# Anand Prasanna

> Anand Prasanna is a Series A investor at Iron Pillar backing Online Portals and Food and Beverage. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Iron Pillar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ironpillar)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-prasanna

Anand Prasanna is a Series A investor at Iron Pillar in Mumbai focused on Online Portals and Food and Beverage. Anand Prasanna is the Managing Partner and Co-founder of Iron Pillar.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Online Portals | 2 | 18% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 18% |
| EdTech | 1 | 9% |
| Training | 1 | 9% |
| Education | 1 | 9% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 2 | 18% |
| Series D | 2 | 18% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Curefoods | Curefoods democratizes access to food on a sustainable basis. They focus on operations management for cloud kitchens and the online food ordering market. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 06, 2023 |  |
| Curefoods | Curefoods democratizes access to food on a sustainable basis. They focus on operations management for cloud kitchens and the online food ordering market. | $36.7M | Series D | Apr 06, 2023 |  |
| Servify | Servify is a mobile-based solution that aims to work as a personal assistant for all electronic gadgets and appliances owned by consumers in a household. The app, in addition to helping consumers store their bills and warranty on the cloud, also connects with the brand-authorized service ecosystem when consumers need a reliable repair. | $65M | Series D | Aug 23, 2022 |  |
| Curefoods | Curefoods democratizes access to food on a sustainable basis. They focus on operations management for cloud kitchens and the online food ordering market. | $50M | Series C | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Curefoods | Curefoods democratizes access to food on a sustainable basis. They focus on operations management for cloud kitchens and the online food ordering market. | $52M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| Curefoods | Curefoods democratizes access to food on a sustainable basis. They focus on operations management for cloud kitchens and the online food ordering market. | $13M | Series A | Aug 24, 2021 |  |
| Skill Lync | Skill Lync is an e-learning company focussed on providing mechanical engineering courses. Leveraging technology, the firm equips students with the technical skill set they require, to start and succeed in their respective career paths. Skill Lync was founded in 2015 and is based in Chennai, India. | $17.5M | Series A | Aug 03, 2021 |  |
| Servify | Servify is a mobile-based solution that aims to work as a personal assistant for all electronic gadgets and appliances owned by consumers in a household. The app, in addition to helping consumers store their bills and warranty on the cloud, also connects with the brand-authorized service ecosystem when consumers need a reliable repair. | $23M | Series C | Sep 23, 2020 |  |
| Servify | Servify is a mobile-based solution that aims to work as a personal assistant for all electronic gadgets and appliances owned by consumers in a household. The app, in addition to helping consumers store their bills and warranty on the cloud, also connects with the brand-authorized service ecosystem when consumers need a reliable repair. | $11.4M | Series C | Jun 09, 2020 |  |
| Freshtohome | Freshtohome is an online grocery store that sells a range of seafood and meat to its users.The website’s range of products include fish, poultry, mutton, steaks, and fillet. Fish consists of shell, freshwater, and marine. Furthermore, it enables suppliers to supply their seafood and meat to the website.Freshtohome was launched in 2015 by ShanKadavil and is based in Bangalore. | $20M | Series B | Aug 26, 2019 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Chiratae Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Three State capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/three-state-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Winter Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/winter-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sixteenth Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sixteenth-street-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Iron Pillar

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Iron Pillar is a venture growth investor focused on mid stage technology investments in India. They back proven and innovative companies in the Consumer Tech and Enterprise Tech sectors, post a Series A round of venture capital funding. Headquartered in Mumbai, with a presence in Mauritius, Palo Alto, Shanghai and Singapore, the 6-member IronPillar founding team brings 100+ years of combined experience and directly relevant and complementary skill sets in venture investing, M&A/investment banking, operations and technology.They actively partner with technology entrepreneurs and early stage investors to support companies by leveraging Their experience and networks in India, the U.S. and China/Asia.

5 contacts available at Iron Pillar.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhijit Gupta | Entrepreneur In Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhijit-gupta-2 |
| Anand Prasanna | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-prasanna |
| Ashok Ananthakrishnan | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashok-ananthakrishnan |
| Devavrat Jatia | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devavrat-jatia |
| Mohanjit Jolly | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohanjit-jolly |

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## FAQ

### What does Anand Prasanna invest in?

Anand Prasanna invests primarily in Online Portals, Food and Beverage and EdTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Anand Prasanna last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Anand Prasanna closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 11 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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