ZILO, a next-generation fashion-tech platform, has raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by Info Edge Ventures and Chiratae Ventures.
The funds raised will be used to get to product-market fit (PMF), strengthen its supply chain, deepen brand partnerships, and expand beyond Mumbai to other top-tier Indian cities by the end of the year.
Founded in 2025 by Padmakumar Pal and Bhavik Jhaver, ZILO simplifies last-minute fashion shopping by delivering on-trend outfits from leading brands like Levi’s, Louis Philippe, United Colors of Benetton, Rare Rabbit, Jack & Jones, Puma, Reebok, Snitch, Andamen, The Souled Store, Manyavar, Veromoda, ONLY, AND, W, Biba, Libas, Global Desi, Koskii, Jockey, Damensch, Bliss Club, Gini & Jony, Barbie, and more—in under 60 minutes.
The app only stocks in-season and high-demand styles, never outdated inventory. Customers can return items immediately upon delivery. With the “Scheduled Home Trials” option, users can order multiple sizes of the same item to try on at home. A style runner waits up to 30 minutes, allowing you to return unwanted pieces on the spot. The delivery is only completed once you confirm and sign off.
Launching initially in Mumbai with a hybrid supply model combining dark stores and exclusive brand outlets, ZILO ensures ultra-reliable, hyper-local fulfilment.
ZILO plans to offer 250+ brands and nearly 100,000 styles, expanding into footwear, watches, bags, accessories, and fashion jewellery before the festive season.
Padmakumar Pal, Co-Founder & CEO of ZILO, said, “We founded ZILO to bring intentionality back into online fashion. Zilo is creating a space which has the best blend of Online and Offline retail experiences, where speed, quality, and curation can coexist. The current landscape is cluttered, overwhelming and less reliable, especially for the discerning consumers who value both convenience and style. Our platform is designed to cut through the noise, make discovery joyful again, and deliver fashion the way it should be—seamless, reliable, and curated. Zilo will offer the best digital marketplace platform for top fashion brands to do storytelling and offer fresh collections, delivered directly from their store to the customer’s door.”
Bhavik Jhaveri, Co-Founder & CIO of ZILO, said, “ZILO was created to solve a real consumer pain point. Power shoppers today make over 25 fashion purchases a year. The issue isn’t a lack of intent—it’s the lack of time, patience, and trust. Most retail formats today, whether offline or online, are built for scale, not for experience. They’re fragmented, impersonal, and inefficient. At ZILO, we’re rebuilding the experience from the ground up. Take returns, for example, why should a customer have to wait for a second pickup just to send something back? With Scheduled Home Trials, we combine delivery and returns into one smooth interaction. Our goal is to make discovery and decision-making faster, simpler, and more intuitive for fashion consumer.”
Kitty Agarwal, Partner at Info Edge Ventures, said, “We are thrilled to back Padmakumar and Bhavik at Zilo as they rewrite the rules of fashion discovery and commerce for the quick-commerce age. The founders bring strong operational discipline with bold ambition—exactly what this space needs. Our other quick-commerce investments have proven three constants for the consumer; Speed sparks adoption, Personalization grows conversions & basket size, and Trust in consistent delivery fuels loyalty and frequency. Zilo’s aims to deliver on all three fronts with 60 mins delivery, Home Trials, instant returns, and a hand-picked curation of the best brands. We’re confident they will set the new standard for convenience, customization, and confidence in fashion.”
Anoop N Menon, Chiratae’s Consumertech Lead said, “As early Investors in the Fashion space through Myntraand Omnichannel plays led by Firstcry and Lenskart, we have seen both the potential and limitations of the current fashion platforms compared to other categories. Discovery, customer experience and assortment for the discerning customer in Metro/Tier-1 is broken in fashion and hence the limited penetration of online channels. Zilo looks to establish a new platform indexed on experience and convenience and build a loyal online channel for this segment.”
