# Kartik Hajela

> Kartik Hajela is a seed investor at Log 9 Materials (Bengaluru) backing Battery and Marketplace. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Log 9 Materials](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/log-9-materials)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartikhajela/

Kartik Hajela is a seed investor at Log 9 Materials in Bengaluru focused on Battery and Marketplace. Kartik Hajela is the Co-founder and COO at Log 9 Materials a sub-organization of Log 9 Spill Containment.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Precious Metals | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Metastable Materials | Metastable Materials which extract metals from end-of-life Lithium-ion batteries. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| TSAW Drones | TSAW is a Drone Marketplace for Drone on Demand (Drone Renting) & Drones as a Service (Task specific Enterprise Services). | $322.6K | Seed | May 25, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Zypp Electric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobycy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PedalStart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pedalstart) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Soonicorn Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soonicorn-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [We Founder Circle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/we-founder-circle) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Log 9 Materials

VC Fund · Bengaluru, India

Log 9 Materials Scientific Private Limited is a graphene research and development company. At Log 9 Materials we are determined to accelerate the commercialization of graphene nanotechnology. We have just developed the first commercial product on graphene- 'Smoke-safe'. This innovative graphene based cigarette filter reduces the risk ofgetting cancer by 90%. We offer a wide range of graphene (CVD graphene, rGO) and its derivatives. We bring to you graphene as researchers and not just manufactures, so we understand the triviality of the grade of our products.

2 contacts available at Log 9 Materials.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akshay Singhal | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akshay-singhal |
| Kartik Hajela | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kartik-hajela |

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## FAQ

### What does Kartik Hajela invest in?

Kartik Hajela invests primarily in Battery, Marketplace and Precious Metals startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kartik Hajela last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kartik Hajela closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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