About Amrish Rau
Amrish Rau is an angel investor and an entrepreneur based out of Singapore, Singapore. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2002 through PayU. Amrish Rau has founded 2 companies. Prior to this, Amrish Rau co-founded Citrus Pay. As an angel investor, Amrish Rau has a portfolio of 47 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like FinTech, Enterprise Applications and 17 more sectors. They invest in companies across India, United States and 6 more. Their most notable investments include companies like MPL and Raise.
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Amrish Rau's Investments
Amrish Rau has invested in 47 companies. Their most recent investment was in Jupiter (Series C Round) on Jun 21, 2024. Their investments are primarily in FinTech, Enterprise Applications and 17 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in India, United States and 6 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Amrish Rau:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 21, 2024 | Series C | $21.6M | ||
Jun 04, 2024 | Series A | $15M | and 4 more | |
Mar 28, 2023 | Seed | $3.5M | ||
Jan 24, 2023 | Seed | $4M |
Amrish Rau's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Amrish Rau:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of in-store and online payment, prepaid, and financial solutions | Noida (India) | $954M | 1998 | IPO | Nov 14, 2025 | |
Provider of an online lending platform offering point of sale financing | Bengaluru (India) | $206M | 2013 | Acquisition | Sep 04, 2025 | |
Provider of an AI-powered platform for optimizing logistics and delivery | Milpitas (United States) | $82.5M | 2015 | Acquisition | Oct 07, 2025 | |
Social platform for sharing short videos | Bengaluru (India) | $8.62M | 2020 | Acquisition | Jun 10, 2022 |
Amrish Rau's Portfolio Unicorns
Here is the list of top portfolio unicorns by Amrish Rau:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator of an online platform providing real money skill-based gaming | $401M | 2018 | Series E | Bengaluru | |
Developer of financial service products and infrastructure for Indian residents | $146M | 2021 | Series B | Mumbai |
Amrish Rau's Founded Companies
Amrish Rau has founded 2 companies namely PayU and Citrus Pay.
Here are the details of all founded companies by Amrish Rau:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses | $35.1M | 2002 | Series C | Amsterdam | |
Online payment app for consumers and businesses | $32.5M | 2011 | Acquired | Mumbai |
Amrish Rau's Top News
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Khatabook raises $25M to help businesses in India record financial transactions digitally and accept online paymentstvtnews.com•Sep 30, 2019•Khatabook, Notable Capital, RTP Global, Sequoia Capital and 30 others
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Kunal Shah's Cred raises $4 million from Sequoia CapitalYourStory•Jul 26, 2019•CRED, Sequoia Capital, FreeCharge, Snapdeal and 33 others
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Signzy lands Rs 24 crore from Stellaris, othersIndiatimes•Nov 20, 2018•Signzy Technologies, Stellaris Venture Partners, Kalaari Capital, 8i Ventures and 5 others
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