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Utsav Somani

Offline

Delhi

Work Experience

2023

  • Founder

    2023

    A private members' community for the top 10% of Indian tech founders and CEOs. Members (co-founders): Zomato, Noise, Shiprocket, CoinDCX, Ultrahuman, Ola Cabs, Country Delight, InsuranceDekho, Boult Audio, Rebel Foods, The Whole Truth, Blue Tokai Coffee, Bizongo and more. Backers (co-founders): Razorpay, Groww, BharatPe, Park+, Polygon, Mosaic Wellness, M2P, GoKwik, Tanmay Bhat, TechBurner, DeVC, Better Capital and more.

2020

  • Partner

    2020

    India's first micro-fund backed by top global founders and investors. Fund I: GoKwik, Privado, Velocity, Even, Pepper, RocketLane + 30 more. Fund II: Rattle, Ultrahuman, Vetic, Park+, AppsForBharat, M2P + 30 more.

2022

  • Partner

    2022

    Where Indian founders get their first $1M fund to invest.

2018 - 2023

  • Partner

    2018 - 2023

    World's largest startup platform — now in India — angellistindia.com

2016 - 2023

  • India

    2016 - 2023

    AngelList is the world's largest marketplace for startup investing and jobs. Time to bring it to India.

2014 - 2023

  • Portfolio

    2014 - 2023

    Pristyn Care (follow-on: Tiger Global, Sequoia, Greenoaks, Hummingbird) - Asset-light elective surgeries BharatPe (follow-on: Tiger Global, Dragoneer, Sequoia, Coatue, Beenext, Insight, Ribbit, Steadview) - UPI-based QR code payments for merchants CoinDCX (follow-on: B Capital, Bain Capital, Polychain, BitMEX, Coinbase) - India's largest crypto exchange Jupiter (follow-on: Sequoia, Matrix, 3one4, Bedrock, Nubank) - India's best neobank Park+ (follow-on: Sequoia, Matrix, Epiq) - Super-app for car owners Mosaic Wellness (follow-on: Elevation, Sequoia, Matrix) - Fulfilling your wellness needs Onsurity (follow-on: Nexus, Quona) - Employee healthcare benefits Arata (follow-on: DSG Consumer) - 100% plant-based personal care Sleepy Owl (follow-on: DSG Consumer, Rukam) - D2C coffee brand Sugar (follow-on: Elevation, A91) - Online cosmetics brand BukuKas (follow-on: Tiger Global, CapitalG, Sequoia India) - Tech stack for Indonesian MSMEs LogiNext (exit: Tiger Global, Steadview, PayTM) - Big Data for Logistics Betaout (exit: Bluecore) - Behavioural marketing personalisation for e-commerce Innov8 (exit: OYO) - Coworking spaces for developing markets Testbook (exit: Classplus) - One-stop online test preparation AdPushup (exit: Geniee) - Ad revenue optimization for web publishers Updated portfolio at angel.co/p/utsav-somani & utsavsomani.com/portfolio

2020 - 2022

  • Network Leader

    2020 - 2022

    Advising Indian investments for Village Global - an early stage venture capital firm backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and many more of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.

2018 - 2022

  • Partner

    2018 - 2022

    Orchid - Keeping internet free from surveillance and censorship Dfinity - Unbounded and self-governing blockchain computer Origin - Protocol for sharing economy marketplaces Bitcoin - Decentralized digital currency Blockstack - Decentralized computing network and app ecosystem Terra - Price-stable cryptocurrency designed for mass adoption Dirt - Protocol for trusted data Conflux - Scalable consensus protocol nCent - Incentive market protocol for solving hard problems Chia - Energy saving proof-of-space protocol

2020 - 2021

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2021

    Southeast Asia's first micro-fund backed by top global founders. Investing in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand.

2020 - 2020

  • Angel Fellowship ODA1

    2020 - 2020

    ODA will help accelerate founders and experienced operators along the path to becoming successful angel investors, helping them build a co-investor network, hone their skills, and broaden their knowledge of trends and markets.