INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Bengaluru, India
Mukesh Bansal
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Bengaluru, India

Mukesh Bansal.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
81%

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

First investment stage across 26 companies18 Seed, 3 Angel and 5 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 18Angel 3Other 5

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

26 companies · 37 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 09 Dec 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

Mukesh Bansal has dated investments in 26 companies. 21 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (80.8%). 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

3 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-12-09. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

19 of 23 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 5 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 7 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 4 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 9.5 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
$510K–$3.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 26 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
3companies

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
83%

Another equity round within 24 months

19 of 23 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
22%

This investor invested again within 24 months

5 of the same 23 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.

26matching companies
$1.7Mmedian first round (26 disclosed)
3first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Nuvie ↗

Online brand offering nutrional food products

$450K total first round
Seed

Firstclub ↗

Online retailer of fresh groceries, fruits, and vegetables with delivery

$8.0M total first round
Seed

Truva ↗

Provider of renovated homes for sale and purchase transactions

$3.0M 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
FinTech7
B2C E-Commerce6
Retail Tech4
EdTech4
Fashion Tech3
K-12 EdTech3
B2C Grocery Delivery2
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
Angel3 disclosed
$756K$503K–$1.4M
Seed18 disclosed
$1.4M$463K–$2.4M
Series A4 disclosed
$49M$27M–$71M
$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.

23
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
82.6%
19 of 23 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
21.7%
5 of 23 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 3 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
Angel33 / 31 / 3
Seed1511 / 153 / 15
Series A44 / 41 / 4
Series B11 / 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
FIRM

Accel

7 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2024
02
ANGEL

Ankit Nagori ↗

7 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2024
03
FIRM

QED Innovation Labs

6 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2024
04
ANGEL

Kunal Shah ↗

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2024
05
FIRM

Rainmatter

4 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
06
FIRM

Stellaris Venture Partners

4 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2025

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.

26 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Nuvie ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2025Seed$450KNo later round recorded
Firstclub ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2024Seed$8.0MNo later round recorded
Truva ↗Mumbai
Aug 2024Seed$3.0MYes · Dec 2025
WeTrade ↗Bengaluru
May 2022Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
AltWorld ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2022Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
VIRGIO ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2022Series A$28MNo later round recorded
Gigforce ↗Gurugram
Feb 2022Angel$2.0MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$625KNo later round recorded
NextLeap ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2021Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
May 2021Series A$71MNo later round recorded
BRND.ME ↗Bengaluru
May 2021Series A$71MNo later round recorded
Rulezero ↗Bengaluru
May 2021Seed$2.5MNo later round recorded
Hissa ↗Bengaluru
May 2021Seed$2.5MYes · Jan 2024
Lido ↗Mumbai
Oct 2020Series B$4.1MNo later round recorded
Kaarva ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2019Seed$539KNo later round recorded
Jan 2019Seed$287KNo later round recorded
CRED ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2018Series A$24MYes · Sep 2019
Hush ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2018Seed$243KYes · Nov 2018
Skyroot ↗Hyderabad
Jul 2018Angel$756KYes · Apr 2019
Mfine ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2017Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Jul 2017Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Olyv ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2017Seed$500KYes · Jul 2017
Groww ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2016Seed$265KYes · Jan 2018
flipClass ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2014Angel$250KNo later round recorded
Voonik ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2014Seed$450KNo later round recorded
Mar 2011Seed$2.2MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 26-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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