Zyod Secures $18 Million Investment to Revolutionize Global Fashion Manufacturing with Tech Solutions
Gurugram-based Indian startup Zyod has successfully raised $18 million in a Series A funding round, aimed at expanding its tech-driven fashion manufacturing solutions across over 40 countries. The innovative startup utilizes a robust ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, designed to optimize the entire design-to-delivery process for global fashion brands.

Gurugram-based Indian startup Zyod has successfully raised $18 million in a Series A funding round, aimed at expanding its tech-driven fashion manufacturing solutions across over 40 countries. The innovative startup utilizes a robust ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, designed to optimize the entire design-to-delivery process for global fashion brands.
Ankit Jaipuria, co-founder of Zyod, shared with TechCrunch that the platform acts as the "brain of manufacturing," providing detailed production instructions to factories. This guidance includes specifications on what to produce, how it should be made, and when it should be completed, thereby maximizing factory capacity utilization. In a country where over 80,000 small and medium-sized factories operate at less than 33% capacity utilization, Zyod's technology could be a game-changer.
Zyod initially emerged as a support platform for D2C brands, offering them quick market entry and low minimum order quantities. However, the platform saw significant expansion in its client base in the October quarter, now servicing major corporations such as Reliance Industries and Aditya Birla in India, as well as international brands including Urban Research from Japan, Anthropologie from Pennsylvania, NEXT and Boohoo from the UK, and VAN-DOS from Spain.
The company's move to digitalize daily operations is a key part of their strategy to eliminate traditional, error-prone methods like paper-based tracking or informal WhatsApp communications. "We are giving that day-to-day instruction, which earlier was given by a factory owner, and that’s how it has to be made, when it has to be made, what has to be made — all of this runs through Zyod, and that’s why I say Zyod acts as a brain of manufacturing, and the factories act as executing arms," explained Jaipuria.
In a recent development, Zyod launched its mobile application on both iOS and Android platforms, catering to long-tail customers who prefer shopping for various styles on the go. The app also facilitates enterprise clients in tracking their orders and will soon feature new communication tools such as order approvals and live chat functionalities.
The fresh injection of $18 million from leaders in the venture capital community, including RTP Global, with continued support from existing backers Lightspeed, Alteria Capital, and new contributors Stride Ventures, Stride One, and Trifecta Capital, will propel Zyod into new markets like Brazil and Australia and explore opportunities in under-tapped regions like Africa and Scandinavia.
With the additional funding, Zyod is set to expand its catalog from the initial 10 to 20 styles to 10,000 styles monthly. The company leverages vast data to forecast potential trends, thereby advising brands on future demands. This capability will be further enhanced to automate the platform, allowing brands to directly input the style and design images they want to produce, thus obtaining precise manufacturing patterns. Zyod also plans to integrate its software with traditional stitching machines to minimize human errors, streamlining the production process even further.
"Zyod leverages tech to refine every facet of the production process, right from a modular design approach to optimizing operations at the factory level," commented Nishit Garg, a partner at RTP Global’s Asia investment team. As the startup's global network rapidly expands, partners like Rahul Taneja from Lightspeed India express excitement about Zyod's next growth phase, highlighting their continued support for the company’s innovative approach to modernizing traditional manufacturing sectors.