# The Chennai Angels

> The Chennai Angels is a VC fund in Chennai backing E-Commerce and Software. See 121 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chennai, India
- Total investments: 121
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-chennai-angels
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/angelschennai
- Website: http://www.thechennaiangels.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angelschennai

The Chennai Angels is a VC fund in Chennai focused on E-Commerce and Software. The Chennai Angels (TCA), formerly known as Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund, was established in November 2007 with the objective of fostering Entrepreneurship with prime focus on nurturing and mentoring new generation entrepreneurs.You can play bellayoscura.com for real money or test your skill in practice mode - all under a safe andresponsible gaming environment and a 24/7 customer support.Aspiring entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas often fumble to translate thoughts into commercially viable ventures. These teething troubles could be attributed to inadequate awareness in taking the ideas forward or paucity of funds.In an effort to help these young minds, a group of prominent successful entrepreneurs came forward to form a consortium called The Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund in Nov 2007, which is now The Chennai Angels (TCA). TCA are a Group of successful leaders who have successfully built, run and in many cases exited enterprises across multiple domains and industries and help entrepreneurs build and grow their ventures and enterprises into successful companies.Besides providing capital, TCA members act as mentors for the green horns venturing into the world of business. TCA has among its members several Venture Capitalists who are available to partner TCA on larger outlays. The big advantage of being a TCA investee is that, apart from very high quality mentoring, investors are able to handhold the entrepreneur through the life cycle of fund raising as well and open doors to customers and partners of very high order.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$1.5M |
| Angel | $148k–$500k |
| Series A | $1M–$4.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 14 | 12% |
| Software | 12 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 10 | 8% |
| Retail | 9 | 7% |
| Internet | 9 | 7% |

137 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 61 | 50% |
| Angel | 13 | 11% |
| Series A | 12 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 10 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 82 | 68% |
| United States | 6 | 5% |
| Singapore | 2 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aditya Mirza | Angel Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aditya-mirza |
| Chandran Krishnan | Chief Executive Officer | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chandran-krishnan |
| Jay Jayaraman | Investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-jayaraman-a56f |
| Krishna K. Srinivasan | Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/krishna-srinivasan |
| Ramaraj R. | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramaraj-r |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Indus Valley | This was the start for The Indus Valley. They sell Natural cookware products. The core idea was to make everyone realise that a good kind of cookware is as important as the ingredients to make a healthy and tasty dish. All their products have the customer’s wellness as the core. What makes the products different are the types of material they usewhich involves wood, clay, cast iron, soapstone and so on. Their main motto is to make their utensils work hard as they do for healthy and tasty food and to be a brand that people can rely on. | $17M | Series B | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Ecoil | Ecoil works to make the world a better place for future generations. Agricultural waste must be properly disposed of and recycled in order to provide sustainable energy. to lead the route towards an environmentally and socially responsible future.In order to reduce waste, Ecoil buys wasted cooking oil from restaurants at the best price andconverts it into Biodiesel. We offer a comprehensive range of solutions to assist enterprises in dealing with waste oils and fats generated by their activities. | $2.5M | Series A | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Ecoil | Ecoil works to make the world a better place for future generations. Agricultural waste must be properly disposed of and recycled in order to provide sustainable energy. to lead the route towards an environmentally and socially responsible future.In order to reduce waste, Ecoil buys wasted cooking oil from restaurants at the best price andconverts it into Biodiesel. We offer a comprehensive range of solutions to assist enterprises in dealing with waste oils and fats generated by their activities. | $2.5M | Series A | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Inspired Spirits | Inspired Spirits manufactures distilled alcoholic beverages. The company produces spirits like Quro, an Indian aperitif made from indigenous botanicals. |  | Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| BatteryPool | BatteryPool offers battery charging solutions for EV fleets and commercial vehicles. | $895.4K | Seed | Nov 28, 2025 |  |
| Grest | Grest is a tech-enabled company that specializes in the re-commerce of electronics. The company offers refurbished mobile phones and laptops that have undergone rigorous quality checks. These refurbished products come with a warranty and are presented as a cost-effective alternative to new devices. Grest's offerings cater to customers lookingfor affordable and premium refurbished smartphones and laptops. The company's operations are primarily based on a digital platform, making it easy for customers to browse and purchase their desired products. | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| Famyo | Xoog is a safe social platform with skill clubs for students to showcase their skills and achievements and learnings and earn rewards. Skill clubs available are Rubiks, Art, dance, Music etc. | $459.4K | Seed | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| MangoPoint | MangoPoint provides a sustainable, integrated value chain for mangoes with single-origin, carbide-free, chemical-free high-quality fresh mangoes, and processed mango products through sustainable farming, planet-friendly processing, and eco-friendly packaging. | $1M | Seed | Aug 07, 2025 |  |
| Tummoc | Tummoc — the first Made-in-India Transit Application to help you with real-time public transport information and last-mile connectivity.With Tummoc, you can access actionable information for all modes of public transport and book rides for your first and last mile. Soon, you will also be able to enjoy single-source tickets across multiple modesof transport. | $1.6M | Seed | Apr 25, 2025 |  |
| goStops | Gostops (https://www.gostops.com/) is a brand of youth hostels in India that aims to make great quality travel and living spaces accessible to the youth. | $4M | Series A | Mar 10, 2025 |  |

10 of 121 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does The Chennai Angels invest in?

The Chennai Angels invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 121 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is The Chennai Angels's check size?

The Chennai Angels typically joins rounds of $200k–$1.5M at Seed, $148k–$500k at Angel and $1M–$4.2M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Chennai Angels participates in.

### How do I contact The Chennai Angels?

Public channels for The Chennai Angels include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at The Chennai Angels?

The team at The Chennai Angels includes Aditya Mirza (Angel Investor), Chandran Krishnan (Chief Executive Officer) and Jay Jayaraman (Investor), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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