# Apurva Damani

> Apurva Damani is a seed investor at Artha Group (Mumbai) backing Fashion and Handmade. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Artha Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artha-india-ventures)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apurva-damani-8b03ba66

Apurva Damani is a seed investor at Artha Group in Mumbai focused on Fashion and Handmade. Apurva Damani is the Director at Artha India Ventures. Prior to this, she worked as Director of Training at Talerang. Apurva Damani won a $10,000 grant from the President of Middlebury College to implement an after-school program for high school children. She holds a degree in international politics and economics from Middlebury College.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $397k–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Handmade | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neo Sans | Neo Sans operates as a clean technology company. | $1.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Dressfolk | Dressfolk is the curator of Indian crafts and modish silhouettes. | $396.5K | Seed | Oct 05, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [All in capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-in-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Artha Group

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Artha India Ventures' league of member Angel Investors mentor and invest in nascent ventures with business ideas that create value by participating in the entrepreneurial process. AIV have invested in more than 47 start-ups and has diversified portfolio ranging from last minute hotel bookings (HotelsAroundYou.com), to classes aggregators(FindUrClass.com), cosmetic ecommerce (Purplle.com) and at home salon services (The Home Salon). From microfinance credit rating platforms (Inventure) to online interview platforms (Talview), electronic repair & insurance companies (PickMeIndia.com), Cloud Telephone (Exotel.com) and Cab Aggregators (BookMyCab.com) the portfolio has it all.

5 contacts available at Artha Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anirudh A Damani | Managing Partner & Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anirudh-damani |
| Aparna Pittie | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aparna-pittie |
| Apurva Damani | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apurva-damani |
| Dhiral Gogari | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dhiral-gogari |
| Ashok Kumar Damani | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashok-kumar-damani |

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## FAQ

### What does Apurva Damani invest in?

Apurva Damani invests primarily in Fashion, Handmade and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Apurva Damani's check size?

Apurva Damani typically joins rounds of $397k–$1.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Apurva Damani participates in.

### When did Apurva Damani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Apurva Damani closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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