Venkat Vardhan
Angel Investor @ Dakar Network Angels
Venkat Vardhan is a seed investor at Dakar Network Angels focused on Travel and Hotel. T. Venkat Vardhan commenced his career in the late 1980’s with a pioneering vision to conduct large scale live events akin to those in overseas markets, this gradually paved way for all that the company he founded DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd in the field of Event Management stands for today, Enterprise, Excellence and Innovation. Bornand educated between Kolar Gold Fields & Bangalore he went on to do his Mechanical Engineering. An avid sportsman, has played Shuttle Badminton, at the University, State and National Level, is now a keen Golf Player. Presently his company DNA Networks is responsible of over 90 percent of all large live format events that takes place in India that encompass in the area of Live Music & Sports. Commencing in 1988 with the historic Live concert of Europe to Bryan Adams in 1994. YANNI in 1997 at Taj Mahal, to Rolling Stones, Metallica, Shakira, Roger Waters, Sir Elton John, AEROSMITH, BLACK EYED PEAS, Beyonce, Enrique Iglesias, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Mark Knopfler, Carlos Santana and a host of others in Live Music across various cities in India.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Venkat Vardhan invests in
Stages Venkat Vardhan invests in
Countries Venkat Vardhan invests in
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Contacts
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Round size
- Corporate Round
- $476k–$563k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Travel 2 (67%)
- Hotel 1 (33%)
- Tourism 1 (33%)
- Hospitality 1 (33%)
- Tour Operator 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Corporate Round 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| One of Samarth’s fondest memories growing up in Goa was the weekend swim in the clean blue waters. Soaking in the cool evening breeze while gazing into the limitless expanse of green. If there was paradise on earth, it was right here, in Goa. Witnessing the menacing pollution and mindless vehicular congestion in big cities and seeing Goa slowlymove in the same direction, he was determined to bring about a change. Samarth reached out to his close friend Sandeep who had just returned to India after a stint abroad. | $476K / Corporate Round / Sep 13, 2019 | ||
| One of Samarth’s fondest memories growing up in Goa was the weekend swim in the clean blue waters. Soaking in the cool evening breeze while gazing into the limitless expanse of green. If there was paradise on earth, it was right here, in Goa. Witnessing the menacing pollution and mindless vehicular congestion in big cities and seeing Goa slowlymove in the same direction, he was determined to bring about a change. Samarth reached out to his close friend Sandeep who had just returned to India after a stint abroad. | $563.1K / Corporate Round / Sep 13, 2019 | ||
| RoomsTonite is a mobile-only last-minute hotel booking app that helps customers to book good hotel rooms at great rates. The app enables users to book hotels for the same day, next day and day after tomorrow. Run by Bengaluru headquartered RoomsTonite eBookings Pvt Ltd, the app is changing the last-minute hotel booking model in India. | $1.5M / Seed / Dec 01, 2015 |
About Dakar Network Angels
Dakar Network Angels (DNA) is an angel investor network based in Dakar, Senegal, investing in early stage companies throughout the WAEMU region and contiguous countries.
Dakar Network Angels Contacts
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Oluwole Oyekanmi
Founding Team Member
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What does Venkat Vardhan invest in?
Venkat Vardhan invests primarily in Travel, Hotel and Tourism startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round 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 Venkat Vardhan's check size?
Venkat Vardhan typically joins rounds of $476k–$563k at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Venkat Vardhan participates in.
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When did Venkat Vardhan last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Venkat Vardhan closed in Sep 2019. 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.
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