Poonam K Khandelwal

9Unicorns, Venture Catalysts++, Angel Investor

📍 India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 21 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2021
VC🌍 India20+ investments
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Seed Investor
Dec 2021
KalaGato is a data-driven app acquisition company that buys & partners with the best iOS & android apps. Built on 3.5 years of data across 20 Million+ users thats updated everyday their platform gives us superior insight & helps identify acquisition targets. KalaGato is backed by marquee Indian & Global angel & institutional investors including – 9Unicorns, Village Global and Angel List. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2p9225db KalaGato started in 2017 as a Big Data Analytics platform that served clients such as Bain & Co, Flipkart, AC Nielsen and Zee TV before pivoting in 2021 to a roll up model wherein it leverages its proprietary data to identify and acquire mobile apps based on internally created data models. KalaGato is founded by Aman Kumar, an alumnus of ISB, Ex-VC and Second Time Entrepreneur and Himanshu Dhakar an Ex-Data Scientist from TransOrg analytics and alumni of IIT Delhi. KalaGato aims to reach a Billion users over the next 5 years by identifying and acquiring undervalued mobile apps. Read more here: https://www.kalagato.ai/ Media Coverage: https://tinyurl.com/s85eeebm
Investor
Nov 2021
India’s first and largest B2B marketplace digitizing the natural fibre supply chain. ReshaMandi provides a full-stack digital ecosystem in the form of a super app, from FARM to RETAIL.
Investor
Oct 2021
Melorra, founded in 2015, is a company that styles jewellery for the contemporary wardrobe. While the apparel industry tracks global trends in fashion, jewellery often lags behind. At Melorra, our global trend-spotters spot the styles thatll make the cut for todays fashion scene across global runways like Paris and Milan. Melorra’s fashion stylists and jewellery designers work together to create jewellery in line with the global fashion trends week on week. Playful. Comfy. On-trend. Melorra is made for occasions like casual-dos, work and parties, with light, contemporary jewellery that can work on a daily basis. Military, Bohemian, Floral, Checks and Stripes are just a few examples of trends in fashion. Indias leading and technically advanced jewellery manufacturers have partnered with Melorra to use 3D printing to provide an accurate and elegant finish to our products. Melorra is available on iOS and Android, and on a mobile responsive site (www.melorra.com). Our jewellery has been covered by premium publications such as Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar. Melorra has received the largest seed funding in India of $5million from Lightbox Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on building global consumer technology companies from India’s new economy.
Seed Investor
Sep 2021
ANS Commerce is a Flipkart Group company, and is India’s #1 full-stack e-commerce enabler helping brands sell online. We offer brand store tech, performance marketing, marketplace management and e-commerce warehousing & fulfillment. We want our brand partners to focus on their brand and product and leave ‘all-things-e-commerce’ to us. We help brands acquire consumers, power brandstore and jumpstart marketplace operations in no time. With us, brands can offer fast & reliable order fulfilment to their marketplace & brandstore consumers. Our extensive experience across product, e-commerce, retail, and marketing helps the brand achieve higher sales and stronger brand differentiation.
Investor
Jun 2021
Hesa: Powering the Rural Commerce Revolution 🌱 About Hesa: Initiated in April 2020, Hesa stands at the forefront of rural e-commerce, committed to serving the "Next Billion Consumers" from Indias vast countryside. With a unique model, our RuralTech Super App integrates AgriTech and Commerce for rural communities. 🌟 Noteworthy Milestones: A remarkable monthly GMV of USD 15 million (as of March 2023). A strong network of over 35,000 Hesaathis spread across 5 states. Crowned as a top 3 winner in the Best Start-up category at the Telangana State Industry Awards 2021. Our founder and CEO was spotlighted as a top entrepreneur to follow in 2021 by Business Sight. 💡 Our USP: Hesas aggregated platform offers a comprehensive solution, connecting rural customers with Village Level Entrepreneurs (Hesaathis) for a variety of products, services, and financial transactions. 🌍 Reach & Vision: Currently present in over 50000+ villages, Hesa envisions itself as Rural Indias most expansive integrated marketplace, linking 650,000+ villages. Were on a mission to confront and conquer rural challenges, from supply chain issues to financial constraints. 🚀 Looking Ahead: Harnessing the potential of 850 million rural consumers, our goals are set high. With our multidimensional revenue model, deep market understanding, and tech-driven approach, Hesa is geared up to potentially revolutionize rural commerce. In essence, Hesa is not just an e-commerce platform but a movement. We are bridging the rural-urban commerce divide, stimulating rural economic growth, and championing micro-enterprise creation. Join us in shaping the future of rural commerce!
Angel Investor
Apr 2021
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Angel Investor
Apr 2021
We are Auric - Beauty & Wellness brand based on Ayurveda. We bring forth the goodness of nature in peoples everyday lives by marrying western logic with eastern wisdom
Investor
Feb 2021
Founded in 2019, zingbus is making intercity travel more sustainable and reliable. With 350+ buses, connecting 300 cities daily, zingbus is trusted by more than 3 million travellers across 18 states in the country. Zingbus has partnered with 70+ small and medium size bus companies and is helping them deliver a better experience for travellers. We are also working towards the electrification of their fleet of buses and the establishment of charging technology and infrastructure for them. zingbus is a YCombinator company and is backed by marquee investors like Infoedge Ventures, Advantedge Founders, 9Unicorns, Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal, and Ritesh Agarwal among others.
Investor
Jan 2021
A new space age is emerging and the extraordinary opportunities in space depend on the transportation systems from Earth to Space. At Skyroot, we are building technologies for responsive, reliable and economic access to space. We envision a future where spaceflight is as regular, reliable and affordable as airflight. National Award Winner!
Angel Investor
Jan 2021
Cusmat helps automotive service organizations reduce repair delays and improve technician productivity. We use AI to transform complex OEM service documentation into visual, step-by-step guidance technicians can use directly on the shop floor. ​ Our flagship product, AutoTechs AI, is built to address a major problem in US fixed operations: rising vehicle complexity, technician shortages, and too much wasted time spent searching, interpreting, waiting, or escalating when a repair gets stuck. That lost execution time becomes unbilled labor hours, longer turnaround time, and lower service profitability. ​ AutoTechs AI turns static service instructions into guided visual workflows that help technicians identify the right component, tool, and action faster. This helps service teams reduce dependency on tribal knowledge, improve execution consistency, and enable less-experienced technicians to take on more productive work with greater confidence. ​ We work with dealership groups, automotive OEM service organizations, and independent service networks that want to increase service capacity without waiting for perfect hiring conditions.
Investor
Jan 2021
Prescinto uses Artificial Intelligence to identify causes of underperformance and suggest actions to improve generation in Clean Energy plants by 5 - 7%. Prescinto has been deployed across 14,000+ MWs of Solar & Wind Projects across 14 countries with marquee clients like SoftBank Energy, Macquarie and Radiance Renewables managing their Solar & Wind Assets on Prescinto. Solar & Wind Energy - while the cheapest source of Power in many countries - is not available 24 x 7. Energy Storage will change that. Prescinto is working with BESS players to enable the flattening of Clean Energy curve to accelerated our transition to renewables.
Investor
Feb 2020
We are Re-imagining Kids of 21st Century!! Q in 1 stands for Bringing all Qs ( not just IQ or EQ) in 1 child and making it every childs play. Our after school programs focus on enabling children with all 21st century relevant skills apart from academics. We are firm believers that passions drive biggest success and happiness in life. Join the revolution if you feel the same!
Investor
Jan 2020
A technology company focused on helping people buy their first home with down payment assistance at zero interest cost. A product that will make the difference between buying a home or not. HomeCapital is trying to address the core problem of first time home buyers i.e. lack of savings for down payment even with good disposable income. HomeCapital is attempting to define an industry segment of first time home buyers through its down payment assistance program. The program provides equal contribution to first time home buyers at zero interest cost, accelerating home ownership.
Investor
Jan 2020
GetVantage is a leading Embedded Finance fintech. Were reshaping the landscape of small business finance in favour of founders and entrepreneurs by democratising access to crucial working capital for millions of MSMEs to supercharge Indias growth story. As a tech & data-driven company with a proprietary API stack we are reimagining small business finance with accessible, fair, transparent, non-dilutive growth capital thats available on-demand and delivered digitally. Our fintech platform empowers business-owners with access to crucial working capital ranging from INR 2 lacs - INR 20 Cr. in as fast as 7 days. No equity. No warrants. No personal gaurantees. No board seats. No dilution. No collateral. No bias. No hidden fees. No excuses. GetVantage was founded in 2019 by Bhavik Vasa and Amit Srivastava who firmly believe that fundraising should be frictionless & hassle-free for founders. Our team built GetVantage on two founding principles: 1. Being Founder-friendly - Every member of our core team has been a founder/operator at some point in their lives. Our deep understanding of the founder’s journey, mindset, and challenges meant we purpose-built the platform to work for founders, not against them! 2. Being Revenue-first. We believe revenues are the best & fairest measure of growth. The team is committed to redefiningventure finance and becoming invaluable long-term growth partners for the businesses that put their trust in us. Our growing portfolio includes over 1,600 of the most exciting new-age businesses in India across 25+ categories including B2B SaaS and subscription-based companies, eCommerce, D2C, Edtech, EV, Cleantech, Climatetech, QSR, cloud-kitchens, and many more. We are also proud to be the only non-dilutive fintech platform in India with our own licensed RBI-licensed NBFC. Our simple message to founders: you focus on growth, GetVantage will bring the capital.
Investor
Dec 2019
Nupay is Indias Most Comprehensive Fintech Infrastructure Platform for Enterprises. Nupay has Built a Tech stack across payments, collections and Lending which can enables enterprises to build new fintech solutions or embed relevant services in their existing solutions/apps. Nupay’s platform connects with multiple banks and lenders providing an digital, AI/ML enabled interoperable business solutions covering embedded finance (loans), recurring payments - NACH, eMandates, UPI AutoPay, BBPS, EIPP, Automated reconciliations, collections and bank payouts.
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2024
Principal
Jan 2024
100Unicorns - is India’s Largest Accelerator VC. The fund will operate uniquely as an accelerator & invest in very early-stage startups. It aims to disrupt idea stage funding in India by backing founders with early access to capital with mentorship. 100Unicorns has funded 145 startups & fuelled category leaders such as ShipRocket, VideoVerse, Zypp Electric, Renee Cosmetics, Assiduus, IGP - Join Ventures, Homeville, Alo Fruit, TruNativ, Rezolv.AI, OTO Capital, Klub, Wiom, BluSmart, DrinkPrime, LeverageEdu, Prescinto & Rooter among others.
2021
Seed Investor
Dec 2021
KalaGato is a data-driven app acquisition company that buys & partners with the best iOS & android apps. Built on 3.5 years of data across 20 Million+ users thats updated everyday their platform gives us superior insight & helps identify acquisition targets. KalaGato is backed by marquee Indian & Global angel & institutional investors including – 9Unicorns, Village Global and Angel List. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2p9225db KalaGato started in 2017 as a Big Data Analytics platform that served clients such as Bain & Co, Flipkart, AC Nielsen and Zee TV before pivoting in 2021 to a roll up model wherein it leverages its proprietary data to identify and acquire mobile apps based on internally created data models. KalaGato is founded by Aman Kumar, an alumnus of ISB, Ex-VC and Second Time Entrepreneur and Himanshu Dhakar an Ex-Data Scientist from TransOrg analytics and alumni of IIT Delhi. KalaGato aims to reach a Billion users over the next 5 years by identifying and acquiring undervalued mobile apps. Read more here: https://www.kalagato.ai/ Media Coverage: https://tinyurl.com/s85eeebm
Investor
Nov 2021
India’s first and largest B2B marketplace digitizing the natural fibre supply chain. ReshaMandi provides a full-stack digital ecosystem in the form of a super app, from FARM to RETAIL.
Investor
Oct 2021
Melorra, founded in 2015, is a company that styles jewellery for the contemporary wardrobe. While the apparel industry tracks global trends in fashion, jewellery often lags behind. At Melorra, our global trend-spotters spot the styles thatll make the cut for todays fashion scene across global runways like Paris and Milan. Melorra’s fashion stylists and jewellery designers work together to create jewellery in line with the global fashion trends week on week. Playful. Comfy. On-trend. Melorra is made for occasions like casual-dos, work and parties, with light, contemporary jewellery that can work on a daily basis. Military, Bohemian, Floral, Checks and Stripes are just a few examples of trends in fashion. Indias leading and technically advanced jewellery manufacturers have partnered with Melorra to use 3D printing to provide an accurate and elegant finish to our products. Melorra is available on iOS and Android, and on a mobile responsive site (www.melorra.com). Our jewellery has been covered by premium publications such as Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar. Melorra has received the largest seed funding in India of $5million from Lightbox Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on building global consumer technology companies from India’s new economy.
Seed Investor
Sep 2021
ANS Commerce is a Flipkart Group company, and is India’s #1 full-stack e-commerce enabler helping brands sell online. We offer brand store tech, performance marketing, marketplace management and e-commerce warehousing & fulfillment. We want our brand partners to focus on their brand and product and leave ‘all-things-e-commerce’ to us. We help brands acquire consumers, power brandstore and jumpstart marketplace operations in no time. With us, brands can offer fast & reliable order fulfilment to their marketplace & brandstore consumers. Our extensive experience across product, e-commerce, retail, and marketing helps the brand achieve higher sales and stronger brand differentiation.
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