How this vivacious travel junkie turned her passion into a successful personalized gifting brand 

The idea was simple, people love anything that is personalized. And there was a major gap/need for good personalized products in the market at an affordable price that one could easily buy. So, Aanchal Poddar and her brother thought why not bring the best to the table and make travel and gifting a unique experience for everyone.

She started the venture in a small corner of her house. “It was a spare room and we took it for granted by always keeping things in a mess. Since it was a startup and bootstrapped, initially only two of us played all the roles. The effort and steps it takes to make a finished product is not a very pretty sight. Our mom used to keep shouting at us to clean the room and we tried to! But, it took minutes to become a mess again. So we decided to name the company The Messy Corner to signify the effort and mess it took to bring this product to you,” says Aanchal.  

The Messy Corner was founded in 2015, by Mumbai-based Aanchal Poddar and her brother. Their passion for travel and travel-related accessories drove them to start their own online venture for personalized travel products. The very first to hit the site in their line of products was their trendy passport covers, which went on to become a major hit among their ever-growing consumers.

With a degree of Masters in Marketing from the University of Bath, UK, Aanchal possesses a strong passion for design and innovation.

The Messy Corner has a range of 25 products with multiple variations. Some of their top-selling products are Personalized leather passport covers, laptop sleeves, leather wallets. During the pandemic, they have also launched cotton masks, a UV Care sterilizer, and sanitizer cover under their personal safety gear collection.