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Angel investor · Bengaluru, India

Vishal Vijay Gupta.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2015–2026
85%

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

First investment stage across 41 companies28 Seed, 7 Angel and 6 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 28Angel 7Other 6

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

41 companies · 50 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 03 Jul 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

Vishal Vijay Gupta has dated investments in 41 companies. 35 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (85.4%). 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

1 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 7 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2024-07-03. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

29 of 40 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.

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04

Use a specific point of relevance

FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 12 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 3 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 21 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
$330K–$2.8M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 40 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
1companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 7 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
73%

Another equity round within 24 months

29 of 40 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
23%

This investor invested again within 24 months

9 of the same 40 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.

41matching companies
$776Kmedian first round (40 disclosed)
1first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Nasher Miles ↗

Online retailer of travel luggage, backpacks, and related travel accessories

$4.0M total first round
Seed

RocketPay ↗

App-based recurring payment collection solutions for businesses

$972K total first round
Seed

LoanKuber ↗

Provider of mortgage loans focused on low-income communities and MSMEs

$2.9M 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
FinTech12
Retail Tech10
B2C E-Commerce8
Payments6
Commerce Enablers5
NBFC Lenders5
Food Tech5
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
Angel7 disclosed
$140K$82K–$189K
Seed27 disclosed
$945K$498K–$2.8M
Series A5 disclosed
$1.6M$1.4M–$3.0M
$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.

40
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
72.5%
29 of 40 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
22.5%
9 of 40 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 1 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
Angel75 / 73 / 7
Seed2720 / 275 / 27
Series A53 / 51 / 5
Series C11 / 10 / 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

LetsVenture

9 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2023
04
ANGEL

Hitesh Kotak

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2022
05
ANGEL

Rohit Anand ↗

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2022
06
FIRM

Angel List

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2023

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.

41 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Jul 2024Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
RocketPay ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2023Seed$972KNo later round recorded
Jan 2023Seed$2.9MNo later round recorded
Kiwi ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2022Seed$6.0MNo later round recorded
Aug 2022Seed$794KYes · Oct 2023
Jul 2022Seed$5.5MNo later round recorded
DAOLens ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2022Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
Curefoods ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2022Series C$44MNo later round recorded
BugBase ↗Singapore
May 2022Seed$477KNo later round recorded
CredRight ↗Hyderabad
Apr 2022Series A$1.4MNo later round recorded
Nosh ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2022Seed$305KNo later round recorded
LimeChat ↗Bengaluru
Mar 2022Seed$4.2MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Seed$2.8MNo later round recorded
upliance ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2021Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Falcon ↗Gurugram
Nov 2021Seed$2.4MNo later round recorded
ZUPPA ↗Chennai
Aug 2021Angel$67KNo later round recorded
OnSurity ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2021Series A$16MNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$945KNo later round recorded
Novio ↗Mumbai
Apr 2021Seed$759KYes · Mar 2022
Apr 2021Seed$759KYes · Mar 2022
Feb 2021Seed$200KYes · Dec 2022
Jan 2021Seed$417KNo later round recorded
Niki ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2020Series A$1.6MNo later round recorded
Feb 2020Angel$140KNo later round recorded
Jan 2020Angel$210KNo later round recorded
Jan 2019SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jul 2018Angel$189KYes · Apr 2020
Pareeksha ↗Gandhinagar
Jul 2018Angel$189KYes · Oct 2019
Mar 2018Seed$999KNo later round recorded
Botmetric ↗San Francisco
Aug 2017Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Mar 2017Angel$82KYes · Nov 2017
Dec 2016Seed$338KNo later round recorded
Pikkol ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2016Seed$520KNo later round recorded
Hackle ↗Bengaluru
Jun 2016Seed$520KNo later round recorded
Qyuki ↗Mumbai
Apr 2016Series A$529KYes · Jun 2017
TinMen ↗Hyderabad
Jan 2016Angel$82KNo later round recorded
Sep 2015Seed$714KYes · Apr 2017
Aug 2015Seed$389KNo later round recorded
Feb 2015Seed$289KNo later round recorded
Mad Street Den ↗Redwood City
Jan 2015Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 41-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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