About Shashwat Kumar
Shashwat Kumar is an entrepreneur, an angel investor and a board member based out of Singapore. They did their Bachelors from IIT Kanpur Alumni in 1999. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2010 through Zyointech. Shashwat Kumar has founded 2 companies. As an angel investor, Shashwat Kumar has a portfolio of 16 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Consumer, Enterprise Applications and 11 more sectors. They invest in companies across India and United States. Their most notable investments include companies like Simplilearn and LeadSquared. Shashwat Kumar is currently serving as a board member at Simpliwork.
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Shashwat Kumar's Investments
Shashwat Kumar has invested in 16 companies. Their most recent investment was in AndOr (Seed Round) on Jan 14, 2022. Their investments are primarily in Consumer, Enterprise Applications and 11 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in India and United States.Here is the list of recent investments by Shashwat Kumar:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 14, 2022 | Seed | $886K | ||
Nov 18, 2021 | Seed | $498K | ||
Oct 13, 2021 | Seed | $530K | ||
Sep 10, 2021 | Seed | $390K |
Shashwat Kumar's Portfolio Exits
Here are the details of all portfolio exits by Shashwat Kumar:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of online certification programs and bootcamps for professional skill development | Plano (United States) | $80.9M | 2010 | Acquisition | Jul 19, 2021 | |
Instructor-led online courses | Bengaluru (India) | $3.23M | 2011 | Acquisition | Oct 01, 2025 | |
Provider of cloud consulting, DevOps, and digital transformation services | Pune (India) | $1.77M | 2010 | Acquisition | Apr 18, 2024 |
Shashwat Kumar's Portfolio Unicorns
Shashwat Kumar has 1 unicorn in the portfolio which is LeadSquared.
Here is the detail of this portfolio unicorn:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Developer of a platform providing sales, marketing, field, and service solutions | $204M | 2011 | Series C | Bengaluru |
Shashwat Kumar's Founded Companies
Shashwat Kumar has founded 2 companies namely Khetal Advisors and Zyointech.
Here are the details of all founded companies by Shashwat Kumar:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M&A advisory firm | - | 2012 | Unfunded | Bengaluru | |
Software Services Provider | - | 2010 | Unfunded | Bengaluru |
Shashwat Kumar's Board Memberships
Shashwat Kumar has 1 current board membership in Simpliwork.Here is the detail of this board membership:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of custom-designed, compliant offices with facility management and flexible leases | $2.53M | Series A | CURRENT | Jan 10, 2018 | - |
Shashwat Kumar's Top News
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Car Repair & Servicing Startup Pitstop Raises Seed FundingInc42•Jul 11, 2016•Pitstop, Myntra, Livspace, Anuj Srivastava and 10 others
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Exclusive: Myntra, Livspace founders back car service booking platform Pitstop | TechcircleVCCircle•Jan 06, 2016•Pitstop, Anuj Srivastava, Ramakant Sharma, Ashutosh Lawania and 8 others
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