D2C startups in Puducherry
Direct to consumer brands built on owned supply chains and community, most of them fair trade and export led here.
8 companies building in D2C here.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram unit
Incense/agarbatti brand started 1973 as a Sri Aurobindo Ashram unit to employ villagers; natural botanical incense, essential oils, candles and potpourri exported to 26+ countries. Donates 100% of profits to...
FLAG: Auroville. Natural fragrance, incense, candles and botanical soaps handmade by an artisan community, drawing on Pondicherry's French perfume tradition; exports internationally. A long-running Auroville...
FLAG: Auroville. Organic, vegan, bean-to-bar chocolate maker (est. 2014) with ethical sourcing and national D2C/retail distribution. One of the most commercially visible Auroville consumer brands and a flags...
(Auroville social enterprise)
Traditionally-handcrafted organic foods brand with in-house bakery and Garden Cafe. Employs 40+ women from surrounding villages; organic-farming sourced, plastic-free packaging, fair-trade practices. Retails...
Aurelio C. Hammer
Sound/musical-instrument and rural-development enterprise started 2003; recognised by the UN initiative 'Music as a Global Resource'. Team of 90+ artisans and designers making handcrafted acoustic instrument...
Jesus Ciriza Larraona
Founded 1993 as an Auroville R&D unit; revived 100% natural indigo fermentation dyeing. Runs 62 x 1000L vats, one of few 'Expert Natural Dye Houses'; sells own garments/homeware and does dyeing for brands. F...
FLAG: Auroville. Conscious-clothing / sustainable-fashion studio (est. 1997) working with organic cotton, natural dyes and rural weavers; sells D2C and via FDCI-recognised channels. Anchor brand of Auroville...
(WELL / Auroville project)
'Women's Empowerment through Local Livelihood' (WELL) — upcycled paper craft brand started 2005 as a post-tsunami rehabilitation response. Turns waste paper into homeware/decor with a zero-waste policy; prov...
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