Funding · Commerce & Consumer Brands

Slayd raises ₹1.5 crore pre-seed from ajvc

By Startup Enthusiast · 16 September 2026

What they do

Slayd is a fashion discovery platform that aggregates products from 300+ marketplaces and D2C brands

It raised ₹1.5 crore in pre-seed funding led by ajvc at a post-money valuation of about ₹16.66 crore

The startup also runs a private-label brand, Slayd Originals, which does ~1,000 orders per month

Slayd raised ₹1.5 crore in a pre-seed round.
The round was led by ajvc, an early-stage fund founded by Aviral Bhatnagar.
The post-money valuation is approximately ₹16.66 crore.
This is Slayd's first disclosed institutional funding; it was previously bootstrapped.
The funds will be used to expand the team, scale Slayd Originals, and accelerate user acquisition.
The company will also strengthen its core product engineering and data science teams.
It will scale the operational supply chain of Slayd Originals.

India sees over 1 lakh new apparel designs launched monthly across fragmented e-commerce platforms.
Slayd's proprietary model evaluates products across more than 8 parameters/signals to forecast trends.
The startup has identified over 2,000 emerging bestsellers using its platform.

Slayd is a fashion discovery platform that aggregates products from 300+ marketplaces and D2C brands.
It adds approximately 1 lakh new products every month.
The platform has crossed 200,000 users.
Month-one retention is over 40%.
Power users average more than 10 sessions per month.
Slayd has identified over 2,000 emerging bestsellers.
Its proprietary model evaluates products across more than 8 parameters/signals to forecast trends.
The company launched a private-label brand, Slayd Originals, in beta earlier in 2026.
Slayd Originals generates about 1,000 orders per month.