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Case Study / Vaaree

11 January 2023

 6 minutes
Vaaree is a pre-seed start-up with a coterie of marquee investors.

Bridging the Luxury to Affordable Gap in the Home Market

When aesthetics were coming at a price too dear, a techie-packaging pair of friends seized the gap in the market to launch a “reasonably priced” home fashion brand — Vaaree. A year on, it has had one seed round, and in the last few months the 50% month-on-month growth, brings hope for greater things in the future. A texfash.com exclusive.

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  • Richa Bansal
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