Anirudh Damani Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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17
- Portfolio
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11
- Exits
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6

Anirudh Damani General Information
Description
Mr. Anirudh Damani serves as a Director at Artha India Ventures. He served as a Board Member at HobSpace. He served as a Board Member at LenDenClub Alpha. He serves as a Board Member at Agnikul. He also serves as a Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund. He served as a Board Member at Hubler, FindURClass, Getwork, Lemnisk, and Linden Alpha. He is an Angel Investor. He served as an Advisor at Venture Catalysts (Mumbai). He is a 4th generation entrepreneur. He serves as a Board Member at LenDen Club. His entrepreneurial career began as the co-founder of a company that procured long-term energy contracts for power companies in the deregulated U.S. energy markets. His job responsibilities included: i. Recruiting, training, developing, nurturing & firing salespeople ii. Developing & mentoring sales managers, area managers & regional managers iii. Developed & trained his team on sales & marketing material He started investing in early-stage startups as an angel investor; to help young founders with the knowledge, he had gained from sales, marketing & human resources. Leveraging his vast entrepreneurial knowledge, he was able to quickly identify disruptive products & services and teams capable of executing their plans. Some of the successful investments that he has personally made include Exotel, NowFloats, OYO Rooms, Tala, and CoutLoot. He also sits on the board of many startup & angel networks as his investment acumen, sales & marketing experience, team building & leadership quotient are eagerly sought by investors and founders. He is an active member of the Indian Angel Network and a Board member of Venture Catalyst. Previously on various boards at Venture Nursery As a Managing Partner at AVF, his role is to identify, evaluate, and negotiate investments in startups. Post investment he works with the founders to achieve the right product-market fit, develop effective sales and marketing strategies, help founders recruit key personnel, and help them in setting up key processes that will enable them to build strong successful businesses. He is also the key point of contact for LPs in the fund and sits on the investment committee of AVF-I. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group which stands for entrepreneurship, sustainability, and growth working in unison to achieve corporate goals, inspired him to create Artha Group. He chose early-stage investing and renewable energy as the focus areas for the group. In renewable energy, he sees the ability for each village of India to become a center of economic growth and in Indian entrepreneurship the thrust to light up our great country. He oversees all the activities of the group and is primarily responsible for maintaining and promoting the corporate culture and ethics and is the group's spokesperson. Recently, he has taken on the responsibility of GP for the first early-stage VC fund out of the Artha stable. He has completed his Double Major in Economics and Business Administration from Austin College, Texas, USA.
Business Details
Investor Status
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Corporate Office
- A 902 Marathon Futurex Lower Parel
- Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
- India
Anirudh Damani Investments (17)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Coutloot | 19-Aug-2021 | Later Stage VC | Internet Retail | Generating Revenue | ||
Frido. | 01-Apr-2020 | Other Devices and Supplies | Generating Revenue | |||
The Bohri Kitchen | 18-Dec-2017 | Restaurants and Bars | Generating Revenue | |||
Chai Break | 11-Dec-2017 | Restaurants and Bars | Generating Revenue | |||
Nuos | 29-Mar-2017 | Electronics (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
Supr Techlabs | 21-Dec-2016 | Specialty Retail | Generating Revenue | |||
LenDenClub | 12-Apr-2016 | Consumer Finance | Profitable | |||
Inc42 | 09-Feb-2016 | Publishing | Generating Revenue | |||
FindURClass | 28-Jan-2016 | Seed Round | Information Services (B2C) | Out of Business | ||
SIFTR Labs | 24-Jan-2016 | Seed Round | Automation/Workflow Software | Generating Revenue |
Anirudh Damani Exits (6)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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FindURClass | 01-Oct-2023 | Out of Business | |
Confirmtkt | 18-Feb-2021 | ||
Supr Techlabs | 01-Aug-2018 | ||
SIFTR Labs | 29-Mar-2017 | ||
Klip.In | 01-Jan-2017 | Out of Business | |
Paletly Designs | 01-Jun-2015 | Merger/Acquisition |
Anirudh Damani Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Anirudh Damani Co-Investors (10)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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360-Nautica | 1 |
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NB Ventures |
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Venture Catalysts (Mumbai) |
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Anirudh Damani FAQs
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Who is Anirudh Damani?
Anirudh Damani is an angel Investor who has made 17 investments.
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What kind of investor is Anirudh Damani?
Anirudh Damani is an angel investor.
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What does Anirudh Damani do?
As an angel investor, Anirudh Damani invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Anirudh Damani invested in?
Anirudh Damani has made numerous investments in companies like Coutloot, Frido., and The Bohri Kitchen within the Internet Retail, Devices and Supplies, and Restaurants and Bars industries.
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What has Anirudh Damani invested in recently?
Anirudh Damani's latest investment was on 19-Aug-2021 in Coutloot, a company within the Internet Retail industry.
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