# Akash Gupta

> Akash Gupta is a seed investor in London backing Apps, Travel and FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akash-gupta-567a022

Akash Gupta is a seed investor in London focused on Apps and Travel. Akash Gupta

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $268k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Payments | 1 | 20% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omnipresent | Omnipresent provides a human resource and onboarding SaaS platform designed to help companies hire remote-working local teams worldwide. It handles local employment compliance, payroll, human resource support, and benefits for international teams, enabling clients to effectively hire and manage full-time personnel internationally.A fully remotecompany, the company was founded in 2019 and registered in London, England. | $2M | Seed | Aug 11, 2020 |  |
| Skrap | Skrap is an on-demand mobile marketplace for skip hire and other waste collection services. | $293K | Pre-Seed | Aug 31, 2018 |  |
| Kashing | Kashing uses smart payment technology that enables independent businesses to accept card payments. Thousands of independent business owners have turned to Kashing to power their payments and enable growth strategy. Their payment services are streamlined to offer its customers the best payment choices – whether they’d prefer to pay via card oronline.Kashing was founded in 2014 and is based in London, England. | $363K | Angel | Jul 01, 2017 |  |
| Kashing | Kashing uses smart payment technology that enables independent businesses to accept card payments. Thousands of independent business owners have turned to Kashing to power their payments and enable growth strategy. Their payment services are streamlined to offer its customers the best payment choices – whether they’d prefer to pay via card oronline.Kashing was founded in 2014 and is based in London, England. | $268K | Seed | Jan 26, 2017 |  |
| Esplorio | Esplorio helps you record your travels, share your experiences and discover new places. | $300K | Seed | Jul 23, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Entrepreneurs First](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneur-first) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Episode 1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/episode) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Playfair Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/playfair-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TrueSight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/truesight-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Akash Gupta invest in?

Akash Gupta invests primarily in Apps, Travel and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Akash Gupta's check size?

Akash Gupta typically joins rounds of $268k–$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 Akash Gupta participates in.

### When did Akash Gupta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akash Gupta closed in Aug 2020. Shizune tracks 5 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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