INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / , India
Kris Gopalakrishnan
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · India

Kris Gopalakrishnan.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2014–2026
64%

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

First investment stage across 42 companies24 Seed, 3 Angel and 15 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 24Angel 3Other 15

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

42 companies · 51 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 24 Mar 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

Kris Gopalakrishnan has dated investments in 42 companies. 27 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (64.3%). 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 2022-03-24. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

26 of 42 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 8 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 9 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6 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
$528K–$3.9M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 38 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
62%

Another equity round within 24 months

26 of 42 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
17%

This investor invested again within 24 months

7 of the same 42 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.

42matching companies
$1.5Mmedian first round (38 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

AyuRythm ↗

Mobile app offering personalized wellness recommendations based on health parameters

$520K total first round
Seed

Planys Technologies ↗

Provider of marine underwater robotics inspection platform

$1.6M total first round
Seed

Rulezero ↗

Cloud-based cap table management software for businesses

$2.5M 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-Commerce8
Retail Tech6
Artificial Intelligence5
AI as a Service4
Commerce Enablers4
E-Commerce Enablers4
Food Tech4
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
$1.2M$1.1M–$1.4M
Seed22 disclosed
$575K$444K–$1.1M
Series A8 disclosed
$4.2M$2.8M–$7.4M
$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.

42
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
61.9%
26 of 42 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
16.7%
7 of 42 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
Angel32 / 30 / 3
Seed2416 / 245 / 24
Series A96 / 92 / 9
Series B20 / 20 / 2
Series C21 / 20 / 2
Series D21 / 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

Pratithi Investments

18 shared rounds · 16 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
02
FIRM

Axilor Ventures

13 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2019
03
FIRM

Chiratae Ventures

9 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2017
05
FIRM

Indian Angel Network

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2022
06
FIRM

Pragnya

4 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jan 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.

42 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
AyuRythm ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2022Seed$520KNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
Rulezero ↗Bengaluru
May 2021Seed$2.5MNo later round recorded
Aug 2020Series A$5.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2020Series B$40MNo later round recorded
Aeka Biochemicals ↗Thiruvananthapuram
Jul 2019SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
SwitchOn ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2019Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
ACKO ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2018Series A$12MNo later round recorded
Scapic ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2018Seed$500KNo later round recorded
Knudge me ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2018Seed$204KNo later round recorded
Hungerbox ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2018Seed$2.5MYes · Apr 2018
Jan 2018Seed$2.6MYes · Apr 2018
Nov 2017Series AUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Openapp ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2017Seed$550KNo later round recorded
MedGenome ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2017Series C$30MNo later round recorded
Unbxd ↗San Mateo
Jun 2017Series C$13MNo later round recorded
Niramai ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2017Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
SigTuple ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2017Series A$5.8MNo later round recorded
SecurTime ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2016Seed$824KNo later round recorded
Dec 2016SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Nov 2016Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Oct 2016Series D$34MNo later round recorded
AcadGild ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2016Series A$2.2MNo later round recorded
Survaider ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2016Seed$37KYes · Feb 2018
Petoo ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2016Seed$500KNo later round recorded
Jun 2016Seed$198KYes · Jan 2018
MagicX ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2016Angel$1.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2016Series A$1.5MNo later round recorded
Avagmah ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2016Angel$1.5MNo later round recorded
Lenskart ↗Gurugram
Feb 2016Series D$60MNo later round recorded
Nov 2015Series A$13MYes · Feb 2017
Sep 2015Seed$759KNo later round recorded
Sep 2015Series B$4.0MNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$600KNo later round recorded
99tests ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Uniphore ↗Palo Alto
May 2015Series A$3.4MYes · Oct 2016
Buyhatke ↗Scottsdale
May 2015Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Mar 2015Seed$206KNo later round recorded
Process9 ↗Gurugram
Jan 2015Seed$434KNo later round recorded
Jan 2015Seed$472KYes · Jan 2016
Dec 2014Seed$260KNo later round recorded
GoCoop ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2014Seed$1.6MYes · Jan 2016
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 42-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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