# Adarsh Menon

> Adarsh Menon is a seed investor at Fireside Ventures (Bengaluru) backing Fashion and Dairy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fireside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fireside-ventures)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adarsh-menon-8a35652
- Website: https://x.com/AdarshKMenon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adarsh.kmenon

Adarsh Menon is a seed investor at Fireside Ventures in Bengaluru focused on Fashion and Dairy. Adarsh Menon is the Operating Partner of Fireside Ventures. He previously worked at Flipkart as a Senior Vice President and Head of New Businesses. Adarsh Menon attended Faculty of Management Studies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 2 | 67% |
| Dairy | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FruBon | FruBon is a product of Dev Milk Foods that provides milk & dairy products. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| UNDERNEAT | Underneat is Shapewear designed for comfort, flexibility, and everyday wear, made with breathable, climate-conscious fabrics. | $6M | Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| Tuco Kids | Tuco Intelligent is a consumer goods company that specializes in kids skin and hair products to avoid tangled hair and dirty skin. | $4M | Series A | Sep 02, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [M&G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m-g-investments-2f25) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/narotam-sekhsaria-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RTP Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rtp-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Whiteboard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whiteboard-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fireside Ventures

VC Fund · Bengaluru, India

Fireside Ventures is proposing a New Approach to Investing in Consumer Brands. Fireside Ventures invests in early stage consumer brands.

5 contacts available at Fireside Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adarsh Menon | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adarsh-menon-e6aa |
| Ankita Balotia | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankita-balotia-c48b |
| Dipanjan Basu | Partner & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dipanjan-basu |
| Kanwaljit Singh | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kanwaljit-singh |
| Shreyans Gangwal | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shreyans-gangwal |

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## FAQ

### What does Adarsh Menon invest in?

Adarsh Menon invests primarily in Fashion, Dairy and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Adarsh Menon last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Adarsh Menon closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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