Sandesh Bansode

I’m Sandesh, a student founder from India, building SNELLIER, a premium razor.

In India, alum (fitkari) is a traditional aftershave: people rub it on after shaving to calm nicks and irritation. But it’s a separate block you have to find, keep dry and carry around, so most people skip it. SNELLIER puts the step inside the razor. The slim handle holds a lipstick-sized, twist-up alum stick fixed in place, with a cap that opens at the bottom, so the shave and the aftercare happen in one tool.

So far I’ve worked out the product concept, the handle design, a pitch plan and a funding target. I’m pre-revenue with no paying customers yet, and I’d rather say that plainly. My plan is to validate first: build a prototype, put it in front of real users, and learn what they want before I scale. I plan to manufacture in India and then take the brand to Korea and global markets.

I care about fixing small daily annoyances, and I’m willing to do the slow, unglamorous work of validation before spending anyone’s money.

I’m building SNELLIER, a premium razor whose handle holds a twist-up alum (fitkari) stick, so a shave and the aftershave step happen in one tool. I’m stuck on validating the product: I’m pre-revenue with no capital yet, so I need prototypes and early users to prove people want it