers more than 3500 high-quality ba… Read More

D2C premium health and nutrition brand Suwasthi has raised Rs 2 crore from India’s largest revenue-based financier, Velocity.in. Founded by Kunwar Singh in 2017, the company had a simp… Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Mankind Pharma has acquired a majority stake in New Delhi-based D2C startup brand Upakarma Ayurveda through one of its subsidiaries. The terms of the deal are undisclose… Read More

The world’s leading D2C sleep brand Emma is opening its sixth global office in Bucharest. Reporting an annual turnover of over €645 million in 2021, the firm has opened more than… Read More

Relove, a brand resale and circularity facilitator that fuses technology and sustainability with fashion, has raised $700,000 in a pre-seed round led by Hearth Ventures. The funding round al… Read More

Gargee Designer’s, a contemporary menswear brand, has launched ‘Ekaa,’ a curation of traditional, versatile, and unique traditional pieces this wedding season. The pieces i… Read More

Online beauty and fashion retailer Nykaa’s annual beauty sale ‘Pink Friday’ recorded over 8 lakh orders on day 1 with over 400 orders every single minute. This rate has gon… Read More

FMCG major Dabur India is venturing into the D2C space with the launch of its new website, Dabur Shop. The company is eyeing to bag a revenue of Rs 100 crore from the sale of digital-first b… Read More

Established in 2005, D2C jewellery mogul Kisna has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in the Hisar district of Haryana. The new franchise store retails a wide range of fine jewellery sp… Read More

Indian clothing brand Harbour 9 partnered with digital casting agency Cast You for Runway 22, a kid’s fashion show which recently concluded in Bangalore.  The apparel brand showca… Read More

Shopify has migrated deeper into B2B transactions highlighted by its partnership with the supply-chain e-commerce firm Balance. The collaboration will support a range of checkout and financi… Read More