# Gautham Radhakrishnan

> Gautham Radhakrishnan is a Series A investor at Tata Capital backing FinTech and Furniture. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tata Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tata-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gautham-radhakrishnan/9/35b/199

Gautham Radhakrishnan is a Series A investor at Tata Capital in London focused on FinTech and Furniture. Gautham has been a Partner with the Tata Opportunities Fund since 2013. Previously, he was a Director with Actis in Mumbai since 2009 and a Principal at Warburg Pincus in London since 2001. His investing and board level experience covers the technology, business services, financial services, industrial and consumer sectors including venture, growthand leveraged buyouts. Gautham started his career in 1995 with JP Morgan in London handling Fixed Income and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has also worked at the BBC, Cricinfo, and at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.Gautham graduated with an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He also holds an MA (Scholar) from St John's College, University of Cambridge and a M.Sc. in Computer Science from Imperial College, University of London.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $8.6M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| Furniture | 2 | 29% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 29% |
| Web3 | 1 | 14% |
| Rental | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| India | 1 | 14% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Belong | Belong, a revolutionary wealth-building platform. Belong strives to make wealth-building opportunities available to a broader market, with a concentration on professionally employed millennials. | $3.7M | Pre-Seed | Mar 25, 2024 |  |
| Flowdesk | Flowdesk is a regulated, full-service digital asset trading and technology firm that specializes in market making, OTC, and treasury management services. Company registered in France - no. 883604647Registered Digital Asset Service Provider with the AMF for digital assets custody, purchase/sale of digital assets for legal tender and tradingof digital assets for other digital assets number: E2021-019 | $30M | Series A | Jun 24, 2022 |  |
| GarageWorks | GarageWorks supplies workbenches, wall systems, hooks and baskets, garage cabinets, stretchers and stations, and garage floors. Their applications can, of course, also be used in other places in and around the house. | $1M | Seed | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| Griffin | Griffin is making a bank you can build on. They provide banking-as-a-service solutions for companies that want to offer financial services products. The company is currently seeking regulatory approval from the PRA and FCA to become the UK's first platform bank. It was founded in 2017 and based in London, England. | $8.3M |  | Nov 16, 2020 |  |
| Griffin | Griffin is making a bank you can build on. They provide banking-as-a-service solutions for companies that want to offer financial services products. The company is currently seeking regulatory approval from the PRA and FCA to become the UK's first platform bank. It was founded in 2017 and based in London, England. | $8.5M |  | Nov 16, 2020 |  |
| Griffin | Griffin is making a bank you can build on. They provide banking-as-a-service solutions for companies that want to offer financial services products. The company is currently seeking regulatory approval from the PRA and FCA to become the UK's first platform bank. It was founded in 2017 and based in London, England. | $8.6M | Series A | Nov 16, 2020 |  |
| Furlenco | Furlenco is a home furniture subscription program based out of Bangalore. Founded by Ajith Karimpana in 2012, Furlenco was born out of his frustration at finding well-designed, sophisticated, and affordable furniture to rent for his home.Furlenco offers a range of curated home furniture experiences, designed to suit the lifestyle needs of variedaudiences spanning students to families and expatriates. The company's solutions are convenient, cost-effective and offer access to quality furniture with the added advantage of being able to exchange it at will depending on the client's requirements. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 02, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EQT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqtventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Tribe Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tribe-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aglaé Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aglae-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coinbase](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Connect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connect-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Tata Capital

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Tata Capital is a non-banking financial company offering financial products and services to retail, corporate, and institutional customers. The company operates as a subsidiary of Tata Sons Limited, the principal holding company of the Tata Group. Tata Capital is committed to providing customer-centric financial solutions with a strong focus ontrust, transparency, and ethical practices.

5 contacts available at Tata Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akhil Awasthi | Managing Partner & Member Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akhil-shriprakash-awasthi |
| Gautham Radhakrishnan | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gautham-radhakrishnan |
| Mohan Harshey | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohan-harshey |
| Padmanabh Sinha | Managing Partner, Tata Opportunities Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/padmanabh-sinha |
| Visalakshi Chandramouli | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/visalakshi-chandramouli-f2cb |

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## FAQ

### What does Gautham Radhakrishnan invest in?

Gautham Radhakrishnan invests primarily in FinTech, Furniture and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and 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 Gautham Radhakrishnan's check size?

Gautham Radhakrishnan typically joins rounds of $8.6M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gautham Radhakrishnan participates in.

### When did Gautham Radhakrishnan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gautham Radhakrishnan closed in Mar 2024. 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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