INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Singapore, Singapore
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Singapore, Singapore

Jayesh Parekh.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
86%

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

First investment stage across 21 companies15 Seed, 3 Angel and 3 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 15Angel 3Other 3

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

22 companies · 39 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 01 Jul 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

Jayesh Parekh has dated investments in 21 companies. 18 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (85.7%). 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 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-07-01. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

15 of 20 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 8 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. 7 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 19 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
$197K–$759K

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 20 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 0 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
75%

Another equity round within 24 months

15 of 20 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
40%

This investor invested again within 24 months

8 of the same 20 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.

21matching companies
$308Kmedian first round (20 disclosed)
1first backed in last 24 months

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

Angel

hBits ↗

Operator of a platform for fractional ownership of commercial real estate

$2.5M total first round
Seed

Carbonlites ↗

Biogas digester developer and bio-CNG producer

$306K 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-Commerce7
Retail Tech6
Life Sciences3
FemTech2
HealthTech2
Medical Devices2
Industrial Robotics1
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
Angel2 disclosed
$1.3M$713K–$1.9M
Seed15 disclosed
$291K$193K–$461K
Series A3 disclosed
$768K$762K–$939K
$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.

20
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
75%
15 of 20 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
40%
8 of 20 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 1 newer companies and 1 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
Angel32 / 31 / 3
Seed1412 / 147 / 14
Series A31 / 30 / 3
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

11 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2015
06
ANGEL

Priyank Garg ↗

8 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2018

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.

21 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Jul 2025Seed$3.6MNo later round recorded
hBits ↗Mumbai
May 2022Angel$2.5MNo later round recorded
May 2017Seed$306KYes · Feb 2018
Mar 2017Seed$310KYes · Mar 2018
Tydy ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2017AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
1Bridge ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2017Seed$15KNo later round recorded
Sep 2015Seed$1.1MYes · Mar 2016
Saahas ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2015Seed$267KYes · Jul 2016
Apr 2015Seed$184KNo later round recorded
Jan 2015Seed$484KNo later round recorded
Nov 2014Angel$114KYes · Aug 2015
Oct 2014Seed$186KNo later round recorded
GoCoop ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2014Seed$261KNo later round recorded
GoCoop ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2013Seed$291KYes · Feb 2015
Jul 2013Series A$1.1MNo later round recorded
iKure ↗Kolkata
Apr 2013Seed$201KYes · Mar 2016
Dec 2012Seed$437KNo later round recorded
Aug 2012Series A$755KYes · Nov 2015
Mar 2012Seed$50KYes · Nov 2012
Jan 2012Seed$500KYes · Feb 2013
Oct 2011Series A$768KNo later round recorded
1 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 22-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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