RATHAN P/FOUNDER & BUILDER
INDIA

Building things worth building.

Founder @ XTICH

Building modern apparel & workwear in India. Developing Versity, XTICH's flagship campus-wear series for schools and colleges, while exploring financial markets and UI design.

01/CURRENTLY BUILDING
MAIN BRAND / PARENT COMPANY
EST. APRIL 2023 • KARNATAKA, IN

XTICH

Building modern apparel and workwear for India.

XTICH is the primary brand I am building. Founded in April 2023 as a direct-to-consumer clothing initiative, XTICH focuses on modern garment design, institutional apparel supply chains, and structured brand building.

PRIMARY DOMAIN: xtich.in ↗
BUSINESS MODEL: D2C & Institutional B2B
FOUNDER: Rathan P
FLAGSHIP SERIESA SERIES BY XTICH

VERSITY

A flagship campus-wear series by XTICH
SCHOOLS & PU COLLEGES

Versity is XTICH’s flagship campus-wear series — reimagining school and PU college uniforms. It replaces outdated, rigid uniform designs with modern, comfortable, and minimal hoodies, polos, jackets, and track pants tailored for Indian campus environments.

SERIES TYPECampus Apparel
PARENT BRANDXTICH
MARKETIndian Educational Institutions
STATUSIn Active Production
02/SELECTED WORK & INITIATIVES

Founded in April 2023. XTICH is the primary brand I am building — modern apparel and workwear for India, featuring Versity as its flagship campus-wear series.

VERSITY (FLAGSHIP SERIES UNDER XTICH)

Versity is the flagship campus-wear series created and owned by XTICH. It focuses on replacing outdated school & PU college uniforms across India with minimal, comfortable apparel.

  • XTICH: Main parent brand overseeing strategy, marketing, finance, and manufacturing operations.
  • VERSITY: Flagship series reimagining school & PU college uniforms into comfortable hoodies, polos, jackets, and track pants.
  • Executed hundreds of cold calls across Davanagere, booking meetings and closing institutional confirmations.
DOMAIN: XTICH
STATUS: ACTIVE
VISIT XTICH.IN
03/A LITTLE CONTEXT

"I build things from scratch and figure them out as I go."

RATHAN P
FOUNDER @ XTICH
KARNATAKA, INDIA

I started as a UI designer, freelancing for about a year before getting pulled deeply into financial markets. I’ve studied price action and market structure since 2021, and today I trade Indian equities while trading forex through prop capital firms like Funding Pips.

In 2023, I founded XTICH (xtich.in), a modern apparel brand. I designed and attempted to launch several initial product lines with real capital investment. Most didn't work out. I ended up making a custom hoodie for myself that never sold a single unit — and that failure taught me far more about supply chains, manufacturing, and pricing than any easy success ever could.

That hard-earned perspective led directly to developing Versity as XTICH’s flagship campus-wear series. Instead of accepting outdated, uncomfortable uniform standards, Versity re-engineers hoodies, polos, jackets, and track pants specifically for Indian schools and PU colleges.

I made hundreds of cold calls across Davanagere, booked in-person meetings, and closed institutional confirmations. After realizing my true alignment lay in real-world business and brand building, I made the clear decision to drop out of my B.Tech in Computer Science and focus on building XTICH full-time.

CURRENT FOCUS

Scaling XTICH manufacturing & sales operations, expanding the Versity campus-wear series, and maintaining disciplined execution in financial markets.

04/CHRONOLOGICAL JOURNEY
2021

Financial Markets Exploration

MARKETS

Began studying technical analysis, price action, and financial market mechanics. Built quantitative discipline and risk awareness.

2022

UI Design & Freelancing

DESIGN

Started freelance UI design work, building digital interfaces and visual systems for nearly two years.

2023

Founded XTICH

FOUNDING

Launched XTICH in April 2023. Invested into initial D2C apparel lines, navigating early manufacturing and supply chain failures.

2024

Prop Trading & Market Execution

TRADING

Expanded trading into Indian equities and prop firm forex accounts through capital platforms like Funding Pips.

2025

Versity & B2B Expansion

CAMPUS WEAR

Pivoted apparel focus into Versity — XTICH’s flagship campus wear. Executed cold calls across Davanagere, booking meetings and closing institutional deals.

2026

Full-Time Founder Focus

BUILDING

Dropped out of B.Tech Computer Science to dedicate 100% focus to scaling XTICH manufacturing, sales, and brand operations.

05/WHAT I WORK ON
01

Entrepreneurship

Building ventures from zero. Navigating product-market fit, capital allocation, and operational pivots.

02

Apparel

D2C apparel development, garment manufacturing, supply chain logistics, and institutional uniform design.

03

Brand Building

Positioning, visual identity, product series architecture, and story-driven brand creation (XTICH & Versity).

04

UI / Product Design

Interface design, visual hierarchy, responsive layout systems, and clean user experience architecture.

05

Business Strategy

Pricing strategy, unit economics, market expansion, and long-term business positioning.

06

Financial Markets

Market structure research, macroeconomic sentiment analysis, and equity market evaluation.

07

Trading

Active execution in Indian equities and prop firm forex accounts with strict risk management.

08

Business Development

Direct institutional sales, B2B cold calling, client deal closing, and partnership development.

06/FROM LINKEDIN
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08/WRITING & ESSAYS
PUBLICATION ARCHIVE
STATUS

Writing soon.

Essays on business development, manufacturing realities, market psychology, and building XTICH in public.

UPCOMING TOPICS

Notes on Apparel Manufacturing in India

Apparel & Supply Chain
SOON

Risk Discipline from Forex Prop Trading

Financial Markets
SOON

Why Hard Failures Are the Best Teachers

Entrepreneurship
SOON

Re-engineering Campus Uniforms

Brand Building
SOON
09/INITIATE CONTACT
OPEN FOR COLLABORATION

Have something
worth building?

Whether it's a brand, collaboration, apparel product, or simply an interesting business idea — I'd like to hear it.

LET'S TALK
DIRECT EMAIL: rathan2800@gmail.com
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