Clean-label foods brand Anveshan raised Rs 150 Cr Series B led by Vertex Ventures, with IFC, Wipro Consumer Care Ventures and Titan Capital participating. Capital to scale manufacturing and distribution of ghee, cold-pressed oils and honey across 500+ pin codes. Brand at Rs 280-300 Cr ARR, targeting Rs 1,000 Cr.

YourStory · Capital · 6/2/2026, 2:17:42 AM

Anveshan banks Rs 150 crore Series B from Vertex Ventures SEA & India, IFC, Swiggy's Sriharsha Majety and existing backers. At Rs 280-300 Cr ARR, the clean-label D2C brand is targeting Rs 1,000 Cr in 24-30 months via manufacturing, innovation, and omnichannel expansion in a $25.8B Indian healthy food market.

YourStory · Capital · 6/1/2026, 7:15:16 AM

Clean-label D2C food brand Anveshan closed a Rs 150 crore Series B led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India, with IFC and Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety joining. Currently at Rs 280-300 crore ARR, the brand will deploy capital into manufacturing, innovation and omnichannel scale, targeting Rs 1,000 crore in 24-30 months.

YourStory · 6/1/2026, 7:15:15 AM

Clean-label food brand Anveshan raised Rs 150 crore in Series B led by Vertex Ventures, with IFC, Wipro Consumer Care Ventures and Titan Capital participating. Capital will fuel manufacturing scale-up, offline distribution and atta portfolio expansion. FY25 revenue grew 65% to Rs 77 Cr; targets Rs 1,000 Cr ARR in 24-30 months.

Entrackr · Newsletter · 6/1/2026, 4:28:50 AM

Foreign investors are skipping primary issues at stretched valuations and routing ₹1.1 trillion into block trades YTD. FPI share of QIB allocations is set to drop to 25% in 2026 from 42% in 2025, forcing Zepto, Jio Platforms, PhonePe ($1.3bn IPO deferred) and boAt to accept domestic MF-led pricing discipline.

Mint · Markets · 6/1/2026, 12:42:17 AM

Ghee-and-oils D2C brand Anveshan closed a ₹150 crore Series B led by Vertex Ventures and IFC, with Wipro Consumer Care Ventures, Titan Capital and Force Ventures participating. Revenue scaled from ₹74 cr in FY25 to ₹192 cr in FY26, with quick commerce now 35% of sales. Capital funds 16-unit manufacturing build-out and offline push.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 6/1/2026, 12:38:02 AM

Clean-label foods brand Anveshan closed a ₹150 crore Series B led by Vertex Ventures with IFC, Swiggy, Wipro Consumer Care Ventures and Titan Capital participating. Revenue scaled from ₹74 cr in FY25 to ₹192 cr in FY26, with ARR at ₹280-300 cr. Quick commerce drives 35% of sales; ghee and cooking oils anchor the portfolio across 16 manufacturing units.

BL · Consumer & Economy · 6/1/2026, 12:37:21 AM

Delhi High Court has granted boAt cofounder Aman Gupta an interim injunction protecting his name, image, voice, catchphrases and AI-generated likeness. The ruling extends personality-rights doctrine — long reserved for film and sport stars — to consumer-brand founders, as deepfake scams targeting startup executives proliferate.

Inc42 · Buzz · 5/26/2026, 3:19:00 PM

After scaling astrology consultations to Rs 1,176 Cr in FY25, Astrotalk is building a full-stack spiritual commerce play—ecommerce for rudraksh, yantras and gemstones plus offline stores—targeting Rs 400-500 Cr store ARR by FY27 with 90% sales already on its own website.

YourStory · 5/22/2026, 9:47:33 AM

At Goafest 2026, Boat co-founder Aman Gupta urged brands to empower younger employees and lean into subcultures rather than safe playbooks. He framed Boat's IPO as optional, not urgent, crediting challenger-celebrity bets and sharper product focus for the brand's growth trajectory.

ET Brand Equity · 5/20/2026, 7:15:08 PM

The D2C founder network is operationalising a Category II AIF, writing Rs 3-5 Cr cheques for 10-15% stakes in pre-seed/seed consumer brands. Thesis leans into Gen Z, quick commerce and Tier II-III demand, with 40% reserved for follow-ons and a parallel Rs 25 Cr Super Angels pool.

YourStory · 5/15/2026, 4:54:48 AM

D2C Insider is launching ConsumerX Ventures, a Rs 150 Cr Category II AIF, to write Rs 3-5 Cr cheques into ~25 early-stage Indian D2C brands and enablers for 10-15% stakes, with 40% reserved for follow-ons. Focus: quick commerce and Tier II/III. A large consumer group is in talks as anchor.

YourStory · Capital · 5/15/2026, 4:54:45 AM