# Madhusudanan R

> Madhusudanan R is a seed investor at YAP (Mumbai) backing Software and Financial Services. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [YAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m2p)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhusudanan-r-82178b7/

Madhusudanan R is a seed investor at YAP in Mumbai focused on Software and Financial Services. Madhusudanan R is based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra and is the Co-founder and CEO of M2P Fintech. Madhusudanan previously worked at Visa as Director of Prepaid Products. Madhusudanan R attended Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$7M |
| Pre-Seed | $450k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 27% |
| Internet | 2 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 18% |
| Music | 1 | 9% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 73% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arrowhead | Arrowhead is the generative AI knowledge layer that decreases data gaps and delivers insights in less than a second. | $3M | Seed | Jan 07, 2026 |  |
| The Happy Company | The Happy Company ™ (THC) is an infrastructure platform powered by retail intelligence, focused on technology for the everyday consumer — beginning in India (and made in भारत). Operating at the intersection of commerce, content, and community, THC wholly owns and operates the Chaicup ® retail brand. Chaicup ® serves delicious, affordable, andsustainable foods and beverages, leveraging product and customer insights to marry an intelligent, world-class supply chain with a fast, friendly experience for both partners and consumers. | $5M | Seed | Oct 31, 2025 |  |
| Oolka | Oolka is a credit-building website that connects lenders and borrowers and shows credit scores. | $7M | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| Baanhem Ventures | Baanhem Ventures represents a privately held entity with a concentration on the, supported by its designation as a non-government company. |  | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| Finsire | Finsire builds lending enablement services by permitting digital assets to be taken as collateral. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 15, 2023 |  |
| Cookr | India's largest home food marketplace.At Cookr, we believe that everyone deserves to enjoy delicious and healthy food, without compromising on taste or quality. We are an early-stage food tech startup on a mission to revolutionize the food industry in India by building an e-commerce marketplace that offers a wide range of healthyalternatives to restaurant-delivered food. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2023 |  |
| Stable Money | Stable Money is a fixed-return investment platform that allows users to access fixed deposits, debt mutual funds, and bonds. It helps individuals grow their wealth over the long term by offering investment options that prioritize great returns with safety and stability. | $5M | Seed | Feb 13, 2023 |  |
| Artium Academy | Artium Academy is an Online Music Education platform that makes learning fun and accessible to people of all ages. | $3M | Seed | Oct 10, 2022 |  |
| Backspace Tech | Backspace Tech makes it simple to include banking services into the SaaS market. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Jul 20, 2022 |  |
| OneCode | OneCode connects new-age digital-first brands with "relevant" sellers (aka OneCoders) to sell their products and services to trust deficit and less tech-savvy users by building trust through assisted sales and support. The startup acts as a bridge between brands and the end consumers who need physical touchpoints, in-person interactions,training, push, and motivation before buying a product/service. | $13M | Series A | Mar 31, 2022 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mars Shot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marsshot-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lightspeed India Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners-india) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Z47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners-india) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Titan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titan-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [3one4 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3one4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anicut Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anicut-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About YAP

VC Fund · Alandur, India

M2P Fintech is the API Platform for Banking and Payments products in Asia. More than 200 Fintechs across Asia rely on M2P's API to power their own branded products. The category leaders across Ride-hailing, food delivery, and Mobile wallet leverage the M2P API.

5 contacts available at YAP.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prabhu Rangarajan | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prabhu-raghavan-94d2 |
| Rajesh Wadhwa | Chief Business Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rajesh-wadhwa |
| Sanjoy Bose | President, Global Market Expansion | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanjoy-bose |
| Venkatesan Anandaraj | Sr Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venkatesan-anandaraj |
| Madhusudanan R | Chief Executive Officer & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madhusudanan-r |

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## FAQ

### What does Madhusudanan R invest in?

Madhusudanan R invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Madhusudanan R's check size?

Madhusudanan R typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$7M at Seed and $450k–$1M 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 Madhusudanan R participates in.

### When did Madhusudanan R last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Madhusudanan R closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 11 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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