The Manipal Group’s luxury brand EKAM raises an Angel round about INR 4.8 CR
EKAM is an affordable luxury brand that provides premium quality consumer products in home fragrances and personal care. Its product range offers therapeutic and mood-elevating experiences to the aspiring new-age millennials in the form of perfumes, body mists, scented candles, diffusers, and essential oils, among others. EKAM also offers great gifting products for special occasions like weddings, engagement, housewarming and corporate gifting.
The Manipal Group’s luxury brand EKAM raises an Angel round about INR 4.8 CR New Delhi, July 27,2022: EKAM (Aromee brands Pvt. Ltd.), incubated by The Manipal Group (‘TMG’), has announced that it has raised about INR 4.8 Cr in an Angel round funding led by renowned angel investors comprising Gopal Srinivasan (Chairman of TVS Capital Funds), Narayan Ramachandran (Chairman of Teamlease Services), N. Lakshmi Narayanan (ex-CEO of Cognizant Technologies), Radhika Rajan (Executive VP – DSP Investments). In addition, Deep Bajaj and Mohit Bajaj (founders of Sirona Hygiene – an award winning femtech D2C start-up), Vishal and Avani Davda (ex-CEO Starbucks India), and The Manipal Group have also coinvested in the round. The funds will be utilized for new product development, working capital, and marketing initiatives.
EKAM is an affordable luxury brand that provides premium quality consumer products in home fragrances and personal care. Its product range offers therapeutic and mood-elevating experiences to the aspiring new-age millennials in the form of perfumes, body mists, scented candles, diffusers, and essential oils, among others. EKAM also offers great gifting products for special occasions like weddings, engagement, housewarming and corporate gifting. EKAM sells the products on its own website and its products are also available on leading marketplaces such as Amazon, Flipkart, etc.
Ms. Aarti Koya – CEO, EKAM, commented on the investment, “EKAM’s growth in D2C space with high conversion rate and repeat purchase frequency signifies high resonance with consumers. We will continue to grow by bringing the most innovative and the trendiest fragrance products to the Indian market at a price point that is affordable to our millennial customers. I am delighted to welcome like-minded and highly accomplished investors, who understand D2C space, to EKAM’s board.”
India’s fragrance market which is around $1 Billion in size is expected to grow by 15-20% to reach ~$2 billion by FY25, catalyzed by e-commerce growth. There are currently very few established players in the D2C space in this segment, and therefore, EKAM enjoys a firstmover advantage. EKAM plans to capture a significant market share in this segment through product innovation, premium product quality matching international standards, enhanced customer experience and engagement, and increased brand awareness.
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TMG incubated EKAM with the vision to build a world-class brand in personal fragrances and home fragrances in India by leveraging on its corporate advantage of building global consumer businesses. The brand is looking to build a profitable INR 100 Cr revenue brand in next 2 years and will also look to expand internationally.
About EKAM
EKAM is one of the brands owned by Aromee Brands Pvt. Ltd., which is part of The Manipal group.
With a rich legacy of more than 90 years, The Manipal Group has its roots in pre-Independent India when our Founders Dr.T.M.A. Pai and his brother T. Upendra Pai first started the Syndicate Bank, back in the year 1925. The Bank was subsequently dedicated to the nation in 1969. Driven by the vision to create lasting impressions, the founders went on to establish many nation-building institutions in the field of education, printing, technology and healthcare, and immensely contributed to build the University Town of India, Manipal.
The Manipal Group is a multi-business enterprise that employs more than 7000 people
