# Ashish Kacholia

> Ashish Kacholia is a seed investor in Mumbai backing Manufacturing and Medical. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-kacholia-a34a7581/

Ashish Kacholia is a seed investor in Mumbai focused on Manufacturing and Medical. Ashish Kacholia

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$5.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 38% |
| Medical | 1 | 13% |
| Robotics | 1 | 13% |
| Automotive | 1 | 13% |
| Consulting | 1 | 13% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Six Sense Mobility | Six Sense Mobility is a Delhi-based deep tech startup, creates modular IoT devices with AI and machine learning to enhance connected car security and smart mobility. | $4.9M | Seed | Feb 13, 2026 |  |
| PropertyPistol | PropertyPistol is a real estate firm that offers broking services, consulting, loan services, and builder services. Through their innovative and integrated e-commerce platform, they provide a wide variety of property options to homebuyers. Their mission is to provide buyers with a seamless, integrated platform where they can find, select, andfinally transact their preferred real estate asset in the shortest amount of time and with ease. | $2.7M | Series B | Jan 22, 2026 |  |
| Planys Technologies | Planys Technologies is an IIT Madras incubated company that provides submersible robotic inspection and survey solutions using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Planys has its head office in Chennai where it indigenously designs and manufactures compact ROVsPlanys brings world class technology and cutting-edge innovations in underwaterrobotics and diagnostics in the shallow-mid depth segment. Planys’ technology spans the domains of marine robotics, advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and post-inspection analysis. Planys provides a holistic service offering to customers through a design level fusion of ROV manufacture, operations and structural diagnostics. Planys is the first and currently the only OEM of ROVs in the Indian Sub-continent.Planys was founded by IIT Madras alumni and faculty who have been working together on various projects since 2012. | $11.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 04, 2025 |  |
| Man Industries | Man Industries manufactures large-diameter carbon steel pipes, provides infrastructure, and engages in trading. They supply steel line pipes for high- and medium-pressure applications in oil, gas, petrochemical, and water transportation; anti-corrosion coating systems, and aluminium extrusion products. | $29.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Shaily Engineering Plastics Lt | Shaily Engineering Plastics is a manufacturing company that serves the healthcare, consumer, personal care, and automotive sectors. Their products include tamper-proof containers and children's toys. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| Planys Technologies | Planys Technologies is an IIT Madras incubated company that provides submersible robotic inspection and survey solutions using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Planys has its head office in Chennai where it indigenously designs and manufactures compact ROVsPlanys brings world class technology and cutting-edge innovations in underwaterrobotics and diagnostics in the shallow-mid depth segment. Planys’ technology spans the domains of marine robotics, advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and post-inspection analysis. Planys provides a holistic service offering to customers through a design level fusion of ROV manufacture, operations and structural diagnostics. Planys is the first and currently the only OEM of ROVs in the Indian Sub-continent.Planys was founded by IIT Madras alumni and faculty who have been working together on various projects since 2012. | $5.2M | Seed | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| Jumboking | Jumboking offer a variety of hamburgers in a structured quick-service manner. They serve a mobile clientele made up of people on the go, students, and others who value sanitary street cuisine. They partner with swiggy and Zomato for delivery, which also allows for in-house ordering. They have burgers, thick shakes, softies, and fries on theirvegetarian menu. |  | Secondary Market | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| Janitri | Janitri develops sustainable technology to improve maternal and child healthcare. | $1.1M | Seed | May 02, 2023 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3i Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3i-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ashika Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashika-group-c74e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bluehill Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluehill-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capri Global Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capri-global-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carnelian Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carnelian-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centre-for-cellular-and-molecular-platforms) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chevron-technology-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Evok Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evok-innovations) — VC Fund
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Titan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titan-capital) — VC Fund
- [Inflection Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflection-point-ventures-d275) — VC Fund
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Medical Angel Investors in India](https://shizune.co/investors/medical-angel-investors-india)
- [Medical Device Investors in India](https://shizune.co/investors/medical-device-investors-india)
- [Medical Device Angel Investors in India](https://shizune.co/investors/medical-device-angel-investors-india)
- [Oil and Gas Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/oil-and-gas-angel-investors)
- [Oil and Gas Investors in India](https://shizune.co/investors/oil-and-gas-investors-india)
- [Oil and Gas Angel Investors in India](https://shizune.co/investors/oil-and-gas-angel-investors-india)

## FAQ

### What does Ashish Kacholia invest in?

Ashish Kacholia invests primarily in Manufacturing, Medical and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ashish Kacholia's check size?

Ashish Kacholia typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$5.2M 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 Ashish Kacholia participates in.

### When did Ashish Kacholia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ashish Kacholia closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co