About Apoorva Sharma
Apoorva Sharma is an entrepreneur, an angel investor and a board member based out of Mumbai, India. They did their Masters from Asia-Pacific Institute of Management in 1999. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2015 through Beardo. Apoorva Sharma has founded 6 companies. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of Beardo, Venture Catalysts, 100Unicorns and 3 more. As an angel investor, Apoorva Sharma has a portfolio of 15 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Consumer, Retail and 13 more sectors. They invest in companies across India and United States. Their most notable investments include companies like ConfirmTkt and Renee Cosmetics. Apoorva Sharma is currently serving as a board member at Venture Catalysts, which they founded. In the past, they have acted as a board member of Beardo and vPhrase.
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Apoorva Sharma's Investments
Apoorva Sharma has invested in 15 companies. Their most recent investment was in Good To Go (Seed Round) on Sep 22, 2023. Their investments are primarily in Consumer, Retail and 13 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in India and United States.Here is the list of recent investments by Apoorva Sharma:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 22, 2023 | Seed | $797K | ||
Jul 14, 2022 | Series A | $10M | ||
Oct 01, 2021 | Seed | $1.5M | and 8 more | |
Aug 05, 2021 | Seed | $2M |
Apoorva Sharma's Portfolio Exits
Apoorva Sharma has 2 Portfolio Exits namely ConfirmTkt and Supr Daily.
Here are the details of all portfolio exits by Apoorva Sharma:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of online platform for booking train tickets and related services | Bengaluru (India) | $1.21M | 2014 | Acquisition | Feb 04, 2021 | |
Retail platform offering multi-category grocery products | Bengaluru (India) | $1.92M | 2015 | Acquisition | Jun 12, 2018 |
Apoorva Sharma's Founded Companies
Here is the list of top founded companies by Apoorva Sharma:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online brand offering mens grooming products | $1.7M | 2015 | Acquired | Ahmedabad | |
Sector agnostic incubator and venture capital investment firm | - | 2016 | Unfunded | Mumbai | |
Platform providing business solution and mentorship program to startups | - | 2020 | Unfunded | Mumbai |
Apoorva Sharma's Board Memberships
Apoorva Sharma has 1 current and 2 past board memberships including Beardo and Venture Catalysts.Here is the detail of this board membership:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online brand offering mens grooming products | $1.7M | Acquired | PAST | Nov 08, 2016 | Mar 17, 2017 | |
Sector agnostic incubator and venture capital investment firm | - | Unfunded | CURRENT | Sep 30, 2016 | - |
Apoorva Sharma's Top News
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Vehicle services startup CleanseCar raises pre-Series A funding of $2MYahoo•Oct 09, 2019•CleanseCar, AutoBrix, Haldirams, Venture Catalysts and 18 others
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Coutloot raises $1 million in Pre-Series A funding from Jadevalue Fintech,othersTechStory•Apr 04, 2018•CoutLoot, Artha Group, Venture Catalysts, JadeValu and 36 others
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EasyRewardz bags $2.0 million series A funding from TransContinental Venture Fund and Venture CatalystsIndiatimes•Nov 13, 2017•EasyRewardz, allaboutrewards.com, Trans Continental Venture Fund, IQSS Infotech and 29 others
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