# Arun Venkatachalam

> Arun Venkatachalam is a seed investor backing E-Commerce and Marketplace. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunvenk
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/arunvenk
- Website: https://x.com/arunvenk

Arun Venkatachalam is an analyst at the Habrok India Fund, spun out of London-based hedge fund, Habrok Capital Management. HSBC ranked the fund as the best performing hedge fund in the world in December 2017. Venkatachalam is also an angel investor interested in the tech sector. Some of his notable investments include Indian car-sharing companyZoomcar, B2B e-commerce firm IndustryBuying, and technology-enabled lender Ziploan. He's also a part of one of the biggest family dynasties in India and continues to advise the family business, The Murugappa Group, on collaborations with technology companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $587k–$5.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $506k–$1.1M |
| Series A | $3.7M–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 18% |
| Marketplace | 3 | 18% |
| B2B | 2 | 12% |
| Internet | 2 | 12% |
| Software | 2 | 12% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 41% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 24% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |
| Series B | 2 | 12% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uni Seoul | Uni Seoul design, the brand offers over 700 affordable, Korea-inspired products. | $3.7M | Series A | Jun 10, 2026 | https://www.uniseoul.in |
| Uni Seoul | Uni Seoul design, the brand offers over 700 affordable, Korea-inspired products. | $587.1K | Seed | Apr 21, 2025 | https://www.uniseoul.in |
| Recykal | Recykal is a cleantech startup for waste management that builds a digital marketplace and software platform connecting waste generators, recyclers, and brands to enable structured recycling and resource recovery. The company operates a managed platform where businesses can track, trade, and channel waste materials such as plastics, paper, metals,and electronics into recycling streams rather than disposal. Its platform supports Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance, helping companies meet regulatory requirements by managing the collection, recycling, and documentation of post-consumer waste. Recykal also provides tools for traceability, reporting, and verification so enterprises can monitor how their waste is processed across the recycling value chain.In addition to its marketplace, Recykal offers digital solutions such as deposit refund systems, take-back programs, IT asset disposal services, and data-driven analytics to improve recycling efficiency and participation. These systems are designed to increase recovery rates by incentivizing returns and improving coordination between collection networks and recycling operators. | $13.2M | Series B | Apr 10, 2024 | https://recykal.com/ |
| Vegapay | VegaPay is a fintechcompany that provides configurable solutions for faster, scalable & seamless banking. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Aug 16, 2023 | https://www.vegapay.tech/ |
| 50Fin | Access Loans Against Securities and Mutual Funds at just 1% per month | $506K | Pre-Seed | Jul 04, 2023 | https://50fin.in |
| Driffle | Driffle is a digital goods marketplace that connects gamers with sellers all over the world. The platform sells games, digital gift cards, and gaming points for gamers. Driffle was founded in 2021 by Chetan Bhardwaj, Gaurav Kumar Jha, Mayank Chawla, and Abhishek Kumar with the goal of making online gaming accessible, affordable, and safer forgamers worldwide. | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 08, 2022 | https://driffle.com |
| Tractor Junction | Tractor Junction is an online digital platform to buy, sell, finance, insurance, service, new/used tractor and farm implements. So here at one platform, we have the entire farm-related products in one place for your comfort. Along with this, get each agricultural product at a fair price.Traction Junction was established in 2016 by RajatGupta in Alwar, Rajasthan. | $5.7M | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 | https://www.tractorjunction.com/ |
| Recykal | Recykal is a cleantech startup for waste management that builds a digital marketplace and software platform connecting waste generators, recyclers, and brands to enable structured recycling and resource recovery. The company operates a managed platform where businesses can track, trade, and channel waste materials such as plastics, paper, metals,and electronics into recycling streams rather than disposal. Its platform supports Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance, helping companies meet regulatory requirements by managing the collection, recycling, and documentation of post-consumer waste. Recykal also provides tools for traceability, reporting, and verification so enterprises can monitor how their waste is processed across the recycling value chain.In addition to its marketplace, Recykal offers digital solutions such as deposit refund systems, take-back programs, IT asset disposal services, and data-driven analytics to improve recycling efficiency and participation. These systems are designed to increase recovery rates by incentivizing returns and improving coordination between collection networks and recycling operators. | $22M | Series A | Jan 10, 2022 | https://recykal.com/ |
| OneAssure | OneAssure is a customer-focused distribution network for products and services related to health insurance. We are a modern health insurance brokerage bringing micro-entrepreneur innovation and promoting digital showcasing of health insurance products. | $657.5K | Pre-Seed | Dec 14, 2021 | https://www.oneassure.in/ |
| Medikabazaar | Medikabazaar is an online B2B marketspace for medical supplies and equipment. The company is a single point of contact for all product-based needs, enabling medical institutions and individual practitioners alike to cut down on operational costs and making the best global brands available locally, all aided with the miracle that goes by the name oftechnology. Medikabazaar is connected with more than 50,000 medical establishments, 1,50,000 Independent Practitioners, and have partnered with 13,000+ suppliers all over India including ones in Tier 2, Tier 3 cities, and remoter locations to establish a strong foothold in India.With the power of technology, Medikabazaar organized a haywire market in a country with perhaps the largest and most complex geographical structure in the world for this purpose. Medikabazaar's last-mile delivery system and 26 strategically placed Fulfilment Centers across India enable the company to deliver essential medical supplies to healthcare facilities and help them nurture quality and timely patient care. | $58.6M | Series C | Sep 22, 2021 | https://www.medikabazaar.com |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Circulate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circulate-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HealthQuad](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthquads) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Morgan Stanley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ackermans & van Haaren](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ackermans-van-haaren) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Better Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-capital-e839) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Arun Venkatachalam invest in?

Arun Venkatachalam invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Arun Venkatachalam's check size?

Arun Venkatachalam typically joins rounds of $587k–$5.7M at Seed, $506k–$1.1M at Pre-Seed and $3.7M–$22M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Arun Venkatachalam participates in.

### How do I contact Arun Venkatachalam?

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### When did Arun Venkatachalam last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Arun Venkatachalam closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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