Mr. Abhishek Singhal
Founder & Owner
Phone:
+91 86305 39049
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Address:
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abhishek Singhal — Founder & Visionary
Why I Started
I have been working in the footwear industry since 2015, experiencing conventional manufacturing firsthand and seeing the challenges that often come with it.
Over the years, I began to see a significant shift in how businesses were being built. By observing the growth of D2C (Direct-to-Consumer) brands and the evolution of markets such as the U.S. and China, I saw a similar opportunity emerging in India.
I strongly believe that India is entering a period of accelerated growth, and that the coming years will see homegrown brands become increasingly influential in the Indian market. By 2030, I believe the D2C ecosystem could become a major force, with footwear and textiles playing an important role in that growth.
But I also saw a fundamental challenge for these emerging brands.
Indian manufacturers often required high MOQs, while importing from China could mean higher landed costs, logistics, longer lead times, and greater complexity. For a young brand working with a limited budget, both options could create a significant barrier to entry.
That led me to a simple question:
Why should a new brand need a large investment just to start manufacturing?
That question became the foundation of MakeMyShoe.
The idea was to bridge the gap between high domestic MOQs and the cost of importing, by making footwear manufacturing accessible at lower MOQs. This would allow emerging brands to start with a smaller investment, test their products, build their identity, and scale as their business grows.
What began as a problem I witnessed firsthand became a larger vision—to make footwear manufacturing more accessible to the next generation of Indian D2C brands and help homegrown businesses build and grow from India.
My Entrepreneurial Journey
2015- Industry Experience
2021- The Idea
My journey in the footwear industry began in 2015. Working within the conventional manufacturing ecosystem gave me firsthand experience of how the industry operated—and helped me understand the challenges faced by both manufacturers and emerging businesses.
By 2021, I began exploring a larger opportunity. The rise of D2C brands and the changing Indian consumer market made me believe that the next decade would create significant opportunities for homegrown businesses. I started conceptualizing a business model that could make footwear manufacturing more accessible to emerging brands, particularly by addressing the challenge of high MOQs.
2024- MakeMyShoe Takes Shape
In 2024, the vision became a reality. MakeMyShoe was established with a clear purpose: to bridge the gap between high domestic manufacturing MOQs and the challenges of importing, giving emerging brands access to lower-MOQ footwear manufacturing.
Mr. Aditya Singhal
Founding Member & Head of Strategic Planning, Marketing & Admin
The mind behind MakeMyShoe's core idea — in 2021, while studying the D2C boom across China and the U.S., Aditya spotted the same opportunity emerging in India. He built the case, convinced the team, and turned that insight into MakeMyShoe's founding strategy.
Mr. Raghav Katara
Production Planner, Customer Relationship Executive
The man who turns the vision into reality — managing clients, vendors, and suppliers to ensure every brand's concept actually makes it to the shop floor and beyond.
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