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Angel investor · Bengaluru, India

Zishaan Hayath.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
86%

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

First investment stage across 35 companies19 Seed, 11 Angel and 5 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 19Angel 11Other 5

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

35 companies · 39 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 07 Jul 2023
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

Zishaan Hayath has dated investments in 35 companies. 30 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (85.7%). 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 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2023-07-07. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

23 of 35 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 10 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 5 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 12 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
$277K–$980K

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 31 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 2 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
66%

Another equity round within 24 months

23 of 35 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
11%

This investor invested again within 24 months

4 of the same 35 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.

35matching companies
$422Kmedian first round (31 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Trential ↗

Provider of blockchain-based digital identity and credentials management solutions

$2.0M total first round
Seed

Seekho.ai ↗

AI-powered platform offering professional courses

$469K total first round
Seed

ForeignAdmits ↗

B2B based marketplace offering study abroad consultants

$422K 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-Commerce10
FinTech5
Retail Tech5
Gig Employers4
EdTech3
HealthTech3
Commercial Real Estate Tech3
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
$300K$140K–$377K
Seed19 disclosed
$422K$277K–$774K
Series A4 disclosed
$3.4M$2.6M–$4.6M
$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.

35
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
65.7%
23 of 35 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
11.4%
4 of 35 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
Angel118 / 111 / 11
Seed1911 / 193 / 19
Series A43 / 40 / 4
Series B11 / 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
ANGEL

Abhishek Jain ↗

12 shared rounds · 12 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2016
02
ANGEL

Gagan Goyal ↗

9 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2015
06
FIRM

Powai Lake Ventures

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2015

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.

35 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Trential ↗Gurugram
Jul 2023Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Jul 2022Seed$469KNo later round recorded
May 2022Seed$422KNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Series B$41MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Series A$3.2MNo later round recorded
Wealthy ↗Bengaluru
Dec 2021Series A$7.5MNo later round recorded
OneCare ↗Bengaluru
Nov 2021Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Pazcare ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2021Series A$3.6MNo later round recorded
Nov 2016Seed$377KYes · Jan 2017
Oct 2016Series A$960KNo later round recorded
Jul 2016Seed$1.7MNo later round recorded
Dec 2015Seed$268KNo later round recorded
Nov 2015Angel$393KNo later round recorded
Nov 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Inayo ↗Mumbai
Oct 2015Seed$300KNo later round recorded
Sep 2015Seed$512KNo later round recorded
Pickingo ↗Gurugram
Aug 2015Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Drivezy ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2015Seed$790KNo later round recorded
Shadowfax ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2015Angel$300KNo later round recorded
Jul 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Eatlo ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2015Seed$757KNo later round recorded
Zostel ↗Gurugram
Apr 2015Seed$146KYes · Jul 2015
Mar 2015Angel$125KNo later round recorded
Mar 2015Seed$500KNo later round recorded
Feb 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Feb 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Feb 2015Seed$209KNo later round recorded
Feb 2015Seed$217KYes · Apr 2015
Feb 2015Seed$289KNo later round recorded
Jan 2015Seed$257KNo later round recorded
Adpushup ↗Wilmington
Oct 2014Angel$632KNo later round recorded
Oct 2013Angel$98KYes · Mar 2015
Fynd ↗Mumbai
Jul 2013Seed$285KNo later round recorded
Housing ↗Gurugram
Sep 2012Angel$361KNo later round recorded
Ola Cabs ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2011Angel$156KNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 35-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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