About Rakesh Malhotra
Rakesh Malhotra is an entrepreneur, an angel investor and a board member based out of Singapore, Singapore. They did their Bachelors from Jadavpur University in 1983. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 1988 through SAR. Rakesh Malhotra has founded 13 companies. They are currently acting as the founder of Lectrix, and as the co-founder of Livpure, Livguard, Lectrix and 7 more. As an angel investor, Rakesh Malhotra has a portfolio of 29 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Consumer, Retail and 19 more sectors. They invest in companies across India and United States. Their most notable investments include companies like Zypp Electric and Pandorum. Rakesh Malhotra is currently serving as a board member at Livpure, Symbiotic Sciences and 1 more company, which they founded. In the past, they have acted as a board member of Livguard, Livfin and 1 more company.
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Rakesh Malhotra's Investments
Rakesh Malhotra has invested in 29 companies. Their most recent investment was in MaxWholesale (Series A Round) on Sep 10, 2021. Their investments are primarily in Consumer, Retail and 19 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in India and United States.Here is the list of recent investments by Rakesh Malhotra:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 10, 2021 | Series A | $1.02M | ||
May 05, 2018 | Seed | $380K | ||
Jan 29, 2018 | Seed | $204K | ||
Dec 30, 2017 | Series A | $3.6M | and 46 more |
Rakesh Malhotra's Portfolio Exits
Rakesh Malhotra has 1 Portfolio Exit which is Kwench.
Here is the detail of this portfolio exit:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employee recognition and engagement platform | Mumbai (India) | $735K | 2008 | Acquisition | Apr 14, 2019 |
Rakesh Malhotra's Founded Companies
Here is the list of top founded companies by Rakesh Malhotra:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manufacturer of water purifiers, mattresses, bedding, and kitchen appliances | $93M | 2010 | Series C | Gurugram | |
Manufacturer of automotive batteries and solar products | $65.1M | 2014 | Series B | Gurugram | |
Manufacturer of electric two-wheeled vehicles and related charging infrastructure | - | 2019 | Unfunded | Gurugram |
Rakesh Malhotra's Board Memberships
Rakesh Malhotra has 3 current and 3 past board memberships including Livpure and Livguard.Here is the list of top board memberships by Rakesh Malhotra:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manufacturer of water purifiers, mattresses, bedding, and kitchen appliances | $93M | Series C | CURRENT | May 24, 2011 | - | |
Manufacturer of automotive batteries and solar products | $65.1M | Series B | PAST | Apr 29, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
Rakesh Malhotra's Top News
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Increff raises $3 mn from Binny Bansal, 021 to fuel next phase of growthBusiness Standard•Apr 17, 2019•Increff, 021 Capital, Pandorum Technologies, Indian Angel Network and 56 others
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Spinny in talks to raise up to $15 millionMint•Nov 09, 2018•Spinny, Spinny, Accel, SAIF Partners and 30 others
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Knudge.me raises funds from Indian Angel NetworkIndiatimes•May 15, 2018•Knudge me, Indian Angel Network, Axilor Ventures, Jetty Ventures and 35 others
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