# Taj Chahal

> Taj Chahal is a seed investor at Columbia Business School (New York) backing SaaS and Video. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Columbia Business School](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/columbia-business-school)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/taj-chahal/0/852/91
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrTajChahal

Taj Chahal is a seed investor at Columbia Business School in New York focused on SaaS and Video. Taj chahal is the Member at New York Angels.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Video | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Furious Corp | Furious Corp offers media companies that sells advertising broader and deeper visibility into their advertising business and to provide the tools to optimize sales, operational efficiency, and productivity of businesses. PROPHET connects the disparate systems and data that powers its users’ ad businesses and works hand in hand with them to enableunified yield optimization across all channels, formats, and clients to continually optimize their advertising portfolio.PROPHET is a horizontal SaaS platform which automates the ingestion and normalization of its users’ data into a common structure, providing them with visuals giving visibility into inventories, sales, and audiences. The company offers its users with pre-deployment planning to post-deployment training and support services. Training and support is divided into two categories namely, virtual and in-person learning. Virtual learning offers the advantages of live instructions without the expense and time associated with travel. In-person instructor lead classroom style learning.Furious Corp is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2014 by Hillel Rom and Ashley Swartz. |  | Seed | May 20, 2015 |  |
| Furious Corp | Furious Corp offers media companies that sells advertising broader and deeper visibility into their advertising business and to provide the tools to optimize sales, operational efficiency, and productivity of businesses. PROPHET connects the disparate systems and data that powers its users’ ad businesses and works hand in hand with them to enableunified yield optimization across all channels, formats, and clients to continually optimize their advertising portfolio.PROPHET is a horizontal SaaS platform which automates the ingestion and normalization of its users’ data into a common structure, providing them with visuals giving visibility into inventories, sales, and audiences. The company offers its users with pre-deployment planning to post-deployment training and support services. Training and support is divided into two categories namely, virtual and in-person learning. Virtual learning offers the advantages of live instructions without the expense and time associated with travel. In-person instructor lead classroom style learning.Furious Corp is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2014 by Hillel Rom and Ashley Swartz. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 20, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Laconia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laconia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nielsen Innovate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nielsen-innovate) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BRaVe Media Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brave-media-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New York Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [On Grid Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ongrid-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Whitestone Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-stone-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Columbia Business School

VC Fund · Manhattan, United States

Columbia Business School was first founded in 1916, thanks in part to a generous gift from the banking executive Emerson McMillin. There were 11 faculty members on our initial staff, teaching an inaugural class of 61, including eight women. Today, as the School has evolved to meet the needs of an ever-changing business world, both our numbers andour reach have multiplied. Columbia Business School is an ivy league school. In addition to the Full-Time MBA, the School now offers several Executive MBA options, as well as doctoral and master of science degrees and robust Executive Education opportunities. Throughout this evolution, we have maintained an unwavering commitment to improving the world of business through cutting-edge research, innovative education, and an expanding global network.

5 contacts available at Columbia Business School.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bill O'Farrell | Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-ofarrell |
| Efrem Kamen | Adjunct Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/efrem-kamen |
| Richard Zannino | Executive-in- Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-f-zannino |
| Adam Quinton | Adjunct Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-quinton |
| Alan Canarslan | MBA Graduate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eren-canarslan |

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## FAQ

### What does Taj Chahal invest in?

Taj Chahal invests primarily in SaaS, Video and Publishing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Taj Chahal last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Taj Chahal closed in May 2015. 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?

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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