# Sanat Rao

> Sanat Rao is a seed investor at BlockTower Capital (Miami) backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BlockTower Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blocktower-capital)
- Location: Miami, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanatrao/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SanatVC
- Website: https://x.com/SanatVC

Sanat Rao is a Partner at BlockTower Capital where he manages the market neutral fund and also focuses on early stage investments. He was previously the managing director and co-founder at Gamma Point Capital, a leading market neutral hedge fund acquired by BlockTower Capital. Prior to Gamma Point Capital, Sanat was a partner at IDG Ventures Indiawhere he led investments in the fintech, SaaS and blockchain sectors. He has previously held roles at Intel Capital and iSPIRT on the investment and corporate development teams.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$5.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 43% |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| Payments | 2 | 29% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 29% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 29% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 71% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 3 | 43% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nume Crypto | Nume Crypto is a cryptocurrency payment processor that caters to both individuals and businesses. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 14, 2022 |  |
| Flint | Flint is a global crypto investment app. Flint leverages the power of crypto to deliver incredibly high returns on idle money. | $5.1M | Seed | Jan 25, 2022 |  |
| Flint | Flint is a global crypto investment app. Flint leverages the power of crypto to deliver incredibly high returns on idle money. | $5.1M | Seed | Jan 24, 2022 |  |
| Wint Wealth | GrowFix offers high net-worth individuals and retail investors, asset-backed fixed income products that offer higher returns than fixed deposits. | $2M | Seed | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| Capchase | Capchase is a fintech company that provides financial solutions to startups by allowing access to funds as they grow. | $4.6M | Seed | Mar 01, 2020 |  |
| CoinDCX | CoinDCX is a company that specializes in crypto-enabled financial services. The company focuses on developing borderless financial services that ensure a simpler and uninterrupted flow of capital. Its liquidity, powerful wallet, and impenetrable security make the trading experience fast, reliable, and effortless. CoinDCX has empowered its traderswith a bouquet of industry-first products to trade using liquidity from exchanges. The products are designed for all types of traders keeping their trading experience, risk tolerance, and trading frequency into consideration. The company aims to democratize finance and make investments accessible to everyone.CoinDCX was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |  | Seed | Mar 20, 2019 |  |
| LoveLocal (formerly m.Paani) | LoveLocal (formerly known as m.Paani) is the only app you need for all your daily needs fulfilled by your trusted local shops online. Now enjoy the convenience of online ordering, Fast home delivery, digital payments - all at a tap of a button. Shop anytime, anywhere from a vast range of products including fresh fruits, vegetables, groceries, OTCMedicines, Home and Personal Care Products, snacks, and much more. So LoveLocal! | $1.4M | Seed | Mar 16, 2017 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Better Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-capital-e839) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Willowtree Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amara-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arkam Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkam-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About BlockTower Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

BlockTower is a crypto and blockchain investment firm that uses trading, investing, and portfolio management to this digital asset class.

5 contacts available at BlockTower Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sanat Rao | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanat-rao-c351 |
| Ari Paul | CIO, managing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-paul-e2d3 |
| Rahul Rai | Co-Head of Market Neutral | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rahul-rai-1bb7 |
| Sam Gaer | Co-Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-gaer |
| Thomas Klocanas | General Partner & Head of Venture at BlockTower Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-klocanas-a5fa |

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## FAQ

### What does Sanat Rao invest in?

Sanat Rao invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sanat Rao's check size?

Sanat Rao typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$5.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sanat Rao participates in.

### When did Sanat Rao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sanat Rao closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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