INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Singapore, Singapore
Binny Bansal
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Singapore, Singapore

Binny Bansal.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

Find where your company fits, how rounds are assembled, and what happened after the first investment.

THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
62%

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

First investment stage across 76 companies41 Seed, 6 Angel and 29 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 41Angel 6Other 29

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

76 companies · 102 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 07 May 2025
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

Binny Bansal has dated investments in 76 companies. 47 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (61.8%). 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

5 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 3 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-05-07. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

46 of 71 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 18 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

EdTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 9 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 17 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 7 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
$982K–$9.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 73 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
5companies

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
65%

Another equity round within 24 months

46 of 71 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
25%

This investor invested again within 24 months

18 of the same 71 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.

76matching companies
$2.3Mmedian first round (73 disclosed)
5first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

RISA Labs ↗

Provider of solutions for automating clinical operation

$3.5M total first round
Series A

BorderPlus ↗

Provider of recruitment and support services for nurses in healthcare facilities

$7.0M total first round
Series A

Sarla Aviation ↗

Developer of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for passenger transport

$10M 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
EdTech9
FinTech7
Retail Tech7
B2C E-Commerce6
Artificial Intelligence6
HealthTech5
Food 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
Angel5 disclosed
$1.0M$1.0M–$1.0M
Seed40 disclosed
$1.1M$703K–$3.0M
Series A16 disclosed
$9.5M$2.7M–$13M
$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.

71
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
64.8%
46 of 71 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
25.4%
18 of 71 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 5 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
Angel64 / 61 / 6
Seed3924 / 3910 / 39
Series A1311 / 135 / 13
Series B73 / 70 / 7
Series C42 / 42 / 4
Series D22 / 20 / 2
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
ANGEL

Sachin Bansal ↗

24 shared rounds · 20 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2017
02
ANGEL

Kunal Shah ↗

18 shared rounds · 17 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2024
03
FIRM

Accel

14 shared rounds · 10 companies

Latest shared round May 2025
04
FIRM

Blume Ventures

12 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2024
05
FIRM

Tiger Global Management

10 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2022
06
ANGEL

Sujeet Kumar ↗

9 shared rounds · 9 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.

76 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
RISA Labs ↗Cambridge
Apr 2025Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
Feb 2025Series A$7.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2025Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Firstclub ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2024Seed$8.0MNo later round recorded
Equal ↗Hyderabad
Sep 2024Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Goodera ↗San Mateo
Nov 2022Series C$10MNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Eka Care ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2022Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Flash ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2022Seed$5.8MNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Wasoko ↗Nairobi
Mar 2022Series B$125MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$4.4MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$4.4MNo later round recorded
Fundamento ↗San Francisco
Dec 2021Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$1.8MYes · Nov 2022
Ula ↗Jakarta
Nov 2021Series B$23MNo later round recorded
Lysto ↗Singapore
Nov 2021Seed$3.0MYes · Aug 2022
Nov 2021Series B$14MNo later round recorded
VideoVerse ↗Los Angeles
Oct 2021Series A$12MYes · Apr 2022
Bzaar ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2021Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Spottabl ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2021Seed$466KNo later round recorded
Curefoods ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2021Series A$13MYes · Nov 2021
Aug 2021Series DUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Aug 2021Series C$63MNo later round recorded
Protonn ↗San Jose
Jul 2021Seed$9.0MNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$3.8MNo later round recorded
Exotel ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2021Series B$5.1MNo later round recorded
May 2021Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
May 2021Series A$18MNo later round recorded
Glints ↗Singapore
Apr 2021Series C$23MYes · Aug 2022
Rupifi ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2021Seed$5.1MNo later round recorded
Crejo.Fun ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2020Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Rupeek ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2019Series D$36MNo later round recorded
Skayle ↗Singapore
Oct 2019Series B$13MNo later round recorded
Jun 2019Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Posha ↗San Francisco
Feb 2019Seed$704KYes · May 2025
Feb 2019Seed$704KNo later round recorded
ACKO ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2019Series C$65MYes · Nov 2019
Increff ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2019Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Crio ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2019Angel$1.0MNo later round recorded
May 2018Series A$3.2MYes · Mar 2019
YCook ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2018Series B$5.0MNo later round recorded
Yulu ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2017Seed$2.6MNo later round recorded
Sep 2017Series A$17MYes · May 2019
Cult.fit ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2017Series B$29MNo later round recorded
Niramai ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2017Seed$1.0MYes · Nov 2018
Stellapps ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2017Series A$1.9MNo later round recorded
Jan 2017Angel$1.0MNo later round recorded
Oct 2016Series A$960KNo later round recorded
Oct 2016Series A$960KNo later round recorded
Unacademy ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2016Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Jul 2016Seed$982KYes · Jan 2017
Pandorum ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2016Seed$480KYes · Dec 2017
Qyuki ↗Mumbai
Apr 2016Series A$529KNo later round recorded
HashLearn ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2016SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
TeamIndus ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2015Series A$14MNo later round recorded
SigTuple ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2015Seed$740KYes · Feb 2017
Inkers ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2015Angel$1.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2015Seed$512KNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$778KNo later round recorded
Jul 2015Angel$2.3MNo later round recorded
Jul 2015Seed$2.3MNo later round recorded
PlaBro ↗Gurugram
Apr 2015Seed$593KNo later round recorded
Feb 2015Seed$120KYes · Jul 2016
Oct 2014Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Jul 2014Seed$333KNo later round recorded
Jun 2014Seed$700KNo later round recorded
Jun 2014Seed$700KNo later round recorded
Inshorts ↗Singapore
Jun 2014Seed$333KYes · Feb 2015
May 2014Seed$1.0MYes · May 2015
Apr 2014Series A$9.0MYes · Jan 2015
Roposo ↗Gurugram
Mar 2014Seed$1.0MYes · Feb 2015
Tracxn ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2013Angel$145KNo later round recorded
Dec 2013Seed$500KNo later round recorded
Jun 2012AngelUndisclosedYes · Jan 2013
Mar 2011Seed$2.2MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 76-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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