Abhishek Ganguly - Co-Founder & CEO of Agilitas

Agilitas Sports has inked a brand endorsement partnership with cricketer Smriti Mandhana for premium sportswear brand One8. Under this partnership, Mandhana will play a key role in developing the brand’s women sportswear category. The company also recently raised a fresh round of about ₹200 crore from existing investor, Nexus Venture Partners.

In December last year, cricketer Virat Kohli picked up a minority stake in Agilitas Sports for about ₹40 crore, joining the company as an investor and business partner. As part of the deal, Agilitas Sports acquired Kohli’s sportswear brand, One8.

Abhishek Ganguly - Co-Founder & CEO of Agilitas told businessline that the partnership with Mandhana is a significant step in the brand’s journey to build a performance-first, globally competitive sportswear platform from India. “Her role extends beyond being just the brand ambassador . She will play an integral role in developing the women’s sportswear category at One8. There is a gap in the women’s sportswear segment with the evolving needs of women consumers. So, she is working closely with us on building this category,” he added. Ganguly said the company’s ambition is to build One8 as a global sportswear brand, which is expected to see a full scale consumer launch in the coming months.

Responding to a query fund raise, Ganguly said that the company has recently secured a fresh round of about ₹200 crore from existing investor, Nexus Venture Partners. “We have witnessed strong growth in FY26. The manufacturing business under Mochiko has grown well. Last year, we launched the Italian sportswear brand Lotto in India and it will be one of the fastest consumer brands to reach the ₹100 crore annual run rate mark, ” he stated.

Meanwhile, the company is also building a multi-brand, big box sports retail business under SportsYard. “We launched the flagship store in Bengaluru in January and it has been cash-positive in the first month of operations. We have plans to open ten big box stores over the next one year,” Ganguly said. 

Published on April 13, 2026