FundingCommerce & Consumer Brands
QB MEN raises pre-seed round led by BeyondSeed
By Abha Lohia · Editor ·
Pre-seedJaipur
- QB MEN is a Jaipur menswear brand selling printed shirts, kurtas, co-ord sets and jackets that mix traditional Indian prints with modern cuts
- The startup has closed a pre-seed round led by BeyondSeed, joined by Rajkot Ventures and Prajay Advisors, with the amount not disclosed
- The money goes into brand building, content, retention marketing and wider distribution, as it aims to double sales within a year
What happened
- QB MEN raised a pre-seed round led by BeyondSeed.
- Rajkot Ventures and Prajay Advisors also joined the round.
- Funds will go to brand building, content and customer experience.
- It will also back retention marketing, community work and distribution.
- The brand targets 100% growth over the next 12 months.
Why it matters
- Shows investor interest in small, demand-led D2C fashion brands.
- The brand plans to add chinos, trousers and kids' wear.
- It reports a repeat purchase rate of 23.8%, its own claim.
The business
- QB MEN sells printed menswear in the accessible premium segment.
- Products include shirts, kurtas, co-ord sets and jackets.
- It launches designs in limited batches and scales output on demand.
- Sales come from its own site, Myntra, Jaypore and select stores.
The founders
Who put in money
- BeyondSeed Lead
- Rajkot Ventures Investor
- Prajay Advisors Investor
In numbers
23.8%Repeat purchase rate (company claim) · 2026
What happens next
- Add chinos, trousers and kids' and boys' wear.
Earlier rounds
- Pre-seed, amount undisclosed.
Words to know
- Pre-seed
- The earliest outside funding round for a startup.
The numbers around it
Commerce & Consumer Brands in November 2026: 7 rounds with a disclosed amount, $119 million in all; the biggest was GIVA ($100M+). Every sector this year →
Terms in this story
- Startup: A startup is a young company built to find a new way of doing something and to grow fast, usually by serving many customers at little extra cost. India also has a legal definition for scheme benefits: under ten years old, turnover under ₹200 crore, and working on innovation or a scalable model.
- Funding stage: Startups raise money in steps called funding stages: pre-seed, seed, Series A, B, C and later, ending in a listing or a sale. Each step is larger and asks for more proof. In India, Series A rounds run from a few million dollars to about $15 million, as of November 2026.
- Seed round: Pre-seed and seed are the first money a startup raises from outside investors. The difference is how much has been built when the cheque arrives: pre-seed backs an idea or prototype, usually with a cheque under ₹5 crore, while seed backs an early product and runs from a few crore rupees to a few million dollars.
- Churn: Churn is the share of customers or revenue lost in a period, and retention is the share kept. They are mirror images. Annual churn of 5 to 7 percent is often seen as healthy for business software, but consumer apps in India usually lose users much faster.
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