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Bewakoof

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Who Founded Bewakoof?

Prabhkiran Singh, Siddharth Munot · Founded 2012 · HQ today: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who founded Bewakoof?

Bewakoof was founded by Prabhkiran Singh, Siddharth Munot in 2012. It is now led by Prabhkiran Singh.

Founders
Prabhkiran Singh, Siddharth Munot
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Number of founders
2
Current CEO
Prabhkiran Singh (since 2012)
Where was Bewakoof founded?
Bewakoof was founded in Mumbai, India in 2012.
When was Bewakoof founded?
Bewakoof was founded in 2012.
Who started Bewakoof?
Bewakoof was founded by Prabhkiran Singh and Siddharth Munot.
How old is Bewakoof?
Bewakoof is 14 years old as of 2026.

Founding Story

In 2012 Prabhkiran Singh and Siddharth Munot, batchmates from IIT Bombay, put bewakoof.com live on 1 April, a date Singh said was chosen to match the brand name's joke. It was Singh's third attempt at a business. He had run Khadke Glassi, a fresh lassi venture started in 2010 that closed after three years because demand in Mumbai was seasonal, then a short lived B2B merchandise business that became the base idea for Bewakoof. The founders chose to sell expression on clothing because, as Singh put it, customisation had a market that no brand was catering to, and they ran the launch themselves with two founders and two interns.

Background

Prabhkiran Singh is a civil engineering graduate of IIT Bombay. Bewakoof was his third attempt at a business: he started Khadke Glassi, a fresh lassi venture, in 2010 and closed it after three years because demand in Mumbai proved seasonal, then ran a short lived B2B merchandise business that gave him the idea for a clothing brand.

Role at Bewakoof

Prabhkiran Singh co-founded Bewakoof with IIT Bombay batchmate Siddharth Munot and put bewakoof.com live on 1 April 2012. Early venture investors would not back what they called an internet brand, so the founders mortgaged family property and borrowed from SBI and PNB, growing the business through an online Bewakoof magazine and a Facebook page that reached 75,000 followers in about a month with a team of two founders and two interns. Singh kept sales on the company's own site and app rather than marketplaces, raised Rs 80 crore from Investcorp in October 2019, extended the catalogue into beauty with Cosmos in July 2021, and sold majority control to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail's TMRW for Rs 200 crore in a deal that closed in February 2023. He announced his exit on 24 February 2026 and left at the end of that March, holding 12.5 percent of the company as of the FY2025 filings. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).

Background

Siddharth Munot studied at IIT Bombay, where he was a batchmate of Prabhkiran Singh. The two founded Bewakoof together in 2012 as Singh's third venture.

Role at Bewakoof

Siddharth Munot co-founded Bewakoof with Prabhkiran Singh in Mumbai in 2012 and worked on the brand through its unfunded early years, when the two mortgaged family property and relied on bank debt because venture investors would not back the business. No date has been reported for his departure from the company. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).

Bewakoof: CEO & Leadership History

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Prabhkiran Singh

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

2012 – 2026

Led Bewakoof from its launch on 1 April 2012 until the end of March 2026. Revenue reached Rs 209 crore in the year to March 2020 before the pandemic cut the topline to Rs 128 crore in FY2021; it recovered to Rs 243 crore in FY2026, the year he announced his exit. He held 12.5 percent of the company as of the FY2025 filings.

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Who Founded Bewakoof? FAQ

Who founded Bewakoof?

Prabhkiran Singh and Siddharth Munot, batchmates from IIT Bombay, founded Bewakoof in Mumbai in 2012.

What did Prabhkiran Singh do before Bewakoof?

He started Khadke Glassi, a fresh lassi venture, in 2010; it closed after three years because demand in Mumbai was seasonal. A short lived B2B merchandise business followed and gave him the idea for Bewakoof.

How did the founders fund the early years?

Venture investors would not back what they called an internet brand, so the founders mortgaged family property and took loans from SBI and PNB. Angel money from Snapdeal cofounders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal and investor Nikhil Vora came in 2015.

How did Bewakoof get its first customers?

Through content rather than advertising. The founders ran an online Bewakoof magazine before the shop opened, and the Facebook page reached 75,000 followers in about a month, run by two founders and two interns.

Is Prabhkiran Singh still at Bewakoof?

No. He announced on 24 February 2026 that he would leave at the end of March after 14 years, citing health and family reasons. He held 12.5 percent of the company as of the FY2025 filings.

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