INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Delhi, India
Rajan Anandan
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Delhi, India

Rajan Anandan.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2006–2026
91%

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

First investment stage across 113 companies70 Seed, 33 Angel and 10 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 70Angel 33Other 10

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

113 companies · 138 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 27 Aug 2021
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

Rajan Anandan has dated investments in 113 companies. 103 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (91.2%). 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

0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2021-08-27. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

64 of 113 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 17 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

Retail Tech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 23 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 22 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6 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
$242K–$1.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 90 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
0companies

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
57%

Another equity round within 24 months

64 of 113 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
15%

This investor invested again within 24 months

17 of the same 113 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.

113matching companies
$483Kmedian first round (90 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

PlusPin ↗

Provider of an online marketplace for diagnostic and home healthcare services

$738K total first round
Seed

WeeClu ↗

Provider of cloud-based POS solution for businesses

$576K 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
Retail Tech23
B2C E-Commerce22
FinTech15
Cross Border13
HealthTech12
Commerce Enablers11
MarketingTech11
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
Angel16 disclosed
$220K$139K–$313K
Seed64 disclosed
$550K$267K–$807K
Series A8 disclosed
$3.2M$2.5M–$3.7M
$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.

113
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
56.6%
64 of 113 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
15%
17 of 113 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 0 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
Angel3317 / 335 / 33
Seed7040 / 7010 / 70
Series A85 / 82 / 8
Series C11 / 10 / 1
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
ANGEL

Sunil Kalra ↗

16 shared rounds · 15 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2019
02
FIRM

LetsVenture

15 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2019
03
FIRM

500 Global

12 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2020
04
FIRM

Blume Ventures

12 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2015
06
FIRM

Singapore Angel Network

9 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2019

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.

113 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Jun 2020Series C$4.9MNo later round recorded
PlusPin ↗Hyderabad
Sep 2019Seed$738KNo later round recorded
WeeClu ↗Hyderabad
Aug 2019Seed$576KNo later round recorded
Atlan ↗New York City
Jul 2019Seed$2.6MNo later round recorded
TinyChef ↗New York City
Jun 2019Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Mar 2019Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Mar 2019Angel$144KYes · Jan 2020
Mar 2019Seed$10MNo later round recorded
Jan 2019Seed$287KNo later round recorded
Ambee ↗Princeton
Dec 2018Seed$646KNo later round recorded
Clinikk ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2018Seed$898KNo later round recorded
Nov 2018Seed$657KNo later round recorded
Nov 2018Series A$3.6MNo later round recorded
Oct 2018Angel$381KNo later round recorded
Jul 2018Seed$563KNo later round recorded
Trell ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2018Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Jun 2018Seed$444KYes · Mar 2019
PregBuddy ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2018Seed$139KNo later round recorded
Jan 2018Series A$3.3MNo later round recorded
Jan 2018Seed$252KYes · Nov 2018
AskSid ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2017Angel$124KNo later round recorded
Kalpnik ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2017Seed$526KYes · Aug 2018
Sep 2017Seed$320KNo later round recorded
Sep 2017Seed$307KNo later round recorded
EasyGov ↗Gurugram
Aug 2017SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Druva ↗Santa Clara
Aug 2017Series E+$80MNo later round recorded
Jul 2017SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Karza ↗Mumbai
Jul 2017Seed$385KYes · Jun 2019
Crofarm ↗Gurugram
Jun 2017Seed$784KYes · Nov 2018
May 2017Angel$510KNo later round recorded
Apr 2017Angel$150KNo later round recorded
Omnify ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2017Angel$150KNo later round recorded
Feb 2017Seed$1.9MYes · Sep 2018
Jan 2017Seed$858KNo later round recorded
Nov 2016Seed$750KNo later round recorded
Maya ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2016Seed$790KNo later round recorded
Stoodnt ↗Palo Alto
Sep 2016Angel$300KNo later round recorded
Sep 2016Seed$256KNo later round recorded
Jul 2016AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Apr 2016AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Rapido ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2016Series A$1.0MYes · Apr 2017
HashLearn ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2016SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Mar 2016AngelUndisclosedYes · Jun 2017
Jan 2016Seed$1.7MYes · Dec 2017
Dec 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Unacademy ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2015Seed$586KNo later round recorded
QikPod ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2015Seed$9.0MNo later round recorded
Smytten ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2015Angel$287KYes · Apr 2016
Indifi ↗Gurugram
Sep 2015Series A$4.9MYes · Aug 2021
Sep 2015Angel$400KNo later round recorded
ZipGo ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2015Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Dunzo ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2015Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$440KNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$778KNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$2.1MNo later round recorded
Jul 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2015Seed$396KNo later round recorded
Jun 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2015Seed$172KNo later round recorded
Jun 2015AngelUndisclosedYes · Sep 2015
Innovaccer ↗San Francisco
May 2015Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Zenatix ↗Gurugram
May 2015Angel$200KNo later round recorded
Feb 2015Seed$1.1MYes · Sep 2017
Dazo ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2015Angel$241KNo later round recorded
Uniphore ↗Palo Alto
Feb 2015Seed$756KNo later round recorded
Jan 2015Seed$465KYes · Sep 2015
Jan 2015Seed$650KYes · Jul 2018
Dec 2014Seed$335KNo later round recorded
Dec 2014Seed$335KNo later round recorded
Dec 2014Seed$226KNo later round recorded
Dec 2014SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Appknox ↗Singapore
Dec 2014SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Nov 2014Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
POPxo ↗Gurugram
Nov 2014Series A$500KYes · Nov 2015
Oct 2014AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Sep 2014Seed$197KNo later round recorded
Sep 2014Seed$197KNo later round recorded
Aug 2014Seed$140KNo later round recorded
Aug 2014AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jul 2014Seed$320KNo later round recorded
Jun 2014Seed$170KNo later round recorded
Yippster ↗Gurugram
May 2014Angel$43KNo later round recorded
May 2014Seed$670KNo later round recorded
Apr 2014Seed$550KNo later round recorded
HyperVue ↗Palo Alto
Apr 2014Angel$245KNo later round recorded
Avaz ↗Palo Alto
Apr 2014Seed$550KNo later round recorded
Mar 2014Seed$209KNo later round recorded
Mar 2014Seed$94KNo later round recorded
Jan 2014Seed$124KNo later round recorded
Nov 2013Seed$2.0MYes · Aug 2015
Jul 2013SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Lumos ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2013Angel$50KNo later round recorded
MeriCar ↗Gurugram
Jun 2013AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
May 2013AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
DataWeave ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2013Seed$270KYes · Apr 2015
Apr 2013Seed$768KNo later round recorded
Mar 2013Seed$300KNo later round recorded
Explara ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2013Seed$137KYes · Nov 2015
Mobilewalla ↗New York City
Feb 2013Series A$4.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2013Seed$235KYes · Jun 2015
Nov 2012Seed$600KNo later round recorded
Hashcube ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2012Seed$98KNo later round recorded
Instamojo ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2012AngelUndisclosedYes · Feb 2013
Jul 2012AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Mar 2012Seed$186KNo later round recorded
Mar 2012Seed$300KNo later round recorded
Oct 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Stepout ↗New York City
Feb 2011Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Dec 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
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Dec 2010Angel$86KNo later round recorded
eTechies ↗Gurugram
Nov 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2010Angel$350KNo later round recorded
WizIQ ↗Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Jun 2006AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 113-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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