# Kumar Shiralagi

> Kumar Shiralagi is a Series A investor at Kalaari Capital (Bangalore) backing Mobile and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kalaari Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kalaari-capital)
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Aug 2014
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://chandravanshi.org/

Kumar Shiralagi is a Managing Director at NEA-IndoUS Ventures, based in Bangalore, India. Prior to joining NEA-IUV in 2007, he was the head of Intel Capital India, the venture capital group responsible for Indian investments. As the Country Director, he drove Intel's India investments and had a very successful run in making and managinginvestments and Exits. Notable companies in the portfolio were NIIT, Subex Systems, Futuresoft, R-systems, IndiaInfoline etc. and past Boards he has served on include Sasken Communications, Tejas Networks, Sharekhan, Nipuna, Deccanet, Real Image Media Technologies to name a few. Prior to joining Intel in 2003, he was the cofounder and Chief Operating Officer of Lytek Corporation in Arizona. He has worked in Motorola in various areas ranging from technology development to corporate strategy and investments. After completing his Engineering in Electronics and Communications from National institute of Technology (formerly KREC), Karnataka, he worked in Electronics and Radar Development in 1984-85 in Bangalore. He earned his PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management. He has published over 60 papers in international journals and conferences, has 23 issued US patents, is a senior member of IEEE and a Charter member of TiE Bangalore.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Attero | Attero is a group dedicated the recycling of the electrical and electronic industry. To do justice to the name "Attero" (which means "waste" in Latin) Recycling, they look at e-waste as an important resource that can be made useful instead of shunning it as a social and environmental burden. As a reflection of their belief inwhat they do, Attero Recycling is the only e Waste recycling company in India which does complete processing of E Waste with zero landfill. Attero promises close technical collaboration with a leading US company for mechanical separation, a first-of-its kind indigenous metallurgical process developed in the separate R&D division, an highly automated facility for integrated e-waste recycling at Roorkee spread over 100,000 sqft. | $16.5M | Series C | Aug 28, 2014 |  |
| Vyome Therapeutics | Vyome Biosciences is an innovation driven company, with a vision to develop novel drugs for antibiotics-resistant acne and other opportunist pathogens through a unique pipeline of antibiotics that retard resistance development. Vyome Biosciences’ management team members are the leaders in the field, with deep expertise, demonstratedcapability and a proven track record of successfully launching over 50 products in dermatology & other life sciences areas, and building visionary companies. Vyome’s development platform is completely risk mitigated. Vyome has a deep pipeline of IP based products targeting multiple indications. The *lead molecule (VB 1953)*, which targets the huge unmet need in the drug resistant acne prescription market, will be entering the clinical phase with *USFDA IND Application Filing in Q4 2015*. Vyome has state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities to carry out all its research and lab development work, with full-fledged formulation, analytical, chemistry, biology & molecular biology, clinical and the regulatory divisions. The infrastructure and the team enables Vyome to conceive ideas, develop them and commercialize them at a rapid pace. | $3.3M | Series A | Sep 12, 2012 |  |
| Real Image Media Technologies | Real Image Media Technologies is India’s leading provider of technology in the film, video and audio domains and has pioneered several technology revolutions over the last 20 years. Established in 1986, the company was instrumental in bringing computer-based digital non-linear editing to India with Avid Technology, transforming the industryand forever changing the way Indian film and television programs were edited. | $3.6M |  |  |  |
| Attero | Attero is a group dedicated the recycling of the electrical and electronic industry. To do justice to the name "Attero" (which means "waste" in Latin) Recycling, they look at e-waste as an important resource that can be made useful instead of shunning it as a social and environmental burden. As a reflection of their belief inwhat they do, Attero Recycling is the only e Waste recycling company in India which does complete processing of E Waste with zero landfill. Attero promises close technical collaboration with a leading US company for mechanical separation, a first-of-its kind indigenous metallurgical process developed in the separate R&D division, an highly automated facility for integrated e-waste recycling at Roorkee spread over 100,000 sqft. | $3.3M | Series B |  |  |
| Microqual | Microqual |  | Private Equity |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aarin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aarin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forum Synergies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forum-synergies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Navam Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navam-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Threshold](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/threshold) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kalaari Capital

VC Fund · Bangalore, India

Kalaari is a $160 million venture capital fund with a strong advisory team in Bangalore investing in early-stage, technology-oriented companies in India.Kalaari Capital invests in the unknown Indian entrepreneur who is poised to become tomorrow’s global leader. They are India’s leading investor in early-stage businesses, nurturing them throughevery aspect of growth on the transformative journey toward success.

5 contacts available at Kalaari Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhishek Tiwari | Investment Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhishek-tiwari-6 |
| Karthik Nageswaran | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karthik-nageswaran |
| Kumar Shiralagi | MD, India | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kumar-shiralagi |
| Rahul Garg | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rahul-garg-caa9 |
| Rajesh Raju | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rajesh-raju |

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## FAQ

### What does Kumar Shiralagi invest in?

Kumar Shiralagi invests primarily in Mobile, Apps and Gaming startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kumar Shiralagi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kumar Shiralagi closed in Aug 2014. Shizune tracks 5 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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