If your business has built a small team, started earning revenues, and things seem to be taking shape, it’s time to push your dreams further and raise capital. The first round of financing raised by a startup is typically called…
Fundraising for startups has always been crucial to meet their working capital needs and grow faster. Traditionally, business owners have been dependent on investors and banks for raising money at the cost of equity shares or hefty interest rates. But…
Working with e-commerce businesses day in and day out, we discovered two significant pain points. Firstly, the nature of these businesses is such that they are spread across various online platforms. These include online marketplaces, self-owned websites and various digital…
Velocity is on a mission to make business easier for the founders of e-commerce and D2C brands in India. Our revenue-based financing product was the first step in this direction. Based on personal experiences and conversations with fellow founders, we…
Businesses generally focus on generating leads and growing their customer base. But did you know that acquiring new customers is 5 to 25 times costlier than retaining existing ones? Increasing retention can also lead to exponential revenue growth. To quantify,…
COVID-19 has been cruel to humanity. We have been through numerous lockdowns, experienced first or secondhand anxiety, and been cordoned off from our peers and family. Despite these challenges, we’ve all adapted. Faced with a unique situation, technology has played…
Prabhkiran Singh and Siddharth Munot started Bewakoof out of their college dormitory in 2012. Today, it is one of India’s top-selling lifestyle brands. Within ten years of its inception, the brand has sold 1 crore+ products and built a loyal…
Meet Rohit, the founder of an online D2C brand in India and the protagonist of our story. Back in 2016, he launched his online personal care brand. His brand saw steady growth and soon became a hot-seller on his Shopify…
How did WOW Skin Science, a home-grown direct-to-consumer (D2C) business, become a global top-selling brand? Here’s their growth story and some valuable lessons. How it started and how it’s going WOW was founded in 2014 by two brother duos who…
What is Revenue-Based Financing (RBF)? It is a unique financing model that lets you raise funds without diluting equity or providing collateral. There’s no headache of a fixed monthly instalment or tenure. You pay a percentage of your future revenues…
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