# Desigan Chinniah

> Desigan Chinniah is a seed investor in London backing Software, Apps and Events. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desiganchinniah/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cyberdees
- Website: https://desiganchinniah.com

Desigan Chinniah is a seed investor in London focused on Software and Apps. Tech Advisor | Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | Board MemberDesigan Chinniah, aka Dees, provides seasoned startup, dot-com hardened, functional, strategic, creative and zero-bullshit executive advice. Dees possesses a unique set of Swiss-Army-Knife like talents and experiences - at the intersection of Product, Engineering, Business Development,Marketing, Fundraising and Developer Relations.A self-confessed geek — this sneakerhead lives in London with his wife, Sanne and their two kids, Summer Skye & Kiran Quinn.You’ve come this far… Why not say hello? helloATdesiganchinniahDOTcom#africa #ai #ar #blockchain #bots #community #connectivity #crypto #ethics #fintech #gaming #iot #opensource #privacy #speech #startups #voice #vr #web

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.4M–$6.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $670k–$882k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 57% |
| Apps | 2 | 29% |
| Events | 2 | 29% |
| Payments | 2 | 29% |
| Scheduling | 2 | 29% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 57% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Odin | Odin enables seamless fundraising from your network in just a few clicks, taking care of all legal and administrative tasks. The platform collaborates with founders, angel syndicates, and emerging fund managers worldwide. It supports investors from almost any location, manages SPVs, handles complex carried interest arrangements, and more. Futureplans include enabling users to raise entire funds on Odin (not just deal-by-deal SPVs) and providing a feature for discovering and joining investment clubs directly through the platform. | $3.1M | Seed | Dec 31, 2023 |  |
| Klarytee | Klarytee provides secure document data, maintain access control, prevent data loss, non-repudiation, integrated workflows, real-time audit, manage document interactions, granular access control, and data protection services. | $881.6K | Pre-Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| TigerBeetle | TigerBeetle operates as a distributed financial accounting database for mission-critical safety and performance. | $6.4M | Seed | Jan 30, 2023 |  |
| Chimoney | Chimoney is building infrastructure and an API to make value move between currencies, ledgers, and protocols. They help ambitious businesses and developers unleash the utility of their amazing projects. They handle the payment chain and financial activities. |  | Angel | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Venco Platforms | Venco provides community management software that enables multi-unit residential and commercial communities with Smart Utility Vending, Visitor Management, Community Management, and Simplified Payments services. | $670K | Pre-Seed | Dec 05, 2022 |  |
| Howbout | The social planning app that combines events, group chats and calendar sharing to make organising plans simple. Automatically find dates that work, easily coordinate diaries and arrange plans with friends in seconds. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 21, 2022 |  |
| Howbout | Howbout is the shared calendar app made for friends. Keep up with what they’re up to and find when they’re free to make plans together. | $2.4M | Seed | Jun 21, 2022 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ACF Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-cofund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coil](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coil-technologies) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Crowdcube](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crowdcube) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Supernode Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rooks-nest-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amplify Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Desigan Chinniah invest in?

Desigan Chinniah invests primarily in Software, Apps and Events startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Desigan Chinniah's check size?

Desigan Chinniah typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$6.4M at Seed and $670k–$882k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Desigan Chinniah participates in.

### When did Desigan Chinniah last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Desigan Chinniah closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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.

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