# Rajnish Kumar

> Rajnish Kumar is a seed investor at ixigo (Gurgaon) backing Apps, Mobile and iOS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ixigo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ixigo-com-2)
- Location: Gurgaon, India
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rajnishkumar
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rajnishkumar
- Website: https://x.com/rajnishkumar
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rajnishk

Rajnish Kumar is a seed investor at ixigo in Gurgaon focused on Apps and Mobile. Rajnish would better be known as a Code Ninja (Kiai!), considering his history of technology lifecycle management and several J2EE applications to his credit (used by Amadeus even to this date). Sticking close to his love for both technology and travel, he co-founded ixigo.com with Aloke in June 2006. He is the mean-lean-and-codes-clean kinda guy,heading the Technology process at ixigo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile | 2 | 50% |
| iOS | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 3 | 75% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Naxatra Labs | Naxatra Labs is a cutting-edge technology business committed to creating cutting-edge electric car motor solutions. Naxatra Labs is leading the charge to transform electric mobility in India and abroad with an emphasis on performance, efficiency, and dependability. |  | Seed | Dec 23, 2024 |  |
| OnlineTyari | OnlineTyari is a web and mobile app platform delivering educational contents, mock tests and guidance for students and job aspirants preparing for various exams in India. The company has partnered with various educational institutions, coaching institutes and individual tutors who provide quality material for various examinations like IBPS, SSC,UPSC, GATE, etc. OnlineTyari android app is one of top apps in education category with a download base of more than 2.5 million. The company also has a window phone app which has been topping the education category on windows app store. |  | Series A | Nov 09, 2016 |  |
| MealHopper | Mealhopper brings food from home that matches closest to the customers. They provide a true home food from real home cooks. |  | Seed | Oct 20, 2015 |  |
| AppVirality | AppVirality is a plug-and-play growth hacking toolkit for mobile applications that helps app developers in identifying and implementing the right growth techniques, no coding required. Its referral marketing solution helps customize, launch, and automate referral campaigns for mobile apps and SaaS products. Its tools work through a softwaredevelopment kit and dashboard and customizable application referral programs to help boost a brand its app installs and engagement that enable mobile-focused companies to identify and implement the right growth techniques without having to write new code.AppVirality was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | $500K | Seed | Sep 09, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3one4 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3one4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Advantedge Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advantedge-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Contrarian Drishti Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrarian-drishti-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Globevestor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globevestor) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GVFL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gujarat-venture-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ht-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ixigo

VC Fund · Gurgaon, India

ixigo is an intelligent, AI-based travel app with over 150 million users. ixigo allows Indian travelers to organize, book, and track trips from 120+ travel suppliers and OTAs across flights, trains, hotels, buses and cabs. ixigo’s vision is to empower travelers with trustworthy and personalized travel recommendations. ixigo is the fastest growingand most trusted travel app in the market. ixigo trains app has become the world’s 6th most downloaded travel app on the Google Play store as per analytics platform SensorTower’s 2018 report. It is also the 2nd most downloaded travel app in India. The company has played a pioneering role in launching innovative products in the travel space driven by AI, Voice, and ML. Over the past few years, ixigo has won an impressive string of awards and accolades including the Phocuswright people's choice award for their multi-lingual AI-driven voice-based travel assistant - TARA, and the best UI/UX award for ixigo flights app at Google India App Summit in 2018.

5 contacts available at ixigo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rajnish Kumar | Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rajnish-kumar |
| Aashish Chopra | Vice President and Head of Content Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aashish-chopra |
| Aloke Bajpai | Managing Director & Group CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aloke-bajpai |
| Ernesto Cohnen | SVP Products & Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ernesto-cohnen |
| Ravi Shanker Gupta | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravi-shanker-gupta |

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## FAQ

### What does Rajnish Kumar invest in?

Rajnish Kumar invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and iOS startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Rajnish Kumar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rajnish Kumar closed in Dec 2024. 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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