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Angel investor ·

Alok Sethi.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2017–2026
82%

of dated first investments
were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed

First investment stage across 28 companies18 Seed, 5 Angel and 5 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 18Angel 5Other 5

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

28 companies · 39 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 02 Feb 2024
THE FOUNDER’S BRIEF

Read the pattern before the pitch.

Written insights from the recorded portfolio, with the evidence linked below.

01

Start with the first entry

Alok Sethi has dated investments in 28 companies. 23 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (82.1%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.

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02

Separate activity from reputation

0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 3 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2024-02-02. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

22 of 28 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 8 of those companies again within that window. The difference is a reason to research the wider syndicate, rather than assume the same investor will fund the next round.

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04

Use a specific point of relevance

Retail Tech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 10 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 3 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 24.5 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.

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01 / THE READOUT

Four signals before you pitch.

Start with observed behavior.
Every rate has a defined denominator.

01 — ROUND CONTEXT
$188K–$1.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 28 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
0companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 3 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
79%

Another equity round within 24 months

22 of 28 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
29%

This investor invested again within 24 months

8 of the same 28 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.

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02 / FIND YOUR FIT

Where does your company sit?

Choose your sector and stage to find
companies he first backed in that space.

YOUR COMPANY

A match means a recorded investment in this category. It does not establish current interest or availability.

28matching companies
$476Kmedian first round (28 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

All sectors · All entry stages. Round amounts are total financing, in USD.

Series A

Cybrilla ↗

Provider of technology solutions streamlining mutual fund transactions and distribution

$1.1M total first round
Series A

Crediwatch ↗

Cloud-based business intelligence solution

$453K total first round
Series A

Alyve Health ↗

Provider of AI based health monitoring and wellness benefits platform for employees and individuals

$912K total first round
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The sector × stage map

First investments · companies can appear in more than one sector
Number of first investments by sector and entry stage. Select a cell to explore companies.
SectorAngelSeedSeries AAll stages
Retail Tech10
FinTech5
Food Tech5
B2C E-Commerce5
Commerce Enablers4
Online Grocery4
HealthTech3
03 / ROUND DESIGN

The round around the investor.

Use stage-specific financing ranges
to frame the size of your syndicate.

First-round size, by entry stage

USD · middle 50% and median
Angel5 disclosed
$77K$34K–$194K
Seed18 disclosed
$591K$208K–$1.1M
Series A5 disclosed
$912K$453K–$1.1M
$10K$100K$1M$10M

Logarithmic scale. A dot marks the median; the band spans the 25th–75th percentiles. These are entire rounds, not individual cheques.

04 / WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

One investment. Two different paths.

A subsequent round and repeat backing
answer different fundraising questions.

28
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
78.6%
22 of 28 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
28.6%
8 of 28 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 0 newer companies and 0 undated histories are excluded. Follow-up stops at the dataset’s latest round on 22 May 2026. These observations do not measure returns or predict a company’s outcome.

See the stage-by-stage denominators +
First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Angel53 / 51 / 5
Seed1815 / 186 / 18
Series A54 / 51 / 5
05 / INVESTMENT RHYTHM

New names. Returning relationships.

Separate first investments from later
rounds in companies already backed.

New companiesRepeat rounds

*2026 is partial, through 22 May. Bar height counts first investments + repeat rounds; earlier years are complete calendar periods in this dataset.

06 / THE CO-INVESTOR MAP

Who else belongs on your research list?

Frequent shared rounds suggest a place
to investigate sector and stage alignment.

02
FIRM

1Crowd

14 shared rounds · 10 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2022
04
ANGEL

Neeraj Jain ↗

9 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022
05
ANGEL

Ashok Kapoor ↗

8 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round May 2022

Shared rounds establish recorded co-investment. They do not establish a personal connection, introduction route, or current willingness to invest.

07 / THE EVIDENCE

Explore the portfolio.

First investment comes first.
Amounts refer to that entry round.

28 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Cybrilla ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2023Series A$1.1MNo later round recorded
Sep 2022Series A$453KNo later round recorded
Jun 2022Series A$912KNo later round recorded
6Degree ↗Bengaluru
May 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$148KNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$419KYes · Apr 2023
Sep 2021Seed$1.2MYes · Apr 2022
Jul 2021Seed$500KNo later round recorded
May 2021Series A$1.2MYes · Apr 2022
Woovly ↗Bengaluru
May 2021Angel$264KNo later round recorded
GroCurv ↗Gurugram
Mar 2021Seed$172KNo later round recorded
Nov 2020Seed$102KNo later round recorded
Nov 2020Angel$34KNo later round recorded
Nov 2020Angel$34KNo later round recorded
Infilect ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2020Seed$1.5MYes · Apr 2022
1K ↗Gurugram
Aug 2020Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Rang De ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2020Seed$228KNo later round recorded
Nuvepro ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2020Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
May 2020Seed$679KYes · Mar 2022
Rubick ↗Bengaluru
May 2020Seed$679KYes · Feb 2024
Mar 2020Series A$331KNo later round recorded
Feb 2020Seed$201KYes · Sep 2020
Nov 2019Seed$503KNo later round recorded
Oct 2019Seed$2.0MYes · Oct 2021
Aug 2018Angel$77KYes · Jul 2020
Jul 2017Seed$159KYes · Aug 2018
Jul 2017Angel$194KNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 28-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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