INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Mumbai, India
Utpal Doshi
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Mumbai, India

Utpal Doshi.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

Find where your company fits, how rounds are assembled, and what happened after the first investment.

THE ENTRY PATTERN2017–2026
90%

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

First investment stage across 31 companies27 Seed, 1 Angel and 3 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 27Angel 1Other 3

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

31 companies · 42 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 26 Mar 2024
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

Utpal Doshi has dated investments in 31 companies. 28 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (90.3%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.

Explore the evidence ↗
02

Separate activity from reputation

0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 8 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2024-03-26. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

Explore the evidence ↗
03

Plan the next financing step

25 of 31 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 9 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.

Explore the evidence ↗
04

Use a specific point of relevance

FinTech 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 34 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.

Explore the evidence ↗
01 / THE READOUT

Four signals before you pitch.

Start with observed behavior.
Every rate has a defined denominator.

01 — ROUND CONTEXT
$254K–$783K

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 30 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

Size your round ↗
02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
0companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 8 in the preceding 24 months.

See the rhythm ↗
03 — NEXT FINANCING
81%

Another equity round within 24 months

25 of 31 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

Follow the path ↗
04 — REPEAT BACKING
29%

This investor invested again within 24 months

9 of the same 31 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.

Explore co-investors ↗
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.

31matching companies
$474Kmedian first round (30 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

ZenStatement ↗

AI-powered cashflow management platform for enterprises

$1.6M total first round
Seed

Money ↗

Provider of lending infrastructure and analytics platform for financial institutions

$612K total first round
Seed

50Fin ↗

Provider of digital solutions for loan origination and collateral management

$525K total first round
Explore matching portfolio companies ↓

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
FinTech6
Retail Tech6
B2C E-Commerce4
Cloud Banking3
FinTech SaaS3
Commerce Enablers3
E-Commerce Enablers3
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
$18K$18K–$18K
Seed26 disclosed
$474K$254K–$773K
Series A2 disclosed
$1.1M$943K–$1.3M
$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.

31
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
80.6%
25 of 31 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
29%
9 of 31 companies
i

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
Angel11 / 10 / 1
Seed2721 / 277 / 27
Series A22 / 21 / 2
Series B11 / 11 / 1
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

Inflection Point Ventures

16 shared rounds · 13 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2024
02
ANGEL

Jignesh Kenia ↗

12 shared rounds · 10 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2022
03
ANGEL

Sandeep Batra ↗

12 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2024
04
ANGEL

Venkat Iyer ↗

11 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2021
06
ANGEL

Ganesh Iyer ↗

9 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Sep 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.

31 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Mar 2024Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
Sep 2023Seed$612KNo later round recorded
50Fin ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2023Seed$525KNo later round recorded
LUZO ↗Mumbai
May 2023Seed$250KNo later round recorded
FroGo ↗Gurugram
Mar 2023Angel$18KNo later round recorded
FALCA ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2022Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Jul 2022Seed$179KNo later round recorded
Knorish ↗Gurugram
May 2022Seed$525KNo later round recorded
Wizzy ↗Ahmedabad
Feb 2022Seed$300KNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Series A$1.5MYes · Jan 2024
May 2021Seed$387KYes · Dec 2021
Mar 2021Seed$264KYes · Sep 2022
Mar 2021Seed$849KNo later round recorded
Feb 2021Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Jan 2021Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Jan 2021Seed$540KNo later round recorded
Jan 2021Seed$66KNo later round recorded
Apr 2020Seed$864KNo later round recorded
Apr 2020Seed$65KYes · Sep 2021
Apr 2020Seed$66KYes · Sep 2021
MoveWorld ↗Bengaluru
Jan 2020Seed$364KYes · Sep 2020
Dror ↗Gurugram
Jan 2020Seed$423KNo later round recorded
Dec 2019Series B$293KYes · Jun 2021
Oga ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2019Seed$687KYes · Sep 2020
Oct 2019Seed$61KNo later round recorded
Jun 2019Series A$760KNo later round recorded
Fashor ↗Chennai
Mar 2019Seed$791KNo later round recorded
Nov 2018Seed$393KNo later round recorded
Nov 2017Seed$42KYes · May 2019
Skillenza ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2017Seed$720KNo later round recorded
Aisle ↗Bengaluru
Feb 2017SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 31-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

    RESEARCH THE FIT. THEN MAKE THE CASE.

    Your pitch starts with
    your company.

    Research your market ↗
    RADAR / COMPANY DISCOVERY

    Find the businesses
    worth a closer look.

    Search Mumbai, India investor companies in Radar. Filter the company directory to explore the businesses behind your market and investor research.

    Explore companies in Radar ↗
    FLIAR / CUSTOM DASHBOARD SERVICE

    A research dashboard.
    Built for your company.

    We build customized research dashboards for companies. Tell us which competitors, markets and questions matter to your team, and discuss a dashboard designed around your needs.

    Discuss a custom dashboard ↗A customized service from Fliar. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
    FLIAR PRISM / RESEARCH TOOL

    Turn your questions
    into deeper research.

    Use Fliar Prism to research a company, market or topic, with reports and insights drawn from its research dataset.

    Explore Fliar Prism ↗Start with the company or question you want to understand.
    CONTINUE YOUR RESEARCH

    Continue with Radar

    Sign in to Radar to continue researching this investor.

    Sign in to Radar ↗