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Breaking down the consumer retail segment In the last quarter, Consumer retail has seen over 50 deals, constituting approximately 20% of the total deal volume. Food and Beverages made up ~40% of total consumer retail deals, clothes 12%, and accessories like bags and jewellery 10%. Trends within sub-categories: - The Pet Care industry emerged as a promising venture capital target, witnessing 2 deals in the last quarter - Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chains continued to flourish in the Indian ecosystem, across sectors such as coffee and fast food, with 4 deals closed - A growing trend towards health-conscious consumerism led to the rise of 5 health-conscious F&B startups securing funding in the last quarter - New-age startups ventured into the beverages sector, with 3 startups securing funding for their experimental products To stay ahead of the curve and delve deeper into market trends, subscribe to our quarterly report - https://lnkd.in/diJq6M5z Fibonacci X Kulmani Rana Akshay Garg Preksha Razdan Sahil Wadhwa #buildingforBharat #accelerator #earlystage #ConsumerRetail

Check out how Moglix Packaging is spearheading a transformative journey in packaging solutions, particularly targeted at startups. Given that India boasts the highest number of startups, the hurdles of cost discrepancies in procuring packaging materials from various locations and suppliers were significant. This predicament not only hindered cost-effectiveness but also impeded operational efficiency, impacting the bottom line for many budding businesses. Explore the impact of Moglix's initiatives in streamlining packaging operations, lead to significant cost savings of 6%. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Twb0HI #CostSavings #EfficiencyOptimized #StreamlinedOperations #PackagingSolutions #OperationalEfficiency #SupplyChainSavings Varun Singh Bothiyal | Avinash Pandey | Vaibhav Dubey | Ankit Baghel Madan Gopal Yadav | Ishan Biswari | Shisheer Sahu | Mayank Kumar Srivatsa Sirobhushanam | anurag upreti | Jaiveer Singh | Packaging Europe | Packaging 360 | Packaging South Asia | Packaging Digest | Sustainable Packaging News | Packaging News | Net | PKN Packaging News

#InnovationOpportunity While taste still remains important, with the rise of health-conscious consumers, sugar-free and low-calorie beverages are growing in demand. We incubate ventures and scale brands in India. Email: team@northside.co.in Website: www.northside.co.in Vidur Vyas Akash Singh Thakur Mallika Nayar Pranav Mehra Gaurav Mehta Krishanu Chakravarty Dhruv Sabharwal Soumya Chadha #consulting #marketresearch #marketfit #brandmarketing #brandconsulting #incubation #marketgrowth

Exciting news for the Foodtech industry! Poshn, a startup providing a one-stop platform for wholesale buying and selling of processed commodities, has secured $4 million in pre-Series A funding. This fresh capital follows their $4 million seed round in 2022, both led by Prime Venture Partners and Zephyr Peacock India. #BhuvenshGupta and Shashank Singh Poshn's AI-powered platform aims to streamline the fragmented processed commodity trade market in India. They plan to utilize the funds to further develop their solutions and expand globally into Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 2020, Poshn has already established a presence in over 16 Indian states and boasts a staggering 6x revenue growth in the last two years. While they don't have direct competition, they compete in specific segments with players like ZETWERK, Infra.Market, and Fashinza. This funding is a testament to Poshn's innovative approach to revolutionizing the food supply chain. Stay tuned to see how they leverage this investment to make waves in the global market! #FoodTech #Investment #Poshn #SupplyChain #Funding #Growth #BPlanadvisors #BuildingBusinesses

We’re humbled to announce that RecommerceX has raised $3.6 million (INR 30 Cr) in Seed capital from marquee investors Accel Partners and Kae Capital! 🎉 This funding marks a major milestone in our journey towards transforming the recycling landscape and driving innovation in the circular economy. 🌍 Our focus moving forward will be on developing a cutting-edge technology platform that will be a game-changer in this unorganized sector. The recycling market is fragmented, with many inefficiencies, and we believe technology can bring structure, transparency, and enhanced customer experience. We are going to make significant investments in expanding our R&D capabilities to ensure we remain at the forefront of technological advancements. We aim to continuously innovate and offer sustainable solutions that meet the evolving needs of both consumers and businesses. 🚀 We extend our heartfelt thanks to Accel in India, Kae Capital, and all our investors for believing in our vision and fueling our mission. A special shoutout to the RecommerceX team for their dedication and hard work in reaching this milestone! 🙌 We thank our alma mater Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Indian School of Business, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management - SIOM for shaping our foundation This is just the beginning of an exciting journey, and we’re confident that with this support, we’ll continue to reshape the future of Recycling. 🌱 Shobhit Goel, Mohit Gulyani, Ajay Gupta, Prayank Swaroop, Sasha Mirchandani, Abhishek Srivastava #RecommerceX #Innovation #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #GrowthJourney #R&D #Accel #KaeCapital

FreeStand Sampling has raised $400,000 in a seed funding round led by Venture Catalysts++ | India's 1st Multi-Stage VC and Nocking Point Advisors. Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), Calcutta Innovation Park, SucSEED Ventures Indovation, and strategic angel investors Guneet Singh and Varun Singh Hooda also participated in the round. FreeStand is a B2B marketing platform revolutionizing targeted and measurable product sampling campaigns for leading Indian FMCG enterprises. FreeStand simplifies the execution of product sampling campaigns for FMCG brands by organizing and providing hundreds of sampling channels. This ensures that product samples reach the right end customer while offering brands a unique dashboard for measuring campaign performance. The platform has gained traction among major FMCG players like HUL, Nestlé, Reckitt Benckiser, L'Oréal, NIVEA, Piramal Healthcare, Cipla Health Ltd, and Emami Ltd. FreeStand’s capabilities extend across multiple channels like ad networks, e-commerce, and quick commerce including Swiggy, Flipkart, Zepto, Meta Platforms, modern retail chains, and other channels. Founders: Sneh Soni, Kavach Chandra, and Konark Sharma Follow Rise & Shine for daily startup updates. Join our daily 2-min newsletter - www.riseshine.in #b2b #campaignmanagement #ecommerce #quickcommerce #fmcg #seedfunding #venturecapital

From Reckitt to Coca-cola, India is finding a place in earnings call of global consumer giants. Everybody is unilaterally positive about the burgeoning Indian market. This is despite them facing pressures from activist shareholders to sell off slow growing brands globally. The positive outlook is also reflected in the increased funding of consumer brands recently. Even the VCs who are known to be tech focused are opening up their purses to new-age D2C brands. Even as the legacy Indian FMCG companies gobble up new age brands (Emami - The Man Company, Tata - Capital foods, Marico - Plix), one segment yet to prove their mettle is the ecommerce rollups. After astounding start post covid acquiring tons of brands to copy Thrasio model, the brand aggregators are striving hard to balance profitability with initial growth expectations. However few success stories would be enough to redirect attention back to them. #d2c #consumerbrands #ecommerce #startups #funding

End of the week market update for May 03 1. Nifty and Sensex increased by 0.2% each during the week 2. 10-Year G-Sec yield decreased by 4 basis points to 7.15% 3. The rupee closed at 83.43 to 1 USD, depreciating by 0.1% during the week 4. India’s services exports declined by 1.3% in March’24 while imports declined by 2.1% 5. During the week, Diffusion Engineers and Northern Arc Capital have filed their DRHPs with SEBI 6. Startups funding totalled c.USD 273.3 mn cutting across 10 deals. PharmEasy, an omnichannel pharmacy, has secured c.USD 216.0 mn in equity funding, positioning it at the top of the fundraising chart Hope this is useful.

#Spotlight: In our survey, no consumer was expecting to spend less than Rs 10 per unit on summer beverages, signalling a trend towards premiumisation. We incubate ventures and scale brands in India. Email: team@northside.co.in Website: www.northside.co.in Vidur Vyas Akash Singh Thakur Mallika Nayar Pranav Mehra Gaurav Mehta Krishanu Chakravarty Dhruv Sabharwal Soumya Chadha #consulting #marketresearch #marketfit #brandmarketing #brandconsulting #incubation #marketgrowth