# Vaidyanathan Shankar

> Vaidyanathan Shankar is a seed investor backing E-Commerce and Solar. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Chennai, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankarcams/

Vaidyanathan Shankar is a seed investor in Chennai focused on E-Commerce and Solar. Vaidyanathan Shankar is the Founder of Computer Age Management Services. He previously worked at IIM Calcutta Innovation Park as a Board Member.Vaidyanathan Shankar attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$600k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 67% |
| Solar | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |

## 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. | $33.6K | Angel | Mar 16, 2020 | https://www.theindusvalley.in/ |
| GoBumpr | GoBumpr! is your one stop shop to service, maintain and repair all of your cars & bikes at a single tap of your mobile screen - starting from Car Service, Bike Service, 24x7 Breakdown Assistance, Car Repair, Bike Repair, On Road Assistance, Tyre Puncture Assistance to Finding Petrol Bunks on the go. No need to panic when you are stuck inthe middle of a road owing to a break-down or tyre puncture, just gobumpr! and let your vehicle get fixed at the tap of your mobile screen !!! GoBumpr - your vehicle's partner for life right from the time you buy it new to service & maintain it at it's best !!! | $600K | Seed | Jul 02, 2018 | https://gobumpr.com |
| Fourth Partner Energy | Fourth Partner Energy provides turnkey rooftop solar energy solutions for customers in India. The company specializes in manufacturing solar energy based applications and its current product portfolio includes solar lanterns, home lighting systems, solar street lights, and photovoltaic panels.Fourth Partner Energy aims to build, develop, andmanage a large operating portfolio of de-centralized solar power assets in India and is positioned as a leading renewable energy services company. It strives to be a partner for sustainable change and endeavors to do so by providing products and services that improve the renewable resources available on the planet, and provide its customers with better quality at lower costs.Fourth Partner Energy is an MNRE empanelled Channel Partner and an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. It is also registered as a partner with state bodies such as RREC, TNREDC, and NREDCAP. The company was founded in 2010 by | $500K | Seed | Jul 24, 2014 | http://fourthpartner.co/index.html |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Keiretsu Forum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Chennai Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-chennai-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vaidyanathan Shankar invest in?

Vaidyanathan Shankar invests primarily in E-Commerce, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Vaidyanathan Shankar's check size?

Vaidyanathan Shankar typically joins rounds of $500k–$600k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vaidyanathan Shankar participates in.

### How do I contact Vaidyanathan Shankar?

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### When did Vaidyanathan Shankar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vaidyanathan Shankar closed in Mar 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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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