# Ankur Sahu

> Ankur Sahu is a Series A investor at USEN (Tokyo) backing SaaS and Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [USEN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/usen-corporation)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ankur-sahu/7a/15/9b3

Ankur Sahu is a Series A investor at USEN in Tokyo focused on SaaS and Retail. Ankur is co-head of the Merchant Banking Division in Asia Pacific. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1998 as an associate in the High Technology Investment Banking Group in San Francisco and moved to the Principal Investment Area in 2000. Ankur relocated to Tokyo in 2004 and to Mumbai in 2011. He was named managing director in 2005 and partner in2006.Prior to joining the firm, Ankur worked at Motorola in a marketing position and at Matsushita Electric Industrial (Japan) in semiconductor design and corporate planning roles.Ankur serves on the boards of eAccess Ltd., Fujita Corporation, USJ Co. Ltd. and ReNew Power Pvt. Ltd.Ankur earned a BS in Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude, from Tufts University in 1991 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1996.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Hospital | 1 | 33% |
| Oncology | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cytecare Hospitals | Cytecare Hospitals is a hospital and healthcare company that specializes in the fields of gynecological, Haemato-Oncology, radiotherapy, GI, and hepatobiliary. The company delivers personalized cancer care to patients tailored to meet their unique requirements. | $31M | Series A | May 31, 2018 |  |
| Pepperfry | Pepperfry is an online home and lifestyle shopping store selling products with cash on delivery facilities. The company's aim is to be a one-stop-shop for customers seeking to spice up their home. Pepperfry was founded in 2012 by Ambareesh Murty and Ashish Shah and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | $100M | Series D | Jul 27, 2015 |  |
| Antuit | Antuit is a Goldman Sachs backed AI solutions leader in the Retail, Consumer Goods, and Manufacturing industries. Since 2013, Antuit has been on a mission to help leading multi-national and high-growth companies predict, shape and meet demand.Combining deep domain expertise with proprietary solutions and technologies like machine learning and AI,Antuit delivers revenue and margin growth, improved supply chain efficiency, and enhanced customer experiences. |  | Series A | Jan 22, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bertelsmann India Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bii-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Norwest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norwest-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zodius Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zodius-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About USEN

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Since our founding in 1961, the music broadcasting service remains as the central core of our business that lead us to stay as the Japan's top ranked company in the industry. With 500+ of broadcasting channels, we provide comprehensive music and information broadcasting to subscribers such as restaurants, shops and offices.

2 contacts available at USEN.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ankur Sahu | Bord of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankur-sahu |
| Kimimasa Tamura | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimimasa-tamura-0efb |

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## FAQ

### What does Ankur Sahu invest in?

Ankur Sahu invests primarily in SaaS, Retail and Hospital startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ankur Sahu?

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### When did Ankur Sahu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ankur Sahu closed in May 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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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