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Angel investor · India

Hemant Gupta.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2021–2026
76%

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

First investment stage across 58 companies43 Seed, 1 Angel and 14 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 43Angel 1Other 14

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

58 companies · 61 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 15 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

Hemant Gupta has dated investments in 58 companies. 44 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (75.9%). 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 16 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2024-11-15. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

38 of 57 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 2 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

FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 13 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 2 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 37 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
$699K–$3.9M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 58 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 16 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
67%

Another equity round within 24 months

38 of 57 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
4%

This investor invested again within 24 months

2 of the same 57 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.

58matching companies
$1.5Mmedian first round (58 disclosed)
1first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Sisir Radar ↗

Provider of advanced synthetic aperture radar systems

$1.5M total first round
Series B

Olyv ↗

A personal loan and financial solutions provider

$1.5M total first round
Seed

Third Unicorn ↗

Developer of a fantasy sports platform and a loan service

$4.8M 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
FinTech13
Retail Tech11
B2C E-Commerce9
EdTech8
Alternative Lending7
Internet First Lenders7
NBFC Lenders7
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
Angel1 disclosed
$508K$508K–$508K
Seed43 disclosed
$1.1M$535K–$1.9M
Series A9 disclosed
$5.9M$4.5M–$6.0M
$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.

57
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
66.7%
38 of 57 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
3.5%
2 of 57 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
Angel11 / 10 / 1
Seed4226 / 421 / 42
Series A97 / 91 / 9
Series B32 / 30 / 3
Series C22 / 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
FIRM

Inflection Point Ventures

33 shared rounds · 31 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2024
02
FIRM

Beacon Trusteeship

18 shared rounds · 18 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2022
03
FIRM

LetsVenture

18 shared rounds · 15 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2024
04
FIRM

First Port Capital

13 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2024
05
ANGEL

Sachin Gupta ↗

12 shared rounds · 12 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2024
06
FIRM

Z Nation Lab

12 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Jun 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.

58 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Nov 2024Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Olyv ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2024Series B$1.5MNo later round recorded
Jan 2023Seed$4.8MNo later round recorded
Dec 2022Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
SWYTCHD ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2022Seed$553KNo later round recorded
Prodo ↗Gurugram
Nov 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Buyofuel ↗Coimbatore
Oct 2022Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
Oct 2022Seed$196KNo later round recorded
Sep 2022Seed$329KNo later round recorded
Sep 2022Seed$176KNo later round recorded
FALCA ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2022Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$269KNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$343KNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Jul 2022Series A$4.9MNo later round recorded
Jun 2022Seed$385KNo later round recorded
Jun 2022Seed$644KNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Lal10 ↗Bengaluru
May 2022Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$517KNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Seed$385KNo later round recorded
CynLr ↗Prilly
Apr 2022Series A$4.5MNo later round recorded
Mar 2022Seed$2.6MNo later round recorded
Mar 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Mar 2022Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
Geekster ↗Gurugram
Feb 2022Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Koovers ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2022Seed$179KNo later round recorded
DCGpac ↗Gurugram
Feb 2022Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Series A$1.5MNo later round recorded
ENSUREDIT ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2022Seed$4.2MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Series B$22MNo later round recorded
MyCaptain ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2022Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$170KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Series A$5.9MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Almo ↗Gurugram
Jan 2022Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$62MNo later round recorded
CercleX ↗Coimbatore
Dec 2021Seed$343KNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$700KNo later round recorded
Wagr ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2021Seed$699KNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Oct 2021Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Koo ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2021Series B$12MNo later round recorded
Oct 2021Series A$3.5MYes · Jun 2023
Jul 2021Seed$1.7MYes · Jan 2023
Jun 2021Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Angel$508KNo later round recorded
May 2021Seed$2.6MNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Series A$21MNo later round recorded
Melorra ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2021Series C$24MNo later round recorded
Lido ↗Mumbai
Jan 2021Series C$13MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 58-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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