INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Chennai, India
Murugavel Janakiraman
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Chennai, India

Murugavel Janakiraman.

Recorded investments.
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THE ENTRY PATTERN2012–2026
97%

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

First investment stage across 34 companies32 Seed, 1 Angel and 1 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 32Angel 1Other 1

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

35 companies · 40 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 25 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

Murugavel Janakiraman has dated investments in 34 companies. 33 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (97.1%). 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

4 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-07-25. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

21 of 30 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 12 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 6 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 14 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
$55K–$545K

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 33 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
4companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 2 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
70%

Another equity round within 24 months

21 of 30 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
13%

This investor invested again within 24 months

4 of the same 30 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.

34matching companies
$260Kmedian first round (33 disclosed)
4first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

CargoFL ↗

Provider of AI and IoT-enabled logistics management software

$1.1M total first round
Seed

Tummoc ↗

App-based platform offering real-time transit information and planning solutions

$130K 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-Commerce12
Retail Tech6
EdTech4
K-12 EdTech4
Auto Tech3
Travel and Hospitality Tech3
HRTech3
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
Angel1 disclosed
$350K$350K–$350K
Seed31 disclosed
$233K$53K–$557K
Series A1 disclosed
$389K$389K–$389K
$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.

30
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
70%
21 of 30 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
13.3%
4 of 30 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 4 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
Angel11 / 10 / 1
Seed2820 / 284 / 28
Series A10 / 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.

03
ANGEL

Roshan Abbas ↗

22 shared rounds · 19 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2022
04
ANGEL

Anupam Mittal ↗

18 shared rounds · 17 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2015
05
ANGEL

Gaurav Kapur ↗

13 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Jul 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.

34 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Dec 2024Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Tummoc ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2024Seed$130KNo later round recorded
Oct 2024Seed$643KNo later round recorded
Oct 2024Seed$643KYes · Jul 2025
Drivio ↗Gurugram
Mar 2024Series A$389KNo later round recorded
Oct 2023Seed$120KNo later round recorded
Mar 2022Seed$502KNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$138KNo later round recorded
May 2021Seed$2.1MNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Seed$500KYes · Feb 2022
Settlin ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2021Seed$411KYes · Apr 2022
Aug 2020Seed$1.1MYes · May 2021
Dec 2018Seed$118KNo later round recorded
May 2018Seed$600KNo later round recorded
KobZo ↗Chennai
Mar 2017Seed$545KNo later round recorded
Feb 2017Seed$123KNo later round recorded
Sep 2015Seed$1.7MNo later round recorded
Mar 2015SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Feb 2015Seed$12KNo later round recorded
Whatfix ↗San Jose
Nov 2014Seed$44KYes · Feb 2015
Oct 2014Angel$350KNo later round recorded
Sep 2014Seed$260KNo later round recorded
Pluss ↗Gurugram
Sep 2014Seed$46KNo later round recorded
Jun 2014Seed$45KNo later round recorded
Apr 2014Seed$32KNo later round recorded
Mar 2014Seed$55KNo later round recorded
MediBuddy ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2014Seed$233KNo later round recorded
Jan 2014Seed$40KNo later round recorded
Zapr ↗Gurugram
Aug 2013Seed$228KNo later round recorded
Aug 2013Seed$568KNo later round recorded
Jul 2013Seed$383KNo later round recorded
May 2013Seed$311KNo later round recorded
Oct 2012Seed$51KNo later round recorded
Aug 2012Seed$18KNo later round recorded
1 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 35-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

  • Athina · Seed · date unavailable
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