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Bangalore Watch Company Secures $1.4M Seed Round to Fuel Global Expansion
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News18•30-09-2026, 11:15
Bangalore Watch Company Secures $1.4M Seed Round to Fuel Global Expansion
- •Bangalore Watch Company (BWC) raised a $1.4 million seed round from customers, including family office principals and HNIs, to expand globally.
- •Founded in 2018 by Nirupesh Joshi and Mercy Amalraj, BWC creates high-quality mechanical watches with modern Indian themes, exporting to over 30 countries.
- •The brand has gained global recognition for innovations like spaceflight-qualified watches, fighter-plane aluminum watches, and carbon-capture dials, participating in major watch events.
- •BWC operates a single flagship boutique in Bangalore, selling watches priced between 150,000 INR and 300,000 INR, with a 30% repeat purchase rate.
- •The company plans to quadruple its annual production capacity of 1500 watches and strategically expand into two to three overseas locations and one additional Indian location.
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Bangalore Watch Company plans to use its 1.4 million USD seed round to expand into the global independent watch scene by establishing two to three strategic overseas locations in key markets and potentially one more location in India.
The luxury watch brand was founded in 2018 by husband-and-wife tech-executives turned entrepreneurs Nirupesh Joshi and Mercy Amalraj after they left their overseas tech careers.
The brand sells watches priced between 150,000 INR and 300,000 INR through a concierge-style service model. It currently has an annual production capacity of 1,500 watches, which the founders intend to quadruple within a three to five-year timeline.
