# Chandran Krishnan

> Chandran Krishnan is a seed investor at Rane Holdings (Chennai) backing Software and Energy. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rane Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rane-holdings)
- Location: Chennai, India
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/k-chandran-1ab90013/?trk=people-guest_people_search-card&originalSubdomain=in

Chandran Krishnan is a seed investor at Rane Holdings in Chennai focused on Software and Energy. Chandran Krishnan is Managing Director & CEO at Campus Angels Network.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 21% |
| Energy | 2 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 14% |
| Apps | 1 | 7% |
| Baby | 1 | 7% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 71% |
| Angel | 2 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biodimension Technology | Biodimension is a tissue engineering company that provides biofabricated human tissues and organoids as a productive substitute for using animals in drug screening and toxicology testing. | $835.9K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| RenewCred | RenewCred provides a specialized platform for high-quality carbon credits, focusing exclusively on technology-based offsets rather than nature-based solutions. It serves as a standards and registry body targeting industrial decarbonization, particularly in the Global South, through rigorous methodologies developed with over 250 climate scientists.The company streamlines carbon credit issuance for project developers while enabling buyers to access verified, tech-driven offsets like CCUS, biochar, methane reclamation, and EV fleets. ​ | $470.4K | Seed | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| Goat Robotics | Goat Robotics is an Indian company that combines automation and creativity. Our strong mobile robots can carry loads up to several tons, enabling Made in India in heavy industries and education. Come along with us as we transform education for industries and advance robots' future. | $311.4K | Seed | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| Prodancy | Prodancy designs and sells medical devices. | $253.5K | Seed | Nov 27, 2024 |  |
| TRIOLT ENERGY | Triolt Energy provides energy solutions. | $84.4K | Seed | Nov 04, 2024 |  |
| Biodimension Technology | Biodimension is a tissue engineering company that provides biofabricated human tissues and organoids as a productive substitute for using animals in drug screening and toxicology testing. | $144K | Angel | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Yotuh Energy | Yotuh Energy is designed, developed and built Formula Style electric race cars, competing in international competitions like Formula Student Germany, FSAE Italy, and Formula Bharat. | $182.4K | Seed | Aug 19, 2024 |  |
| CeraTattva | CeraTattva InnoTech is a one-stop shop for all ceramic needs, specializing in unique materials and cutting-edge technology. With a distinctive portfolio, CeraTattva focuses on developing highly efficient and reasonably priced solutions based on novel approaches connecting polymers and ceramics. | $1.6M | Angel | Jul 12, 2024 |  |
| 3DAiLY | My3dMeta develops software and digital tools that creates three-dimensional and digital versions of humans, animals, or things. It is based in Bengaluru, India. | $1.3M | Seed | Nov 10, 2022 |  |
| Nutrizoe | India’s 1st Lactation aiding bars which helps new moms to address the most pressing problem of low milk supply | $200K | Seed | Dec 17, 2021 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ah! Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Venture Catalysts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturecatalysts) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AccelNest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelnest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ACT Grants](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-grants) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angelbay](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelbay-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Rane Holdings

VC Fund · Chennai, India

Rane Holdings Limited manufactures auto components like manual steering & suspension systems, engine valves, tappets, brake linings, etc.The Rane Group is one of the leading Auto component manufacturers in India with a group turnover of Rs. 3610 crores per annum. The Group comprises of a holding company and 5 manufacturing companiesproducing safety and critical auto components.

3 contacts available at Rane Holdings.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chandran Krishnan | Executive Vice President - Corporate Strategy & Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chandran-krishnan |
| Venkatanarayanan R | President - HR, IT & Education | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venkatanarayanan-r |
| T. R. Ganapathy Iyer | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/t-r-ganapathy-iyer |

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## FAQ

### What does Chandran Krishnan invest in?

Chandran Krishnan invests primarily in Software, Energy and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Chandran Krishnan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chandran Krishnan closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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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