INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / , United Arab Emirates
Rahul Mehta
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · United Arab Emirates

Rahul Mehta.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2015–2026
45%

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

First investment stage across 42 companies17 Seed, 2 Angel and 23 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 17Angel 2Other 23

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

42 companies · 50 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 17 Apr 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

Rahul Mehta has dated investments in 42 companies. 19 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (45.2%). 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 2026-04-17. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

24 of 38 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 6 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 13 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 3 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 8 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
$1.2M–$27M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 41 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
63%

Another equity round within 24 months

24 of 38 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
16%

This investor invested again within 24 months

6 of the same 38 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
$8.1Mmedian first round (41 disclosed)
4first backed in last 24 months

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

Series B

Mintlify ↗

Provider of a platform for creating and maintaining technical documentation

$45M total first round
Series D

MaintainX ↗

Provider of a platform for maintenance and operations management solutions

$150M total first round
Angel

Plus91 ↗

Technology solutions provider for clinics and hospitals

$560K 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
FinTech13
B2C E-Commerce8
Banking Tech5
Investment Tech5
Logistics Tech4
Internet First Banks4
Retail 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
$380K$290K–$470K
Seed16 disclosed
$1.2M$348K–$3.0M
Series A11 disclosed
$13M$6.2M–$38M
$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.

38
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
63.2%
24 of 38 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
15.8%
6 of 38 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 4 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
Angel10 / 10 / 1
Seed1712 / 175 / 17
Series A117 / 111 / 11
Series B63 / 60 / 6
Series C21 / 20 / 2
Series D00 / 00 / 0
Series E+11 / 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

Alpha Wave Global

6 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
03
FIRM

Accel

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
04
ANGEL

Hemant Sood ↗

5 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2021
05
ANGEL

Kunal Shah ↗

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
06
FIRM

Mumbai Angels

5 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2021

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?
Mintlify ↗San Francisco
Apr 2026Series B$45MNo later round recorded
MaintainX ↗San Francisco
Mar 2025Series D$150MNo later round recorded
Oct 2024Angel$560KNo later round recorded
Haus ↗San Francisco
Aug 2024Series B$20MNo later round recorded
AiSDR ↗San Francisco
Nov 2023Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Zamp ↗San Francisco
May 2022Seed$25MNo later round recorded
O hi ↗Jaipur
Mar 2022Seed$394KNo later round recorded
TONIK ↗Singapore
Feb 2022Series B$131MNo later round recorded
Houm ↗Santiago
Nov 2021Series A$35MNo later round recorded
Sharesies ↗Wellington
Oct 2021Series C$36MNo later round recorded
SWAP ↗Sao Paulo
Oct 2021Series A$25MNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
May 2021Series A$71MNo later round recorded
BRND.ME ↗Bengaluru
May 2021Series A$71MNo later round recorded
BlissClub ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2021Seed$2.3MNo later round recorded
Feb 2021Series C$27MNo later round recorded
Zolve ↗Roseland
Feb 2021Seed$15MNo later round recorded
Earli ↗San Francisco
Jan 2021Series A$40MNo later round recorded
Mar 2020Seed$1.2MYes · Apr 2021
Dec 2019Series A$8.1MNo later round recorded
Dec 2019Seed$1.2MYes · Mar 2021
Grow Fit ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2019Series A$1.2MNo later round recorded
IMMO ↗London
Nov 2019Series A$13MYes · Aug 2020
Sep 2019Seed$24MNo later round recorded
May 2019Series A$9.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2019Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Mar 2019Series A$4.3MNo later round recorded
Adonmo ↗Hyderabad
Jan 2019Seed$3.0MYes · Jan 2020
Prefr ↗Hyderabad
Jan 2019Series B$3.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2019Series B$3.0MNo later round recorded
PlayVS ↗Santa Monica
Nov 2018Series B$31MNo later round recorded
Snackible ↗Nala Sopara
May 2018Seed$465KYes · Dec 2021
Apr 2018Seed$101KYes · Mar 2019
Jan 2018Seed$210KNo later round recorded
Nov 2017Seed$179KNo later round recorded
Jul 2017Seed$43KNo later round recorded
Alto ↗San Francisco
Jun 2017Series B$23MNo later round recorded
Tracxn ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2015Series A$1.6MNo later round recorded
BlackBuck ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2015Series B$25MNo later round recorded
Nov 2015Angel$200KNo later round recorded
Ola Cabs ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2015Series E+$403MNo later round recorded
Jan 2015SeedUndisclosedYes · Apr 2015
0 more companies have undated investments

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

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