Ahmedabad, May 2nd, 2023: Simpl, India’s foremost Merchant-focused checkout network, today announced the 9th edition of its much-awaited community-based start-up founders meet, D2C Unlocked in Ahmedabad in collaboration with CIIE.CO, the early stage innovation continuum built at IIM Ahmedabad. To be held on May 4th, the founders of D2C brands will get an opportunity to interact with fellow industry members and experts during the networking event and attend a panel discussion on “Customer Acquisition and Market Research Strategies”.
Following the success of the previous 8 events organised across the country, the D2C Unlocked event will debut in Gujarat. It will witness the confluence of founders including Sulay Lavsi, Co-founder of fast growing innerwear brand, Bummer; Shaili Sakhpara, Founder of online jewellery retailer Mortantra and Siddhartha Nangia, Co-Founder of sampling products provider Smytten among others where they will discuss the evolving trends and challenges surrounding Customer Acquisition and Market Research Strategies. This will be followed by a networking session, product showcase and giveaways from participating brands.
Commenting on the company initiative, Nitya Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of Simpl said, “Our community-based startup founders meet D2C Unlocked aims to bring together founders from diverse sectors together, encouraging knowledge sharing and collaboration on key business aspects to help them learn, share, and collaborate together. From ideation to execution and beyond, founders can look forward to gaining actionable knowledge and building meaningful connections with their peers. As Gujarat is fast emerging as a fertile ground for D2C brands, it is witnessing a rise of companies solving customers’ niche pain points and our objective with such efforts is to empower them to fulfil the evolving needs of their customers. CIIE.CO, being one of pioneers in the early-stage startup support in the country, becomes a natural ally in this initiative and we are hopeful of contributing positively to the D2C ecosystem in Gujarat”.
The event will also witness the confluence of founders of D2C companies such as Nutrabox, Nuutjob, Braavoking, Rasoi Shop, The Simply Salad and Deodap, R for Rabbit, Rose and Rabbit, Frendy, protouch, Nuutjob. This edition fosters event partnerships with like-minded visionaries such as CIIE.CO, Cognoscent Ventures, eChai Ventures and Shuru-up, Women Social Ahmedabad, GVFL with the aim to create a robust ecosystem for entrepreneurship driven by innovation, empowering the Indian D2C community to thrive and succeed.
This initiative is a part of Simpl’s community building efforts to engage like-minded entrepreneurs and grow the D2C ecosystem by providing the right mentorship and highlighting the opportunities to grow. The D2C Unlocked initiative forms a part of Simpl’s community of direct-to-consumer companies known as D2C Simplified which offers multiple properties in the form of Simpl Series, which imparts best business practices, including webinars, multi-city meetups and many more for the all-round development of D2C companies.
