Indian menstrual hygiene brand Fabpad raises funding to expand distribution and market presence

Fabpad, an Indian menstrual hygiene brand, has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures, a Gurugram-based angel investment firm.

The startup will use the funds to expand distribution and market presence across D2C channels, online marketplaces, quick-commerce platforms, and offline retail. Part of the fund will also go towards brand-building, customer acquisition, senior growth and operations hires and working capital to support a robust and transparent order book across consumer, institutional, and private-label channels, the release notes.

Fabpad offers a comprehensive range across reusable and disposable categories and operates across consumer, institutional, and private-label segments through an asset-light, scalable model.

It has supplied products at scale to NGOs, institutions, and large purchasers while simultaneously building a pan-India footprint through an asset-light operating model.

Headquartered in Kolkata, the startup plans to establish offices in Hyderabad to strengthen its access to the startup ecosystem and support hiring of senior talent across growth, technology, and leadership roles.

Minal Shah, Principal - South East Asia, IPV, said, “It is an unspoken fundamental right for women to have access to menstrual products that protect their health. However, a significant gap persists due to a lack of awareness, affordability, and, in many cases, availability constraints. Fabpad successfully bridges this gap through their D2C multi-channel presence, making it affordable with their asset-light scale model and their pan-India presence. Thus, making menstrual hygiene more affordable, widely accessible, and helping drive greater awareness around menstrual health.”

Dipesh Dhelia, CEO, Fabpad, added, “The next phase is about aggressive, responsible growth. We’re scaling faster across products and channels while fundamentally re-engineering period care to be more sustainable, affordable, and performance driven. Our ambition is not to participate in this category, but to reset its standards, proving that environmentally responsible menstrual care can also be mainstream, high-quality, and commercially scalable. We believe this shift will create real momentum in the market and redefine how period care is built in India.”