Founder · Zaydn

Ankit Dass

Co-founder & CEO of Zaydn, a d2c company based in New Delhi.

Co-founder · CEONew DelhiD2C
Founded
2022
New Delhi, India
Raised to date
$681K
1 round on record
Latest round
Seed
$0.681M · Aug 2026
Team
1–10
Zaydn Sneakers Private Limited

About

Ankit Dass is Co-founder & CEO of Zaydn, a d2c company based in New Delhi, founded in 2022. Zaydn's most recent disclosed round was a funding round of $0.681M in Aug 2026.

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Company

Est. 2022
Zaydn
D2C · New Delhi · 1–10 people · Active

Delhi-based homegrown sneaker brand for Gen-Z consumers, designing trend-led, premium-looking sneakers at mass-premium price points. Zaydn runs in-house manufacturing and a digital-first, direct-to-consumer model, selling through its own channel and marketplaces including Myntra, Amazon and Nykaa. Founded in 2022 by Ankit Dass, later joined by co-founder Vidushi Chaudhary.

Funding
Aug 2026Seed$0.681MInflection Point Ventures, BeyondSeed, angel investors
Company profile →1 round on record

Journey with Zaydn

2 milestones
  1. 2022Founded

    Zaydn founded in Delhi by Ankit Dass as a homegrown, design-led sneaker brand for Gen-Z consumers, running as a self-funded business.

  2. Jul 2024Milestone

    Zaydn Sneakers Private Limited incorporated in Delhi as the brand's legal entity.

Also building Zaydn

VCVidushi ChaudharyCo-founder · CMO→

Coverage

1 story
Funding · 20 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Zaydn Raises $681K in Seed Round Led by Inflection Point Ventures to Scale Sneaker Production