INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Mumbai, India
Nandini Mansinghka
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Mumbai, India

Nandini Mansinghka.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
67%

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

First investment stage across 18 companies11 Seed, 1 Angel and 6 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 11Angel 1Other 6

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

18 companies · 25 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 10 Nov 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

Nandini Mansinghka has dated investments in 18 companies. 12 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (66.7%). 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 13 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-11-10. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

10 of 16 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 4 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 16.5 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
$251K–$1.5M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 18 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 13 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
63%

Another equity round within 24 months

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

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
44%

This investor invested again within 24 months

7 of the same 16 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.

18matching companies
$433Kmedian first round (18 disclosed)
2first backed in last 24 months

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

Series A

Dhruva Space ↗

Provider of full-stack space engineering solutions, satellite platforms, and launch services

$5.4M total first round
Series B

STAGE ↗

Provider of Indian movies, web series and originals

$10M total first round
Seed

Jarsh Safety ↗

Designer of smart safety wearables

$500K 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-Commerce4
Internet First Brands4
Food Tech4
Travel and Hospitality Tech3
Food & Beverage Products3
Online Grocery3
Online Travel2
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
$246K$246K–$246K
Seed11 disclosed
$281K$181K–$433K
Series A5 disclosed
$5.4M$1.8M–$7.2M
$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.

16
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
62.5%
10 of 16 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
43.8%
7 of 16 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
Angel11 / 11 / 1
Seed115 / 114 / 11
Series A44 / 42 / 4
Series B00 / 00 / 0
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

Mumbai Angels

10 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2025
02
FIRM

ACG Group

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2013
03
ANGEL

Avnish Bajaj ↗

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2013
04
FIRM

Blume Ventures

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2024

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.

18 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Nov 2025Series A$5.4MNo later round recorded
Dec 2024Series B$10MNo later round recorded
May 2024Seed$500KNo later round recorded
EUME ↗Mumbai
Mar 2024Series A$1.8MNo later round recorded
Bambrew ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2023Series A$7.2MYes · Mar 2024
Oct 2023Seed$352KYes · Dec 2024
Aug 2023Series A$21MNo later round recorded
May 2023Seed$610KYes · Nov 2024
SafEarth ↗Bengaluru
May 2023Seed$427KNo later round recorded
Apr 2023Seed$281KNo later round recorded
Apr 2023Seed$440KNo later round recorded
Mar 2023Angel$246KYes · Jan 2025
Jan 2023Seed$181KNo later round recorded
RuKart ↗Solapur
Jan 2023Seed$180KNo later round recorded
Carter ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2022Seed$266KNo later round recorded
Oct 2012Seed$162KYes · Jul 2013
Exotel ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2012Series A$476KYes · Jun 2013
Sep 2011Seed$163KYes · Sep 2012
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 18-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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