MARKET NOTES / 001INDIA / GURUGRAM / RETAIL TECH
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Retail Tech.
Gurugram.

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Dataset through 22 May 2026 · calculated 14 Sep 2026
01 / THE SHORTLIST LAB

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57 backers based in Gurugram are shown by default. Compare up to three.

57 of 699 selected backers · Gurugram only

Shows investors whose recorded city is Gurugram. Unknown cities are excluded. Market charts cover all investor locations.

Theme filtering selects backers of companies carrying that theme tag. Entry-stage filtering selects backers with an entry at that stage; the two matches may be different companies. Row metrics describe their entire dated Retail Tech history in Gurugram.

Selected investors ranked by distinct companies backed, with first-entry financing and recent activity.
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02 / THE MARKET READ

Activity is a better starting point
than a long list of names.

Latest 24 months: after 22 May 2024 through 22 May 2026.

RECENT PARTICIPATION
479

Backers in a recent round

391 added at least one new company in this market. The remainder participated only in companies they had already backed here.

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MARKET PACE
140

Distinct equity rounds

Across 94 companies, versus 172 rounds in the preceding 24 months. Each company round is counted once.

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EARLY FINANCING
70%

Rounds at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed

98 of 140 recent rounds. Compare your stage with its own financing range before sizing the ask.

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NEW RELATIONSHIPS
74%

Participations were first entries

458 first investor–company relationships out of 623 participations. The other 165 were later rounds together.

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Build a syndicate beyond the city.

Of 479 recently active backers, 32 have a recorded Gurugram location and 186 are based elsewhere. Location is missing for 261. Search by market experience first, then investigate the people and their remit.

Match the whole round to your plan.

Recent Seed rounds have a median size of $887K, across 65 disclosed amounts. That is total company financing. An individual investor’s cheque or available capital is not disclosed here.

03 / EMERGING THEMES

Which themes are gaining share?

Follow financing activity across the company classifications represented in this market.

Latest four complete quarters: 01 Apr 2025–31 Mar 2026 · 68 market rounds, versus 78 in the preceding four quarters.

GAINING SHARE

B2C E-Commerce

+11.8 pp

49 of 68 recent rounds (72.1%), versus 47 of 78 (60.3%).

LOSING SHARE

Dpiit Registered

-20.4 pp

28 of 68 recent rounds (41.2%), versus 48 of 78 (61.5%).

LATEST DETECTED SPIKE

Internet First Brands

81.8%

9 of 11 rounds in Q4 2025, compared with 41.6% over the prior four quarters.

LATEST DETECTED SPIKE

Marketplaces

26.3%

5 of 19 rounds in Q4 2024, compared with 14.3% over the prior four quarters.

SPIKE DETECTION

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Share of market roundsPrior four-quarter shareDetected spike

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Internet First Brands: quarterly share of recorded equity roundsSolid line: share of market rounds. Dashed line: share over the previous four complete quarters. Rings mark rule-based spikes. Shading marks a partial quarter, excluded from detection. 0%22.5%45%67.5%90% Partial 2020Q1 2020: 7 / 14 rounds, 50%Q2 2020: 4 / 11 rounds, 36.36%Q3 2020: 5 / 15 rounds, 33.33%Q4 2020: 3 / 8 rounds, 37.5%2021Q1 2021: 7 / 24 rounds, 29.17%Q2 2021: 12 / 27 rounds, 44.44%Q3 2021: 6 / 27 rounds, 22.22%Q4 2021: 7 / 28 rounds, 25%2022Q1 2022: 12 / 30 rounds, 40%Q2 2022: 11 / 35 rounds, 31.43%Q3 2022: 11 / 22 rounds, 50%Q4 2022: 11 / 21 rounds, 52.38%2023Q1 2023: 10 / 19 rounds, 52.63%Q2 2023: 10 / 21 rounds, 47.62%Q3 2023: 11 / 21 rounds, 52.38%Q4 2023: 12 / 26 rounds, 46.15%2024Q1 2024: 8 / 20 rounds, 40%Q2 2024: 6 / 19 rounds, 31.58%Q3 2024: 10 / 19 rounds, 52.63%Q4 2024: 7 / 19 rounds, 36.84%2025Q1 2025: 9 / 21 rounds, 42.86%Q2 2025: 12 / 17 rounds, 70.59%Q3 2025: 4 / 20 rounds, 20%Q4 2025: 9 / 11 rounds, 81.82%2026Q1 2026: 10 / 20 rounds, 50%Q2 2026: 3 / 6 rounds, 50%

Q4 2025 · 9 of 11 market rounds · 9 companies · 81.8% share. A detected spike, 1.97× the prior four-quarter share.

Select a dot to inspect the exact count and baseline. The partial quarter through 22 May 2026 is shown but cannot trigger a spike.

The theme shift, year by year.

Share of all recorded Retail Tech rounds in Gurugram. Each cell also gives its theme-round count.

Theme shares and round counts by calendar year. 2026 is partial through 22 May 2026.
Investment theme2020202120222023202420252026*
54.2%26 / 4848.1%51 / 10662.0%67 / 10867.8%59 / 8754.6%42 / 7769.6%48 / 6976.9%20 / 26
64.6%31 / 4865.1%69 / 10660.2%65 / 10864.4%56 / 8767.5%52 / 7747.8%33 / 6942.3%11 / 26
39.6%19 / 4830.2%32 / 10641.7%45 / 10849.4%43 / 8740.3%31 / 7749.3%34 / 6950.0%13 / 26
29.2%14 / 4821.7%23 / 10618.5%20 / 10811.5%10 / 8719.5%15 / 7715.9%11 / 6915.4%4 / 26
12.5%6 / 4814.2%15 / 10622.2%24 / 10819.5%17 / 8723.4%18 / 7723.2%16 / 6915.4%4 / 26
12.5%6 / 4831.1%33 / 10619.4%21 / 10821.8%19 / 8724.7%19 / 7717.4%12 / 697.7%2 / 26
10.4%5 / 4812.3%13 / 10619.4%21 / 10817.2%15 / 8718.2%14 / 7720.3%14 / 6911.5%3 / 26
10.4%5 / 4827.4%29 / 10617.6%19 / 10819.5%17 / 8720.8%16 / 7717.4%12 / 697.7%2 / 26

*2026 is partial. Company themes use the tags available in this dataset, applied to historical rounds; they do not date when a business adopted a technology. Themes overlap, so shares do not add to 100%. Each company round is counted once within a theme. These charts cover investors from all locations; the shortlist keeps its own location filter.

How a spike is detected

A complete quarter is flagged when its theme share is at least 1.75× the share across the preceding four quarters and at least 5 percentage points higher. It must contain at least 3 theme rounds across 3 companies, at least 10 market rounds, and at least 3 theme rounds in the baseline. All four baseline quarters must have market observations. A zero baseline, missing observations or partial quarter cannot produce a flag.

This is a transparent screening rule, not a statistical significance test or a forecast. A higher share can accompany fewer rounds when the wider market contracts; the counts beside the chart make that distinction visible.

04 / THE DEPTH MAP

One appearance, or a pattern?

2,813 of 3,162 backers with dated histories appear in just one company. Select a cell to explore the directory.

Backers by type and number of distinct Retail Tech companies backed in Gurugram, all dated history.
Portfolio breadth here1 company2 companies3–56–1011+
Firms & institutions
Individual angels

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05 / ROUND DESIGN

Different stages. Different capital.

Recent equity rounds · 24-month window.
Amounts are in USD.

StageDistinct roundsMedian / middle half
Angel
21
$115K$82K–$341K19 disclosed
Seed
77
$887K$299K–$1.8M65 disclosed
Series A
15
$5.0M$2.6M–$6.4M15 disclosed
Series B
17
$5.6M$440K–$14M17 disclosed
Series C
5
$34M$20M–$42M3 disclosed · small sample
Series D
3
$11M$5.7M–$26M3 disclosed · small sample
Series E+
1
$26M$26M–$26M1 disclosed · small sample
Unattributed
1
$144K$144K–$144K1 disclosed · small sample
06 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

The most recent recorded rounds.

Distinct company rounds.
Named backers are shown lead-first.

Angel

Provider of smart rings, skincare, nutrition, and fitness plans

$3.8M total equity round
4 named backers

Arnab Basu · Deepak Gupta · Manav Gupta · Vilas Dhar

Seed

Online retailer of certified refurbished electronics

Undisclosed total equity round
1 named backer

ICMG Group

Seed

Manufacturer of multi-functional personal care products for active men

$857K total equity round
1 named backer

Fireside Ventures

Series A

Platform offering AI-driven revenue monitoring and analytics for consumer brands

$15M total equity round
3 named backers

SIG Venture Capital · Info Edge Ventures · Kae Capital

Seed

Provider of curated corporate gifts and custom branded merchandise solutions

$584K total equity round
1 named backer

Info Edge Ventures

Seed

Provider of kids accessories designed and manufactured for global distribution

$161K total equity round
1 named backer

D2C Insider

07 / READING THE ATLAS

What these patterns can tell you.

The market boundary

Recorded equity rounds for companies tagged Retail Tech and located in Gurugram. Investor headquarters may be elsewhere. Company sector and location reflect the available company records, not necessarily the location or sector at the investment date.

The time boundary

Data coverage ends 22 May 2026. The latest market round is 22 May 2026. There are 7 undated participations, excluded from timing metrics. Activity after the cutoff is unknown.

The relationship boundary

“New” is the first dated relationship between a backer and a company in this market. “Backed again” requires a later dated round together. A first observed entry may follow an earlier unrecorded investment.

The financing boundary

Amounts describe entire equity rounds, not personal cheques, fund capacity or returns. Medians exclude missing and non-positive amounts; the middle half spans the 25th–75th percentiles. A recorded investment does not establish current availability.

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Calculated 14 Sep 2026 · 699 investor histories to explore