Footwear Business Investment Opportunities in Asia

- The business is a startup working towards making sustainable shoes which are targeted towards the growing population moving towards a sustainable and more conscious lifestyle. - The business also manufactures sustainable material which we use in their own footwear as well as supplies it to leading brands like Zalando Germany, and receives contracts to upcycle old shoes, apparel and flex from brands like Adidas, HM and DBS. - Have per-unit profitability on retail as the business owns sustainable materials, which constitute a large part of the cost, we also have a zero dead stock policy. - Business is a circular brand with comfortable shoes, our differentiator is the product manufacturing cost and the sustainability component in our shoes. - Company is a combination of B2C and B2B businesses. - Have a unique supply chain to source shoes raw materials for our sustainable footwear. Old material and apparel from leading footwear and apparel brands and also funding sources to process these materials. - Have more than 5 years of association with 54 years old firm, Ram Fashion Exports. - Company is a G20 YEA Startup Duel Winner (2023), D&B Trailblazing Startups (2023), Lexus Design Award winner and Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 recognized. - Business has all the required licenses and approvals.

- Business specializing in women's footwear, located in New Delhi. - Offering a range of products including sneakers, slip-ons, sliders, jane platforms, and bridal footwear. - Products are procured through contract manufacturing and majorly sold through own website. - Business has experienced significant growth in annual turnovers, especially after getting MCA registration and establishing a presence on online marketplaces such as Nykaa and Myntra. Additionally, they are preparing to launch on Amazon and Ajio. - The company receives an average of 800 orders per month, with an average order value of INR 2,800. - Has MCA, MSME, and GST registrations. - The business is not profitable yet due to the ongoing efforts to scale up the business.

- Leather footwear manufacturing company, based in Chittoor. - Currently, our business is mostly in exports to European countries such as Italy, Portugal and France. - We are selling our products to 2 top footwear brands in Italy. - Receive orders for about 20k to 30k pairs, twice a year. - Till last year, we were able to actively work on the orders, but this year due to the outstanding loans and inadequate working capital, we couldn't take up any of the orders. Our sales have declined as a result. - Planning to expand the business to the domestic market, and take up Government tenders from schools. - The owners have almost 20 years of experience in the leather footwear industry, starting from scratch, which started with accessories for leather cutting to a full unit of shoe manufacturers, we are running the unit on our name only. - The business has 150 permanent employees at present, who are admin staff and factory workers. We had to let go of a few employees this year, considering the current financial situation of the business. - The business has MCA, GST registration, and import-export code. - MCA registration is for the Ranipet, Vellore branch. But the GST registration is in Chittoor and the investment sought is for the Chittoor branch. All the financials and assets mentioned are for the Chittoor branch and the investor will get a share in only this branch.

- We are a functional footwear manufacturer having both B2B and B2C operations. - Both B2B and B2C are further divided into ready-made and customized footwear. - Our monthly manufacturing capacity is 4,000 units. - For B2C, we have a retail outlet that receives 3-4 customers daily. - For B2B we are associated with 30+ doctors for customized footwear and have a dealer distributor network across Karnataka and Maharashtra for ready-made footwear. - Monthly, 500 units are sold to B2C customers and 3,000+ to B2B customers. - Our products are well accepted by doctors and 1,000+ customers.

- Business plans on manufacturing functional footwear that will be used for preventive healthcare. - The product is in the prototype stage and will help the wearer by reducing footwear-related issues that affect the body. - This idea was selected till the funding round in the National Innovation contest, also in the top 150 in the International Innoprenure contest by lemon ideas. - The business will create a subsidiary under the parent company for this product and give a stake in the subsidiary company. - The subsidiary company will be registered once the funding is received. - Business only has one owner and no loans.

- Our business is engaged in manufacturing formal and casual leather shoes. - The factory space is leased as well as the machinery, the production capacity is 85 pairs of shoes per day. - Source the material from 2 tanneries within India. - Our business is also engaged in supplying all the other leather products such as bags, jackets, boots, belts, tissue holders, and menu folders. - We are also planning to start the production of leather sandals. - We sell our products through online platforms like Flipkart, Amazon, and our own website. - The production is done as per the demand of the shoes and we have tie-ups with vendors as well for other products. - Currently, we have just targeted B2C segment and are operating at breakeven due to lower sales of our business during the pandemic as well as we did not have funds for marketing or acquiring customers.