# Mohamad Faraz

> Mohamad Faraz is a seed investor at Upsparks (Bengaluru) backing Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Upsparks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upsparks)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamad-faraz-9a5b8b19/

Mohamad Faraz is a seed investor at Upsparks in Bengaluru focused on Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. Mohamad Faraz

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 30% |
| SaaS | 2 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 20% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 20% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Angel | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| wizr.ai | wizr.ai is a developer of a generative AI platform that assists companies in providing customer care. | $500K | Seed | Jan 29, 2024 |  |
| wizr.ai | wizr.ai is a developer of a generative AI platform that assists companies in providing customer care. | $500K | Angel | Jan 29, 2024 |  |
| vidyo.ai | vidyo.ai is an AI powered video repurposing software which helps you maximize your video content. Trusted & used by 650K+ creators globally. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Zypp Electric | Zypp Electric is an EV delivery app that operates in the last-mile space. Zypp is working to convert all deliveries for e-commerce, grocery, medicine, and food verticals to go electric with an e-scooter sharing app. Making last-mile delivery more affordable, time-saving, and with zero emission. Zypp, through its continuous efforts to invest andstrategize toward the mission of zero-emission, has become the first EV logistics player to turn into an EBITDA-positive business. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2022 |  |
| TheGamingProject | The Gaming Project is a cloud gaming service that started when two friends wanted to play a game together, but couldn't as they did not have a good enough | $500K | Seed | Jun 10, 2022 |  |
| TheGamingProject | The Gaming Project is a cloud gaming service that started when two friends wanted to play a game together, but couldn't as they did not have a good enough | $500K | Seed | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| HuddleUp | HuddleUp is a human-centered platform that helps managers and teams. The company provides AI-based software that acts as a team's hub to share work experiences, learn from each other, and manage remote teams easily, enabling managers to build stronger and happier teams. | $550K | Seed | May 04, 2022 |  |
| OneAssure | OneAssure is a customer-focused distribution network for products and services related to health insurance. We are a modern health insurance brokerage bringing micro-entrepreneur innovation and promoting digital showcasing of health insurance products. | $657.5K | Pre-Seed | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| Bambrew | Bambrew is a packaging development company focusing on sustainable and eco-friendly packaging solutions. Its sustainable packaging solutions include bamboo straws, wooden cutlery, and paper bags to help customers reduce their environmental impact. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 08, 2020 |  |
| CustomFit.ai | CustomFit.ai is an AI-powered Intelligent Precise Personalization platform for B2B websitesTransform your website/app as #1 Growth Hacker. Hyper personalize it by getting closer to your visitors, understanding their journeys and their past behaviors.CustomFit.ai drives the growth by putting personalization at the center of your marketing& sales thereby ensuring solid sales to follow by increasing the overall number of visitors marching to your goals.The pitch of your website/app changes dynamically depending on your visitor's stage of the visit, past interactions, firmographic details and hundreds of other parameters on the fly, thereby making it 'The Best Salesperson' & '24x7' Marketer.No code changes are needed. Integrate under 2-minutes and see the actionRequest a demo https://customfit.ai/demo | $209K | Series A | Sep 11, 2020 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Black Kite Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-kite-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Faad Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faad-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Cheque](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-cheque) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HEM ANGELS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hem-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kerala Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kerala-angel-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MaGEHold](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magehold) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Upsparks

VC Fund · Bangalore, India

Upsparks is an early-stage venture fund focused on investing in technology startups and providing the needed support throughout a startup early growth. We invest in people first and are committed to creating value by leveraging our interpersonal networks, strategic partnerships, and deep industry experience. We collaborate and invest in forwardthinking entrepreneurs who work at the frontiers of digital innovation. Upsparks is devoted to early-stage investments and to building tomorrow's market leaders.

3 contacts available at Upsparks.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mohamad Faraz | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohamad-faraz |
| Shivam Prasad | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shivam-prasad |
| Vinay Jain | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinay-jain-0b6b |

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## FAQ

### What does Mohamad Faraz invest in?

Mohamad Faraz invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mohamad Faraz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mohamad Faraz closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 10 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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