# Nirupa Shankar

> Nirupa Shankar is a seed investor at Brigade Group (Bengaluru) backing Coffee and Women's. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Brigade Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brigade-group)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirupa-shankar-1309371

Nirupa Shankar is a seed investor at Brigade Group in Bengaluru focused on Coffee and Women's. Nirupa Shankar - Director - Hospitality @ Brigade Group

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coffee | 1 | 33% |
| Women's | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TruBoard Partners | TruBoard Partners is an independent, tech-focused monitoring solutions provider. We develop bespoke solutions for capital providers to manage their investments and improve post-investment decision making. | $2.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Padcare Labs | PadCare is an unprecedented hygiene management solution that completes the loop of menstrual hygiene economy by generating harmless, recyclable output out of soiled pads. | $3M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| DropKaffe | DropKaffe is India’s first and only online coffee shop. They offer a wide range of coffee and freshly prepared beverages. Affordable luxury combined with convenience - that’s DropKaffe. Their services are currently available in Koramangala, HSR layout, Indiranagar, Domlur, Bellandur, Marathahalli, CV Raman Nagar and BTM Layout. | $550K | Series A | Apr 25, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3i Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3i-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [3one4 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3one4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brigade Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brigade-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fireside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fireside-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Growth Story](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growthstory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lavni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lavni-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Brigade Group

VC Fund · Bangalore, India

Brigade Group was established in 1986, with property development as its main focus.Today, Brigade Group is one of South India's leading property developers. They are headquartered in Bangalore, with branch offices in several cities in South India, a representative office in Dubai and an accredited agent in the USA. They have a uniquelydiverse multi-domain portfolio that covers property development, property management services, hospitality and education. Their projects extend across several major cities in South India: Chennai, Chikmagalur, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mangalore and Mysore.They are known to be a professionally managed organisation with a stable and confident business model. They have shown an impressive compounded annual growth rate—even during difficult market and business cycles (like the depression of 1996, the post-9/11 shadow period and the present recession). And in the process of successfully negotiating changing conditions, Brigade has created a brand name that stands for trust, reliability and innovation, across all their domains.

3 contacts available at Brigade Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nirupa Shankar | Director - Hospitality | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nirupa-shankar |
| Ravi Ahuja | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravi-ahuja-abc5 |
| M.R. Jaishankar | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m-r-jaishankar |

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## FAQ

### What does Nirupa Shankar invest in?

Nirupa Shankar invests primarily in Coffee, Women's and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Nirupa Shankar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nirupa Shankar closed in Feb 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?

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