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

Angel investor · Singapore, Singapore

Kalyan Krishnamurthy.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2015–2026
55%

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

First investment stage across 20 companies11 Seed, 0 Angel and 9 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 11Angel 0Other 9

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

20 companies · 24 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 13 Jan 2022
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

Kalyan Krishnamurthy has dated investments in 20 companies. 11 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (55.0%). 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 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2022-01-13. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

16 of 20 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

B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 3 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 13.5 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
$1.9M–$11M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 19 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 0 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
80%

Another equity round within 24 months

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

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
10%

This investor invested again within 24 months

2 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.

20matching companies
$5.0Mmedian first round (19 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Allo Health ↗

Platform offering science backed sexual health treatments and resources

$4.4M total first round
Series A

Turnip ↗

Provider of platform enabling gaming community creation, interaction, and live-streaming

$13M 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 ASeries BAll stages
B2C E-Commerce3
Retail Tech3
EdTech3
HealthTech2
Communication Apps2
Future of Work2
Healthcare Booking Platforms1
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
Seed10 disclosed
$1.9M$628K–$4.1M
Series A4 disclosed
$5.9M$5.5M–$7.6M
Series B3 disclosed
$22M$15M–$25M
$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
80%
16 of 20 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
10%
2 of 20 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
Seed118 / 111 / 11
Series A43 / 40 / 4
Series B33 / 30 / 3
Series C11 / 11 / 1
Series D11 / 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.

01
ANGEL

Sujeet Kumar ↗

16 shared rounds · 14 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2022
02
ANGEL

Kunal Shah ↗

9 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2022
04
ANGEL

Binny Bansal ↗

6 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2022
05
FIRM

QED Innovation Labs

6 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2022
06
FIRM

Blume Ventures

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round May 2021

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.

20 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Jan 2022Seed$4.4MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$4.4MNo later round recorded
Turnip ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2021Series A$13MNo later round recorded
Jul 2021Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Protonn ↗San Jose
Jul 2021Seed$9.0MNo later round recorded
Scenes ↗Bengaluru
May 2021SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Raise ↗Mumbai
Mar 2021Seed$2.9MNo later round recorded
LimeChat ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2021Seed$755KNo later round recorded
Qoohoo ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2021Seed$800KNo later round recorded
Jan 2021Series A$5.0MNo later round recorded
Crejo.Fun ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2020Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
QuestBook ↗Palo Alto
Oct 2020Seed$500KNo later round recorded
Tring ↗Mumbai
May 2020Seed$480KNo later round recorded
Moglix ↗Singapore
Nov 2018Series C$23MYes · Mar 2019
Nov 2018Series B$22MNo later round recorded
Jun 2018Series B$8.7MNo later round recorded
NestAway ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2017Series D$51MNo later round recorded
Cult.fit ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2017Series B$29MNo later round recorded
Goodera ↗San Mateo
Aug 2016Series A$5.7MNo later round recorded
Unacademy ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2015Seed$586KYes · Aug 2016
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 20-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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