Sneakers
Thaely
Ashay Bhave invented ThaelyTex from waste plastic bags and built a vegan sneaker brand that turns bags and bottles into footwear—concepted while studying in Dubai, then manufacturing in India.
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File saved from the brand's site. Saved from the brand site during the 6 Nov 2026 check. Shown so the mark can be named. Not a licence.
Story
Ashay Bhave invented ThaelyTex from waste plastic bags and built a vegan sneaker brand that turns bags and bottles into footwear—concepted while studying in Dubai, then manufacturing in India.
Written for Indibrand from the sources below. Checked 6 Nov 2026 (IST).
Founders
- Ashay BhaveFounder & CEO
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Funding
Friends & family ~$160k early; ~$1.1M seed (reported); Metro Brands minority stake ₹2.67 crore for ~5% (2022) · Seed / strategic minority · Metro Brands deal reported May 2022; $1.1M seed timing per founder interviews
Amounts mix USD/INR across sources; cite each carefully.
Where it is sold
The official site is a verified place to buy. Marketplace listings were not verified in this check. Metro Brands strategic link suggests possible modern trade adjacency; specific stockists not verified here. Verified D2C thaely.com (India path /en-in).
Name from Hindi for plastic bags; manufacturing/factory in India; sells via thaely.com/en-in. Shipping note from the sources: Free shipping across India claimed; international shipping fee noted.
Where most of the sales happen, by region, was not in the sources. That split is unknown.
Official store
Official product collection on the brand site. The link leaves Indibrand only if you open it. Indibrand is not an affiliate and does not take a cut.
Discount snapshot
Free shipping across India (international shipping fee noted separately)
Conditions: Banner claim; no % coupon verified.
Checked 6 Nov 2026 (IST) via Official page at the snapshot. This is a snapshot, not a live offer.
Sources
- thaely.comAccessed 6 Nov 2026
- thaely.comAccessed 6 Nov 2026
- businesstoday.inAccessed 6 Nov 2026
- bhumikgrover.comAccessed 6 Nov 2026
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