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Ramakant Sharma is an entrepreneur, an angel investor and a board member based out of Bengaluru, India. They did their Masters from ISB in 2012. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2011 through VioletBag. Ramakant Sharma has founded 2 companies. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of Livspace. Prior to this, Ramakant Sharma co-founded VioletBag. As an angel investor, Ramakant Sharma has a portfolio of 119 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Consumer, Enterprise Applications and 29 more sectors. They invest in companies across India, United States and 1 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Purplle and Eloelo. Ramakant Sharma is currently serving as a board member at Livspace, which they founded. In the past, they have acted as a board member of PiggyRide and Baidyanath.
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Ramakant Sharma's Investments
Ramakant Sharma has invested in 119 companies. Their most recent investment was in AITS (Seed Round) on Dec 27, 2025. Their investments are primarily in Consumer, Enterprise Applications and 29 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in India, United States and 1 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Ramakant Sharma:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 27, 2025 | Seed | $4M | and 6 more | |
Dec 23, 2025 | Series A | $10.1M | ||
Dec 09, 2025 | Series A | $7.3M | ||
Aug 13, 2025 | Series A | $5.5M |
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Ramakant Sharma's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Ramakant Sharma:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Platform powering online and in-store retail operations using AI-driven tools | Mumbai (India) | $16M | 2012 | Acquisition | Aug 02, 2019 | |
Developer of personalized online learning and test preparation solutions | Mumbai (India) | $116M | 2013 | Acquisition | Jul 25, 2021 | |
Online reselling platform for multi-category products | Mumbai (India) | $22M | 2015 | Acquisition | Jun 14, 2021 | |
Online consignment platform for multi-category used products | Bengaluru (India) | $21.2M | 2015 | Acquisition | Mar 11, 2019 |
Ramakant Sharma's Portfolio Unicorns
Ramakant Sharma has 2 unicorns in the portfolio namely Purplle and CoinSwitch.
Here are the details of all portfolio unicorns by Ramakant Sharma:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Retailer of beauty and cosmetic products | $560M | 2012 | Series F | Mumbai | |
Broker-based online crypto trading and exchange platform | $302M | 2017 | Series C | Chennai |
Ramakant Sharma's Founded Companies
Here are the details of all founded companies by Ramakant Sharma:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chains providing residential interior design and modular home furnishing solutions | $512M | 2014 | Series F | Bengaluru | |
Online retail store for beauty products and fashion accessories | - | 2011 | Deadpooled | Bengaluru |
Ramakant Sharma's Board Memberships
Ramakant Sharma has 1 current and 2 past board memberships including Livspace and PiggyRide.Here is the detail of this board membership:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chains providing residential interior design and modular home furnishing solutions | $512M | Series F | CURRENT | Aug 14, 2018 | - | |
Provider of safe and hygienic transportation services for children | $2.95M | Series A | PAST | Aug 18, 2021 | Nov 06, 2021 |
Ramakant Sharma's Top News
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Fintech startup Klub raises $2 mn pre-seed round from Surge, angel investorsTheNewsMinute•Jan 14, 2020•EMVC, Better Capital, Tracxn Labs, 9Unicorns and 18 others
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Fintech startup GroMo raises Rs 4 crore in seed fundingIndiatimes•Jun 12, 2019•GroMo, Ramakant Sharma, Utsav Somani
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Niki.ai Raises ₹11.6 Crore in Convertible Debt FundingTechiexpert•May 22, 2019•Niki, Unilazer Ventures, Recruit Strategic Partners, Vistra ITCL and 13 others
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