Stake sale · Commerce & Consumer Brands
The Souled Store eyes deal at triple valuation
By Startup Enthusiast ·

- Date
- Company
- The Souled Store
- What it does
- Pop-culture apparel brand
- Kind
- Stake sale
- Amount
- ₹400–500 Cr
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
- 2013
What they do
The Souled Store is a Mumbai apparel brand that sells its clothing directly to shoppers rather than through middlemen
What happened
It is negotiating a ₹400–500 crore deal led by 360 One Asset Management, made up mostly of existing shares changing hands
Why it matters
The deal could value the company at ₹4,000–5,000 crore, over three times its previous valuation of ₹1,500 crore
The details
- The Souled Store is in talks to raise ₹400–500 crore.
- 360 One Asset Management is leading the deal.
- Most of the money will buy shares from existing holders (a secondary sale), not new shares.
- The deal may value the brand at ₹4,000–5,000 crore.
- Its previous valuation was ₹1,500 crore.
The bigger picture
- A jump of more than three times shows strong investor demand for the brand.
- Secondary sales give early backers and staff a way to cash out without a listing.
About the business
- It sells licensed fan merchandise: t-shirts, boxers, backpacks, mobile covers, socks and badges based on films, shows, sports teams and musicians.
- Its buyers are young shoppers who want to wear their favourite characters and teams.
- It makes money by selling its own branded products online and through its own shops.
- What sets it apart is its official licences with entertainment brands.
- It reported about ₹492 Cr operating revenue in FY25, up 37% on the year before.
- Based in Mumbai, it has a community of over 5 million active customers and 36+ offline stores.
What happens next
- The deal is still under discussion and terms may change.
The deal
- Type
- mostly secondary
- Size
- ₹400–500 Cr
Investors
- 360 One Asset Management (lead) — Indian wealth and asset manager
Founders
- Vedang Patel, Co-founder and CEO
- Rohin Samtaney, Co-founder
- Harsh Lal, Co-founder
- Aditya Sharma, Co-founder
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