INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / New York City, United States
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Angel investor · New York City, United States

Gopal Menon.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2016–2026
77%

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

First investment stage across 48 companies37 Seed, 0 Angel and 11 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 37Angel 0Other 11

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

48 companies · 75 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 06 Nov 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

Gopal Menon has dated investments in 48 companies. 37 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (77.1%). 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 5 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2024-11-06. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

28 of 48 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

B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 7 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 2 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 40 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
$341K–$1.6M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 47 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 5 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
58%

Another equity round within 24 months

28 of 48 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
38%

This investor invested again within 24 months

18 of the same 48 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.

48matching companies
$657Kmedian first round (47 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Papa Pawsome ↗

Brand of grooming and care products for dogs and cats

$165K total first round
Series A

Samosa Party ↗

Retailer of Indian snacks, meals, beverages, and combo offerings

$2.9M total first round
Seed

Serigen ↗

Develops silk protein-based biomedical products for tissue regeneration and healing

$285K 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.
SectorSeedSeries AAll stages
B2C E-Commerce7
Retail Tech7
Life Sciences6
Commerce Enablers6
Logistics Tech6
EdTech5
E-Commerce Enablers5
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
Seed36 disclosed
$526K$286K–$816K
Series A11 disclosed
$2.9M$2.0M–$3.3M
$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.

48
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
58.3%
28 of 48 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
37.5%
18 of 48 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
Seed3724 / 3715 / 37
Series A114 / 113 / 11
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

Indian Angel Network

55 shared rounds · 42 companies

Latest shared round May 2024
02
ANGEL

Raman Roy ↗

48 shared rounds · 34 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2024
04
FIRM

Haystack

25 shared rounds · 19 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2024
05
ANGEL

Nitin Singhal ↗

24 shared rounds · 21 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2023
06
ANGEL

Pradeep Kumar ↗

22 shared rounds · 18 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2023

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.

48 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Sep 2023Seed$165KNo later round recorded
Apr 2023Series A$2.9MYes · Nov 2024
Mar 2023Seed$285KNo later round recorded
Feb 2023Seed$2.3MNo later round recorded
Crest ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2023Seed$803KNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Series A$657KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$457KYes · Oct 2024
Feb 2022Seed$537KYes · Apr 2023
Feb 2022Seed$134KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$200KNo later round recorded
Pidge ↗Gurugram
Oct 2021Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2021Seed$542KNo later round recorded
Sep 2021Seed$841KYes · Dec 2022
Sep 2021Seed$600KNo later round recorded
eShipz ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2021Seed$700KNo later round recorded
Sep 2021Series A$1.0MNo later round recorded
Astrome ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2021Series A$3.4MNo later round recorded
Jul 2021Seed$3.1MNo later round recorded
Fyllo ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2021Seed$411KYes · Apr 2022
Apr 2021Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Series A$5.0MYes · Feb 2022
Feb 2021Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
Dusminute ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2021Seed$1.1MYes · Aug 2021
Dec 2020SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Oct 2020Series A$3.2MYes · Mar 2024
Sep 2020Seed$732KYes · Jun 2021
Aug 2020Seed$333KYes · Feb 2022
Aug 2019Series A$1.3MYes · Jan 2020
Jul 2019Seed$1.8MYes · Oct 2020
Apr 2019Series A$2.7MNo later round recorded
Apr 2019Seed$514KYes · Apr 2021
Apr 2019Seed$279KNo later round recorded
Cogos ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2019Seed$1.0MYes · Oct 2022
Mar 2019Series A$2.8MNo later round recorded
Feb 2019Seed$348KNo later round recorded
Jan 2019Seed$287KYes · Nov 2019
Artivatic ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2018Seed$429KYes · Nov 2020
Dec 2018Seed$500KYes · Aug 2021
Jul 2018Seed$808KYes · May 2019
Knudge me ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2018Seed$204KNo later round recorded
Pandorum ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2017Series A$3.6MYes · Jun 2021
TagBox ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2017Seed$281KYes · Apr 2019
Oct 2017Seed$281KYes · Apr 2019
Oct 2017Seed$226KNo later round recorded
Dec 2016Seed$1.1MYes · Sep 2017
Nov 2016Seed$307KYes · Aug 2018
6Degree ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2016Seed$611KYes · Jan 2018
Skillenza ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2016Seed$638KNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 48-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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