Rikin Kapadia

PGP

📍 India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 17 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2026
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Investor and Board Observer
Apr 2024
Before starting Foxtale, Romita Mazumdar spoke to 3000+ women to understand their concerns and expectations from skincare. Inspired by these tales of these women, Foxtale was founded in December 2021. We’re a D2C skincare brand that offers targeted solutions to a variety of skin concerns. We create high-performing, innovative and safe skincare that works wonders on your skin. Our mission is to create products that work wonders for people who work wonders too! We believe that skincare goes deeper than skin. Wherever someone is on this journey, we want to cheer them on through the products we make, the content we create and the conversations we have. What we wish to build is more than a brand. We want to build a community that grows and glows together - cheering each other on, sharing knowledge, and ensuring people always have access to skincare that really works.
Investor and Board Nominee
Jun 2023
TravelPlus is a end-to-end business travel management platform that works for everyone. With TravelPlus, you get: - Handpicked hotels at best prices - 24x7 concierge support - Easiest-to-use tech for everyone - Real-time visibility and control To book your demo, visit www.travelplusapp.com
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May 2023
We Believe in good​. When we say good, we don’t just mean good food. We also mean the goodness that good food leads to. Good memories, a good temper, a good day, a good burp. And we know that when our food leaves our kitchens, we’re creating all that. It’s rewarding, this belief in good. We’ve known ‘insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results’. At Freshmenu, we actually see it happen. We are insanely crazy about ‘food’ and we do it differently - a new selection of menu everyday, curated by our in-house star Chefs. Believing in good is easy. Creating it? Not so much. Because we go the distance. We make sure our ingredients are always fresh, we innovate recipes constantly, we get food to our customers as fast as possible. If you believe what we believe, and if you’re ready to deliver on it, join us. It isn’t always easy, but boy, is it fun. Our team is passionate and creative. They create the goodness we stand for. And we lean on them. We don’t want you to hate the thought of waking up every-day to head to work. So we ensure you love what you do. Work with us to see what it is to get goodness out of what you love doing.
Investor
Jun 2021
Zivame was founded in 2011 with the vision of helping women uninhibitedly shop for intimate wear, along the way, we saw the power of this idea and how it helped women break norms. Now we’re taking it ahead and investing in a community that’s influencing women in different ways. From our online + offline stores, to our new category launches, all our innovations are driven by ideas that weren’t thought of before. Zivame is now the No. 1 B2C intimate wear brand in India with an excellent online shopping experience, 100+ exclusive retail stores and presence in 1000+ partner stores across India. Our mission is to be a one-stop destination for every woman’s intimate wear, active wear, sleep wear, cosmetics and jewellery needs, offering every woman the confidence, comfort & choice she deserves! Our Promises · We’ll always remain inclusive - creating products for every body & age · We’ll continue to do good - by using processes that put our customers first · We’ll continue to innovate - and always make our customers look forward to our designs · We’ll create a positive impact - enabling the entire cycle from creation to delivery · We’ll stay true - by giving our customers the finest quality and service Life@Zivame Zivame is your space where you discover joy by discovering yourself. Here you are not judged or measured against your own kind. Here you are accepted, celebrated and consoled as and when needed and better still even if not needed. Here you can ask questions because of course you don’t have all the answers but others do. Here you can find a circle of friends who can lead you to be a better more fun version of you. To discover more go to : https://www.zivame.com/careers
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Jun 2021
MedGenome is a genomics-driven research and diagnostics company with a mission to improve global health by decoding the genetic information contained in an individual’s genome. Our powerful genomics solutions accelerate biomarker identification and discovery research for pharma and biotech companies. Our unique access to genomics data with clinical and phenotypic data provides insights into complex diseases at the genetic and molecular level to facilitate research in personalized healthcare. MedGenome Inc. has its Corporate Headquarters and a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) lab in Foster City, California, US. MedGenome Labs is the market leader for genetic diagnostic testing in India and South Asia. We deliver AI-driven and Validated Genetic testing solutions through new-age proprietary tools and technologies to empower the Clinicians for better management of disease cohorts in rare inherited diseases, reproductive genetics, cancer, eye & neurological disorders, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and more. Our Genetic Reference Lab at Bangalore is the largest CAP accredited lab in South-East Asia, that offers over 1300 genetic tests across different disease areas such as Oncology, Neurology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology and Rare diseases.
Investor
Jun 2021
Starting our journey in 2011, today, bigbasket - a Tata Enterprise is India’s largest online supermarket with over 13 million customers and a presence in 60+ cities & towns. With our presence spanning the entire spectrum of consumer needs, we operate through a range of business lines - bigbasket, bbnow, bbinstant, bbdaily, fresho, bbmandi, and bbsaathi. We offer convenience by making grocery shopping easy for customers while enhancing their experience. With more than 47,000 employees, we are a proud & growing bigbasket family. With our businesses scaling, we are keen on working with the best talent in the industry. Every bigbasketeer embodies the ‘Spirit of bb’ that defines our work ethos. We believe in nurturing a people-first environment where the health and well-being of our employees are always prioritised. Fostering bigbasket’s value system, we encourage humility, transparency, integrity, and respect amongst each other to create an elevated work culture. At bigbasket, we empower every bigbasketeer with responsibility and ownership in everything they do. Being a customer-centric organisation, we operate with a maniacal focus on customers ensuring we always deliver our best. bigbasket has been proudly certified as a Great Place to Work, and Great Place to Work for Women. Our business model is designed to create opportunities for our country’s gig economy. We have achieved the highest ranking in the Fairwork India Ratings for Gig Workers. Through our DEI initiative – Aarambh, we foster Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion driving a workplace where everybody feels welcomed. Alongside this, we take conscious and proactive measures towards curtailing our impact on the environment. Our electric vehicles delivery fleet and solar panel equipped warehouses help us minimize carbon emissions. By promoting organic farming, we encourage fresh farm produce contributing to good land and soil health. #JoinTheSquad and be a part of our growth story!
Investor
Jun 2021
Serving Fortune 1000 companies globally, antuit.ai – part of Zebra Technologies – is rethinking the way retail and consumer products companies use AI to solve real business problems. Antuit.ai offers solutions that inform the most important business decisions, from supply chain to merchandising to marketing, empowering world-class retailers and consumer products companies to digitally transform their businesses to achieve substantial business results.
Investor
Jun 2021
Ambareesh Murty and Ashish Shah embarked on a journey called Pepperfry in 2011 without a precedent or a template to follow, armed only with a mission to spark a feeling called home across the world. They imagined a supercharged lovechild between technology and homely comfort to help them achieve exactly this. 11 years later with a dominant online presence and over 200 offline studios, Pepperfry has blurred the lines between online and offline. Warm and fuzzy feelings aside - Pepperfry is a pioneer with a penchant for taking on difficult problems. Whether its designing a sofa that can survive a nuclear apocalypse or creating a lamp that doubles as a margarita maker or creating Indias biggest big-box logistic network covering over 500+ cities, weve always tried to push the boundaries of whats possible. Weve long embraced and injected our eclectic tastes and quirky personality into everything we do. Fun fact: Our 200 offline studios dont actually sell anything, yet they contribute to 50% of the business. And when were not MacGyver-ing the furniture world, were looking to use technology to change the way our discerning customers shop for their homes, be it through reimagining the overall UX on how our discerning consumers buy for their homes or leveraging AR / VR to help them visualize products before buying or just using ML / Deep tech to build efficiencies in our internal processes.
Board Observer
Feb 2020
OfBusiness (OFB) is India’s leading and most efficient B2B commerce platform, specializing in metals, chemicals, agri-products, and apparel. Leveraging a technology-driven approach and deep industry expertise, OFB empowers businesses to streamline procurement processes and optimize supply chains. Oxyzo, the financial services arm of the OfBusiness Group, offers working capital solutions tailored to the specific needs of SMEs. Together, they form an integrated ecosystem that empowers clients to scale operations, maintain healthy cash flow, and remain competitive in dynamic market environments. Founded in 2015, the OfBusiness Group has grown rapidly to USD 2.2 billion in annual revenues. With a team of over 20,000 employees and a growing global footprint, the Company is resolute in its commitment to robust corporate governance and best business practices, fostering transparency and trust in every interaction.
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Investor and Board Observer
Feb 2020
Onsitego is Indias premium customer service company for personal devices, gadgets, small and large home appliances. We aim to take care of our customers’ devices while at the same time ensuring that they have a fantastic experience. Onsitego partners with retailers and service centers with the objective of improving the service that customers get post sale. Early in 2010, Onsitego was founded to help as a pick and drop service for repairing mobile devices and laptops. Over a period of time, we have graduated to offer awesome protection plans for the devices, in addition to making the repair process a worry-free experience for the customers, and absolutely cashless! Our fast paced innovation had led us to create truly customer centric products and processes. Simplicity for customers​ is our mantra in whatever we do. We invite the brightest minds to join us in this journey that helps improve the lives of millions of device users across the country.
Board Observer
Jun 2019
Founded in 2009, MarketsandMarkets recognized uncharted business potentials within disruptive trends, forecasting a surge of $25 trillion in new B2B revenues by 2030. Over the years, weve collaborated with 10,000+ companies, generating $140+ billion in revenue impact. We evolved from a market research publisher to a growth-enabling firm, fostering a growth mindset among our 1500+ employees through our "GIVE growth" culture. Our exceptional standing was affirmed when Forbes recognized us as one of Americas Top Management Consulting Firms, highlighting our pioneering AI-driven platform, the Knowledge Store, designed exclusively for growth-minded executives.
Investor
Feb 2018
Our vision is to bring technology to businesses in simple and meaningful ways to make Business On the Go. We are India’s fastest-growing B2B platform that empowers SMEs and large enterprises to achieve scalable growth through business financing and raw material procurement. We have empowered 500+ brands/large enterprises with ₹14,000+ Cr worth of financing and 1,00,000+ MT of raw materials. What’s our magic recipe? Our personalized B2B platform is built on deep data intelligence & proprietary algorithms which ensures smarter business decisions for all customers. We offer two core solutions in the realms of business finance and raw material procurement. BizongoFin: A one stop platform for faster, data-powered, digital business financing experience via a network of 30+ trusted partner NBFCs and Banks. BizongoBuy: A B2B raw material sourcing platform that offers a premium procurement experience with predictable and timely delivery at competitive prices across categories like steel, aluminum, etc. Why are we the right partners for your business? We are Customer-first. We are Business-focused. We are Impact-driven. Our three-legged approach has empowered leading companies across industries and we look forward to delivering the same impact for you. We are backed by illustrious investors including Accel, B Capital, Chiratae Ventures, IFC, CDC Group, SCG, AddVentures, Schroders, and Tiger Global Management. Bizongo: Business Growth Ka Agla Kadam For more please visit https://bizongo.com/ Download Bizongo Business App: https://onelink.to/bizongonext?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_content=Linkedin-AboutUs Check our latest job openings here: https://www.bizongo.com/careers Check out our Social Channels for more! YouTube: www.youtube.com/@BizongoProductions/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b2bizongo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bizongo.in
Investor and Board Observer
Jul 2017
Power2SME is Indias first buying club for Small & Medium Enterprises, building the bridges between SMEs in the manufacturing industry and raw material suppliers. The company was formed in 2012 with a vision to facilitate smooth business operations for SMEs by sourcing input raw materials at the most competitive price points across multiple products in categories like Metal, polymer, chemicals, yarn and more. Buyers typically gain easy access to a wider marketplace at competitive prices, a diverse assortment of trusted brands to choose from, credit facilities and timely doorstep deliveries.Power2SME caters to over 50,000 SMEs and has over 400 reliable and competitive suppliers. Power2SME has been the proud recipient of the Red Herring 100 Asia Award in 2013, Silicon India Company Of The Year 2014, Top 100 Innovative Company 2014, Global HR Excellence Award 2015, Outstanding Work for SME Sector 2015 & Business leadership award for Industry Development by IAF in 2017 to name a few. Its also the only profitable B2B supplier company in India In our mission to make SMEs bankable,Power2SME has launched two initiatives: SME SHOPS is an online portal for SMEs to seamlessly buy and sell goods online. FINANSME is a financial product offering from Power2SME to SMEs who want to avail loans for various needs. SME Khabar is the daily newsletter of Power2SME.It provides comprehensive and latest SME news, articles, blogs, info graphics at https://www.power2sme.com/smekhabar To honour excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship in the manufacturing sector Power2SME hosts the Spirit Of Manufacturing Awards annually with TiE Delhi-NCR. Headquartered in Gurugram, Power2SME has 6 more offices spread across Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Surat and Pune and has grown from strength to strength over the years. Its existing investors include Inventus Capital, Kalaari Capital, Accel Partners & Mr. Nandan Nilekani. For more information, visit our website www.power2sme.com
Investor and Board Observer
Sep 2016
BYJU’S is a global ed-tech company, providing highly adaptive, engaging and effective learning solutions to more than 150 million students around the world. Founded in India in 2011, BYJU’S mission is to make high-quality learning accessible to students everywhere. The BYJU’S family of brands includes Disney-BYJU’S Early Learn, BYJU’S Future School, Epic!, Osmo, Tynker, Toppr and WhiteHat Jr, along with our beloved flagship product BYJU’S – The Learning App. Together, BYJU’S solutions support Pre-K – 12 education and a wide range of competitive exams. BYJU’S delivers a world-class learning experience with tools that sit at the cross-section of mobile, interactive content and personalized learning methodologies. BYJU’S geography-agnostic solutions and 12,000+ teachers make learning engaging, with visual and contextual programs that adapt to the unique learning style, skill level and pace of each student. In addition, we have innovative partnerships with some of the world’s leading companies, including Disney and Google, to drive engagement and help even more students become active and lifelong learners. BYJU’S is backed by blue-chip investors including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia Capital, Bond Capital, Silver Lake, BlackRock, Sands Capital Management, Alkeon Capital Management, Sofina, Verlinvest, Tencent, Prosus (previously Naspers Ventures), CPPIB, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Qatar Investment Authority, Owl Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Times Internet, Aarin Capital and IFC. Since 2017, we have completed more than 15 acquisitions, including companies in the U.S., UK, Austria, India and Singapore. A 2021 Time 100 Most Influential Company, BYJU’S is headquartered in India, with operations in more than 21 countries globally and learning programs in multiple languages. For additional information, please visit www.byjus.com.
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2026
Investor and Board Observer
Jun 2026
Innefu is an AI-driven company, providing cutting edge Information Security & Data Analytics solutions. We count among our clients the biggest corporate entity in the country apart from some of the most sensitive and critical organizations in Government of India. With more than 100+ customers using our Information Security and Data Analytics solutions, the company has become a leading player in the space of Artificial Intelligence for Data Analytics and Multifactor Authentication. Our Biometric and Facial Authentication solution are being used in multiple organizations in India and Middle East while our Data Analytics solution and Machine Learning solutions are in use in multiple Law Enforcement Agencies in South East Asia and was used in tracking a ring of international cyber criminals spread across three countries. Our Board of Investors include Academicians, Ex-Paramilitary officers and Cyber security experts with more than 10 years of experience behind them. Innefu has two major frameworks – • Prophecy – Prophecy is a Big Data Analytical framework using state of the art Machine Learning models for Text analytics, Image Analytics and Predictive Intelligence specifically trained for Law Enforcement Agencies and Financial Fraud Analytics. The framework is successfully used in multiple Law Enforcement Agencies in South East Asia and augments the internal data of the client with sources including news feeds, open source databases, journals, magazines, social media etc. • AuthShield – AuthShield is a unique Multifactor Authentication solution which integrates state of art Biometric Authentication models with standard Two Factor Authentication. We are the first company in the country to introduce Facial Biometrics with an accuracy of 98.3% and our solutions are being used in three of the top ten corporates in the country, apart from some sensitive and critical installations like in Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) etc.
2025
Investor
Sep 2025
Flipspaces is a Virtual- Reality-Tech-based design and contracting venture that aims at disrupting the way consumers design and execute the interiors of their spaces. At the core of the venture is a path-breaking technology product which gamifies the interior- designing experience for the consumer putting the control of interior-design in the hands of the consumer. Combined with our contracting arm which consists of our own product manufacturing capabilities and curated vendors network, we come in as end-to-end design to execution partner for companies looking to build their office, builders looking to differentiate their residential or commercial projects or players in the managed working space market.
2024
Investor and Board Observer
Apr 2024
Before starting Foxtale, Romita Mazumdar spoke to 3000+ women to understand their concerns and expectations from skincare. Inspired by these tales of these women, Foxtale was founded in December 2021. We’re a D2C skincare brand that offers targeted solutions to a variety of skin concerns. We create high-performing, innovative and safe skincare that works wonders on your skin. Our mission is to create products that work wonders for people who work wonders too! We believe that skincare goes deeper than skin. Wherever someone is on this journey, we want to cheer them on through the products we make, the content we create and the conversations we have. What we wish to build is more than a brand. We want to build a community that grows and glows together - cheering each other on, sharing knowledge, and ensuring people always have access to skincare that really works.
2023
Investor and Board Nominee
Jun 2023
TravelPlus is a end-to-end business travel management platform that works for everyone. With TravelPlus, you get: - Handpicked hotels at best prices - 24x7 concierge support - Easiest-to-use tech for everyone - Real-time visibility and control To book your demo, visit www.travelplusapp.com
Investor
May 2023
We Believe in good​. When we say good, we don’t just mean good food. We also mean the goodness that good food leads to. Good memories, a good temper, a good day, a good burp. And we know that when our food leaves our kitchens, we’re creating all that. It’s rewarding, this belief in good. We’ve known ‘insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results’. At Freshmenu, we actually see it happen. We are insanely crazy about ‘food’ and we do it differently - a new selection of menu everyday, curated by our in-house star Chefs. Believing in good is easy. Creating it? Not so much. Because we go the distance. We make sure our ingredients are always fresh, we innovate recipes constantly, we get food to our customers as fast as possible. If you believe what we believe, and if you’re ready to deliver on it, join us. It isn’t always easy, but boy, is it fun. Our team is passionate and creative. They create the goodness we stand for. And we lean on them. We don’t want you to hate the thought of waking up every-day to head to work. So we ensure you love what you do. Work with us to see what it is to get goodness out of what you love doing.
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