For investors

We are building infrastructure, not a storefront

India's handloom and handicraft economy employs millions of skilled makers, yet most of its commerce still runs on middlemen, delayed payments and informal channels. Odisha Vastram is a managed marketplace built to change the economics for the makers — verified sellers, secure payments, evidence-based dispute resolution and human onboarding support, starting with Odisha and designed to scale beyond it.

Where we are

Pre-launch, deliberately

We are in the seller-acquisition phase: building the supply side properly before opening the marketplace to customers. The operating model — onboarding, payments, logistics, support and governance — is fully specified and in implementation.

Operating entity: BYSP INTERNET SERVICES LLP
DPIIT Startup Recognition: DIPP228596
Startup Odisha Recognition: OSP/SP/02478
LLP Identification No.: ACQ-6137
Parent company site: bysp.in

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Investor FAQs

What investors usually ask first

What is the business model?

A managed multi-vendor marketplace earning platform fees on completed sales. Customer payments are handled by RBI-regulated payment infrastructure, and the platform carries no inventory risk; supply is verified artisan sellers.

Why start with Odisha?

Depth before breadth. Odisha has one of India's richest concentrations of distinctive crafts — Sambalpuri and other ikat traditions, Pattachitra, Dhokra, appliqué — with strong GI recognition and an underserved digital channel. The playbook we build here generalises to artisan clusters across India.

What is defensible here?

Verified supply and trust infrastructure. Onboarding societies, SHGs and individual artisans properly — with KYC, named Relationship Managers, local-language support and evidence-based dispute systems — is slow, unglamorous work that mass marketplaces are not structured to do. That supply network, once built, is the moat.

Do you publish traction numbers?

Not on a public page during pre-launch. We share specifics — seller pipeline, onboarding metrics, launch plan and financial model — directly in investor conversations.