# Anurag Choudhary > Anurag Choudhary is a Series A investor at Himadri Chemicals & Inds backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Himadri Chemicals & Inds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/himadri-chemicals-inds) - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Mar 2024 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anurag-choudhary-768227136 Anurag Choudhary is a Series A investor at Himadri Chemicals & Inds focused on Software and Consulting. Anurag Choudhary joined Himadri as part of the founding team in 1992 and became its CEO in 2006. He has led the Company's transformation from a coal tar pitch manufacturing company to one of the world's most extensive value chains in the carbon segment. He has led Himadri from front to put up several world-class manufacturing facilitiesinvolving state of art technologies to provide best quality product to the customer. It is under his dynamic leadership that Himadri has become an Integrated Carbon Corporation and has achieved market leadership in its key products and expanded into new products like special pitch for use in Defence, speciality carbon black, lithium-ion battery material, construction chemicals, etc. He is also the winner of the prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) 2018 India. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Software | 1 | 50% | | Consulting | 1 | 50% | | Nanotechnology | 1 | 50% | | Cloud Computing | 1 | 50% | | Enterprise Software | 1 | 50% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Australia | 1 | 50% | | United States | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Invati | Invati operates as a cloud-native technology consulting company. It assists businesses who want to transform and grow through digital transformation with the Cloud-first mindset. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Colleyville, Texas. | $5.4M | Series A | Mar 20, 2024 | | | Sicona Battery Technologies | Sicona develops battery materials for lithium-ion batteries, with a focus on silicon-carbon (SiC) anode materials that improve battery energy density and charging performance. The company designs and commercializes silicon-based anode technologies using abundant silicon metal as a core material for electric vehicles and energy storage applications.In addition to its silicon-carbon anode materials, Sicona develops complementary battery materials and manufacturing processes intended to support large-scale battery production. The company collaborates with research institutions and industry partners to advance battery material technologies and their commercial deployment. Its technologies are intended to improve the performance and efficiency of lithium-ion batteries used in electrification and renewable energy systems. | $15M | Series A | Jun 14, 2023 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Chaos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chaos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Investible](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investible) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [NOAB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noab-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Riverstone Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverstone-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [EnergyLab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-energy-laboratory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Himadri Chemicals & Inds VC Fund · Kolkata, India Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. is an established brand with a strong proven track record in the speciality chemicals business. It is listed in BSE and NSE. The Company specializes in developing innovative products with emphasis on R&D and focus on maximum utilization of resources. Globally, HSCL is amongst the few completely integratedspeciality carbon companies leveraging on its deep knowledge of one of the most versatile substances - Carbon. Over the years, with its core products and value-added by-products, the Company has established itself as one of the world’s most extensive value chains in the Carbon segment. The Company is India’s leading and ONLY vertically-integrated specialty Carbon Corporation, being the largest producer of coal tar pitch in India with ~70% market share catering to requirements of Indian graphite and Aluminium industries. 5 contacts available at Himadri Chemicals & Inds. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Anurag Choudhary | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anurag-choudhary | | Amit Choudhary | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-choudhary-c0c9 | | B. L. Choudhary | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-l-choudhary | | D P. Choudhary | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d-p-choudhary | | S. S. Choudhary | Founders | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s-s-choudhary | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Anurag Choudhary invest in? Anurag Choudhary invests primarily in Software, Consulting and Nanotechnology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Anurag Choudhary last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Anurag Choudhary closed in Mar 2024. 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