# Roj Niyogi

> Roj Niyogi is a seed investor at HomeBit (Austin) backing Education and Recruiting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HomeBit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/homebit)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sniyogi
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/niyogi
- Website: http://www.niyogi.org/surojit
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sniyogi

Roj Niyogi is a seed investor at HomeBit in Austin focused on Education and Recruiting. Roj Niyogi - Founder/CEO @ HomeBit

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 50% |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skillenza | Skillenza is the optimum gap filler between required market-ready skills and the current college student skillset. We directly address the growing concerns of students & job seekers while connecting the right person with the right opportunity. | $557K | Seed | Oct 25, 2017 |  |
| Hipcask | Hipcask, previously Indian Wine List, is a smartphone application that enables users to discover wines, whiskies, and beers. The application enables users to measure a likability factor, pair wines with foods, get and add tasting notes, get notifications about new launches, and more. It was launched by Aneesh Bhasin and is based in Mumbai, India. |  | Seed | Oct 20, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Skayle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobikon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tracxn](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tracxn) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About HomeBit

VC Fund



1 contacts available at HomeBit.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Roj Niyogi | Founder/CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roj-niyogi |

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## FAQ

### What does Roj Niyogi invest in?

Roj Niyogi invests primarily in Education, Recruiting and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Roj Niyogi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roj Niyogi closed in Oct 2017. Shizune tracks 2 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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