# Amrish Rau

> Amrish Rau is a seed investor at Pine Labs backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 67 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pine Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pinelabs)
- Total investments: 67
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrish-rau-4158339
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/amrishrau

Amrish Rau is a seed investor at Pine Labs focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Amrish Rau is the CEO of Pine Labs.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$8.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $340k–$1.5M |
| Series A | $3.6M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 26 | 39% |
| FinTech | 23 | 34% |
| Payments | 14 | 21% |
| Software | 11 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 12% |

79 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 27 | 40% |
| Series A | 17 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 6% |
| Series B | 3 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 38 | 57% |
| Singapore | 6 | 9% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 4% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amica Finance | Jupiter's consumer-focused neo-banking startup Amica Finance operates as an NBFC non-banking finance company. | $2.4M | Series A | Jun 21, 2024 |  |
| Jupiter | Jupiter is a digital retail bank that specializes in legal, accounting, book-keeping, auditing activities, tax consultancy, market research and public opinion polling, and business and management consultancy. Jupiter is India’s first & only co-created banking experience dedicated to Millenials. | $2.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Sipay | Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners. | $15M | Series A | Jun 04, 2024 |  |
| OTPless | OTPless is a software company that develops SaaS products which enables users to log into various platforms using WhatsApp. They have officially partnered with WhatsApp to make their product safe, reliable and efficient. They are a young and dynamic company looking to revolutionize logging in as we know it. OTPless is headquartered in Delhi,India and was founded in 2021. | $2.7M | Seed | May 10, 2023 |  |
| KUmar Pradeep | Cart Abandonment Rate is the percentage (%) of online visitors who add items to their shopping cart but then abandon it without making a purchase. It shows the rate at which your potential customers are leaving without buying. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| CoinCRED | CoinCRED allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies. |  | Seed | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| CoinCRED Global | CoinCRED is a crypto exchange platform which has hundreds plus cryptocurrencies where traders can easily sell, buy, deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies. It is a platform which gives more priority to safe and secure transactions with privacy. CoinCRED has been here for years for its known features like high speed low transaction fees P2P KYC24/7 customer support with such features, it is also known as a crypto investment platform where users can easily trade and earn profits through their user-friendly interface. From beginners to experienced, any investor or trader can begin their crypto journey with the most trusted platform, CoinCRED. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| Dawaa Dost | Dawaa Dost specializes in the pharmacy retail chain of generic medicines in India. The company focuses on the availability of affordable generic medicines. Dawaa Dost was founded by Amit Choudhary and Yash Harlalka and is based in India. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| CashFlo | Cashflo is India’s only integrated AP automation and supply chain financing platform. We’re on a mission to unlock financial potential for millions of Indian businesses . With an AP and Payments automation suite made for India, we're revolutionizing how Indian businesses pay and get paid. Founded by ex-BCG and ISB/ IIM alumni, Cashflo isbacked by Elevation Capital and General Catalyst.Awarded Supply Chain Finance solution of the year for 3 consecutive years between 2019 and 2021, Cashflo creates a win-win ecosystem for Buyers, suppliers and financiers through its unique platform model. Our integrated AP & financing platform has enabled the growth of 50+ large enterprises and 200,000 mid market and SME companies across 10+ sectors. Notably, our clientele includes esteemed brands such as Mosaic Wellness, The Souled Store, Durian, Cona Electricals, and larger enterprises like ITC, IFB, Crompton, Zydus Healthcare, Lupin, Murugappa Group among others. | $8.8M | Series B | Sep 06, 2022 |  |
| Peakflo | Peakflo is a collections and payables SaaS built for businesses in SE Asia. Using its simple API and one-click accounting software integration, it allows businesses to streamline their entire finance operations. 187 finance team users (from early-stage startups to unicorns) use peakflo each week to:1. Save 100 hours/month on financeoperations2. Get paid faster on their invoices by 10-20 days3. Streamline vendor payment process and reduce fees by 50-90% | $4.1M | Seed | Jul 05, 2022 |  |

10 of 67 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [8i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8i-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Z47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners-india) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Better Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-capital-e839) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Pine Labs

VC Fund · Noida, India

Pine Labs offers a merchant platform that includes technology and financial solutions for merchants. These solutions are aimed at helping merchants in increasing their revenue and reducing cost, complexity, and risk.The company connects financial institutions and consumer brands to enable merchants to deliver value to their retail customers. Itpowers offline and online last-mile retail transactions, provides customer insights for targeted sales, and offers financial solutions. The company’s cloud-based platform powers 3,50,000+ POS terminals across 3700 cities and towns in India and Malaysia.Over 1,00,000 merchants across sectors - electronics, food and beverage, fashion, airlines, and more, use Pine Labs’ solutions. 15 major banks, 7 financial institutions, and 100+ brands are part of Pine Labs’ platform.

5 contacts available at Pine Labs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amrish Rau | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amrish-rau |
| Anu Mathew | Head - People Function | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anu-mathew |
| Kumanan Rajagopal | Head of Lending Business | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kumanan-rajagopal |
| Lokvir Kapoor | Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lokvir-kapoor |
| Neha Mahajan | Senior Product Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neha-mahajan |

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## FAQ

### What does Amrish Rau invest in?

Amrish Rau invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 67 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Amrish Rau's check size?

Amrish Rau typically joins rounds of $1M–$8.5M at Seed, $340k–$1.5M at Pre-Seed and $3.6M–$25M 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 Amrish Rau participates in.

### When did Amrish Rau last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amrish Rau closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 67 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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