Rajesh Mane — Co-Founder
Apply for investment here : https://founderfirst.org/investment----------------I invest in early stage tech companies & consumer brands, fortunate to be investing for 13+ years. I frequently write & share my learnings / free resources for startups.An active investor in 180+ early stage startups, some of the category leaders like Pixis, VideoVerse, Zypp, BharatPe, ShopKiarana, Confirmtkt (exited to ixigo), Beardo (exited to Marico), Innov8 (exited to OYO Rooms), Vahanalytics (exited to Rapido), HomeCapital (backed by Nabard) & many others.Been part of startup ecosystem in India since 2011, founded Weekend Ventures & lead community 10,000+ founders. In 2015, I joined Venture Catalysts as the founding team member, since then I've interacted with over 23,000+ startups & lead group investments 90+ startups. I enjoy working with early stage, mission driven founders & learn from them. Being able to make a positive impact in founder's journey is deeply satisfying, I'm always open to connect with bold, resilient founders!
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned investor in early-stage tech and consumer brands.
Location: Mumbai, India
Experience: 15 yrs 6 mos
Career Highlights
- Invested in 180+ early stage startups.
- Founded Weekend Ventures, leading a community of 10,000+ founders.
- Active investor in category leaders like BharatPe and VideoVerse.
Work Experience
Spotlight Strategic Partners
Cofounder & Managing Partner (10 mos)
UKHI
Investor (1 yr 4 mos)
Aikenist Technologies
Investor (1 yr 5 mos)
Flam
Investor (2 yrs 4 mos)
Let's Try
Investor (3 yrs 7 mos)
Ethereal Machines
Investor (4 yrs 3 mos)
Convin
Investor (4 yrs 3 mos)
RENÉE Cosmetics
Investor (4 yrs 5 mos)
ANS Commerce
Investor (Acquired by Flipkart) (6 mos)
VideoVerse
Investor (Acquired by Minute Media) (4 yrs 6 mos)
Prescinto, an IBM Company
Investor (acquired by IBM) (3 yrs 7 mos)
100Unicorns
Founding Member & Partner (4 yrs 5 mos)
Peppermint Robotics
Investor (5 yrs 9 mos)
CarePal
Investor (6 yrs)
LiquiLoans
Investor (Exited in Series B) (2 yrs 4 mos)
Venture Catalysts | India's First Integrated Incubator
Founding Member & Vice President (1 yr 10 mos)
Founding Member & Associate Vice President (3 yrs 3 mos)
OTO Capital
Investor (7 yrs 3 mos)
BharatPe
Investor (Exited in Series B) (3 yrs 1 mo)
Homeville Group
Investor (7 yrs 11 mos)
IGP
Investor (8 yrs 3 mos)
Innov8 Coworking
Investor (Acquired by OYO) (1 yr 7 mos)
Fynd (Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd.)
Investor (Acquired by Reliance Ltd) (2 yrs 5 mos)
Supr Daily by Swiggy
Investor (Acquired by Swiggy) (1 yr 3 mos)
Beardo (Zed Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd.)
Investor (Acquired by Marico Ltd) (3 yrs 9 mos)
Vahanalytics (Urbtranz Technologies Pvt Ltd)
Investor (Acquired by Rapido) (2 yrs 11 mos)
Pixis
Investor (Exited in Series B) (6 yrs 11 mos)
Confirmtkt
Investor (Acquired by Ixigo) (5 yrs)
Weekend Ventures
Founder & Communtiy Lead (6 yrs)
Airpix - Aerial Data Collection Simplified
Cofounder & COO (1 yr 7 mos)
Segito
Cofounder & Lead Developer (1 yr 1 mo)
Biosense Technologies
Design Engineer (Acquired by Tulip, a PerkinElmer company) (3 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)
High School at DG Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce