Nuuk, a home appliance brand, has raised $5 million (₹40 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures SEAI with participation from existing investor Good Capital.
The round also saw participation from prominent angel investors including Rohit Kapoor (CEO, Swiggy), Vivek Gambhir (ex-CEO, Boat and Godrej Consumer), Richard Rekhy (ex-CEO, KPMG India), Suhail Sameer (ex-CEO, BharatPe), Taru Kapoor (ex-GM, Tinder India & South Asia), and Deep Bajaj (Founder, Sirona Hygiene).
The funds raised will be used to deepen its product portfolio across home environment, vacuum cleaners and meal preparation, while also expanding into smart IoT devices and other high-performance home solutions.
“We have been tracking the home appliance space for a while and think it’s a category that is ripe for disruption. Nuuk’s early execution was unlike anything the D2C space has seen in years. With Gazal and Shalabh, we immediately knew we had to partner because they bring deep strategic ability, top-flight operating experience and a passion for product excellence that is very rare. We’re looking forward to building an iconic brand together,” said Piyush Kharbanda, General Partner at Vertex Ventures SEA & India.
Gazal Kalra and Shalabh Gupta, Founders, Nuuk, said, “We founded Nuuk to reimagine home appliances for the new generation of consumers. Nuuk stands for high-performance products with intuitive designs and a delightful user experience delivered to global quality standards. Our aim is to make Nuuk products relevant to the changing aspirations, modern homes and busy lifestyles of the new Indian customer.”
Founded in 2023 by Gazal Kalra and Shalabh Gupta, Nuuk is a home appliance brand with a ‘Design-first, function always’ approach to product innovation. Nuuk provides products in four categories: fans, vacuum cleaners, garment care, and juicers and blenders.
Currently, Nuuk manufactures only 20% of its products in India, while the remaining 80% are imported from China. Nuuk aims to produce over 50% of its products in India by the end of the financial year 2025-26 (FY26).
