About Vikram Chachra
Vikram Chachra is an entrepreneur, an angel investor and a board member based out of India. They did their Masters from NYU Stern School of Business in 1998. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2005 through Eight Capital Management. Vikram Chachra has founded 3 companies. They are currently acting as the founder of Eight Innovate. Prior to this, Vikram Chachra co-founded Eight Capital Management. As an angel investor, Vikram Chachra has a portfolio of 18 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Retail, FinTech and 10 more sectors. They invest in companies across India and United States. Their most notable investments include companies like CarWale and Ezetap. Vikram Chachra is currently serving as a board member at TransBnk and Easebuzz. In the past, they have acted as a board member of OnlineTyari.
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Vikram Chachra's Investments
Vikram Chachra has invested in 18 companies. Their most recent investment was in 8vdX (Seed Round) on May 27, 2022. Their investments are primarily in Retail, FinTech and 10 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in India and United States.Here is the list of recent investments by Vikram Chachra:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 27, 2022 | Seed | $3M | ||
Apr 08, 2021 | Seed | $1M | ||
Nov 06, 2018 | Series A | $3.6M | ||
Apr 11, 2017 | Seed | $23.2K |
Vikram Chachra's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Vikram Chachra:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
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Online listing platforms that facilitate the sale of second-hand cars | Mumbai (India) | $5.85M | 2003 | Acquisition | Nov 12, 2015 | |
Cloud-based mPOS software and hardware solutions for businesses | Bengaluru (India) | $66.4M | 2011 | Acquisition | Aug 16, 2022 | |
Provider of multi-lingual test preparation platform | Bengaluru (India) | $5.77M | 2014 | Acquisition | Feb 05, 2020 | |
Provider of full truckload transportation services | Delhi (India) | $40.5M | 2006 | Acquisition | Mar 28, 2019 |
Vikram Chachra's Founded Companies
Vikram Chachra has founded 3 companies namely Eight Capital Management, Eight Innovate and 8i Ventures.
Here are the details of all founded companies by Vikram Chachra:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PE firm invests in India | - | 2005 | Unfunded | Norwalk | |
Seed-stage tech-focused VC firm investing in geographies such as India | - | 2015 | Deadpooled | Mumbai | |
Venture capital firm investing in seed and early-stage startups | - | 2018 | Deadpooled | Mumbai |
Vikram Chachra's Board Memberships
Vikram Chachra has 2 current and 1 past board memberships including TransBnk and Easebuzz.Here are the details of all board memberships by Vikram Chachra:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of open finance infrastructure for transaction banking and related services | $30M | Series B | CURRENT | Sep 19, 2024 | - | |
Provider of payment solutions and software as a service APIs | $27.4M | Series A | CURRENT | May 04, 2021 | - |
Vikram Chachra's Top News
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Signzy lands Rs 24 crore from Stellaris, othersIndiatimes•Nov 20, 2018•Signzy Technologies, Stellaris, Kalaari Capital, 8i Ventures and 5 others
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4 Startups Win On The Spot Funding Of INR 15 Lakhs Each At IIT Bombay's Ten Minute Million - Inc42 MediaInc42•Jan 31, 2016•Color String, GAMOOZ, Strike, Anupam Mittal and 2 others
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India’s OnlineTyari Raises $750,000 To Help Job Seekers Prepare For Exams – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Sep 10, 2015•OnlineTyari, 500 Global, Tandem Capital, 3one4 Capital and 15 others
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