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IPF raises seed funding from Titan Capital

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Date
Company
IPF (India Parenting Forum)
What it does
Recommerce marketplace for parenting products
Kind
Funding
Amount
Undisclosed
Stage
seed
Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

What they do

IPF is a recommerce marketplace for second-hand parenting and baby products

What happened

It raised seed funding from Titan Capital; the amount was not disclosed

Why it matters

The platform has over 200,000 users and 26,000 orders across 200+ categories

The details

  • IPF (India Parenting Forum) raised seed funding from Titan Capital.
  • The amount of the funding round was undisclosed.
  • IPF is a recommerce marketplace for second-hand parenting and baby products.
  • It started as a series of WhatsApp groups founded by Priyadershita Singh.
  • The platform now has over 200,000 users and has processed over 26,000 orders.
  • It offers more than 200 product categories.
  • Parents can save 50–70% compared to buying new items.
  • The company aims to reach 1 crore (10 million) parents and grow order volumes by 20x in 2026.

The bigger picture

  • The recommerce market for baby products is growing as parents look for affordable, sustainable options.
  • IPF's trust features — seller verification, payment hold, and inspection period — address common concerns in second-hand buying.
  • Video listings sell roughly twice as fast as photo-only listings, showing the importance of rich media.
  • Demand comes from both Tier-1 cities and smaller towns, including the Northeast and Jammu & Kashmir.

About the business

  • IPF is a recommerce marketplace for second-hand parenting and baby products.
  • It started as 40 WhatsApp groups; buy-sell groups had the highest participation with nearly 3,000 parents in three groups.
  • Sellers answer 10+ category-specific questions and are incentivised to upload videos.
  • IPF holds payment until the buyer confirms satisfaction; buyers get a 48-hour inspection period.
  • Video listings sell roughly twice as fast as photo-only listings.
  • Logistics includes doorstep delivery and a 'Combo Order' feature that lets buyers get multiple items from one seller in a single box.
  • The platform has over 200,000 users and has processed over 26,000 orders across 200+ categories.
  • Parents save 50–70% compared to buying new.

What happens next

  • IPF aims to reach 1 crore (10 million) parents in 2026.
  • It plans to grow order volumes by 20x in 2026.

The deal

Type
seed

Investors

  • Titan Capital (lead) — An early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups.

Founders

  • Priyadershita Singh, Founder
  • Abhas Mittal, Co-founder

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