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    About the firm

    The advisory firm of the Indian fashion industry.

    We work with founders and brands across six practices, through one proprietary method, with productised programmes as the public on-ramp.

    Apex Fashion Lab was built by operators, not consultants. We have run shop floors, scaled D2C brands, onboarded marketplaces, and lost sleep over costs that did not hold. That is the experience we bring to every engagement.

    One method

    The Apex Method.

    Diagnose. Design. Deliver. Scale. The same discipline whether the engagement is one practice or all six.

    Stage 1

    Diagnose

    We start where every advisory engagement starts — with a clear-eyed read of the business, the category, and the gap.

    Stage 2

    Design

    We design the operating model, the supply chain, and the brand system that will carry the business from here to scale.

    Stage 3

    Deliver

    We move from blueprint to production — running point on the work, or shoulder to shoulder with your team.

    Stage 4

    Scale

    We scale revenue and margin together — through performance marketing, marketplace expansion, and operational leverage.

    Track record

    What two cohorts have already built and shipped.

    Numbers we can show, brands you can buy from, and a portfolio that compounded across the year. Read it as a forecast for the next cohort.

    01

    60

    Entrepreneurs trained

    Across two cohorts

    02

    20

    Brands launched

    19 more in pipeline

    03

    ₹4.3 Cr

    Portfolio revenue

    Combined, FY 2024

    04

    89%

    Programme completion

    Across all cohorts

    Cohort 1 vs. Cohort 2

    Programme outputs
    MetricC1C2Δ
    Entrepreneurs enrolled2040+100%
    Brands launched1835+94%
    Completion rate90%88%Stable

    Revenue vs. target

    3-month programme
    StageActualTargetVariance
    Month 1₹0.5 Cr₹0.3 Cr+67%
    Month 2₹1.2 Cr₹0.8 Cr+50%
    Month 3₹2.8 Cr₹2.0 Cr+40%

    Portfolio revenue across launched brands. Every cohort has cleared target by ≥40% at the three-month mark.

    Partner brands

    Trusted by industry leaders.

    Louis Vuitton
    Zara
    Myntra
    Reliance
    Aditya Birla Capital

    And 35+ more leading fashion brands and retailers.

    Mentor model

    Three kinds of mentors, one room.

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    Industry practitioners

    Fashion brand founders, CEOs, and operators sharing real-world playbooks.

    Satyanarayana Sheshagiri

    01

    Satyanarayana Sheshagiri

    Director

    Sheshagiri Industries Pvt. Ltd

    Veeresh

    02

    Veeresh

    CEO & Founder

    FashTech Ventures

    Ramesh

    03

    Ramesh

    Auditor / Financial Consultant

    Nykaa Fashion

    Ramakrishna Nandam

    04

    Ramakrishna Nandam

    AVP - Buying & Merchandising

    Landmark Group

    Anukul Nitin Narkhede

    05

    Anukul Nitin Narkhede

    Academic Head, PW Institute of Innovation

    PW Institute of Innovation (PhysicsWallah IOI)

    Dr. Sapna Nibsaiya

    06

    Dr. Sapna Nibsaiya

    Head of School of Management, PW Institute of Innovation

    PW Institute of Innovation

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    The campus

    Learn at one of India’s biggest fashion hubs.

    A working factory, a vendor street, and a room of operators — all within walking distance. The campus is the curriculum.

    Apex Fashion Lab campus
    Apex Fashion Lab campus

    Thrive amidst fashion industry leaders.

    Located in a vibrant business district with top fashion brands, manufacturers, and industry experts steps away — Apex Fashion Lab gives aspiring founders a place to learn, build, and ship.

    Why choose Apex

    • 01

      Industry-leading mentors

      Learn directly from founders and CEOs of brands you already know.

    • 02

      Hands-on experience

      Real projects, real production, real customer conversations.

    • 03

      Complete support

      From first sample to launch day to month-fourteen problems.

    Visit our factory.

    Factory floor
    Live · factory floor
    Where to start

    Talk to us about your fashion business.

    Engagements start with a conversation. Programmes start with an application. Both lead to the same method.