# Mohan Lakhamraju

> Mohan Lakhamraju is a seed investor at SmartOwner (Bangalore City) backing B2B and Apps. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SmartOwner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smartowner)
- Location: Bangalore City, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohanlakhamraju

Mohan Lakhamraju is a seed investor at SmartOwner in Bangalore City focused on B2B and Apps. Mohan Lakhamraju - Director @ SmartOwner

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $1.8M–$1.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Jewelry | 1 | 33% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HireQuotient | With the vision to disrupt the hiring process for business roles globally, HireQuotient’s virtual interviewers help companies test business skills at scale in an engaging and realistic manner, saving clients millions of dollars and man-hours. It has been used by more than 30,000 candidates in over 42 countries, and generated significant timesavings for hiring organisations while improving candidate quality in interviews. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| HireQuotient | With the vision to disrupt the hiring process for business roles globally, HireQuotient’s virtual interviewers help companies test business skills at scale in an engaging and realistic manner, saving clients millions of dollars and man-hours. It has been used by more than 30,000 candidates in over 42 countries, and generated significant timesavings for hiring organisations while improving candidate quality in interviews. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Bulbulshop | Bulbulshop is a purchasing e-commerce app that provides health, gadgets, beauty, cosmetics, apparel, jewelry, home, kitchen, and bags. It was founded on November 28, 2018, and is based in Delhi, India. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 26, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leo-capital-india) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TDV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tdv-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SmartOwner

VC Fund · Bangalore City, India

Founded by Silicon Valley veterans, SmartOwner specializes in giving the savvy investor access to high-value opportunities, which are normally the domain of large financial institutions. SmartOwner carefully curates the top investment prospects in India’s fastest-growing cities. Each project is vetted by a top law firm after rigorous duediligence. SmartOwner verifies each listing to ensure that the pricing, specifications and market trends are accurate. Put simply, every SmartOwner offering is vetted for both risk and returns. Thus, people who choose to purchase through SmartOwner gain access to curated high-return opportunities.

5 contacts available at SmartOwner.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mohan Lakhamraju | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohan-lakhamraju |
| Akshay Kothari | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akshay-kothari-2 |
| Akshay Kothari | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akshay-kothari |
| Bala Parthasarathy | Co-Founder and Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bala-parthasarathy |
| Gautham Pai | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gautham-pai-3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Mohan Lakhamraju invest in?

Mohan Lakhamraju invests primarily in B2B, Apps and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mohan Lakhamraju's check size?

Mohan Lakhamraju typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$1.8M 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 Mohan Lakhamraju participates in.

### When did Mohan Lakhamraju last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mohan Lakhamraju closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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