# Akhil Paul

> Akhil Paul is a seed investor at Caparo (London) backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Caparo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caparo)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhil-paul-135b8a16/
- Website: http://www.caparo.com

Akhil Paul is a seed investor at Caparo in London focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. I invest in companies with a long term & flexible approach, building relationships with business owners, management teams and entrepreneurs to align interests, evolve businesses & create lasting value.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$8.5M |
| Series A | $4.2M–$26M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 42% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 42% |
| Analytics | 2 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 17% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 17% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 50% |
| Series A | 3 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 33% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| Singapore | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gradient Labs | Gradient Labs is an AI firm developing an operating system for AI agents to automate manual, repetitive tasks. | $3.6M | Seed | Aug 20, 2024 |  |
| Repacket | 0pass is an identity platform that allows for the most secure login mechanisms to be used for every login across the entire organization. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Surfboard | Surfboard provides scheduling and building workforce management through customer service software. | $4.9M | Seed | Nov 21, 2022 |  |
| Topsort | Topsort specializes in AI-powered auction tools and infrastructure APIs. Topsort's solutions help brands build profitable ad businesses without relying on third-party cookies or invasive user tracking. The company's offerings include a turnkey retail media platform, a unified ad network, and advanced data analytics capabilities thatdeliver exceptional returns on ad spend. | $8.5M | Seed | Mar 10, 2022 |  |
| LocoNav | LocoNav is a provider of an online fleet management software used to deliver a single platform to run and manage fleet operations with ease. Its software offers GPS and intelligent analytics that track vehicle's speed, direction, and smart alerts that enable vehicle owners, businesses, and transporters to improve security, operations andreduce costs.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $37M | Series B | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| Ellipsis Health | Sage provides 24/7 support and simplified healthcare navigation, guiding patients through complex healthcare processes with empathetic conversation. | $26M | Series A | Jun 15, 2021 |  |
| Kyt | Kyt is an early-stage EdTech startup building a world-class online-first academy for extra-curricular courses, designed by the best instructors from around the world and offering individual and small group live classes for ages 5 to 15 years.They believe that interests and hobbies aren’t just extra – they are essential to all-round development.Nurturing interests outside the world of academia equips children with essential life skills. Plus, access to reputable institutions and respected teachers paves the way for a life-long love for learning.They want the children who sign up for classes to find something that interests them and wish to pursue whole-heartedly.Kyt is backed by Asia's marquee venture capital and industry veterans, that have just embarked on this journey and are excited to change how a child learns. | $5M | Series A | Jan 06, 2021 |  |
| Let's Dive | Empowering culture leaders to build engaged & connected remote teams | $1.7M | Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Tallarium | Tallarium uses AI to provide enterprise data solutions and to enable the largest global traders making more informed trading decisions. | $4.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| Stotles | Stotles is giving suppliers to government the tools and insights required to effectively find and win public-sector contracts. They aggregate and standardize huge amounts of data in order to give suppliers a complete view of thier market and surface the most relevant opportunites and intelligence in real time. Stotles is ensuring the best fitsuppliers work with governments by bringing transparency to the £12Tn that flows from governments to businesses every year. | $1.8M | Seed | Oct 14, 2020 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [7percent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-percent) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Foreword Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foreword-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [iSeed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iseed-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Caparo

VC Fund · Gurgaon, India

Caparo plc is a British company involved mainly in the steel industry, primarily in the design, manufacturing and marketing of steel engg.

4 contacts available at Caparo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akhil Paul | Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akhil-paul |
| Ambar Paul | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambar-paul |
| Angad Paul | Chief Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angad-paul |
| Lord Swraj Paul | Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lord-swraj-paul |

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## FAQ

### What does Akhil Paul invest in?

Akhil Paul invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 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 Akhil Paul's check size?

Akhil Paul typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$8.5M at Seed and $4.2M–$26M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Akhil Paul participates in.

### When did Akhil Paul last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akhil Paul closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 12 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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