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12 looms, zero funding, ?8Cr ARR

Rohit Sharma · KhadiRoots · 11 Jul 2026

Everyone said khadi can't be premium. We priced our first kurta at ?2,400 when the market said ?800. It sold out in 11 days.

Our unlock wasn't marketing — it was supply chain. We built weaving clusters with revenue-share instead of piece rates, which meant artisans cared about quality like owners.

Corporate gifting became our cash-flow engine: 40% of revenue, paid in advance, zero returns.