# Vishal Sampat

> Vishal Sampat is a seed investor at SMG Convonix backing Retail and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: SMG Convonix
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalsampat
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/vishalsampat
- Website: http://www.convonix.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/smgconvonix

Vishal Sampat is a seed investor at SMG Convonix in Mumbai focused on Retail and FinTech. Vishal Sampat is the founder and CEO of Convonix Inc., India’s first dedicated search engine optimization (SEO) firm, which has now matured into a cutting edge internet marketing firm offering search engine optimization, paid search marketing, social media marketing and conversion rate improvement services, guided by in-house Web Analytics andcampaign management programs. As the CEO, Vishal oversees the overall operations of the company and manages a team of over 120 trained individuals. Vishal began his career as an entrepreneur at an early age of 17, when he launched ‘Radio FM’ - an internet radio streaming platform – between the years 1999 and 2000. He was motivated to install a platform that could cater to the vast globally-placed Indian audience who wished to access Indian music with ease. After hitting a visitor count of six and a half million to the website, Vishal went on to launch another website by the name of ‘khopcha.com’ - a portal for teenagers which continues to be active even today. As a result of the research that was carried out to understand different ways of marketing these first two ventures on the internet, the idea for an SEO based firm took roots, and Convonix Inc. was subsequently founded. Vishal has received a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Mumbai University with a major in Information Technology. He is also on the advisory council of MICA- EDC, an initiative that fosters entrepreneurship in communications-driven projects as well as promoting corporate entrepreneurship in the communications industry. He regularly speaks at various conferences about internet marketing and entrepreneurship. Besides donning a professional avatar, Vishal enjoys photography, reading, listening to music and travelling. He is a self-confessed car aficionado and enjoys technology in all its avatars.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $592k–$1.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yu | Yu Foodlabs provides a range of instant and ready-to-make meal bowls with zero preservatives. | $1M | Seed | Oct 20, 2021 |  |
| Venuelook | Venuelook.com is a marketplace for venue owners and venue seekers. The idea is to disrupt the Venue search and booking space.Its a local commerce problem and an exciting space as 10K+ venues within just the metros in India host 10Lakh+ events over the year. In all of these these events, venue search, booking and logistics is completelydysfunctional ! |  | Seed | Mar 25, 2019 |  |
| BeatO | BeatO, short for beat diabetes (the 'O' being the ring of diabetes), is a mobile platform that motivates a diabetic to increase compliance and reduce their out of pocket expense. Their small and nimble health and tech focused team comprises top talent that brings in the passion and desire to roll out the best user experience for adiabetic in managing their ailment. In their core team (tech & business), we have Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, with real life practical know-how of diabetes and how to beat it. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 19, 2019 |  |
| Cashkumar | A P2P Lending Platform connecting millions of financially under-served & new to credit borrowers with investment savvy lenders in India | $592K | Seed | May 22, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leo-capital-india) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OperatorVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/operator-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Orios Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orios-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SMG Convonix

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Convonix is a 200 strong digital consulting firm that helps companies in India and overseas draw and implement digital strategies spanning search engine optimization, search engine marketing, social media marketing, online reputation management, web analytics and conversion rate improvement. Convonix has evolved from being the first pureplay SEOcompany in the country to offering the full range of digital advertising solution for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small and medium enterprises in India, USA and Europe.

5 contacts available at SMG Convonix.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vishal Sampat | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vishal-sampat |
| Arunesh Parab | Vice President - Tech | — |
| Atul Gawand | Vice President - Human Resources | — |
| Dinesh Shanbhag | Head - Accounts | — |
| Rahul Gupte | Vice President – Operations & ORM | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Vishal Sampat invest in?

Vishal Sampat invests primarily in Retail, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed 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 Vishal Sampat's check size?

Vishal Sampat typically joins rounds of $592k–$1.4M 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 Vishal Sampat participates in.

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### When did Vishal Sampat last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vishal Sampat closed in Oct 2021. 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.

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