Rippl raises $1.3M pre-Series A to build trust-led social discovery and creator commerce platform

Founded by Shikhar Vaidya and Smriti Dubey, Rippl is rolling out a curated creator-commerce model across beauty, fashion, travel and pets. The pre-Series A round was backed by Silicon Road VC, Jaipuria Family Office, GKK Capital, Fluid VC and SheCapital, alongside ReDesyn.

— Source publishedFri, 5 Jun, 2026, 09:55 IST·First seen Fri, 5 Jun, 2026, 10:04 IST·Source YourStory

What happened

Indian startup Rippl, founded by Shikhar Vaidya and Smriti Dubey, is building a trust-based social discovery and creator-commerce platform, starting with

Key facts

  • $1.3 million pre-Series A

Why this matters

Rippl's multi-vertical creator-commerce ambition makes it a candidate to track for partnership or acqui-hire optionality as incumbents build social discovery layers.