Fireside Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Bengaluru, India

Countries of investment

India
Singapore
United States

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

Consumer Brands
Food & Beverage
DTC
Retail

About
Fireside Ventures is the pioneer early-stage institutional consumer brand venture capital firm in India, headquartered in Bengaluru, with strategic regional offices supporting pan-Asian operations in Singapore. The firm provides a comprehensive brand-building ecosystem, deploying deep internal resources spanning marketing science, retail distribution strategy, and executive search to scale local Indian brands into global powerhouses.

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Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

Fireside Ventures leads Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B investment rounds in digital-first Indian consumer brands, modern CPG, native beauty platforms, and home wellness architectures. The firm's thesis focuses on backing "digital-first" brands that exploit local e-commerce networks, rapid urbanization, and massive shifting middle-class consumption patterns within the domestic Indian market.

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Manager's Experience

Kanwaljit Singh (Founder & Managing Partner) launched Fireside Ventures in 2017 as one of India's first dedicated consumer brand VC funds; he previously co-founded Helion Venture Partners, one of India's leading early-stage VC firms, and brings over two decades of consumer venture investing expertise. Dipanjan Basu (Co-Founder & Partner) brings extensive consumer brand investing expertise to the firm. The firm has built a 127-company portfolio across food & beverage, personal care, kids & education, and lifestyle, with notable investments including boAt, Mamaearth (IPO), Yoga Bar, and Bombay Shaving Company.