# Vinay Menon

> Vinay Menon is a seed investor at Pravega Ventures (Bengaluru) backing Financial Services and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pravega Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pravega-ventures)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-menon-15476a12/

Vinay Menon is a seed investor at Pravega Ventures in Bengaluru focused on Financial Services and Apps. Vinay Menon - Co-founder & Partner @ Pravega Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Computer | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GrayQuest | GrayQuest Education Finance Pvt. Ltd provides Parents and Students with the most convenient and easiest option to pay fees to their Institute. | $9.3M | Series B | Jan 10, 2025 |  |
| GrayQuest | GrayQuest Education Finance Pvt. Ltd provides Parents and Students with the most convenient and easiest option to pay fees to their Institute. | $6.8M | Series A | Mar 09, 2023 |  |
| MintOak Innovations | MintOak Innovations has developed a unique technology solution DOV to deliver higher transaction completion rates. | $19.9M | Series A | Feb 21, 2023 |  |
| MintOak Innovations | MintOak Innovations has developed a unique technology solution DOV to deliver higher transaction completion rates. | $2M | Seed | May 05, 2020 |  |
| Gamezop | Gamezop develops HTML5 games. HTML5 games do not have to be installed as apps and are not tied to any particular operating system (i.e. these games work across Android, iOS, Windows, etc.). These games are device-agnostic as well and can run on feature phones, smartphones, desktops, smart TVs, in-flight entertainment systems, etc. The companyleverages the distribution network of various messengers, browsers, entertainment apps, telecom operators, and gaming websites to publish its games. These distribution partners get access to a rich product suite (APIs, SDKs, white-labeled PWA, bots, revenue, and analytics dashboard) during and after integration with Gamezop. | $350K | Seed | Feb 17, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AECAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aecal) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-international-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Claypond Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claypond-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dholakia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dholakia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HDFC Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hdfc-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Pravega Ventures

VC Fund · New Delhi, India

Pravega Ventures is keen to provide the first institutional capital to tech-enabled startups, at a seed or a pre-Series A stage

5 contacts available at Pravega Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhishek Jain | Partner & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhishek-jain-4965 |
| Rohit Jain | Co-founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rohit-jain-6 |
| Ruchira Sharma | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ruchira-sharma |
| Vinay Menon | Co-founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinay-menon |
| Abhinav Gupta | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhinav-gupta |

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## FAQ

### What does Vinay Menon invest in?

Vinay Menon invests primarily in Financial Services, Apps and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Vinay Menon last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vinay Menon closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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