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Bombay Brew Café
Juhu West, Mumbai Café
Food & Local 1 Reel + 2 Stories 5K–50K Followers
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Ankita Sharma
Ankita Sharma
Food & Local · 18.4K
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Riya Kapoor
Riya Kapoor
Lifestyle & Aesthetic · 42.1K
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Aryan Mehta
Food & Local · 27.8K
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Juhu West, Mumbai
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Ankita Sharma
Food & Local
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FAQs

Mela was built for you specifically. Businesses on this platform aren't looking for celebrities or mega accounts - they want creators with real audiences, local presence, and genuine content. Your 8,000 engaged followers in Pune are worth far more to a Pune cafe than a 500k fashion account in another city. On Mela, your size is never a disqualifier. Your niche, your city, and your authenticity are what matter.
When you cold DM a brand on Instagram, you are interrupting them with no context, no structure, and no guarantee they're even open to collabs. On Mela, every business has already posted a brief - which means they have already said yes to the idea of collaborating. You are not pitching into a void. You are walking into a room full of businesses that are actively looking for someone like you. Apply in seconds, and let them come back to you.
Yes. Businesses on Mela post collabs across three formats: paid, barter, and affiliate. When you browse the feed, you can filter specifically for paid opportunities and skip everything else. You'll only see what works for you. That said, if you're early in building your portfolio, barter collabs with the right brands can open doors that paid opportunities follow. Entirely your call. Mela just gives you the choice.
Across food and beverage, fashion, beauty, fitness, lifestyle, and more - from local cafés and salons to D2C product brands. The format varies too: some businesses want a single Instagram Reel, others want Stories, some want a YouTube feature. Paid, barter, and affiliate deals all exist on the platform. You filter by what fits your niche, your city, and your preferred collab type - and only apply to the ones that actually excite you.
Every collab you do through Mela is a piece of content, a brand association, and proof of work - all of which compound over time. Businesses discover you through your profile, which means the more collabs you complete, the stronger your presence on the platform becomes. Beyond that, working with brands that genuinely fit your niche means the content you create actually resonates with your audience - which grows your engagement, not just your portfolio.