Company Intelligence Profile
Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited
Protinus Fashion Networking Pvt Ltd (founded 2015 by Nikhil Ramesh Hegde and Amit Bhardwaj) operates the brand "6Degree" (and a second brand "MeriStore").
CIN: U74140KA2015PTC081589Active (as per RoC records; confirmed by Tofler, Falconebiz, TheCompanyCheck)RoC Bangalore / KarnatakaConfidence: medium
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Company Identity
Confirmed| Registered name | Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited |
|---|---|
| CIN | U74140KA2015PTC081589 |
| PAN | AAICP2787J (Tofler) |
| Status | Active (as per RoC records; confirmed by Tofler, Falconebiz, TheCompanyCheck) |
| Listing | Not listed — unlisted private limited company |
| Incorporated | 15 July 2015 (Tofler, Falconebiz, TheCompanyCheck — consistent) |
| ROC | RoC Bangalore / Karnataka |
| Sector (NIC) | Business services — "Other professional, scientific and technical activities; other support services n.e.c." (NIC group M); Falconebiz separately tags it under Internet/Professional Networking Platforms. Business model in practice: e-commerce enablement / retail-tech (see business_overview). |
| Registered address | M. No. #652, 3rd Floor, Khata No. 4312/652, 22nd Cross, 23rd Main, HSR Layout, Section 2, HSR Layout, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India – 560102 (Tofler, Falconebiz) |
| Authorized capital | ₹2.12 crore (Tofler, Falconebiz) |
| Paid-up capital | ₹1.79 crore (Tofler, Falconebiz) |
Business Overview
Confirmed- Protinus Fashion Networking Pvt Ltd (founded 2015 by Nikhil Ramesh Hegde and Amit Bhardwaj) operates the brand "6Degree" (and a second brand "MeriStore")
- 6Degree began as a fashion-industry networking platform connecting fashion professionals, designers and retail brands (per Fibre2Fashion/CapLight: "15,000+ professionals, 4,000+ fashion designers", partnerships with IMG Reliance, Lakme Fashion Week, FDCI) and evolved into a B2B e-commerce growth-enablement / retail-management platform for lifestyle retail brands, working on a revenue-share model and claiming "75+ retail brands" as clients (Tata nexarc)
- Sector tags across sources: Vertical SaaS, E-commerce enablement, Fashion & Beauty, Creator Economy (CapLight)
- Company is DPIIT-recognized as a Startup (Falconebiz)
- Its official domain 6degree.co currently resolves to a GoDaddy domain-parking page (verified by direct fetch, Aug 2026), i.e. the live site appears inactive/lapsed at present
- an Internet Archive snapshot from 16 Oct 2025 shows the site was live under the "6Degree" brand as recently as Oct 2025
Directors
Confirmed| Name | DIN | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikhil Ramesh Hegde | 06578540 | - | 15 Jul 2015 |
Financials
Partial / conflicting- Partial / paywall-limited, standalone
- FY2024 (year ended 31 Mar 2024): Revenue ≈ ₹1.39 crore, down ~74% YoY (Falconebiz
- EBITDA and PAT locked behind premium access — not obtained)
- FY2021 (year ended 31 Mar 2021, Tofler): Authorised capital ₹2.1 Cr, paid-up ₹1.8 Cr, operating revenue in the broad band "₹1–100 Cr", net worth reported to have "decreased by 95.71%", debt-to-equity ratio 10.3, borrowings up 227.2%, total assets up 264.48% — exact revenue/EBITDA/PAT/net-worth/borrowings amounts for FY2021 and FY2024 are behind Tofler/Falconebiz paywalls and are NOT obtained as hard figures
- Employee headcount is inconsistent across sources — Falconebiz states 72 employees (as of 27 Mar 2024)
- CapLight states ~44 employees most recently, with a separate claim of growth from 78 to 107 by June 2023 — flagged as a likely data-quality/tracking inconsistency (per known headcount-tracker unreliability), not confirmed
Funding
Partial / conflicting- Total funding raised ≈ US$1.94 million across multiple rounds (CapLight, unverified secondary source — treat as indicative, not primary-filing-confirmed): Seed (2016), Pre-Seed (30 Jan 2018), Pre-Series A (per Fibre2Fashion, dated ~20 Jul 2020) led by SucSEED Venture Partners, and a Seed round (4 May 2021)
- Named investors across sources: IAN (Indian Angel Network) Group — VCCircle mentions $400,000 (₹2.6 crore) raised from IAN for "6Degree" (date not specified in snippet), AngelBay, Keiretsu Forum, and SucSEED Venture Partners
- Only 2 sources (CapLight + Fibre2Fashion/VCCircle) corroborate the SucSEED/Pre-Series A round
- the Seed/Pre-Seed round dates and the IAN amount come from single sources each — treat as partial/unconfirmed pending a primary filing or additional corroboration
- Tracxn corroborates 6Degree/MeriStore as the two operating brands but its funding-round detail page could not be fetched (HTTP 429 rate-limited)
Charges & Borrowings
Confirmed- One open charge found (Tofler): Charge holder Capwise Finance Private Limited, amount ₹0.30 crore (₹30 lakh), created/modified 14 Feb 2025, status Open
- This matches the "Open Charges: ₹30 Lakh" figure independently shown on Falconebiz's summary, so treated as confirmed (2 sources agree on the amount)
Competitors
Partial / conflicting- No sourced/named competitor list was found in the fetched sources (this is an inferred list based on business-model similarity, not sourced to a specific article — flagged accordingly): (1) Unicommerce eSolutions — larger scale, listed e-commerce/omnichannel enablement platform
- (2) Increff — larger scale, retail/fashion inventory & e-commerce operations platform
- (3) Vinculum Group — larger scale, multichannel commerce enablement
- (4) Anchanto — similar/larger scale, SEA-India e-commerce operations platform
- (5) Browntape (GreyMeter) — similar scale, omnichannel retail enablement for SMB/D2C brands
- (6) GoKwik — larger scale, D2C/fashion e-commerce growth & checkout enablement
- These are plausible sector peers only — not confirmed via a direct comparison source
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited do?
Protinus Fashion Networking Pvt Ltd (founded 2015 by Nikhil Ramesh Hegde and Amit Bhardwaj) operates the brand "6Degree" (and a second brand "MeriStore").
What is the CIN of Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited?
The Corporate Identification Number (CIN) of Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited is U74140KA2015PTC081589.
Where is Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited registered?
Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited is registered with RoC Bangalore / Karnataka. Registered address: M. No. #652, 3rd Floor, Khata No. 4312/652, 22nd Cross, 23rd Main, HSR Layout, Section 2, HSR Layout, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India – 560102 (Tofler, Falconebiz)
When was Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited incorporated?
Protinus Fashion Networking Private Limited was incorporated on 15 July 2015 (Tofler, Falconebiz, TheCompanyCheck — consistent).
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