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Fireside Ventures

Fireside Ventures · firesideventures.com Free Beginner India

India's specialist early-stage consumer brand VC, with 89+ investments including boAt, Mamaearth, Yoga Bar and Vahdam Teas. If you're building a consumer brand in India, this is the fund whose thesis and portfolio you should know cold before you pitch anyone.

  • Bengaluru-based, founded 2017, focused exclusively on consumer brands across F&B, personal care, kids/education and lifestyle.
  • Provides in-house resources and a partner/advisor network beyond just capital.
  • Portfolio includes some of India's best-known D2C names, useful for pattern-matching what they fund.
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It answers 2 questions

  1. Which VCs actually invest in D2C and consumer brands in India?
  2. Which Indian D2C brands have actually raised money recently, and from whom?

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