India's new-age founders on building demand from scratch, not chasing it

At CNBC-TV18's The Titans event, leaders from The Sleep Company, Rebel Foods and StayVista argued that category creation in India hinges on behaviour-led growth and trust, not capturing existing demand pools.

— Filed Mon, 8 Jun, 2026, 07:31 IST · Source CNBC-TV18 · Companies · Updated

At CNBC-TV18 The Titans event, founders of The Sleep Company, Rebel Foods, and StayVista discussed building new consumer categories in India, emphasising behaviour-led growth, trust-building, and reshaping demand rather than capturing existing markets.

Why this matters

The Sleep Company's founder voice on category creation reinforces its positioning as a behaviour-led D2C brand shaping the sleep solutions category in India rather than competing in commoditised mattress demand.

Leadership signals steady at 198 in the last 90 days, indicating sustained founder-led narrative activity.