D2C house equipment model Nester has raised Rs 19 crore, about $2.3 million, in a pre-Collection A funding spherical co-led by Hearth Ventures and OTP Ventures, with participation from Sadev Ventures and Titan Capital.

Based in 2025 by Singh, who beforehand served as chief development officer at Progcap until 2024, the Gurugram-based startup positions itself as a premium, design-first and technology-driven D2C homeware and kitchen equipment model. It designs and manufactures merchandise similar to steam air fryer ovens, toasters, juicers, wood seasoning grinders and aprons. The model sells by means of its personal web site and Amazon, and plans to broaden to fast commerce platforms and offline retail channels whereas widening its portfolio.

Current backers Shezan Bhojani, cofounder of Design Café, and Himanshu Chandra, cofounder of Progcap, additionally took half within the spherical.

“This capital infusion will permit us to speculate additional in understanding client ache factors and innovate merchandise with excessive performance that simplify routines, chores, and houses,” founder and Chief Govt Officer Abhinav Singh stated.

At the moment, manufacturing is dealt with by means of contract companions. The corporate intends to arrange its personal manufacturing facility within the coming months to achieve higher management over high quality and margins.