# Manish Gupta

> Manish Gupta is a seed investor at growX ventures (Delhi) backing Computer and Hardware. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [growX ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growx-venture-management)
- Location: Delhi, India
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maniishgupta/?originalSubdomain=in

Manish Gupta is a principal at growX Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Industrial | 1 | 20% |
| Space Travel | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ULOOK | Ulook Technologies is a space intelligence firm that focuses on autonomous satellite swarms for radio-frequency (RF) sensing and spectrum awareness. | $2.1M | Seed | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Armory | Armory is a new age defence tech startup building next-generation C-UAS systems to strengthen Indian forces in the modern battlefield. Armory is borne out of a single mission: To build the best counter-drone systems that can detect, defend and destroy rogue drones. Modern conflicts waged remotely demand a radical rethinking of strategy asadversaries deploy inexpensive drones and technology to inflict maximum damage with minimal risk. |  |  | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| Armory | Armory is a new age defence tech startup building next-generation C-UAS systems to strengthen Indian forces in the modern battlefield. Armory is borne out of a single mission: To build the best counter-drone systems that can detect, defend and destroy rogue drones. Modern conflicts waged remotely demand a radical rethinking of strategy asadversaries deploy inexpensive drones and technology to inflict maximum damage with minimal risk. | $1.5M | Seed | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| LightSpeedAI Labs | LightSpeedAI Labs is a computer hardware company. |  | Seed | Nov 24, 2020 |  |
| Lightspeed Photonics | Lightspeed Photonics is a building of modular optoelectronic processors and interconnects for data centers and near-edge computing. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 24, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ac-ventures-9309) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dexter Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dexter-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Industrial 47](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-47) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [YourNest Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yournest-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Info Edge ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/info-edge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About growX ventures

VC Fund · New Delhi, India

growX is a B2B and deep tech focused early-stage investment firm

4 contacts available at growX ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ashish Taneja | MD | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashish-taneja |
| Manish Gupta | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manish-gupta-27e9 |
| Sheetal Bahl | MD | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sheetal-bahl |
| Srishti Dhir | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/srishti-dhir |

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## FAQ

### What does Manish Gupta invest in?

Manish Gupta invests primarily in Computer, Hardware and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Manish Gupta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Manish Gupta closed in Nov 2025. 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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