# Avin Bansal

> Avin Bansal is a seed investor at Spike Ventures (Boston) backing iOS and Apps. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Spike Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spike-ventures)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/avinbansal
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/avinbansal
- Website: https://x.com/avinbansal
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/avinbansal

Avin Bansal is a Investment Committee at Spike Ventures. He Attended Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Decent | Decent offers more affordable healthcare by aligning incentives to improve health, reduce costs, and put members at the center of their care. | $8M | Seed | May 18, 2018 |  |
| Tasted Menu | Tasted Menu is a website and forthcoming mobile app offering diners an unmatched way to make more informed ordering decisions, discover new dishes and restaurants, record and share their dining experiences and expertise, and follow the dining adventures of friends and connoisseurs.The company accomplishes this by combining dish reviews andphotos from its passionate user community ("taste") with its highly proprietary, company-generated culinary and menu databases ("menu"). Tasted Menu differentiates itself from other products in the dish recommendation space through its emphasis on high-quality content and structured, intelligent data. It aims to become the primary destination for anyone who finds themselves asking..."What's good to eat here?""Where can I find the best?""What are people eating right now?"Tasted Menu was founded by Alex Rosenfeld and is headquartered in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Boston. |  | Seed | May 01, 2011 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Core Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/core-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRCM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/CRCM) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fenwick & West](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenwick-west) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Healthy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maverick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maverick-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maverick Ventures Israel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maverick-ventures-israel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Spike Ventures

VC Fund · Manchester, United Kingdom

Spike Ventures is a VC fund that invests in Stanford-connected companies.

5 contacts available at Spike Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Naren Ramaswamy | Principal 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naren-ramaswamy-b88e |
| Todd McIntyre | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/todd-mcintyre-7ba4 |
| Alim Giga | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alim-giga |
| Andre de Baubigny | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-de-baubigny |
| Avin Bansal | Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avin-bansal |

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## FAQ

### What does Avin Bansal invest in?

Avin Bansal invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Health Care startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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