# Ronnie Screwvala

> Ronnie Screwvala is a seed investor at RSVP (Mumbai) backing Education and Internet. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [RSVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rsvp-862c)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnie-screwvala-83133994
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonnieScrewvala
- Website: https://x.com/RonnieScrewvala
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RonnieScrewvala

Ronnie Screwvala is a seed investor at RSVP in Mumbai focused on Education and Internet. Ronnie Screwvala is the Chairperson and Co-Founder of UpGrad. He previously worked at UTV as a Founder. Ronnie Screwvala attended Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $386k–$4.3M |
| Series A | $3M–$3.6M |
| Series B | $6M–$50M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 6 | 23% |
| Internet | 4 | 15% |
| EdTech | 3 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 12% |
| E-Learning | 3 | 12% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 23% |
| Series B | 3 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 8% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 16 | 62% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UpGrad | UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients.UpGrad’s range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services.UpGrad was launched in 2015 by PhalgunKompalli, Ronnie Screwvala, Ravijot Chugh, and Mayank Kumar and is based in Mumbai. | $37.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 13, 2026 |  |
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| CuePilot AI | CuePilot AI is a voice-first, AI-native platform for preschools and daycares to address operational inefficiencies. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2025 |  |
| CuePilot AI | CuePilot AI is a voice-first, AI-native platform for preschools and daycares to address operational inefficiencies. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2025 |  |
| Digantara | Digantara develops infrastructure and data solutions for monitoring objects and traffic in Earth orbit to support safer space operations and reduce collision risks for satellites. The company builds and integrates hardware, analytics, and software systems that combine multimodal sensor data into platforms for space situational awareness and missionassurance. It designs space surveillance tools including satellite-based sensors and ground-based systems to generate real-time orbital insights for customers such as satellite operators and agencies concerned with space traffic management. Digantara also supports analytical services that help interpret space object behavior and provides ongoing development of its data platforms and tracking capabilities. | $50M | Series B | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| speakX | Yellow Class is an online hobby platform for young kids. | $16M | Series B | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Navana Tech | Navana Tech builds text-free, image-based and voice-assisted technology for low-literate smartphone users. | $814K | Seed | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| UpGrad | UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients.UpGrad’s range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services.UpGrad was launched in 2015 by PhalgunKompalli, Ronnie Screwvala, Ravijot Chugh, and Mayank Kumar and is based in Mumbai. | $20M | Secondary Market | Oct 21, 2024 |  |
| UpGrad | UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients.UpGrad’s range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services.UpGrad was launched in 2015 by PhalgunKompalli, Ronnie Screwvala, Ravijot Chugh, and Mayank Kumar and is based in Mumbai. | $36.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 29, 2023 |  |
| UpGrad | UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients.UpGrad’s range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services.UpGrad was launched in 2015 by PhalgunKompalli, Ronnie Screwvala, Ravijot Chugh, and Mayank Kumar and is based in Mumbai. | $205.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 08, 2022 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Unilazer Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unilazer-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Elevation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevation-capital-6e8a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Eximius Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eximius-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About RSVP

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

RSVP is a film production company that specializes in film production.

1 contacts available at RSVP.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ronnie Screwvala | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ronnie-screwvala |

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## FAQ

### What does Ronnie Screwvala invest in?

Ronnie Screwvala invests primarily in Education, Internet and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ronnie Screwvala's check size?

Ronnie Screwvala typically joins rounds of $386k–$4.3M at Seed, $3M–$3.6M at Series A and $6M–$50M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ronnie Screwvala participates in.

### When did Ronnie Screwvala last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ronnie Screwvala closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 26 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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