INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Chennai, India
Ramesh Mangaleswaran
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Chennai, India

Ramesh Mangaleswaran.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2014–2026
85%

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

First investment stage across 33 companies18 Seed, 10 Angel and 5 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 18Angel 10Other 5

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

33 companies · 48 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 06 Oct 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

Ramesh Mangaleswaran has dated investments in 33 companies. 28 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (84.8%). 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 9 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-10-06. 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 31 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

Retail Tech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 13 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 11 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
$297K–$1.6M

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
2companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 9 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
77%

Another equity round within 24 months

24 of 31 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 31 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.

33matching companies
$667Kmedian first round (33 disclosed)
2first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Gabit ↗

Provider of smart rings, skincare, nutrition, and fitness plans

$2.0M total first round
Series A

Gourmet Garden ↗

Online retailer of premium organic groceries and fresh produce

$539K 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 Tech13
B2C E-Commerce10
Internet First Brands8
Beauty Tech5
Food Tech4
Online Grocery4
Beauty & Personal Care Products4
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
Angel10 disclosed
$247K$191K–$1.2M
Seed18 disclosed
$792K$423K–$1.4M
Series A5 disclosed
$1.5M$539K–$1.6M
$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.

31
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
77.4%
24 of 31 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
12.9%
4 of 31 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
Angel109 / 101 / 10
Seed1714 / 173 / 17
Series A41 / 40 / 4
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

Gautam Kumra ↗

9 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2023
03
ANGEL

Ravi Nigam ↗

6 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2023
05
FIRM

Fireside Ventures

5 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2022
06
ANGEL

Hemant Ahlawat

5 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2022

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.

33 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Gabit ↗Gurugram
Oct 2025Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2024Series A$539KNo later round recorded
Aug 2023Series A$1.5MNo later round recorded
May 2023Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2023Series A$1.6MNo later round recorded
Apr 2023Seed$669KNo later round recorded
Airblack ↗Gurugram
Dec 2022Series A$156KNo later round recorded
Dec 2022Seed$972KNo later round recorded
Hoop ↗Gurugram
Sep 2022Seed$667KYes · Jul 2024
Jul 2022Seed$433KNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$2.3MNo later round recorded
Apnaklub ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2019Seed$313KNo later round recorded
Oct 2019Angel$169KNo later round recorded
NutriTap ↗Gurugram
Nov 2018Angel$281KNo later round recorded
Xpedize ↗Gurugram
Aug 2018Seed$215KYes · Mar 2020
May 2018Seed$600KYes · Jun 2019
Shumee ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2017Seed$329KYes · May 2021
Jul 2017Angel$1.6MYes · Feb 2021
LoadShare ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2017Seed$914KNo later round recorded
Oct 2016Angel$203KYes · Mar 2018
Sep 2016Angel$187KYes · Jan 2020
Sep 2016Angel$164KNo later round recorded
Jun 2016Seed$419KYes · Jun 2019
FS Life ↗Gurugram
Jun 2016Seed$402KYes · Jun 2019
Samarth ↗Gurugram
Jun 2016Angel$297KNo later round recorded
Mar 2016Seed$1.1MYes · Mar 2018
CENTA ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2015Angel$212KYes · Jan 2021
Oct 2015Angel$2.0MYes · Jun 2023
Revv ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2015Seed$1.9MNo later round recorded
Jul 2015Angel$2.6MNo later round recorded
Rivigo ↗Gurugram
Aug 2014Seed$1.7MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 33-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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