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KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Singapore, Singapore

Rakesh Malhotra.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2012–2026
89%

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

First investment stage across 28 companies25 Seed, 0 Angel and 3 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 25Angel 0Other 3

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

28 companies · 43 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 10 Sep 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

Rakesh Malhotra has dated investments in 28 companies. 25 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (89.3%). 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 2021-09-10. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

15 of 28 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 11 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 7 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 10 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 40 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
$302K–$692K

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 28 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
54%

Another equity round within 24 months

15 of 28 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
39%

This investor invested again within 24 months

11 of the same 28 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.

28matching companies
$484Kmedian first round (28 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Knudge me ↗

Platform offering learning solutions for math and english

$204K total first round
Series A

Pandorum ↗

Developer of regenerative medicine and 3D tissues

$3.6M total first round
Seed

MaxWholesale ↗

Online platform offering a B2B marketplace for grocery products

$1.0M 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.
SectorSeedSeries AAll stages
B2C E-Commerce7
Retail Tech6
Gig Employers5
EdTech4
Life Sciences4
K-12 EdTech3
Life Sciences Platforms and Tools3
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
Seed25 disclosed
$450K$298K–$611K
Series A3 disclosed
$1.6M$1.2M–$2.6M
$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.

28
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
53.6%
15 of 28 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
39.3%
11 of 28 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
Seed2514 / 2510 / 25
Series A31 / 31 / 3
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

Raman Roy ↗

24 shared rounds · 16 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2021
02
FIRM

Indian Angel Network

21 shared rounds · 20 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2021
03
ANGEL

Manoj Aheeray ↗

17 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2018
05
ANGEL

Sanjai Vohra ↗

14 shared rounds · 10 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2017
06
ANGEL

Jyoti Sagar ↗

13 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2017

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.

28 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Knudge me ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2018Seed$204KNo later round recorded
Pandorum ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2017Series A$3.6MNo later round recorded
Jun 2017Seed$1.0MYes · May 2018
Jul 2016Seed$595KNo later round recorded
Jun 2016Seed$447KNo later round recorded
6Degree ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2016Seed$611KNo later round recorded
Jun 2016Seed$500KYes · Feb 2017
Apr 2016Seed$303KYes · Dec 2016
Apr 2016Seed$450KNo later round recorded
Mar 2016Seed$294KNo later round recorded
Mar 2016Seed$526KNo later round recorded
Feb 2016Seed$368KYes · Apr 2017
Transcell ↗Hyderabad
Feb 2016Seed$377KYes · Apr 2017
Jan 2016Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2016Seed$765KNo later round recorded
Dec 2015Seed$88KYes · Jan 2017
Nov 2015Seed$469KNo later round recorded
4TiGO ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2015Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$440KNo later round recorded
Aug 2015Seed$600KYes · Nov 2016
Saahas ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2015Seed$267KYes · Jul 2016
Jun 2015Series A$1.6MYes · Jun 2017
Jun 2015Seed$242KYes · Sep 2017
flipClass ↗Bengaluru
May 2015Seed$656KYes · May 2017
Sep 2013Seed$298KNo later round recorded
Nov 2012Seed$671KYes · Mar 2014
Nov 2012Seed$60KNo later round recorded
Aug 2012Series A$755KYes · Nov 2015
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 28-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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