# Rahul Chari

> Rahul Chari is a seed investor in Bengaluru backing B2B and EdTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulchari/

Rahul Chari is a seed investor in Bengaluru focused on B2B and EdTech. Rahul Chari is the co-founder and CTO of PhonePe. He used to be the vice president engineering at Flipkart.com. He earned his degree at University of Mumbai and his master's degree at Purdue University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 25% |
| Singapore | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PingSafe | PingSafe is an industry-leading Cloud Security platform with a comprehensive knowledge of the attackers’ modus operandi. Analyze critical vulnerabilities on Cloud and seal them before the attackers get a sniff. | $3.3M | Seed | Jul 18, 2023 | https://pingsafe.com |
| PingSafe | PingSafe is an industry-leading Cloud Security platform with a comprehensive knowledge of the attackers’ modus operandi. Analyze critical vulnerabilities on Cloud and seal them before the attackers get a sniff. | $3.3M | Pre-Seed | Mar 29, 2022 | https://pingsafe.com |
| Kalvi | Kalvi is an ed-tech company to transform the future of higher education. | $1.7M | Seed | Feb 24, 2022 | https://www.kalvieducation.com/ |
| Bzaar | Bzaar is an online B2B cross-border marketplace for products like home improvements, fashion, cookware, bakeware, etc for small businesses. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $4M | Seed | Sep 20, 2021 | https://www.bzaar.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Surge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/surge-ahead) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Canaan Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canaan-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [peercheque](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peercheque) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rainmatter Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rainmatter-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rahul Chari invest in?

Rahul Chari invests primarily in B2B, EdTech and Wholesale startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Rahul Chari?

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### When did Rahul Chari last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rahul Chari closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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