# Narayan Ramachandran

> Narayan Ramachandran is a funding round investor at TeamLease Services backing Retail. See 9 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: TeamLease Services
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/narayan-ramachandran-252a1

Narayan Ramachandran is a funding round investor at TeamLease Services in Seattle focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Narayan Ramachandran is appointed as the Non-executive Chairman of TeamLease Services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |
| Home Decor | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |
| B2B | 1 | 11% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Angel | 1 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 7 | 78% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Local All Natural Soda | Local All Natural Soda is a non-alcoholic beverage company that provides natural juices and ingredients sourced directly from farms. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| EKAM | EKAM is a part of The Manipal group. | $601.1K | Angel | Jul 19, 2022 |  |
| Vogo | Vogo is a dockless scooter rental company that lets customers rent scooters for short one-way trips. The company's VOGO box is attached to each scooter and lets customers access the key without any human intervention and start riding. Vogo is the fastest commute option available today in India at a fraction of the cost of other alternatives.Vogo is currently available at limited pick-up and drop-off points across Bangalore and Hyderabad. | $394.9K | Series C | Apr 06, 2020 |  |
| Chumbak | Chumbak, a Bangalore, India-based gifting startup. Founded by Subhra Chadda, Chumbak sells designer t-shirts, tins, coffee mugs shot glasses, mouse pads, iphone cases, bookmarks, posters, and bags, among others. | $10.1M |  | Nov 28, 2017 |  |
| Chumbak | Chumbak, a Bangalore, India-based gifting startup. Founded by Subhra Chadda, Chumbak sells designer t-shirts, tins, coffee mugs shot glasses, mouse pads, iphone cases, bookmarks, posters, and bags, among others. | $357K | Debt Financing | Nov 01, 2016 |  |
| My Ally | My Ally is the world’s only AI-powered solution for automating the scheduling and coordination of candidate interviews. We manage the entire interview scheduling process—including communicating with candidates—with better-than-human speed and accuracy. Developed specifically for employers, recruiters, talent acquisition professionals, and HRdepartments, My Ally reduces time-to-hire and cost-per-hire while making the recruiting process more candidate-friendly. We’re not a general scheduling tool, and we don’t serve recruiting agencies. We fully automate the scheduling and coordination of candidate interviews so our clients can focus on the more strategic aspects of talent acquisition such as sourcing, screening and relationship building. |  | Seed | Mar 02, 2016 |  |
| Janaadhar | Janaadhar provides financial services for the real estate industry. | $6.4M |  | Mar 05, 2015 |  |
| Caravan Evolved Craft | Caravan Craft Retail Pvt. Ltd. builds connects the artistic traditions of the country to customers who need products for everyday, contemporary living. | $482K |  | Feb 24, 2015 |  |
| Jana Small Finance Bank | Janalakshmi Financial Services is a for-profit NBFC serving the urban underserved, with the promoter stake held in the not-for-profit entity Janalakshmi Social Services. This is the only NBFC in India structured in such a manner, with the deliberate intent of keeping the social spirit intact.Janalakshmi Financial Services' market-basedapproach to financial inclusion is defined by three distinct characteristics: first, an exclusive focus on servicing the needs of the urban poor; second, a strong customer-value driven approach in designing financial products and services; third, the centrality of technology and processes as the foundation of a scalable enterprise. | $10M | Series B | Mar 07, 2010 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Tree Line Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tree-line-asia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alsisar Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alsisar-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caspian Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caspian-impact-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exponentially I Mobility](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exponentially-i-mobility) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaja Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaja-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Manipal Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manipal-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TeamLease Services

VC Fund · Bangalore, India

TeamLease Services, a staffing company, provides manpower solutions, and regulatory consulting and payroll outsourcing services.

5 contacts available at TeamLease Services.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ashok Reddy | Co-Founder & Managing Director | — |
| Latika Pradhan | Member of the Board of Directors | — |
| Manish Sabharwal | Co-Founder | — |
| Mruthunjaya Murthy | Company Secretary | — |
| Nand Kumar Roy | General Manager - Simplify India | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Narayan Ramachandran invest in?

Narayan Ramachandran invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Home Decor startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Narayan Ramachandran?

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### When did Narayan Ramachandran last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Narayan Ramachandran closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 9 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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