# Nilesh Bansal

> Nilesh Bansal is a seed investor at Aislelabs backing SaaS, Big Data and Hardware. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aislelabs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aislelabs)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nileshbansal
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/nileshbansal

Nilesh Bansal is a seed investor at Aislelabs focused on SaaS and Big Data. Nilesh is co-founder and CTO of Aislelabs and he leads the product development and engineering. Before Aislelabs, Nilesh co-founded Sysomos in 2007. Sysomos went on to become the most advanced social media analytics platform of its kind, serving 70% of the Fortune 50 enterprises, and was later acquired in 2010. Nilesh is also an angel investorand advisor to a number of startups and incubators including Extreme Startups, MaRS Jolt, Bionym, and Granify. Nilesh has significant experience in building robust and scalable software systems, data management platforms and big data analytics solutions. Nilesh's work has appeared in leading research forums worldwide.Nilesh holds a PhD, Computer Science from the University of Toronto, and a B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

13 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Granify | Granify is an Edmonton-based company backed by several of the strongest venture capital firms in Canada and the US. They are at the intersection of artificial intelligence and e-commerce, providing a SaaS solution that enables online retailers to maximize their sales by using cutting edge big data and machine learning technologies. They are a smallbut growing team of eager entrepreneurial individuals that enjoy working in a fun, creative, and agile environment. | $1.5M | Seed | Nov 06, 2013 |  |
| Nymi | Nymi is leading the way towards true digital transformation by creating Workplace Wearables that integrate humans with their digital network in a manner that is safe, secure, and simple. Our leading-edge connected worker platform delivers humancentric applications for worker health and safety, enterprise security, data integrity, compliance, andincreased productivity--even in the most challenging environments.We're also a great place to work. Nymi is a winner of the Best Workplaces in Canada 2019 - Less Than 100 Employees. | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 01, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HIGHLINEvc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highlinevc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Klass Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/klass-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Neu Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neu-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quixotic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quixotic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Aislelabs

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Aislelabs is a technology company assisting retailers to achieve better and increased sales through the power of big data analytics. We assist our clients understand customer traffic patterns inside and outside their physical stores in ways never before possible. This deeper understanding empowers our suite of products to offer highly personalizedmarketing messages tailored for individual customers. Our technology results in more intelligent store operations, increased sales and higher customer satisfaction.We serve boutique retailers, large stores, cafes, restaurants, commercial spaces and event venues of all sizes.

3 contacts available at Aislelabs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nick Koudas | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-koudas |
| Mikayel Amirkhanyan | Director, Frontend Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mikayel-amirkhanyan |
| Nilesh Bansal | Co-Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nilesh-bansal |

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## FAQ

### What does Nilesh Bansal invest in?

Nilesh Bansal invests primarily in SaaS, Big Data and Hardware startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nilesh Bansal's check size?

Nilesh Bansal typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$1.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nilesh Bansal participates in.

### When did Nilesh Bansal last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nilesh Bansal closed in Nov 2013. Shizune tracks 2 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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