# Ankit Upadhyay

> Ankit Upadhyay is a seed investor at A2D Ventures backing Information Technology and Mining. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [A2D Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a2d-ventures)
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitupadhyay10/

Ankit Upadhyay is a seed investor at A2D Ventures focused on Information Technology and Mining. Ankit Upadhyay

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |
| Mining | 1 | 11% |
| FinTech | 1 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 11% |
| Health Care | 1 | 11% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 78% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thailand | 4 | 44% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nightify | Nightify is designed for discovering, booking, and managing nightlife experiences, targeting both users seeking clubs, bars, and events and venue owners needing streamlined operations. | $500K | Seed | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Pride Health | Pride Health platform integrates telehealth consultations with licensed LGBTQ+ clinicians and AI-driven personalization for preventive, mental, and gender-affirming health. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| LineWise | LineWise is a AI Engineer troubleshoot system that helps manufacturers maximize production uptime. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| MUU | Animal-free dairy products that taste and function identically to the real thing. Milk proteins, which give dairy products their distinct properties and flavors, are the secret sauce and we can produce them without using a single cow by using precision fermentation with our special microbes. |  | Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Kyberlife | Kyberlife is an e-commerce marketplace startup for life sciences, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries. | $3.9M | Seed | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Payd | Payd is a financial wellbeing platform that allows employees to receive a portion of their salary as they earn it. Via our app, employees are privy to a live view of their earnings and instantly access their earned salary as they need it. This allows them to better budget and to have the flexibility they deserve. | $400K | Seed | Feb 10, 2025 |  |
| Papaya | Papaya is the quickest way to order and pay in restaurants and bars and enjoy a seamless ordering and payment experience with personalized offerings. Restaurants and bars turn tables faster, experience increased basket sizes, and better understand their customer base. |  | Seed | Jul 19, 2024 |  |
| Baniql | Baniql helps in extraction of nickel for advanced batteries in environmental manner. | $1.6M | Seed | May 20, 2024 |  |
| UniFAHS | UniFAHS is a leader in the use of phage technology, committed to the sustainable production of safe food from farm to table, advocating for the idea of one health in its whole and actively addressing the worldwide problem of antibiotic resistance (AMR). | $1.4M | Seed | Jan 02, 2024 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AngelSpark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelspark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [5i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/5i-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ADB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Economy Promotion Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-economy-promotion-agency) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [East Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About A2D Ventures

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

A2D is Southeast Asia's largest angel syndicate and fastest growing angel investing platform where investors meet tomorrow's game changing startups.Our mission is – to be the region's leading early-stage investing platform and angel syndicate, dedicated to: • Accelerating the growth of promising startups • Building innovativebusinesses • Capitalizing on new opportunities • Democratizing access to the exclusive world of venture capitalOur streamlined and full-digitalized platform offers ease of access to opportunities all across Southeast Asia. Our dynamic team of ex-operators, angel investors, investment managers, and corporate leaders collaborate closely with portfolio companies, providing not just funding but strategic guidance and hyper-local network access.Diversity is at the heart of what we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive ecosystem where everyone, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. We empower entrepreneurs and investors to come together, fostering collaboration and innovation.

2 contacts available at A2D Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ankit Upadhyay | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankit-upadhyay-07a1 |
| Sivach Sornchaitanasuk | Co-Founder & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sivach-sornchaitanasuk-f490 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ankit Upadhyay invest in?

Ankit Upadhyay invests primarily in Information Technology, Mining and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Thailand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ankit Upadhyay last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ankit Upadhyay closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 9 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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