# Ravi Mantha

> Ravi Mantha is a seed investor at Portl (New Delhi) backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Portl](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portl-6e45)
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravimantha
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rmantha2
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ravi.mantha.author

Ravi Mantha is a seed investor at Portl in New Delhi focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Ravi Mantha is the Chief Financial Officer at BOLLANT. He is also a co-Founder and Director at Surge Impact. Ravi worked as a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments in Boston and London for about 10 years where he co-managed $35 billion select global equity portfolios. Ravi was also lead portfolio manager of $1 billion select emerging marketsequity strategy.He is currently an angel investor, an adviser to social impact enterprises, and an author too. He pursued BA in liberal arts from the University of Puget Sound in Washington State in the year 1993.He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and also an active charter member of TiE, the global network of entrepreneurs and is the Chairman, for its Singapore chapter. He not only serves on the global board of Trustees of TiE but he is also on the advisory board of the Action for India Forum.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Legal | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 2 | 50% |
| India | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Legalese | Legalese is an opensource company pioneering computational law. Legalese's L4 programming language makes it possible to draft legal documents the way programmers develop software. Legalese is also developing a suite of SaaS applications aimed at tech-savvy DIY end-users: its flagship app helps entrepreneurs configure and produce all thepaperwork for an angel or seed round. The beta has processed over $1 million in deal volume in the last year. The company was spun out of JFDI.Asia, Southeast Asia's first startup accelerator. Its mascot is the pangolin. | $518K | Angel | Jan 02, 2017 |  |
| Mench Technologies Private Limited | Mench Technologies is a start-up aiming at revolutionize the way transactions happen in offline and online retail world. We are working towards equipping businesses with tools to connect to their customers better and increase their consumer base through new and integrated methods. In the hindsight, we are also trying to reduce the usage of paper inthe world and thus reducing the carbon footprint and making the earth greener. The team at Mench has great expertise in cloud domain and is also equipped with sound knowledge of big data techniques. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2016 |  |
| FitCircle | At FitCircle, our goal is to simplify healthy living. We are driving a paradigm shift in healthcare from curative to preventive. We use technology and innovation to bring healthy behavioral changes in human life. Our nutrition brand OZiva - offers a range of Clean Personalized nutrition products backed by modern science and the rich culturalheritage of Ayurveda.We are seamlessly working to develop the community & products that would help you lead an active life. So, all we want you to do - Just stay on the bus, let us drive it and enjoy the ride! |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2015 |  |
| Crayon Data | Based in Singapore, Crayon Data is a big data startup, with an ambitious vision to ‘simplify the world's choices’. Crayon’s flagship product Maya is the world’s only choice engine, delivering digital personal experiences centered around taste.Powered by Crayon’s patented TasteGraph, ChoiceAI and Lifestyle Marketplace, Maya makes itpossible for any enterprise to compete in the ‘lifestyle economy’, by getting you 5 mins of each customer’s time.Crayon has been recommended in several Gartner reports including, the Gartner Digital Commerce Vendor Guide and Hype Cycle 2016. Crayon Data has been consistently awarded on various global platforms, including: 1. Top 5 in IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge 2014 2. Winner at TiE Silicon Valley’s TiE50 Awards in the software vertical 3. Finalist at Code_n 2014 @ CEBIT, Hannover: the only big data company from Asia 4. Part of interesting startups selected from the START track at Web Summit, Dublin 5. Selected as one of the top 50 emerging tech companies in India at InTech50 2015 6. Finalist at OrangeFab 2015 | $1.4M | Seed | Sep 18, 2013 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BWB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bwb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Openspace Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openspace-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Walden International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/walden-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Portl

VC Fund · Hyderabad, India

Portl is a digital platform that combines advanced sensors & proprietary fitness technologies with AI to create Holistic Health solutions for consumers and athletes.

3 contacts available at Portl.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indraneel Gupta | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indraneel-gupta-8016 |
| Ravi Mantha | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ravi-mantha |
| Vishal Chandapeta | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vishal-chandapeta |

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## FAQ

### What does Ravi Mantha invest in?

Ravi Mantha invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ravi Mantha last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ravi Mantha closed in Jan 2017. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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