# Ajinkya Rahane

> Ajinkya Rahane is a seed investor in Mumbai backing Food and Beverage and Fruit. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ajinkyarahane88

Ajinkya Rahane is a seed investor in Mumbai focused on Food and Beverage and Fruit. Ajinkya Rahane

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 38% |
| Fruit | 1 | 13% |
| Shoes | 1 | 13% |
| Retail | 1 | 13% |
| Fashion | 1 | 13% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Angel | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 6 | 75% |
| South Korea | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chupps | Chupps is a direct-to-consumer sustainable footwear brand. |  | Series B | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| Canebot | Canebot developed a patented food-robotics solution offering fresh and hygienic sugarcane juice. |  | Seed | Jun 16, 2025 |  |
| Proxgy | Proxgy is an everywhere-as-a-service aggregation platform that uses a network of on-site proprietary technology along with human interactions to give you an on-demand, immersive real-time experience through a user-friendly application on your device. | $3M | Series A | Dec 26, 2024 |  |
| Krushak Mitra Agro Services | Krushak Mitra Agro Services is a platform that connects farmers and consumers, providing fresh fruits and vegetables. The company is known for its supply of a variety of produce, including superfoods and residue-free products. They have a direct connection with farmers in 100 villages near Nashik, which allows them to offer a wide range of variety.The company also provides services in the food and beverage industry. Their offerings include the pomegranate, a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub. The company's vision is to provide agri produce with provenance, ensuring the quality and freshness of their products. | $216.5K | Seed | Feb 16, 2024 |  |
| Oatey | Oatey is a dairy alternatives company offers refreshing plant-based oat beverage. |  |  | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| Oatey | Oatey is a dairy alternatives company offers refreshing plant-based oat beverage. |  | Angel | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| You Need Character | You Need Character is an animation production company that created animated characters for children's books, videos and games. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 04, 2022 |  |
| Merakisan | Merakisan is an online digital tool to help consumers in India who value fresh food and goods sourced from local Kisans (Farmers). This portal has been developed keeping in mind the needs and requirements of consumers in search of quality farmers and also to create visibility of those Kisans who are producing quality Agro Products. Merakisan aimsto bring together local farmers to supply healthy products to all the customers using smart technology. |  | Angel | Mar 12, 2020 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mahratta Chamber Of Commerce Industries & Agriculture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mahratta-chamber-of-commerce-industries-agriculture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ajinkya Rahane invest in?

Ajinkya Rahane invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Fruit and Shoes startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ajinkya Rahane last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ajinkya Rahane closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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