# Ashok Ananthakrishnan

> Ashok Ananthakrishnan is a Series C investor at Iron Pillar backing Energy and E-Commerce. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Iron Pillar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ironpillar)
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashokananthakrishnan/

Ashok Ananthakrishnan is a Partner at Iron Pillar. He attended ICFA.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Web Design | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chakr Innovation | Chakr Innovation is a material science startup that develops cleantech products for diesel generators that reduce emissions. Its devices use advanced retrofit emission control technology and IoT-enabled monitoring systems to convert diesel pollution into cleaner air and make energy production sustainable and environmentally friendly. It also allowsindustries to focus on material science technology specifically geared toward air quality enhancement. | $23M | Series C | Sep 22, 2025 |  |
| Flipspaces | Flipspaces is a Virtual- Reality-Tech-based design and contracting venture that aims at disrupting the way consumers design and execute the interiors of their spaces. At the core of the venture is a path-breaking technology product which gamifies the interior- designing experience for the consumer putting the control of interior-design in the handsof the consumer. Combined with our contracting arm which consists of our own product manufacturing capabilities and curated vendors network, we come in as end-to-end design to execution partner for companies looking to build their office, builders looking to differentiate their residential or commercial projects or players in the managed working space market. | $50M | Series C | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| ToneTag | ToneTag is an integrated library (sdk) that allows easy, frictionless, and secure proximity payments using sound (Tone) or NFC (Tag).Depending upon user device and retail pos hardware, mobile application can toggle to initiate in-store purchases using sound or NFC.It works on any mobile device and no internet is required on user device at timeof initiating payment. | $78M | Series B | Feb 11, 2025 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inflexor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflexor-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Asiana Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asiana-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crescent Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crescent-enterprises) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elevate Innovation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevate-innovation-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oil and Natural Gas Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ongc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Iron Pillar

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Iron Pillar is a venture growth investor focused on mid stage technology investments in India. They back proven and innovative companies in the Consumer Tech and Enterprise Tech sectors, post a Series A round of venture capital funding. Headquartered in Mumbai, with a presence in Mauritius, Palo Alto, Shanghai and Singapore, the 6-member IronPillar founding team brings 100+ years of combined experience and directly relevant and complementary skill sets in venture investing, M&A/investment banking, operations and technology.They actively partner with technology entrepreneurs and early stage investors to support companies by leveraging Their experience and networks in India, the U.S. and China/Asia.

5 contacts available at Iron Pillar.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhijit Gupta | Entrepreneur In Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhijit-gupta-2 |
| Anand Prasanna | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-prasanna |
| Ashok Ananthakrishnan | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashok-ananthakrishnan |
| Devavrat Jatia | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devavrat-jatia |
| Mohanjit Jolly | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohanjit-jolly |

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## FAQ

### What does Ashok Ananthakrishnan invest in?

Ashok Ananthakrishnan invests primarily in Energy, E-Commerce and Web Design startups, most often at Series C and Series B 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.

### When did Ashok Ananthakrishnan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ashok Ananthakrishnan closed in Sep 2025. 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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