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Angel investor · Mumbai, India

Kushal Khandwala.

Recorded investments.
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THE ENTRY PATTERN2016–2026
89%

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

First investment stage across 44 companies39 Seed, 0 Angel and 5 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 39Angel 0Other 5

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

44 companies · 50 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 01 Mar 2026
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

Kushal Khandwala has dated investments in 44 companies. 39 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (88.6%). 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

2 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 5 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-03-01. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

25 of 42 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 4 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 13 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 2 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 27.5 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
$280K–$1.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 44 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
2companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 5 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
60%

Another equity round within 24 months

25 of 42 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

4 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.

44matching companies
$487Kmedian first round (44 disclosed)
2first backed in last 24 months

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

Series A

Boba Bhai ↗

Restaurant chain serving multiple dishes

$3.5M total first round
Seed

Integrum Energy ↗

Provider of hybrid renewable energy solutions integrating wind and solar power

$1.8M total first round
Seed

Doqfy ↗

Provider of a cloud-based contract lifecycle management SaaS platform for automating documentation, workflow management, electronic signing, and e-stamping

$628K 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 AAll stages
B2C E-Commerce13
Retail Tech10
Internet First Brands7
Gig Employers6
FinTech5
Logistics Tech4
Food & Beverage Products4
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
Seed39 disclosed
$477K$277K–$721K
Series A5 disclosed
$2.2M$1.0M–$3.0M
$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.

42
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
59.5%
25 of 42 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
9.5%
4 of 42 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 2 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
Seed3822 / 384 / 38
Series A43 / 40 / 4
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

Lead Angels

14 shared rounds · 13 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2022
02
FIRM

LetsVenture

12 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2022
04
FIRM

Venture Catalysts

9 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2022
05
FIRM

Indian Angel Network

7 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022
06
FIRM

Haystack

6 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022

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.

44 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Boba Bhai ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2024Series A$3.5MYes · Feb 2026
Sep 2024Seed$1.8MYes · Mar 2026
Doqfy ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2022Seed$628KNo later round recorded
Doofy ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2022Seed$628KNo later round recorded
Jul 2022Seed$417KNo later round recorded
Tao ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2022Seed$221KNo later round recorded
Mitigata ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2022Seed$219KNo later round recorded
BugBase ↗Singapore
May 2022Seed$477KNo later round recorded
Skye Air ↗Gurugram
May 2022Seed$1.7MNo later round recorded
ALYF ↗Mumbai
Mar 2022Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Wizzy ↗Ahmedabad
Feb 2022Seed$300KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$457KNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$280KNo later round recorded
trica ↗Mumbai
Oct 2021Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Oct 2021Seed$741KNo later round recorded
Sep 2021Seed$542KNo later round recorded
eShipz ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2021Seed$700KNo later round recorded
Sep 2021Seed$274KNo later round recorded
Wealth42 ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2021Seed$441KNo later round recorded
Aug 2021Seed$281KNo later round recorded
Aug 2021Series A$360KNo later round recorded
Jul 2021Seed$565KYes · Oct 2021
Jun 2021Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$174KNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
BRB ↗Delhi
Jun 2021Seed$560KNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Series A$2.2MNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Seed$220KNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Feb 2021Seed$238KNo later round recorded
Breww 47 ↗Gurugram
Feb 2021Seed$238KNo later round recorded
PetSutra ↗Gurugram
Feb 2021Seed$858KNo later round recorded
Gamerji ↗Ahmedabad
Nov 2020Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Svami ↗Mumbai
Oct 2020Series A$1.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2020Seed$1.0MYes · Apr 2021
Aug 2019Seed$113KYes · Jun 2021
Mar 2019Seed$589KNo later round recorded
Oct 2018Seed$487KNo later round recorded
Nov 2017Seed$487KNo later round recorded
Nov 2017Seed$179KNo later round recorded
Dec 2016Seed$169KNo later round recorded
Dec 2016Seed$338KNo later round recorded
PurpleEMR ↗Ahmedabad
Jul 2016Seed$338KNo later round recorded
Feb 2016Seed$324KYes · Mar 2017
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 44-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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