# Ajay Narula

> Ajay Narula is a seed investor at Curtis (New York) backing Media and Entertainment and Theatre. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Curtis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curtis)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anarula

Ajay Narula is a seed investor at Curtis in New York focused on Media and Entertainment and Theatre. Ajay Narula - CEO & President @ Curtis

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 100% |
| Theatre | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Ticketing | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kinema | Kinema is building the world's largest network of alternative theaters - enabling organizers across the world to host unique events in-person and online. | $2M | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Dealflicks | Dealflicks is like Priceline.com, but for movie theaters. Every day you can save up to 60% on movie tickets and concessions at your favorite theaters watching your favorite movies with your favorite people.Theaters love us because we get butts in their empty seats. In fact, 88% of movie theater seats are currently empty because of high prices,home entertainment, and internet-based alternatives. At the same time, over 40 billion dollars are spent on movie tickets and concessions each year worldwide, and the market is growing. | $1.7M | Seed | Jul 21, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Galaxy Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-digital-lp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [I2BF Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i2bf-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kindred Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kindred-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Leyden Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leyden-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lupa Systems](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lupa-systems-a816) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rosepaul Investments / RosePaul Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rosepaul-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Curtis

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Curtis.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ajay Narula | CEO & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-narula |

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## FAQ

### What does Ajay Narula invest in?

Ajay Narula invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Theatre and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ajay Narula's check size?

Ajay Narula typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ajay Narula participates in.

### When did Ajay Narula last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ajay Narula closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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