Sony Joy
Angel Investor
Kochi, India
Sony Joy is a seed investor in Kochi focused on Consulting and Human Resources. Sony is a serial entrepreneur who founded multiple startups in the telecom & fintech space. His first startup MOBME was founded while he was half way into his engineering degree back in 2006. MOBME monetised a bouquet of B2B & B2B2C products in the telecom space, creating employment for hundreds. His next startup Chillr, founded in 2013,was funded by Sequoia, Blume & Uniqorn. Chillr was the pioneer in seamless inter-bank mobile payments years before UPI & during this stint he worked closely with numerous banks including the likes of HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda etc. In 2018 Chillr was acquired by Swedish HQ Caller ID app Truecaller, post which he has been heading Truecaller's fintech arm. More recently, he took responsibility of building the Enterprise Business vertical for Truecaller from ground up. It's now an extremely fast growing business unit that's operating like a full fledged SaaS company and is focused on making business communication safe & efficient. The division already boasts of hundreds of active clients across BFSI, Fintech, EdTech, Healthcare, Automotive etc and is becoming an indispensable tool for businesses that rely on telephones as a communication channel.Truecaller is now a listed company after its IPO in NASDAQ Stockholm in October 2021.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Sony Joy invests in
Stages Sony Joy invests in
Countries Sony Joy invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Consulting 2 (33%)
- Human Resources 2 (33%)
- SaaS 1 (17%)
- Retail 1 (17%)
- Consumer 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (67%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (33%)
Country
- India 3 (50%)
- United States 2 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evenflow acquires and scales third-party brands that sell on e-commerce marketplaces such as Amazon & Flipkart. | $5M / Seed / Dec 14, 2021 | ||
| ToolJet is an open-source low-code framework used to build and deploy custom internal tools. Its platform builds internal tools in minutes using pre-built components and can connect to databases, services, cloud storage, and custom API endpoints to fetch data and take action. | $1.6M / Seed / Dec 13, 2021 | ||
| Premagic is a software for professional photographers to share photos with clients. | $266.5K / Pre-Seed / Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| Recruitment Marketplace | Seed / Nov 01, 2021 | ||
| Volcano is a live video platform for IRL content | Seed / Nov 01, 2021 | ||
| SuperHire provides pre-vetted, interview-ready candidates to its clients by leveraging its fast-growing expert recruiter community. | Pre-Seed / Nov 01, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Sony Joy invest in?
Sony Joy invests primarily in Consulting, Human Resources and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Sony Joy last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Sony Joy closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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