India, Aug. 19 -- Having raised Rs.225 Cr in fresh funding, three-year-old sportswear startup Agilitas is looking to bolster its presence in the sportswear market by building an ecosystem spanning manufacturing, brands and distribution.

In a chinwag with the CEO of Shadowfax CEO, Abhishek Bansal, at the seventh edition of Inc42's The D2C & Retail Summit 2026, Agilitas CEO Abhishek Ganguly said the company's strategy is built around creating "leverage" that competitors would find difficult, expensive or time-consuming to replicate in a global market dominated by legacy players like Nike and Adidas.

"I stepped out with my dreams to set up an Indian company in a category where India has no pride of place," said Ganguly, who has also helmed...