# Varun Vakil

> Varun Vakil is a seed investor backing Retail, E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-vakil-67355512/

Varun Vakil is a seed investor focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Varun Vakil Chief Manager - New Initiatives at Asian Paints

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.4M–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yu | Yu Foodlabs provides a range of instant and ready-to-make meal bowls with zero preservatives. | $6.5M | Series B | Oct 18, 2024 |  |
| Yu | Yu Foodlabs provides a range of instant and ready-to-make meal bowls with zero preservatives. | $2.4M | Series A | Feb 12, 2024 |  |
| Yu | Yu Foodlabs provides a range of instant and ready-to-make meal bowls with zero preservatives. | $2.5M | Series A | Nov 15, 2022 |  |
| Yu | Yu Foodlabs provides a range of instant and ready-to-make meal bowls with zero preservatives. | $1M | Seed | Oct 20, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capitar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Castle Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castle-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elcid Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elcid-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Satyadharma Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/satyadharma-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Startup India Seed Fund Scheme](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-india-seed-fund-scheme) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Varun Vakil invest in?

Varun Vakil invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Varun Vakil's check size?

Varun Vakil typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$2.5M 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 Varun Vakil participates in.

### When did Varun Vakil last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Varun Vakil closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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