Mumbai, June 19 : BeyondSeed successfully concluded the Pitch Day of BEYONDXCELERATE D2C India 2026, bringing together some of India’s most promising direct-to-consumer startups, leading investors, ecosystem enablers, and industry experts at the National Stock Exchange , Mumbai. The event marked the culmination of the BeyondXcelerate’s latest D2C cohort, providing ten high-potential consumer brands with the opportunity to present their businesses before an esteemed panel of investors and venture leaders.
The event commenced with keynote addresses by Kuldeep Mirani, Co-Founder & Group CEO, BeyondSeed, and Arjun Vaidya, Co-Founder, V3 Ventures, who shared insights into the evolving Indian consumer ecosystem and the importance of enabling founders with capital, mentorship, and strategic guidance.
The Pitch Day witnessed presentations from ten emerging consumer brands spanning food, wellness, retail, and consumer technology. The participating startups included 41Foods, Enerchi Mints, Everaw Nutrition, Fyn Wellness, Honest Whys, HOOKd, Kitchen Secret, Puchkaman, Rentit4me and The Whole Point. Each founder showcased their business model, market opportunity, growth trajectory, and vision for scaling their ventures.
The pitches were evaluated by an accomplished jury comprising Pooja Shirali, Director, DSG Consumer Partners; Arjun Vaidya, Co-Founder, V3 Ventures; Harmanpreet Singh, Founder & Managing Partner, Prath Ventures; and Dipak Unadkat, Partner, Rajkot Ventures and Kuldeep Mirani, Co-Founder & Group CEO, BeyondSeed. Their collective expertise across venture capital, consumer brands, and startup scaling provided founders with valuable feedback and strategic perspectives.
The event also brought together key members of the startup ecosystem, including representatives from Ideabaaz, Fynd, DBS Bank, and other ecosystem partners, creating meaningful networking opportunities for founders, investors, and industry stakeholders.
Following the pitch presentations, the jury announced the Top 3 startups of the cohort:
●Fyn Wellness
●Hookd
●Kitchen Secret
The selected startups stood out for their innovative business models, market readiness, scalability, and founder vision. They will now move forward to the next stage of growth opportunities supported through BeyondSeed’s extensive ecosystem.
Commenting on the successful conclusion of the Pitch Day, Kuldeep Mirani, Co-Founder & Group CEO, BeyondSeed, said:
“The exceptional founders showcased at this year’s Pitch Day reflect the strength of India’s consumer startup ecosystem and the vision behind BeyondXcelerate to support founders beyond funding. Hosting the event at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Mumbai, made it especially meaningful, as ringing the NSE bell is a dream milestone for every founder. We are grateful to DBS, Fynd, Ideabaaz, and Arjun Vaidya for their invaluable support throughout this journey.”
Speaking on the occasion, Arjun Vaidya, Co-Founder, V3 Ventures, said:
“India’s D2C ecosystem continues to produce top quality founders who are solving real consumer problems. The challenge is that at the earliest stage there are limited platforms to propel them from stage 0. There is a lot of mentorship but platforms like BeyondXcelerate combine that with capital and create the right fuel to get these founders going!”
Over the course of BeyondXcelerate, the participating startups received access to structured mentorship, investor interactions, and strategic guidance aimed at strengthening their business fundamentals and preparing them for scale. The Pitch Day served as the final milestone of the programme, providing founders with an opportunity to demonstrate the progress achieved during the accelerator.
With another successful cohort completed, BeyondSeed continues to strengthen its mission of supporting India’s next generation of high-growth startups by connecting ambitious founders with capital, expertise, and long-term ecosystem support.