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Retail Landscape of Delhi

2,906 Retail companies in Delhi, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.

2,906companies tracked
$2.4Bdisclosed funding
214hiring right now
570events · 24 months
91,705news articles · 12 months

Who leads Retail in Delhi

Shows 2,906 Delhi retail firms, highlighting the 214 currently hiring and the 218 that disclosed funding, with top hiring firms like LuxuryKase and top funded firms such as OfBusiness.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01LuxuryKase7last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Lovoj7last posted Jun 2026
  3. 03NuvoRetail6last posted Aug 2026
  4. 04The Design Cart6last posted Jul 2026
  5. 05ShipRocket5last posted Jul 2026
  6. 06OfBusiness5last posted Jul 2026
  7. 07Pie Matrix5last posted May 2026
  8. 08Bent Chair5last posted Aug 2026
214 companies hiring · 48 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01OfBusiness$779.9MSeries G · Apr 2025
  2. 02GlobalBees$333MSeries B · Apr 2025
  3. 03Koovs$122.7MPost IPO · Jan 2019
  4. 04Livpure$93MSeries C · Dec 2025
  5. 05PC Jeweller$84.9MPost IPO · May 2016
  6. 06GoKwik$70.5MSeries B · Jun 2025
  7. 07Rozana$58.2MSeries B · Mar 2026
  8. 08Reverse Logistics$55.5MSeries B · Sep 2014
218 companies with disclosed rounds · $2.4B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01OfBusiness$2BFY2021 filing
  2. 02Vouchagram$442.6MFY2025 filing
  3. 03Fabindia$166.4MFY2021 filing
  4. 04MetalBook$161.7MFY2023 filing
  5. 05Paramount Products$124.4MFY2022 filing
  6. 06Cantabil Retail India$111.6MFY2017 filing
  7. 07Boult Audio$96.5MFY2022 filing
  8. 08GOBOULT$88.9MFY2025 filing
158 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Cantabil Retail India2,165tracked employees
  2. 02Fabindia1,554tracked employees
  3. 03PC Jeweller1,447tracked employees
  4. 04OfBusiness929tracked employees
  5. 051-India Family Mart882tracked employees
  6. 06Archies Limited422tracked employees
  7. 07Moksha375tracked employees
  8. 08Honey Money Top350tracked employees
110 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01PC Jeweller12.6%139 tracked events
  2. 02ShipRocket11.1%122 tracked events
  3. 03ONDC8.3%91 tracked events
  4. 04V2-Retail7.7%85 tracked events
  5. 05Garmin6.3%70 tracked events
  6. 06OfBusiness4.8%53 tracked events
  7. 07Libas3.8%42 tracked events
  8. 08Cantabil Retail India3.3%36 tracked events
1,103 tracked events across 79 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01ShipRocket322articles in the window
  2. 02Garmin293articles in the window
  3. 03Libas132articles in the window
  4. 04Fabindia110articles in the window
  5. 05GoKwik87articles in the window
  6. 06Smartprix81articles in the window
  7. 07Pikndel80articles in the window
  8. 08Sirona68articles in the window
67 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Retail ecosystem in Delhi grew, 2016–2025

Displays the number of retail companies founded each year, peaking at 268 in 2020 and falling to 25 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Retail companies in Delhi
2016: 1852017: 1722018: 1862019: 1882020: 2682021: 2642022: 1922023: 1802024: 1762025: 25
20162025
peak 268 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 64 in 2022
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 168,481,5462017: 51,255,2102018: 81,512,3252019: 110,194,5122020: 47,659,1302021: 1,098,877,9312022: 136,473,0852023: 92,107,4882024: 147,216,4392025: 113,492,949
20162025
peak $1.1B in 2021
Delhi — home to 2,906 tracked Retail companies
Delhi2,906 Retail companies tracked here

The Retail market map of Delhi: what these companies actually do

Breaks down product sub‑categories, noting retail tech leads with 2,262 firms, and lists the most common revenue models, such as e‑commerce product sales used by 2,348 companies.

The biggest kinds of Retail company, by how many we track.

Retail Tech — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 01
Retail Tech
2,262 companies
2,262companies
$2.4Braised
179hiring
Consumer Digital — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 02
Consumer Digital
1,784 companies
1,784companies
$1.1Braised
129hiring
B2C E-Commerce — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 03
B2C E-Commerce
1,738 companies
1,738companies
$713.6Mraised
127hiring
Internet First Brands — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 04
Internet First Brands
978 companies
978companies
$318.5Mraised
80hiring
B2C Fashion E-Commerce — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 05
B2C Fashion E-Commerce
658 companies
658companies
$279.3Mraised
43hiring
Internet First Fashion Brands — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 06
Internet First Fashion Brands
497 companies
497companies
$117.7Mraised
35hiring
Enterprise Tech — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 07
Enterprise Tech
430 companies
430companies
$1.5Braised
47hiring
Marketplaces — a Retail sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 08
Marketplaces
311 companies
311companies
$1Braised
28hiring
  • Retail Tech2,262 companies · $2.4B raised · 179 hiring
  • Consumer Digital1,784 companies · $1.1B raised · 129 hiring
  • B2C E-Commerce1,738 companies · $713.6M raised · 127 hiring
  • Internet First Brands978 companies · $318.5M raised · 80 hiring
  • B2C Fashion E-Commerce658 companies · $279.3M raised · 43 hiring
  • Internet First Fashion Brands497 companies · $117.7M raised · 35 hiring
  • Enterprise Tech430 companies · $1.5B raised · 47 hiring
  • Marketplaces311 companies · $1B raised · 28 hiring
  • Internet First Apparel Brands273 companies · $86.1M raised · 22 hiring
  • Beauty Tech255 companies · $91.4M raised · 19 hiring
  • Beauty E-Commerce228 companies · $84.2M raised · 17 hiring
  • B2B E-Commerce205 companies · $905.5M raised · 17 hiring

Monetization

How Retail companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

E-Commerce - Product2,348
E-Commerce - Service586
Physical Commerce357
Subscription347
Commission on Transaction341
Advertising297
Fee-For-Service125
Sponsorship12

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Retail in Delhi

Earnings 213Leadership 82Funding 78Announcement 54M&A 42IPO 29Product 24Regulatory 11Capital 10Lawsuit 8
  • FundingHouse of Chikankari Raises ₹25 Crore Series A2026-04-28
  • M&AGlobalbees acquired an extra 30% shareholding from existing shareholders of Candes Technology.2026-04-01
  • M&AThe group has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Frankly Wearing for US$0.9 million.2026-03-23
  • FundingRozana, a rural-focused e-commerce platform that raised $22.5 million in a Series A round.2026-03-07
  • M&AHowever, amid challenges at Good Glamm, Sirona’s founders bought back the brand earlier this year at a sharply lower valuation of around Rs 150–180 crore.2026-03-06
  • FundingAn all-natural pain therapeutics company, Wholeleaf, has raised ₹1.5 Cr in a seed funding round backed by investors like Aman Gupta – Cofounder and CMO of BOAT, Namita Thapar – Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, and Kanika Tekriwal – CEO of JetSetGo, on the recent Shark Tank India Season 5.2026-02-26
  • IPOShiprocket (1087190D IN) is looking to raise about US$253m in its upcoming India IPO.2026-02-22
  • IPOBrandman Retail Limited, an India-focused distributor and retailer of international sports and lifestyle brands, has listed on the NSE on February 11 at a valuation of Rs 324.85 crore. The company raised Rs 86 crore through its public issue, with proceeds earmarked for store expansion, working capital support, and general corporate purposes.2026-02-13
  • FundingGurugram based children’s nutrition brand Slurrp Farm has secured Rs 30 crore in an extended Series C round from Scarlet Ventures, marking its first significant fundraise in nearly two years.2026-02-11
  • FundingBenny’s Bowl, a pet nutrition brand, raised $1.4 million in a Pre‑Series A round led by Atomic Capital.2026-02-10

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Retail company in Delhi was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
GlobalBeesCandes Technology Private LimitedundisclosedCompleted2026-03-31
ArticoreFrankly Wearing$900kPending2026-03-24
Sirona foundersSironaundisclosedAnnounced2026-03-06
Reverse LogisticslibcycleundisclosedCompleted2026-01-15
ShipRocketVigzo TechundisclosedAnnounced2026-01-07
Amazon Transportation Services Pvt LtdServices AmazonundisclosedCompleted2025-12-23

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on specific events like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins for the sector.

IPO pipeline
11 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
Leadership moves
20 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • BrandMan RetailDevendra Singh Negi · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
  • ONDCVibhor Jain · Appointment → Managing director and CEOApr 2026
  • ONDCThampy Koshya · DepartureApr 2026
  • ONDCManoj Thakur · Appointment → Chief Technology OfficerApr 2026
  • V2-RetailAashish Kataria · Appointment → National Head – Business DevelopmentFeb 2026
  • LibasSaurav Shah · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerFeb 2026
  • HyperPureHemal Jain · Resignation — was Global Head of Finance and Chief Financial OfficerJan 2026
  • GoKwikAtul Bansal · Appointment → Head of MarketingDec 2025
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • LibasGerua (Workwear)Apr 2026
  • GoKwikKwik Ads (Agentic AI platform for performance marketing)Apr 2026
  • MARS CosmeticsRetail Kiosk (Retail)Apr 2026
  • Smart Air FiltersLadakh (Air purifier)Feb 2026
  • Cloviapersonal care (Personal care)Feb 2026
  • Cloviaswimwear (Swimwear)Feb 2026
  • ShipRocketRevProtect (Revenue Assurance Solution)Aug 2025
Regulatory & litigation
11 regulatory events · 6 tracked suits · 24 months
  • ShipRocketapproved for IPO — SebiNov 2025
  • ShipRocketSelected to set up pilot EEHs — Government of IndiaDec 2024
  • ShipRocketapproved for acquisition — Competition Commission of India (CCI)Dec 2024
  • PC Jewellerapproved for settlement — Bank of IndiaSep 2024
  • amazon seller services v Aashirwad Cinemascontractual rights over OTT rights of upcoming film Drishyam 3 · OngoingApr 2026
  • Shantanu Jain, Sania Arora Jain v fabindiabreach of shareholder agreement and put option · OngoingNov 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
22 companies reporting203 company-quarters trackedbeat 17miss 4in line 3

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +32.0%, half slower.

Who is building Retail in Delhi

Profiles 1,905 founders and CEOs across 1,404 firms, showing that IIT Delhi (51 alumni) and former employers like McKinsey (8) are the most frequent backgrounds.

Founders and chief executives12 of 1,905, from the best-funded companies on this page
Vasant Sridhar
Co-Founder & CSO
Vasant Sridhar

Ofbusiness, ex-Itc, ex-Bloodline Labs, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras BS 2013

Supam Maheshwari
Co-Founder
Supam Maheshwari

CEO-FirstCry · Ex-Co-Founder Brainvisa Technologies · Delhi College of Engineering BE 1995, IIM Ahmedabad PGDM 1997

Rakesh Malhotra
Co-Founder
Rakesh Malhotra
repeat founder

Ex-Luminous Power Technologies, Oak Power Systems, Siemens Energy & Automation

Padam Gupta
Co-Founder
Padam Gupta

Ex-Sri Ganesh Dal Mill

Chirag Taneja
Co-Founder & CEO
Chirag Taneja

Ex-Co Founder Ketchupp, Bombay Shaving Company, Yes Bank, Maruti Udyog. Delhi College of Engineering BE 2004…

Adwait Singh
Co-Founder
Adwait Singh

Ex-Ebix Routier Logistics. St Stephen's College 2009, University of Delhi LLB 2012, Harvard Law School LLM 2014

Siddharth Vij
Co-Founder & CEO
Siddharth Vij

Ex-Co-Founder University Express. Delhi University BA 2014

Rishabh Chopra
Founder & CEO
Rishabh Chopra

Ex-AIESEC International. ISB MBA 2011

Ravinder Singh
Co-Founder & COO
Ravinder Singh

Co-Founder Nysaa Retail, ex-Co-Founder Starfin India, Waves Outsourcing, Hindustan Lever. IMT MBA 2000

Swati Gupta
Founder & Board Member
Swati Gupta
repeat founder

Founder Zyper, ex-Opera Solutions, Bain. Delhi Institute of Technology BE, Carnegie Mellon University MBA

Rahul Dogar
MD & Co-founder
Rahul Dogar

Holisol Logistics, ex-Aqua Logistics, ex-Ikea, himachal Pradesh university, 1998

Aman Tibrewal
Co-Founder
Aman Tibrewal

Ex-JK Tyre & Industries. Delhi College of Engineering BE 2013

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 227 of 1,905 founders
IIT Delhi51
University of Delhi26
Indian School of Business18
BITS Pilani18
IIT Roorkee12
IIM Ahmedabad11
IIT Kharagpur9
Harvard Business School9
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 47 of 1,905 founders
McKinsey8
Amazon8
Microsoft6
Bain5
Boston Consulting Group4
Goldman Sachs4
Flipkart3
Apple3
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 1,664 founders with a profile on this page
22
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders22
  • no repeat-founder flag1,642
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Who funds Retail in Delhi

Records 559 funding rounds since 2016 from 2,337 investors, with a typical round size of $512 k.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
LetsVenture266Apr 2025
Angel List161May 2023
Indian Angel Network157May 2024
Z47153Jun 2025
Anupam Mittal123Jan 2026
Raman Roy121Dec 2022
Fireside Ventures114Mar 2026
Inflection Point Ventures104Jul 2023
Chiratae Ventures103Apr 2025
Bikky Khosla93Jan 2022
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel390
Series A–B104
Series C+ / PE18
Grants, debt & other47

The typical round is $512k — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Retail funding rounds in Delhi

Highlights the largest disclosed round—OfBusiness’s $205.4 M Series F—and lists ten other large recent rounds.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
OfBusinessSeries F$205.4MSep 2021Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Vision Fund, Alpha Wave Global +3 more
OfBusinessSeries G$185MDec 2021Alpha Wave Global, Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Vision Fund +7 more
OfBusinessSeries E$160MJul 2021SoftBank Vision Fund, Alpha Wave Global, SoftBank Group
GlobalBeesSeries B$111.5MNov 2021Chiratae Ventures, Trifecta Capital, Lyon +13 more
OfBusinessSeries D$110MMar 2021Alpha Wave Global, Creation Investments, Z47 +1 more
GlobalBeesSeries A$75MJul 2021FirstCry, ChrysCapital, SoftBank Group +4 more
Reverse LogisticsSeries B$40MJun 2012Sherpalo Ventures, Murugun Capital, Vertex Ventures +1 more
NuvoExSeries B$36.1MSep 2015Sequoia Capital, Snapdeal, RTP Global +5 more
GoKwikSeries B$35MFeb 2022RTP Global, ff, 3.0 Capital +9 more
OfBusinessSeries D$34.9MSep 2019Zodius, Alpha Wave Global, Z47 +1 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M107
$1–10M36
$10–50M10
$50–250M0
>$250M0

153 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Retail in Delhi

Tracks 91,705 news articles in the last year, with coverage focusing on geopolitical disputes, trade negotiations, and related terms.

News volume
Retail coverage tagged Delhi · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 18,1122021Q3: 13,8542021Q4: 13,1582022Q1: 15,2612022Q2: 18,9122022Q3: 20,5322022Q4: 19,7072023Q1: 25,3452023Q2: 20,9482023Q3: 20,1732023Q4: 19,0552024Q1: 18,8862024Q2: 19,8722024Q3: 20,1392024Q4: 22,8452025Q1: 26,9932025Q2: 19,2372025Q3: 24,8072025Q4: 24,2022026Q1: 21,985
2021Q22026Q1
peak 26,993 in 2025Q1 · 91,705 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 47% → 58%, negative 52% → 40% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Retail news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,779▲+33%
  • International and transnational geographic entities300,760▲+33%
  • Administrative and political subdivisions300,704▲+33%
  • International sports competitions111,147→+1%
  • International political relations73,341▲+50%
  • New product launches and innovations59,726▲+29%
  • Cricket test matches55,428▲+14%
  • Political party dynamics54,720→+2%
  • Strategic partnerships and collaborations51,469▲+35%
  • Trade policies and agreements46,872▲+95%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

67 Retail companies here were named in the news over this period.

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Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

tariff negotiations+104%bilateral trade+89%trade dispute mechanisms+105%trade barrier reduction+83%trade facilitation commitments+95%countries+128%free trade deals+67%multilateral diplomacy+44%diplomatic strategies+63%bilateral trade imbalance+60%
odi cricket-37%limited overs cricket-38%odi tactics-36%odi series-37%odi tournaments-37%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in India Retail coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
1,836,149 articles touch this dimension · 43.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, test cricket
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
243,332 articles touch this dimension · 48.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: pre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing
Growth ▲ rising
525,759 articles touch this dimension · 46.7% critical tone
20212025
signals: gdp growth rate, economic output growth, economic growth statistics

Retail jobs in Delhi: who is hiring and what they ask for

Lists 553 job postings from 189 employers in the past year, noting top skills such as Excel and Photoshop and a median advertised salary of $8 k per year.

553postings · last 12 months
764postings tracked overall
189employers advertising
$8kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=78)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Retail employers in Delhi put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • autocad57
  • excel55
  • sales47
  • photoshop43
  • negotiation37
  • sketchup35
  • javascript32
  • communication skills30
  • canva30
  • communication28
What level are these roles?
Entry30
Intern67
Senior62
Lead65
Manager157
Most advertised titles
  • Interior Designer13
  • Junior Interior Designer7
  • Junior Graphic Designer6
  • Junior Architect6
  • 3D Visualizer6
  • Fashion Consultant5

10 internships were advertised in the last 12 months, across 10 of these companies.

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About this data: built from Fliar's company, founder, funding, hiring, jobs and news trackers, covering Delhi. Counts are of companies we track, not of every company that exists. Updated August 2026.
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