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Angel investor · Bengaluru, India

Sharad Sharma.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2009–2026
78%

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

First investment stage across 23 companies11 Seed, 7 Angel and 5 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 11Angel 7Other 5

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

23 companies · 33 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 17 Jul 2018
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

Sharad Sharma has dated investments in 23 companies. 18 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (78.3%). 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 2018-07-17. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

13 of 23 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

Global SaaS is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 6 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 7 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 7 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
$344K–$817K

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 20 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

13 of 23 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
26%

This investor invested again within 24 months

6 of the same 23 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.

23matching companies
$500Kmedian first round (20 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Series A

Botmetric ↗

Platform offering AWS cloud spend management solution

$3.0M total first round
Series A

Minjar ↗

Hosted infrastructure tools and services for AWS

$1.3M total first round
Angel

Vebbler ↗

Online photo-sharing platform

$500K 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
Global SaaS6
FinTech6
Cross Border4
CFO Stack3
Cloud Infrastructure2
Cloud Management2
IT Operations2
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
Angel5 disclosed
$250K$245K–$392K
Seed10 disclosed
$500K$406K–$649K
Series A5 disclosed
$3.0M$1.3M–$3.5M
$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.

23
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
56.5%
13 of 23 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
26.1%
6 of 23 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
Angel74 / 72 / 7
Seed118 / 114 / 11
Series A51 / 50 / 5
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

Manav Garg ↗

12 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2016
02
ANGEL

Sunil Kalra ↗

12 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2016
03
ANGEL

Priyank Garg ↗

11 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2016
04
FIRM

Indian Angel Network

9 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2013

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.

23 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Botmetric ↗San Francisco
Aug 2017Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Minjar ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2017Series A$1.3MNo later round recorded
Aug 2016Angel$500KYes · Jul 2018
Sep 2015SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jan 2015Seed$650KYes · Dec 2016
TeamIndus ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2014Seed$500KNo later round recorded
May 2014Seed$670KNo later round recorded
HyperVue ↗Palo Alto
Apr 2014Angel$245KNo later round recorded
Dec 2013Seed$500KNo later round recorded
ADDA ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2013Angel$392KYes · Aug 2015
Mobilewalla ↗New York City
Feb 2013Series A$4.0MNo later round recorded
Hashcube ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2012Seed$98KNo later round recorded
Sep 2012AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Sep 2012Angel$250KNo later round recorded
Aug 2012Series A$755KNo later round recorded
Ezetap ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2012Series A$3.5MNo later round recorded
Unbxd ↗San Mateo
Apr 2012Angel$207KYes · Mar 2016
Kissflow ↗Wilmington
Mar 2012Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Ridlr ↗Mumbai
Mar 2012Seed$375KNo later round recorded
Jan 2012Seed$645KYes · Sep 2013
Jan 2012Seed$500KYes · Feb 2013
Apr 2009Seed$49KYes · Oct 2009
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 23-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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