Vinayak Hegde Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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4
- Portfolio
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1
- Exits
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3

Vinayak Hegde General Information
Description
Mr. Vinayak Hegde is an Angel Investor. He served as Advisor at Simple. He served as Chief Technology Officer at Zoomcar. He serves as Volunteer at IETF. He also served as Vice President, Engineering at Helpshift. He also served as Lead Architect / Manager at InMobi. He has worked across different domains such as Embedded Systems, Content Delivery Networks, Ad Technology and CRM software and has more than 16 years of experience in the software industry. Through his career, he has worked in various capacities, spanning from individual contributor roles to senior leadership roles. He also founded his own startup which consulted with various growth-stage startups and helped them scale their tech stacks as well as their teams. He graduated from Mumbai University with a Computer Science degree.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Vinayak Hegde Investments (4)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Simple | 26-Dec-2023 | Later Stage VC | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | ||
Venuelabs | 16-May-2015 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
ReadyPulse | 31-Mar-2015 | Early Stage VC | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | ||
SquareHub | 01-Oct-2013 | Angel (individual) | Social/Platform Software | Out of Business |
Vinayak Hegde Exits (3)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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SquareHub | 01-Jul-2019 | Out of Business | |
ReadyPulse | 05-Apr-2016 | ||
Venuelabs | 18-Jun-2015 |
Vinayak Hegde Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Vinayak Hegde Co-Investors (3)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Brent Rice | 1 |
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Vinayak Hegde FAQs
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Who is Vinayak Hegde?
Vinayak Hegde is an angel Investor who has made 4 investments.
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What kind of investor is Vinayak Hegde?
Vinayak Hegde is an angel investor.
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What does Vinayak Hegde do?
As an angel investor, Vinayak Hegde invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Vinayak Hegde invested in?
Vinayak Hegde has made numerous investments in companies like Simple, Venuelabs, and ReadyPulse within the Media and Information Services (B2B), Business/Productivity Software, and Social/Platform Software industries.
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What has Vinayak Hegde invested in recently?
Vinayak Hegde's latest investment was on 26-Dec-2023 in Simple, a company within the Media and Information Services (B2B) industry.
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