# Sumit Bhasin

> Sumit Bhasin is a pre-seed investor at Estee Lauder Companies backing Fashion and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Estee Lauder Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/estee-lauder-companies)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumit-bhasin-5970989

Sumit Bhasin is a pre-seed investor at Estee Lauder Companies focused on Fashion and E-Commerce. Sumit Bhasin is the Senior Vice President, Innovation, Product Development, Corp R&D at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shop Zetu | ShopZetu is a fashion technology company that provides an e-commerce marketplace, infrastructure and tools for fashion vendors to enable online fashion retail. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chui Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chui-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Logos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/logos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Roselake Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roselake-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Estee Lauder Companies

VC Fund · New York, United States

Estee Lauder Companies is a manufacturer and marketer of skincare products, makeup, perfumes, and hair care products. The company was founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder with four cosmetics products. As demand grew for the products, the company opened its first department store in New York. After expanding its product range, the company startedoffices in London and Hong Kong.   Estee Lauder’s product portfolio includes some well-known brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Bobbi Brown, Aveda, Donna Karan, Marni, Missoni, and Origins. The brands are available in most countries around the world. The company is based in New York City.

5 contacts available at Estee Lauder Companies.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Evelyn H. Lauder | Senior Corporate Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evelyn-h-lauder |
| Fabrizio Freda | President and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabrizio-freda |
| Leah Freedland | Presidential Management Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leah-freedland |
| Pierre Abadie Lacourtoisie | GLOBAL CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT VP, ESTEE LAUDER, NY | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pierre-abadie-lacourtoisie |
| William P. Lauder | Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-p-lauder |

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## FAQ

### What does Sumit Bhasin invest in?

Sumit Bhasin invests primarily in Fashion, E-Commerce and Information Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sumit Bhasin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sumit Bhasin closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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