{"id":83229,"date":"2026-03-12T13:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/kolkatas-startup-yes-sir-secures-funding-to-expand-men-only\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:12:46","slug":"kolkatas-startup-yes-sir-secures-funding-to-expand-men-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/kolkatas-startup-yes-sir-secures-funding-to-expand-men-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolkata\u2019s Startup, Yes Sir Secures Funding to Expand Men-Only At-Home Massage & Grooming Services across India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 12: <\/strong>Kolkata-based men\u2019s grooming and wellness startup Yes Sir<\/a>\u00a0has secured fresh investment from\u00a0Kolkata Ventures\u00a0and\u00a0Bengal Angel Network, as the fast-growing platform looks to accelerate expansion across India\u2019s rapidly evolving men\u2019s personal care and wellness market.<\/p>\n

Launched in\u00a02024,\u00a0Yes Sir<\/a>\u00a0has quickly emerged as a specialised platform offering\u00a0on-demand grooming and massage services exclusively for men, building a strong presence across\u00a013 cities\u00a0including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.<\/p>\n

The company is currently\u00a0valued at \u20b9118 crore\u00a0and has served\u00a0over 1 lakh customers, with a\u00a0repeat usage rate of 74 per cent, reflecting strong customer retention in the growing male wellness segment.<\/p>\n

Yes Sir<\/a>\u00a0has 250+ trained wellness professionals in 13 cities, earning \u20b975,000 per month on average, creating a premium gig economy segment. Given the company’s focus on privacy & LGBTQ friendly model, gay and bisexual men also feel non-judged at Yes Sir.<\/p>\n

Lead Investor and MD of Kolkata Ventures, Avelo Roy, said, “Urban men across India are waking up to the reality that they are not just ATMs serving their family. At Yes Sir<\/a>, men are pampered by men. Be selfish, gratify your senses and return to your responsibilities with a fresh body & mind.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Bengal Angel Network, which participated in the investment, comprises several prominent Bengali entrepreneurs and business leaders including CAB President and former Indian cricket captain\u00a0Sourav Ganguly,\u00a0Chandrasekhar Ghosh,\u00a0Chairman of Bandhan group,\u00a0Samit Ghosh, Founder of Ujjivan Bank and\u00a0Suvankar Sen,\u00a0Managing Director and CEO\u00a0of Senco Gold, among others.<\/p>\n

Kolkata Ventures\u00a0is regarded as\u00a0East India\u2019s largest startup incubator, having supported\u00a0more than 550 revenue-generating startups\u00a0over the past decade. The organisation operates as an\u00a0Indo\u2013US collaboration with investors from India and the United States, aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and driving economic growth in eastern India.<\/p>\n

The fresh capital will be used to\u00a0expand into new cities, strengthen technology infrastructure and scale operations, as\u00a0\u00a0Yes Sir<\/a> aims to consolidate its position in India\u2019s fast-growing men\u2019s grooming and wellness market.<\/p>\n

If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 12: Kolkata-based men\u2019s grooming and wellness startup Yes Sir\u00a0has secured fresh investment from\u00a0Kolkata Ventures\u00a0and\u00a0Bengal Angel Network, as the fast-growing platform looks to accelerate expansion across India\u2019s rapidly evolving men\u2019s personal care and wellness market. Launched in\u00a02024,\u00a0Yes Sir\u00a0has quickly emerged as a specialised platform offering\u00a0on-demand grooming and massage services exclusively for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}