INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Mumbai, India
Arjun Vaidya
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Mumbai, India

Arjun Vaidya.

Recorded investments.
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THE ENTRY PATTERN2020–2026
91%

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

First investment stage across 68 companies60 Seed, 2 Angel and 6 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 60Angel 2Other 6

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

68 companies · 74 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 20 Mar 2026
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

Arjun Vaidya has dated investments in 68 companies. 62 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (91.2%). 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

27 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 16 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-03-20. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

23 of 41 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 4 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 26 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 13 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
$505K–$2.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 67 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
27companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 16 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
56%

Another equity round within 24 months

23 of 41 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
10%

This investor invested again within 24 months

4 of the same 41 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.

68matching companies
$961Kmedian first round (67 disclosed)
27first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Cleevo ↗

Online brand offering eco-friendly and natural homecare products

$751K total first round
Seed

TimBuckDo ↗

On demand talent platform that connects students with part time gig opportunities

$298K total first round
Seed

Mannlich ↗

Online retailer of grooming and skincare products designed for men

$294K 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-Commerce26
Retail Tech24
Internet First Brands19
B2C Fashion E-Commerce8
Fashion Tech8
Commerce Enablers8
E-Commerce Enablers8
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
Angel2 disclosed
$527K$321K–$733K
Seed59 disclosed
$933K$465K–$1.8M
Series A5 disclosed
$4.3M$3.0M–$4.3M
$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.

41
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
56.1%
23 of 41 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
9.8%
4 of 41 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 27 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
Angel00 / 00 / 0
Seed3620 / 364 / 36
Series A42 / 40 / 4
Unattributed11 / 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

Angel List

13 shared rounds · 13 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2025
02
FIRM

LetsVenture

10 shared rounds · 10 companies

Latest shared round May 2023
04
FIRM

Venture Catalysts

8 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2025
05
ANGEL

Varun Alagh ↗

7 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2025
06
FIRM

Wellfound

7 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Mar 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.

68 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Mar 2026Seed$751KNo later round recorded
TimBuckDo ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2026Seed$298KNo later round recorded
Mannlich ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2026Seed$294KNo later round recorded
Rotoris ↗Gurugram
Dec 2025Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Lawyered ↗Gurugram
Dec 2025Angel$939KNo later round recorded
Dec 2025Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Praan ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2025Seed$958KNo later round recorded
Cautio ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2025Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
Peeko ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2025Seed$3.2MNo later round recorded
Wellopia ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2025Seed$933KNo later round recorded
MomsMade ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2025Seed$244KNo later round recorded
ReplyAll ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2025Seed$794KNo later round recorded
Apr 2025Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Apr 2025Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Mar 2025Angel$115KNo later round recorded
Mar 2025Seed$516KNo later round recorded
Feb 2025Seed$4.5MNo later round recorded
Dorje Teas ↗Darjeeling
Oct 2024Seed$214KNo later round recorded
Sep 2024Seed$418KNo later round recorded
Mitra ↗Gurugram
Sep 2024Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Sep 2024Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Jul 2024SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jul 2024Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Jun 2024Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
Jun 2024Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Jun 2024Series A$4.3MNo later round recorded
Jun 2024Seed$74KNo later round recorded
GoRally ↗Bengaluru
May 2024Seed$791KNo later round recorded
May 2024Seed$220KYes · Aug 2024
Apr 2024Seed$838KNo later round recorded
Flent ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2024Seed$778KYes · Sep 2024
Feb 2024Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2024Series A$4.3MNo later round recorded
Dec 2023Seed$361KNo later round recorded
P-TAL ↗Panchkula
Oct 2023Seed$520KNo later round recorded
Dil Foods ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2023Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Jun 2023Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Jun 2023Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
KNOT ↗Bengaluru
May 2023Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
Hypergro ↗Bengaluru
May 2023Seed$961KNo later round recorded
Sep 2022Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$390KNo later round recorded
ShoutO ↗United States
Jul 2022Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
dpanda ↗Gurugram
May 2022Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Seed$3.2MNo later round recorded
Refrens ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2022Seed$867KNo later round recorded
Mar 2022Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
ALYF ↗Mumbai
Mar 2022Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Vaaree ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2022Seed$581KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$428KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$770KNo later round recorded
eské ↗Mumbai
Feb 2022Seed$494KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$750KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$297KNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$2.7MNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Unattributed$3.2MNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Seed$3.2MNo later round recorded
hBits ↗Mumbai
Sep 2021Seed$743KNo later round recorded
Jul 2021Seed$1.0MYes · Jan 2024
ZET ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2021Series A$5.0MNo later round recorded
May 2021Series A$1.2MNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Seed$2.1MNo later round recorded
Zippee ↗Gurugram
Apr 2021Seed$290KYes · Jan 2022
Apr 2021Seed$436KNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Seed$544KNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Seed$270KNo later round recorded
Jan 2021Seed$5.7MYes · Sep 2021
Almo ↗Gurugram
Nov 2020Seed$243KNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 68-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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