# Shankar Narayanan

> Shankar Narayanan is a seed investor at The Carlyle Group backing Manufacturing. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Carlyle Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-carlyle-group)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankar-narayanan-m-ab65ba7

Shankar Narayanan is a seed investor at The Carlyle Group in Mumbai focused on Manufacturing and Wellness. Shankar Narayanan is the Founder of Sanaka Capital. Shankar previously worked at The Carlyle Group as a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Asia Growth Capital. Shankar Narayanan attended the XLRI Jamshedpur.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $250k–$1.1M |
| Angel | $179k–$250k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 43% |
| Wellness | 2 | 29% |
| Health Care | 2 | 29% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Angel | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SwitchOn | SwitchOn is developing Digital Twins for energy optimization and predictive maintenance.They leverage technologies such as Industrial IoT and Machine learning to digitize critical equipments for industries. Their Digital Twins help customers reduce unplanned downtime, improve operational efficiency and maximize asset utilization. | $4.2M | Series A | Apr 17, 2023 | https://switchon.io/ |
| Dawaa Dost | Dawaa Dost specializes in the pharmacy retail chain of generic medicines in India. The company focuses on the availability of affordable generic medicines. Dawaa Dost was founded by Amit Choudhary and Yash Harlalka and is based in India. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 24, 2023 | https://dawaadost.com |
| Sanfe - India’s First Women’s Body Care Brand | Sanfe is a female hygiene brand that creates products such as stand-and-pee devices, intimate care products, panty liners, organic sanitary pads, pain relief roll-ons, and menstrual cups. Sanfe's products are comfortable, rash-free, natural & organic, and safe for the body and the environment.Sanfe's mission is to build a betterworld for women. | $1.1M | Seed | Feb 18, 2020 | https://sanfe.in |
| Wellversed | Wellversed owns and operates a portfolio of nutrition and supplement brands to maximize human potential. Wellversed was established in 2018 by Aanan Khurma, Aditya Seth, and Ripunjay Chachan in Delhi, India. | $250K | Angel | Sep 24, 2019 | https://www.wellversed.in |
| DEE Piping Systems | DEE Piping Systems (DEE), incorporated as DEE Development Engineers Limited was founded by Chairman & Managing Director Mr. K.L. Bansal along with a team of two technocrats in the year 1983. DEE, in the past three decades, driven by leaders with a bold and strong entrepreneurial vision, has evolved in the diverse field of Piping engineering andfabrication. |  | Private Equity | Aug 17, 2015 | http://deepiping.com/ |
| Testbook.com | Testbook.com is a platform that provides government exam preparation. Users can learn new concepts, attempt numerous mock tests to compare their preparation level with thousands of fellow aspirants. It provides users with relevant analytics on his performance in the mock tests to pinpoint their weak areas of preparation.It was founded in 2013 andis based in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | $250K | Seed | Oct 29, 2014 | http://testbook.com |
| Testbook.com | Testbook.com is a platform that provides government exam preparation. Users can learn new concepts, attempt numerous mock tests to compare their preparation level with thousands of fellow aspirants. It provides users with relevant analytics on his performance in the mock tests to pinpoint their weak areas of preparation.It was founded in 2013 andis based in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | $179K | Angel | Oct 29, 2014 | http://testbook.com |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Singapore Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singapore-angel-network) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SucSEED Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sucseed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ah! Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LVX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/letsventure) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Axilor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axilor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council(BIRAC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biotechnology-industry-research-assistance-council-birac) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Carlyle Group

VC Fund · Washington, United States

The Carlyle Group is a private equity firm that caters to early and later-stage companies. The firm operates four fund families, focusing on leveraged buyouts, venture & growth capital, real estate, and leveraged finance investments.

5 contacts available at The Carlyle Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Popov | Partner, Head of Credit Opportunities | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-popov |
| Alex Chi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-chi-e4fc |
| Alex Wagenberg | Managing Director and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-wagenberg |
| Andrew Zimmermann | EMEA Controller(Director) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-zimmermann |
| Constantin Boye | Head of Carlyle Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constantin-a-boye |

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## FAQ

### What does Shankar Narayanan invest in?

Shankar Narayanan invests primarily in Manufacturing, Wellness and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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 Shankar Narayanan's check size?

Shankar Narayanan typically joins rounds of $250k–$1.1M at Seed and $179k–$250k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shankar Narayanan participates in.

### How do I contact Shankar Narayanan?

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### When did Shankar Narayanan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shankar Narayanan closed in Apr 2023. 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?

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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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