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KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · London, United Kingdom

Ankur Shah.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2019–2026
97%

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

First investment stage across 38 companies36 Seed, 1 Angel and 1 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 36Angel 1Other 1

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

38 companies · 41 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 01 May 2023
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

Ankur Shah has dated investments in 38 companies. 37 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (97.4%). 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 8 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2023-05-01. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

24 of 38 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 2 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

B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 9 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 30.5 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
$274K–$1.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 37 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 8 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
63%

Another equity round within 24 months

24 of 38 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
5%

This investor invested again within 24 months

2 of the same 38 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.

38matching companies
$496Kmedian first round (37 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

SafEarth ↗

Provider of an online marketplace for the adoption of solar power solutions

$427K total first round
Seed

EUME ↗

Online retailer offering luggage, bags, and accessories

$496K total first round
Seed

A Toddler Thing ↗

Private label brand of cloth diapers for babies

$268K 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
B2C E-Commerce9
Internet First Brands9
Food & Beverage Products7
Food Tech7
EdTech7
Online Grocery6
Retail Tech5
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
Angel1 disclosed
$883K$883K–$883K
Seed35 disclosed
$496K$271K–$1.0M
Series A1 disclosed
$1.0M$1.0M–$1.0M
$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.

38
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
63.2%
24 of 38 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
5.3%
2 of 38 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
Angel11 / 10 / 1
Seed3623 / 362 / 36
Series A10 / 10 / 1
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.

01
FIRM

Mumbai Angels

40 shared rounds · 37 companies

Latest shared round May 2023
02
ANGEL

Anil Gupta ↗

21 shared rounds · 20 companies

Latest shared round May 2023
03
FIRM

Arvog

6 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2022
04
FIRM

Lepton Software

6 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2022
05
ANGEL

Anuj Khanna ↗

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Apr 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.

38 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
SafEarth ↗Bengaluru
May 2023Seed$427KNo later round recorded
EUME ↗Mumbai
Dec 2022Seed$496KNo later round recorded
Nov 2022Seed$268KNo later round recorded
Nov 2022Seed$220KNo later round recorded
TurboHire ↗Hyderabad
Aug 2022Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$107KNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$143KNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Seed$130KNo later round recorded
Apr 2022SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Woolly ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2022Seed$579KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$770KNo later round recorded
IMumz ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2022Angel$883KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$496KNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2021Seed$320KNo later round recorded
Jul 2021Seed$488KNo later round recorded
Jul 2021Seed$81KYes · Apr 2022
Edmingle ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2021Seed$300KNo later round recorded
BRB ↗Delhi
Jun 2021Seed$560KNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$500KNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$689KNo later round recorded
Bambrew ↗Bengaluru
May 2021Seed$2.5MNo later round recorded
Pixuate ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2021Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Seed$313KNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Seed$335KNo later round recorded
Jan 2021Seed$274KNo later round recorded
Oct 2020Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Svami ↗Mumbai
Oct 2020Series A$1.0MNo later round recorded
May 2020Seed$383KNo later round recorded
Apr 2020Seed$145KNo later round recorded
DaveAI ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2020Seed$161KNo later round recorded
Dec 2019Seed$183KNo later round recorded
Oct 2019Seed$683KYes · Oct 2020
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 38-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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