# Alex K Babu

> Alex K Babu is a seed investor in Ernakulam backing Banking and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Ernakulam, India
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-k-babu
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ashik79
- Website: https://x.com/ashik79

Alex K Babu is a seed investor in Ernakulam focused on Banking and FinTech. Alex K Babu is the Founder, Chairman & Managing Director of Hedge School of Applied Economics.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.5M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Haeal | Haeal manufactures sanitizers and it also offers a wide variety of soaps, shampoos, hand washes, and beauty aids. | $1.3M | Angel | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Zappyhire | ZappyHire is a recruitment platform to improve the recruitment process for businesses. ZappyHire serves as an AI-driven hiring platform. | $494.3K | Seed | Nov 30, 2021 |  |
| Basic Home Loan | Founded in 2020, Basic Home Loan is a fintech company, developing an automated platform for home lending in India. Using a Phygital approach, the company provides paperless online home loan sanctions, and ensures end to end fulfilment through an asset-lite agent network for faster loan disbursements. The company's vision is to change the wayIndia finances its housing dreams. | $3.5M | Series A | Oct 25, 2021 |  |
| Basic Home Loan | Founded in 2020, Basic Home Loan is a fintech company, developing an automated platform for home lending in India. Using a Phygital approach, the company provides paperless online home loan sanctions, and ensures end to end fulfilment through an asset-lite agent network for faster loan disbursements. The company's vision is to change the wayIndia finances its housing dreams. | $3.5M | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Earlsfield Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlsfield-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Good Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-capital-b0aa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gruhas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gruhas-proptech) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Alex K Babu invest in?

Alex K Babu invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alex K Babu's check size?

Alex K Babu typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$3.5M 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 Alex K Babu participates in.

### How do I contact Alex K Babu?

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### When did Alex K Babu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alex K Babu closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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