Viraasat, an Indian luxurious artefacts and collectibles model based by Paranjay Agarwal and Tiyasha Das, has raised an undisclosed quantity in an angel funding from Sumit Gupta, co-founder and CEO of crypto alternate CoinDCX.

Viraasat makes limited-edition collector’s items primarily based on Indian historical past and mythology. The model mentioned the recent capital will help its enlargement into new collections and collectible classes, with an emphasis on authentic design, craftsmanship and researched storytelling.

“India has a 7,000-year-old civilization with tales, epics and heritage that need to be celebrated and skilled past textbooks and screens,” Gupta mentioned.

“The group’s imaginative and prescient of bringing our historical past and mythology to life by means of superbly crafted artefacts that may adorn our dwelling areas resonated deeply with me. I am delighted to again the group as they construct a enterprise that takes our wealthy cultural heritage to a wider viewers in India and the world,” he added.

Two launches, each bought out

Viraasat has launched two merchandise up to now. Its flagship, Battle of Kurukshetra, is a sculptural chess artefact impressed by the Mahabharata. The model claims its Founders’ Version of 100 items bought out inside 4 months.

Esquire India, which listed the set amongst sculptural chess units redefining the sport, described it as handmade and painted by hand completely in India. The 2 opposing armies are carved as chess items in orange and crimson and set on a glass-topped board over a sculpted diorama base.

The second product, Ramāgaman, marks the return of Rama, Lakshman and Sita to Ayodhya. Its first part of 100 items bought out inside per week, the corporate mentioned.

The corporate mentioned its collector group contains Union Residence Minister Amit Shah, Ritesh Malik, Aman Gupta, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, badminton participant P. V. Sindhu and Gupta himself.

“Reimagining India’s superb previous, and making it commonplace inside international popular culture is a mammoth activity, and it helps when you’ve gotten the appropriate folks behind it. We’re thrilled to have Sumit again us to carry this imaginative and prescient to life,” mentioned Paranjay Agarwal, co-founder and CEO of Viraasat.

Who’s Sumit Gupta

Gupta, an IIT Bombay alumnus, co-founded CoinDCX in 2018. The homegrown crypto alternate has greater than 20 million customers and has raised over $600 million. He was named a World Financial Discussion board Younger International Chief in 2026.

In October 2025, Coinbase invested in CoinDCX at a post-money valuation of $2.45 billion, as an extension of its earlier funding spherical.

Gupta additionally invests in early-stage startups in his private capability, principally on the pre-seed and seed stage. His portfolio contains KNOT, DAOLens and Investorey, in keeping with data from Tracxn.