Angel investor · Mumbai, India
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of dated first investments
were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed
One dot = one company at first recorded investment.
Written insights from the recorded portfolio, with the evidence linked below.
Haresh Chawla has dated investments in 39 companies. 33 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (84.6%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗1 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-04-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗28 of 38 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 15 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.
Explore the evidence ↗B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 10 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 17 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 8 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 37 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 2 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗28 of 38 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗15 of the same 38 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.
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companies he first backed in that space.
A match means a recorded investment in this category. It does not establish current interest or availability.
All sectors · All entry stages. Round amounts are total financing, in USD.
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Undisclosed total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2C E-Commerce | 10 | |||
| Retail Tech | 10 | |||
| HRTech | 6 | |||
| Internet First Brands | 6 | |||
| Commerce Enablers | 5 | |||
| FinTech | 5 | |||
| HR SaaS | 4 |
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Logarithmic scale. A dot marks the median; the band spans the 25th–75th percentiles. These are entire rounds, not individual cheques.
A subsequent round and repeat backing
answer different fundraising questions.
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.
| First stage | Eligible companies | Next round ≤24 mo | Same investor again ≤24 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 14 | 11 / 14 | 5 / 14 |
| Seed | 18 | 11 / 18 | 6 / 18 |
| Series A | 5 | 5 / 5 | 3 / 5 |
| Series E+ | 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
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rounds in companies already backed.
*2026 is partial, through 22 May. Bar height counts first investments + repeat rounds; earlier years are complete calendar periods in this dataset.
Frequent shared rounds suggest a place
to investigate sector and stage alignment.
6 shared rounds · 5 companies
Latest shared round Apr 20255 shared rounds · 4 companies
Latest shared round May 2022Shared rounds establish recorded co-investment. They do not establish a personal connection, introduction route, or current willingness to invest.
First investment comes first.
Amounts refer to that entry round.
| Company | First backed | Entry stage | Total entry round | Same investor again? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ContraVault AI ↗Bengaluru | Apr 2025 | Seed | $599K | No later round recorded |
Fasthr ↗San Francisco | Nov 2022 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Adaptive ↗Atlanta | Jul 2022 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
VS Mani & Co ↗Bengaluru | Mar 2022 | Seed | $518K | No later round recorded |
Licious ↗Bengaluru | Feb 2022 | Series E+ | $1.2M | Yes · Mar 2022 |
Bennys Bowl ↗Delhi | Jan 2022 | Seed | $300K | No later round recorded |
Lingopanda ↗Bengaluru | Nov 2021 | Seed | $264K | No later round recorded |
kWh Bikes ↗Bengaluru | Jul 2021 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Project Hero ↗Bengaluru | Jul 2021 | Seed | $450K | Yes · Apr 2022 |
Powerhouse91 ↗Gurugram | Jun 2021 | Seed | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
InterviewVector ↗Panipat | May 2021 | Seed | $326K | No later round recorded |
Pazcare ↗Bengaluru | Apr 2021 | Series A | $3.6M | Yes · Jun 2022 |
SmartTask ↗Ahmedabad | Apr 2021 | Angel | $67K | Yes · May 2022 |
SkilloVilla ↗Bengaluru | Feb 2021 | Seed | $300K | Yes · May 2022 |
The Homework Ap ↗Bengaluru | Jan 2021 | Seed | $2.2M | No later round recorded |
Shop ↗Bengaluru | Sep 2020 | Seed | $6.7M | No later round recorded |
Pocket FM ↗Bengaluru | Apr 2020 | Series A | $5.6M | No later round recorded |
Stranger & Sons ↗Mumbai | Jan 2020 | Series A | $3.4M | Yes · Mar 2020 |
Rustorange ↗Noida | Mar 2019 | Angel | $282K | No later round recorded |
CRED ↗Bengaluru | Sep 2018 | Series A | $24M | Yes · Sep 2019 |
MPL ↗Bengaluru | Jul 2018 | Series A | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Agileconnects ↗Bengaluru | Mar 2018 | Angel | $185K | No later round recorded |
Pathfndr ↗Bengaluru | Aug 2017 | Angel | $313K | Yes · Jul 2018 |
Indiez ↗Mumbai | Aug 2017 | Angel | $500K | No later round recorded |
MarketsMojo ↗Mumbai | Jul 2016 | Angel | $445K | No later round recorded |
Niki ↗Bengaluru | Apr 2016 | Seed | $764K | Yes · Apr 2017 |
TongueStun ↗Bengaluru | Mar 2016 | Seed | $447K | Yes · Nov 2017 |
GetFocus ↗Mumbai | Dec 2015 | Angel | $404K | No later round recorded |
Simpl ↗Bengaluru | Jun 2015 | Seed | $1.3M | Yes · Nov 2016 |
Instahyre ↗Delhi | Apr 2015 | Angel | $75K | Yes · Dec 2016 |
Eatlo ↗Bengaluru | Mar 2015 | Angel | $1.6M | No later round recorded |
Grab ↗Mumbai | Feb 2015 | Seed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
Scatter ↗Mumbai | Feb 2015 | Angel | $161K | No later round recorded |
Chef's Basket ↗Mumbai | Oct 2014 | Angel | $456K | Yes · Sep 2015 |
LocalOye ↗Bengaluru | Jun 2014 | Angel | $213K | No later round recorded |
The Label Life ↗Mumbai | Dec 2013 | Seed | $1.1M | No later round recorded |
Jaypore ↗Delhi | Aug 2013 | Angel | $327K | Yes · Jul 2015 |
Ecom Express ↗Gurugram | Apr 2013 | Seed | $459K | Yes · Feb 2014 |
Housing ↗Gurugram | Sep 2012 | Angel | $361K | No later round recorded |
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