INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / , India
Gopal Srinivasan
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · India

Gopal Srinivasan.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2008–2026
84%

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

First investment stage across 31 companies23 Seed, 3 Angel and 5 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 23Angel 3Other 5

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

31 companies · 45 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 02 Sep 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

Gopal Srinivasan has dated investments in 31 companies. 26 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (83.9%). 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

1 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-09-02. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

18 of 30 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 7 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 6 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 2 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 17 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
$236K–$1.1M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 31 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
1companies

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
60%

Another equity round within 24 months

18 of 30 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
23%

This investor invested again within 24 months

7 of the same 30 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.

31matching companies
$535Kmedian first round (31 disclosed)
1first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

BatteryPool ↗

Platform offering battery rental and ownership programs for electric vehicles

$176K total first round
Angel

Blunav Technologies ↗

Provider of AI-enabled air traffic safety and airport operational efficiency management solutions

$44K total first round
Angel

Ekam Online ↗

Online brand offering home fragrance products

$678K 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-Commerce6
Auto Tech5
Retail Tech4
Internet First Brands3
FinTech3
IoT3
Commerce Enablers3
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
$110K$77K–$394K
Seed23 disclosed
$415K$236K–$1.0M
Series A3 disclosed
$5.1M$3.2M–$38M
$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.

30
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
60%
18 of 30 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
23.3%
7 of 30 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 1 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
Angel31 / 31 / 3
Seed2213 / 224 / 22
Series A32 / 32 / 3
Series B11 / 10 / 1
Series E+11 / 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.

03
FIRM

The Chennai Angels

8 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2022
04
ANGEL

Sameer Mehta ↗

7 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2022
05
FIRM

Acsys Investments

6 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2016
06
ANGEL

Sriram Viji ↗

6 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2016

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.

31 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Sep 2025Seed$176KNo later round recorded
Dec 2022Angel$44KNo later round recorded
Jun 2022Angel$678KYes · Jun 2023
Jidoka ↗Chennai
Jan 2022Seed$860KNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Oct 2021Series A$5.1MYes · Jun 2022
May 2021Series A$71MYes · Nov 2021
May 2021Seed$7.0MYes · Jun 2024
Chargebee ↗San Francisco
Apr 2021Series E+$125MNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Seed$98KNo later round recorded
Sep 2020Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2020Seed$178KYes · Feb 2022
Jun 2019Angel$110KNo later round recorded
Jan 2019Seed$1.0MYes · Aug 2020
Fibsol ↗Chennai
Jun 2018Seed$415KYes · Dec 2020
myTVS ↗Chennai
Mar 2018Series B$19MNo later round recorded
Detect ↗Chennai
Jun 2017Seed$700KYes · Oct 2018
TeamIndus ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2017Series A$1.3MNo later round recorded
Jan 2017Seed$241KNo later round recorded
Aug 2016Seed$369KYes · Jan 2020
Silvan ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2016Seed$514KNo later round recorded
HitWicket ↗Hyderabad
Nov 2015Seed$250KNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Syona ↗Chennai
Jun 2015Seed$330KYes · Jun 2016
CloudCherry ↗Salt Lake City
May 2015Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Nov 2014Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Jan 2014Seed$239KYes · Mar 2016
Mar 2012Seed$535KNo later round recorded
Mar 2012Seed$230KNo later round recorded
Jun 2008Seed$233KYes · Mar 2012
Jun 2008Seed$177KYes · Mar 2012
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 31-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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