# Rameet Chawla

> Rameet Chawla is a seed investor at The Dutchess (New York) backing Health Care and Mobile. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Dutchess](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-dutchess)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2016
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rameetchawla
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rameet
- Website: http://www.fueled.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fueled

Rameet Chawla is a seed investor at The Dutchess in New York focused on Health Care and Mobile. Rameet Chawla is widely recognized as an authority on mobile technology and a player in the global technology scene. He’s the founder of Fueled, an award-winning technology product consultancy, the Fueled Collective, a socially-driven event space and incubator home to 35 of New York’s fastest growing startups, and Spare Change, a nonprofit thatincentivizes consumers to round up their purchases for the benefit of local food banks. He is a Co-Chair of FWD.us, an organization that harnesses the best of advocacy campaigns and the technology sector to tackle tough political problems and issues critical to the United States knowledge economy. He was also a founding member of General Assembly and The Summit Series Mountain Project.Rameet was selected as member of the 2013 venture fellows class by the NYCEDC and has participated in delegations with Bloomberg to foster collaboration between New York and Israel’s technology ecosystems. In 2013, The Next Web named Rameet one of the “50 NYC Tech Entrepreneurs You Need to Know About”. Rameet has spoken at schools like London Business School and conferences like Catalyst Week and Northside Festival about psychology and technology, digital business models, futurism, mobile evolutions and entrepreneurship. In 2014, Rameet launched Lovematically, a mobile app and social experiment into the psychology of the “Like”. After a big splash in the press, Lovematically, as predicted, was quickly shut down by both Facebook and Instagram. Often acknowledged as a thought leader, Rameet is a regular contributor for Forbes, Inc., UX Magazine, VentureBeat, and more. A frequent conference speaker, in 2014 alone Rameet has led talks at Google, the London Business School, the Island Innovators, Tech Open Air Berlin, Techweek, Northside Innovation and more.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $300k–$2.9M |
| Series A | $5M–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 20% |
| Mobile | 2 | 13% |
| Retail | 2 | 13% |
| Travel | 2 | 13% |
| Fashion | 2 | 13% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 53% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 20% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Angel | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIGS | FIGS is a health care apparel company focusing on the design, technical fabrications, and the comfort of scrubs for healthcare providers. FIGS medical apparel is antimicrobial, wrinkle-resistant, stain repellant, lint-free, and utilizes four-way stretch. Founded in 2013 by Heather Hasson and Trina Spear, FIGS is headquartered in Los Angeles,California. | $5M | Series A | May 05, 2016 |  |
| Shinesty | Shinesty is a vintage clothing brand that aims to bring an outlandish collection of clothing. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Boulder, Colorado. | $1.1M |  | Feb 16, 2016 |  |
| Moodelizer | Moodelizer was founded in 2012 by experienced music producer Carl-Michael Herlöfsson with the goal of making music more accessible and dynamic. Now, we are a whole team of hackers, designers, and music producers, and we work with some of the best composers and musicians in the business. |  |  | Feb 05, 2016 |  |
| Spotfund | Fundraising has never been easier - start now with a 0% fee |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2016 |  |
| Contender.com | Founded in January 2012 and based in Los Angeles, California, Contender.com is a P2P marketplace for event tickets that’s free, fair & flexible. Contender.com is a home for buyers & sellers to safely connect using their PayPal accounts to negotiate event tickets for what they’re really worth, without the anxiety of fakes, flakes or scarymeetups. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| MV.Health | MV.Health is an award-winning leader in Women's & Men's Health devices. Their doctor-designed products adapt to the user's anatomy & deliver targeted vibrations to promote pelvic comfort, support natural lubrication, encourage penile blood-flow & enhance overall intimate health. MV's FSA/HSA eligible deviceshave won over 60 international awards including Red Dot, iF Design & Design Week. Backed by science & documented in 15 peer-reviewed journal papers, MV devices are recommended by leading doctors in US, UK & Europe and have improved the lives of over 200,000 users worldwide. | $300K | Seed | Dec 15, 2015 |  |
| Spotfund | Fundraising has never been easier - start now with a 0% fee | $1.5M | Seed | Dec 14, 2015 |  |
| Gimlet Media | Gimlet Media is a developer of a digital media network platform that focuses on producing quality narrative podcasts and episodes, offering users an option to share, subscribing, and downloading them that enable clients to deliver powerful and engaging stories while expanding their brand outreach.Gimlet Media was founded in 2014 and is Brooklyn,New York. | $6M | Series A | Dec 07, 2015 |  |
| Circle Medical | Circle Medical provides primary care Doctors in-person at your home or work. Your care will be led by one of their board-certified physicians, all of whom were selected for their experience and patient-centered approach. Doctor visits are insured under most plans. Using the app, you may scan your insurance card to check for eligibility andcoverage. Doctors are available in San Francisco including evenings and weekends. | $2.9M | Seed | Nov 20, 2015 |  |
| Cheekd | Cheekd reimagines online dating with a new app that makes missed connections obsolete. Cheekd uses a cross-platform low energy Bluetooth technology, which fosters hyper local engagement. The app connects people in real time, versus virtual time. Connections begin in person; Cheekd helps you take the next step and continue the conversation online.Cheekd ensures you ‘Never Miss a Connection’; thanks to this new Bluetooth technology, the app works on the train; on a plane… anywhere—You’ll get a notification if someone who meets your criteria is within 30 feet of you. If you’re near a potential spark, Cheekd makes sure you know about it. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2015 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AGO Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aspiration-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brand Foundry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-foundry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Conconi Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conconi-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrepreneurs Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneurs-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Dutchess

VC Fund



1 contacts available at The Dutchess.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rameet Chawla | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rameet-chawla |

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## FAQ

### What does Rameet Chawla invest in?

Rameet Chawla invests primarily in Health Care, Mobile and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Rameet Chawla's check size?

Rameet Chawla typically joins rounds of $300k–$2.9M at Seed and $5M–$6M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rameet Chawla participates in.

### When did Rameet Chawla last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rameet Chawla closed in May 2016. Shizune tracks 15 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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