India, April 14 -- Mumbai-based luggage brand uppercase has roped in Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as its investor.

Although the startup did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, but its cofounder and managing director Sudip Ghose told Inc42 that the investment comes as a separate bridge funding round.

ET reported the development first.

"As a part of this expanded partnership, Bumrah will take an active role in product development. He wants to design a backpack and a gym bag which is exclusively needed for sports," Ghose said.

The startup plans to launch this new product line in the next 3-5 months. The design process has already been started, with Ghose adding that it typically takes 2-5 months, from design to iterations, t...