INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Bengaluru, India
Ganesh Krishnan
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Bengaluru, India

Ganesh Krishnan.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
93%

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

First investment stage across 29 companies22 Seed, 5 Angel and 2 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 22Angel 5Other 2

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

29 companies · 32 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 18 Jan 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

Ganesh Krishnan has dated investments in 29 companies. 27 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (93.1%). 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 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2023-01-18. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

17 of 29 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 3 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 8 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 6 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6 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
$241K–$1.1M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 27 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 2 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
59%

Another equity round within 24 months

17 of 29 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

3 of the same 29 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.

29matching companies
$600Kmedian first round (27 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Podeum ↗

Provider of online cricket community services

$1.0M 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-Commerce8
Retail Tech6
Gig Employers4
Commerce Enablers3
E-Commerce Enablers3
HealthTech2
Social Commerce2
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
Angel3 disclosed
$37K$24K–$583K
Seed22 disclosed
$572K$303K–$1.0M
Series A1 disclosed
$2.4M$2.4M–$2.4M
$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.

29
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
58.6%
17 of 29 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
10.3%
3 of 29 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
Angel54 / 51 / 5
Seed2212 / 222 / 22
Series A10 / 10 / 1
Series B11 / 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

GrowthStory

8 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2019

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.

29 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Podeum ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2023Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2022Seed$700KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$600KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$600KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$365KNo later round recorded
May 2021Seed$7.0MNo later round recorded
Vogo ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2019Angel$1.1MNo later round recorded
TruckSumo ↗Hyderabad
Jun 2019Seed$172KNo later round recorded
DealShare ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2018Seed$545KYes · Apr 2019
Sep 2018Seed$426KNo later round recorded
Bolo ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2018Seed$426KNo later round recorded
Jul 2018Seed$2.4MNo later round recorded
Jul 2018Series A$2.4MNo later round recorded
Oct 2016Seed$829KNo later round recorded
Qtrove ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2016AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
QikPod ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2015Seed$9.0MNo later round recorded
Nov 2014Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Oct 2014Seed$200KNo later round recorded
Bigbasket ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2014Series B$33MNo later round recorded
Zyk ↗Noida
Sep 2014Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Mar 2014Seed$55KNo later round recorded
Mar 2014Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Browntape ↗Aradi Socorro
Jan 2014Seed$531KYes · Apr 2015
Jul 2013Seed$282KNo later round recorded
Jun 2013Angel$11KNo later round recorded
May 2013Angel$37KNo later round recorded
May 2013Seed$93KNo later round recorded
Aug 2012Seed$18KNo later round recorded
Sep 2011AngelUndisclosedYes · Nov 2012
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 29-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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