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Swetha Poddar

Swetha Poddar

Founder · CandidMen

Solo founder and I’m Swetha, founder of CandidMen, a men’s fashion rental company I started in 2017. Over the last 9 years, I’ve bootstrapped the business from an idea into a profitable omnichannel brand with 7 stores across Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad. Currently, I’m focused on scaling CandidMen while exploring how technology and sustainability can shape the next phase of the business., Profitable, backing Pre-seed / seed, in E-commerce / retail.

Building
I’m building CandidMen, a profitable men’s fashion rental business. After 9 years of bootstrapping, the question I’m chasing now is: how do you take something that works really well at one scale and build it into a much larger company.
Hoping to meet
  • Startups to invest in
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Meaningful conversations with fellow founders, especially women who are building and scaling businesses. I’d love to exchange experiences, learn from different journeys.
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