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Angel investor · Delhi, India

Shantanu Kiran Deshpande.

Recorded investments.
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THE ENTRY PATTERN2020–2026
84%

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

First investment stage across 25 companies20 Seed, 1 Angel and 4 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 20Angel 1Other 4

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

25 companies · 26 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 12 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

Shantanu Kiran Deshpande has dated investments in 25 companies. 21 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (84.0%). 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

6 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 13 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-11-12. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

11 of 19 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 1 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 11 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 10 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
$667K–$1.5M

The middle half of entry rounds

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

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
6companies

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
58%

Another equity round within 24 months

11 of 19 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
5%

This investor invested again within 24 months

1 of the same 19 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.

25matching companies
$1.0Mmedian first round (25 disclosed)
6first backed in last 24 months

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

Series D

Bombay Shaving ↗

Online brand offering grooming and personal care products for mens

$11M total first round
Seed

MomsMade ↗

Manufacturer of traditional Indian snacks like Thekua and Namak Pare

$244K total first round
Seed

ReplyAll ↗

Retailer of versatile apparel designed for seamless transitions between work and leisure

$794K 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-Commerce11
Internet First Brands9
Retail Tech8
Beauty & Personal Care Products3
Beauty E-Commerce3
Beauty Tech3
Internet First Beauty Brands3
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
$14K$14K–$14K
Seed20 disclosed
$840K$609K–$1.2M
Series A3 disclosed
$1.5M$1.5M–$2.3M
$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.

19
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
57.9%
11 of 19 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
5.3%
1 of 19 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 6 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 / 10 / 1
Seed159 / 151 / 15
Series A31 / 30 / 3
Series D00 / 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
ANGEL

Arjun Vaidya ↗

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2025
06
ANGEL

Akshay Ghulati

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2025

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.

25 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Nov 2025Series D$11MNo later round recorded
MomsMade ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2025Seed$244KNo later round recorded
ReplyAll ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2025Seed$794KNo later round recorded
Apr 2025Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Apr 2025Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Apr 2025Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Mar 2024Seed$840KNo later round recorded
Mar 2024Seed$840KNo later round recorded
Mar 2024Series A$1.5MNo later round recorded
Feb 2024Seed$736KNo later round recorded
Aug 2023Seed$250KNo later round recorded
Aug 2023Series A$1.5MNo later round recorded
Apr 2023Seed$669KNo later round recorded
Mar 2023Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Hoop ↗Gurugram
Sep 2022Seed$667KNo later round recorded
Beco ↗Mumbai
Aug 2022Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Jul 2022Seed$433KYes · Mar 2023
Treebo ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2022Angel$14KNo later round recorded
Wishlink ↗Gurugram
May 2022Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$259KNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$259KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Seed$2.3MNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Jan 2021Seed$5.7MNo later round recorded
GigIndia ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2020Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 25-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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