# Somak Ghosh

> Somak Ghosh is a seed investor at Contrarian Drishti Partners (Mumbai) backing FinTech and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Contrarian Drishti Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrarian-drishti-partners)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somak-ghosh-3b89161

Somak Ghosh is a seed investor at Contrarian Drishti Partners in Mumbai focused on FinTech and Finance. Somak Ghosh - Managing Partner @ Contrarian Drishti Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progcap | Progcap is a financial service company that provides financial opportunities for micro and small businesses. It also uses a mix of technology and its unique delivery model to underwrite credit and thus provide the underbanked semi-urban and rural retailers in India access to flexible, collateral-free working capital. The company also offers financeand supply chain-based solutions for micro and small enterprises.The lending platform risk models these businesses using non-traditional ecosystem data creating credit scores for customers. The company's mission is to empower these customers by providing them affordable and timely credit leveraging world-class technology.Progcap was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi, India. | $5M | Series A | Jul 31, 2019 |  |
| Progcap | Progcap is a financial service company that provides financial opportunities for micro and small businesses. It also uses a mix of technology and its unique delivery model to underwrite credit and thus provide the underbanked semi-urban and rural retailers in India access to flexible, collateral-free working capital. The company also offers financeand supply chain-based solutions for micro and small enterprises.The lending platform risk models these businesses using non-traditional ecosystem data creating credit scores for customers. The company's mission is to empower these customers by providing them affordable and timely credit leveraging world-class technology.Progcap was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi, India. | $1M | Seed | Apr 30, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [growX ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growx-venture-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Contrarian Drishti Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrarian-drishti-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Contrarian Drishti Partners

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Contrarian Drishti Partners manages the Contrarian Vriddhi Fund - I. The Fund is an early stage investor in businesses addressing issues of affordability and accessibility in healthcare, education, livelihood generation, fintech, food & agribusiness and energy/ utilities access.

1 contacts available at Contrarian Drishti Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Somak Ghosh | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/somak-ghosh |

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## FAQ

### What does Somak Ghosh invest in?

Somak Ghosh invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Enterprise startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 Somak Ghosh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Somak Ghosh closed in Jul 2019. 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?

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