# Bala Chandra > Bala Chandra is a seed investor at Propel Technology Group (Chennai) backing Events and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Propel Technology Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/propel-technology-group) - Location: Chennai, India - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Jun 2021 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bchandra/ Bala Chandra is a seed investor at Propel Technology Group in Chennai focused on Events and FinTech. Bala Chandra is the Founder and CEO of Propel Technology Group Inc. He previously worked at BRAG (Ragtagger Lifestyle Pvt Ltd) as an Angel Investor. Bala Chandra attended Harvard Business School. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Events | 1 | 33% | | FinTech | 1 | 33% | | Wedding | 1 | 33% | | Payments | 1 | 33% | | Software | 1 | 33% | 9 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 33% | | Angel | 1 | 33% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Singapore | 1 | 33% | | United States | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Maroo | Maroo is a payment platform tailored for the wedding and events industry, allowing businesses to manage payments with no processing fees. It supports payment acceptance, branded invoice creation, and payments to freelancers and suppliers. A notable feature is its zero fee model, where fees can be passed onto clients. Trusted by over 9,000businesses, Maroo has facilitated more than $180 million in revenue for its community of event professionals | $825K | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2021 | | | Easy Eat | Easy Eat is a tech solution for such consumers. Using our solution in-dining guests can browse menus online, search for items, and review description and nutrition value. They can also place and track orders, make payments through an integrated interface and keep a record of their dining history.Restaurants can save time and money and bettermanage the footfall. They will also have access to advanced user analytics, something like Google Analytics. It will gives a fillip to their marketing intelligence, customer strategy and business efficiency. | | Angel | Mar 02, 2021 | | | Easy Eat | Easy Eat is a tech solution for such consumers. Using our solution in-dining guests can browse menus online, search for items, and review description and nutrition value. They can also place and track orders, make payments through an integrated interface and keep a record of their dining history.Restaurants can save time and money and bettermanage the footfall. They will also have access to advanced user analytics, something like Google Analytics. It will gives a fillip to their marketing intelligence, customer strategy and business efficiency. | | Seed | Apr 21, 2020 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Acrobator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrobator-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [I2BF Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i2bf-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Propel Technology Group VC Fund 1 contacts available at Propel Technology Group. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Bala Chandra | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bala-chandra | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — 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 - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Seeds Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seeds-capital) — VC Fund - [Wavemaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-partners) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-angel-investors-asia) - [Food and Beverage Investors in Singapore](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-investors-singapore) - [Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Singapore](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-angel-investors-singapore) - [Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-angel-investors-asia) - [Artificial intelligence Investors in Singapore](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-investors-singapore) - [Gaming Angel Investors in Singapore](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-angel-investors-singapore) ## FAQ ### What does Bala Chandra invest in? Bala Chandra invests primarily in Events, FinTech and Wedding startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Bala Chandra last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Bala Chandra closed in Jun 2021. 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? 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. 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