INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Mumbai, India
Shuchi Hemendra Kothari
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Mumbai, India

Shuchi Hemendra Kothari.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2015–2026
50%

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

First investment stage across 12 companies5 Seed, 1 Angel and 6 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 5Angel 1Other 6

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

12 companies · 22 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 06 Feb 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

Shuchi Hemendra Kothari has dated investments in 12 companies. 6 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (50.0%). 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

2 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-02-06. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

9 of 10 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

B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 6 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 9.5 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
$781K–$2.7M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 12 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 2 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
90%

Another equity round within 24 months

9 of 10 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
40%

This investor invested again within 24 months

4 of the same 10 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.

12matching companies
$1.2Mmedian first round (12 disclosed)
2first backed in last 24 months

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

Series B

Nua ↗

Provider of sanitary pads, period care, and skincare products

$4.0M total first round
Series B

Aesthetic ↗

Provider of supplements based on nutrition needs for overall wellness and fitness

$887K 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-Commerce6
Internet First Brands3
Retail Tech3
FinTech2
B2C Fashion E-Commerce2
Fashion Tech2
Social Platforms2
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
$337K$337K–$337K
Seed5 disclosed
$845K$591K–$1.0M
Series A2 disclosed
$1.6M$1.5M–$1.8M
$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.

10
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
90%
9 of 10 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
40%
4 of 10 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
Angel11 / 10 / 1
Seed54 / 52 / 5
Series A22 / 21 / 2
Series B22 / 21 / 2
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
FIRM

DSP Mutual Fund

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2022
02
FIRM

Anaa International

4 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022
03
FIRM

Artha Venture Fund

4 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2023
04
ANGEL

Vikram Sud ↗

4 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022
05
FIRM

Angel List

3 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022
06
ANGEL

Rahul Mehra

3 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2021

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.

12 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Nua ↗Mumbai
Feb 2025Series B$4.0MNo later round recorded
Jun 2024Series B$887KNo later round recorded
Feb 2024Angel$337KNo later round recorded
GetWork ↗Gurugram
Feb 2023Seed$845KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Series A$1.4MYes · May 2022
Jan 2021Seed$113KNo later round recorded
Melorra ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2019Series B$5.5MYes · Apr 2021
Mar 2019Seed$1.0MYes · Dec 2020
Sep 2018Series A$1.9MNo later round recorded
Apr 2017Series B$3.7MNo later round recorded
Apr 2017Seed$2.3MYes · Mar 2019
Jul 2015Seed$591KNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 12-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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