Vignesh Ramanujam

Co-Founder & CEO, The Happy Company

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India🔄 Updated September 2026💼 24 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023
VC🌍 India20+ investments
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5
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2023
Frigate is on a mission to "Make Manufacturing Easy" for our customers. We act as a stop spot for executing Heavy, Light Engineering Fabrication and precision parts manufacturing. We serve customers from EPC, Energy & Infrastructure, OEMs & ODMs sectors through our certified "Frigaters" (Manufacturing Partners) across India and SEA. With our revolutionary AI enabled cloud manufacturing platform, we provide Good price, Better Lead time and Best in class Manufacturing. We deal with two commodities: Metals & Plastics Metals: 1.Heavy Engineering Structural and General fabrication from 1 ton to 4000 tons per month capacity Castings and Forgings 2. Light Engineering Sheet metal fabrication Stamping Machining (CNC/ VMC/ Lathe) Plastics 1.Injection moulding 2.Vaccum casting 3.3D printing
Investor
2023
Mahila Money is a full stack financial products and services platform for women in India. Mahila Money specializes in offering loans to women who want to set up or grow their own business along with resources and community to achieve their financial goals. Mahila Money can be accessed via the Mahila Money app on Play Store.
Investor
2023
At Backspace Tech, we modernize banking operations with intelligent automation by streamlining reconciliation, compliance, and dispute management with tech infra that strengthens these core operations, ensuring compliance, reducing risk, and driving customer retention at scale.
Investor
2021
125 Crore (1.25billion) Indians are denied access to Formal Credit. Contrarily, Indians have 23000 tonnes of gold in their homes, its worth approximately 110 Lakh Crores ($1.4Trillion). Over 70% of this gold is in Rural India, which is also the most underbanked. Yellow Metal was founded in Nov 2019 with the purpose to transform the way people use their household gold. We believe we can monetise this gold mine for rural India to make their lives better. The first step in this direction is to enable Rural India with a simple gold loan in 30 mins at their doorstep.
Investor
2021
There’s nothing worse than an ambitious woman giving up on her ‘biological’ shortcomings which stands as a hurdle in the worn out road to success, driven by many, but accomplished by some. My mamma always taught me to build my own road, embrace my shortcomings and accept what I can’t change. But wait! we can change this. We can change this constant roller coaster of emotions and pain that makes you crib, cry and unproductively bury yourself in my bed each month. We cannot change the his-story of PMS, but we can definitely change the present and build a glorious, pain-free future. A pain-free future for the tough, ambitious and strong-headed woman like you who knows exactly what she wants. Who’s going to stop us anyway? So on the days when I used to feel like absolute garbage, I grabbed the courage to shine along with supportive non chauvinist and business specialist co-founders and mentors. Presenting – the all natural way to soothe your PMS woes in the form of savoury gummies. Aunt Floh – India’s first PMS relief Vitamin Gummies. Here I am raising a toast to the strong ambitious woman like you and me, who chose to stand up for herself each day, every day! Here’s to strong women, may we know, may we be them, may we raise them!
Investor
2021
Basis is India's financial services destination for women, powered by communities and education. Sign up for The Basis Power Card, India's first card designed for women!
Investor
2021
Khyaal is number 1 for senior citizens in India. The app-based digital platform allows seniors to enjoy their golden years post retirement. The app has some super features like the Khyaal card, community and store. Khyaal card helps seniors make secure payments and lets them safeguard themselves against fraud by activating cyber security. The Khyaal community enables seniors to participate in free online games, expert sessions, live yoga, musical events & digital workshops. At the Khyaal store, seniors can avail the best offers and discounts as they shop for various products and services curated to make old age comfortable. The app not only solves the problem of loneliness but also helps the elderly overcome cognitive decline, and digital fraud and facilitates a healthy and happy aging experience.
Investor
2021
Nirva is young brand of Ayurveda and Yoga professionals, pioneers in holistic health, with the mission to help women embrace natural healing and lifestyle!
Investor
2021
Were developing India’s 1st flying electric taxi for up to 10x faster intra-city commute and cargo transport. Incubated at IIT Madras, Chennai since 2019, The ePlane Company was founded by Professor Satya Chakravarthy with a vision to make flying ubiquitous. As an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) startup, we aim to alleviate on-road traffic congestion in cities worldwide by offering safe, sustainable and affordable flying experiences through our flagship product, The ePlane e200.
Investor
2021
Neer Kombucha - A gut-friendly, fermented brewed tea with no additives. We’re based out of Kochi, with a mission to make health a convenient affair. Our kombucha is carefully brewed with honest ingredients and we focus on our process, our intent, the ingredients, outcome and most importantly the customers who consume our fermented tea. We provide an alternative drink that is simple yet nourishing, makes for great mixers, post-workout refreshers and definitely a much better alternative to sugary cola.
Investor
2021
Building the future
Investor
2021
It is estimated that there are 2.25 million cases of cancer in India every year, which doubles every 10 years. Three quarters of these cancers are detected in the late stages and mortality rates are devastatingly high because of lack of access to standardized cancer care. Whilst Indians are at the forefront of medical research in the West, India as a country is a laggard in researching and curing the condition. Karkinos Healthcare plans to address these problems with an end-to-end technology platform which coordinates cancer care continuum; medical center for treatment of complex cancers; and research center which leverages technologies such as genomics, synthetic biology, sensors, and AI to analyze data and leading to the development of affordable cancer interventions. The fundamental principle of Karkinos health is democratization of cancer care in a participatory fashion with existing health providers, researchers and technologists. JOIN US, we are hiring !! https://angel.co/karkinos-healthcare/recruiting/listings
Investor, Advisor
Jul 2020
Kaching enables creators, celebrities, moms, influencers, high-school kids, and everyday people get rewarded for referring their friends and followers to stores they love in the easiest way possible. It’s the future of word of mouth for F&B, retail, and beyond.
Investor
Jun 2020
Curtn is a location-based, video-first dating app that reinvents the way eligible daters discover and meet new people. The Curtn experience begins by exploring nearby profiles composed of user-generated, short-form videos, and jumpstarts the connection process by providing users with the ability to chat not only via text but also with video. With an end-to-end video-first user experience, the app is designed to pull back the “Curtn” on a decade-old approach to online dating.
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2020
Codingal is the most loved online coding school kids & teens, with a mission to inspire school students to fall in love with coding at a young age. Launched in September 2020, Codingal has already empowered 500,000+ students by motivating them to start learning coding via competitions and high-quality coding education. All classes are taught live by vetted and trained teachers who are experts at programming and only from a Computer Science background. The coding curriculum is based on a standardized K-12 Computer Science Framework, which students find very fun & engaging. Today, schools and traditional education systems are not equipped to provide the proper coding education to children. Codingal is here to change that and empower every student with the tools, content, competitions, and live coding classes to start learning to code and build anything they imagine. Learn more about Codingal - https://www.codingal.com
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2024
Co-Founder & CEO
2024
PraxisPro is a full-scale AI-powered commercial infrastructure that seamlessly integrates learning, data analytics, market intelligence, and operational execution. By leveraging advanced AI, we empower sales, medical, and brand teams to drive strategic alignment, improve engagement, and maximize field effectiveness, without pulling professionals away from revenue-generating opportunities. From sales training and medical engagement to brand execution and field optimization, PraxisPro is the intelligent backbone for the future of life sciences commercialization. Led by sales leaders with decades of experience in multiple industries, PraxisPro is on a mission to redefine skill development. Follow us on LinkedIn and visit praxispro.ai to learn more
2023
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2023
Frigate is on a mission to "Make Manufacturing Easy" for our customers. We act as a stop spot for executing Heavy, Light Engineering Fabrication and precision parts manufacturing. We serve customers from EPC, Energy & Infrastructure, OEMs & ODMs sectors through our certified "Frigaters" (Manufacturing Partners) across India and SEA. With our revolutionary AI enabled cloud manufacturing platform, we provide Good price, Better Lead time and Best in class Manufacturing. We deal with two commodities: Metals & Plastics Metals: 1.Heavy Engineering Structural and General fabrication from 1 ton to 4000 tons per month capacity Castings and Forgings 2. Light Engineering Sheet metal fabrication Stamping Machining (CNC/ VMC/ Lathe) Plastics 1.Injection moulding 2.Vaccum casting 3.3D printing
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2023
Mahila Money is a full stack financial products and services platform for women in India. Mahila Money specializes in offering loans to women who want to set up or grow their own business along with resources and community to achieve their financial goals. Mahila Money can be accessed via the Mahila Money app on Play Store.
Investor
2023
At Backspace Tech, we modernize banking operations with intelligent automation by streamlining reconciliation, compliance, and dispute management with tech infra that strengthens these core operations, ensuring compliance, reducing risk, and driving customer retention at scale.
2021
Investor
2021
125 Crore (1.25billion) Indians are denied access to Formal Credit. Contrarily, Indians have 23000 tonnes of gold in their homes, its worth approximately 110 Lakh Crores ($1.4Trillion). Over 70% of this gold is in Rural India, which is also the most underbanked. Yellow Metal was founded in Nov 2019 with the purpose to transform the way people use their household gold. We believe we can monetise this gold mine for rural India to make their lives better. The first step in this direction is to enable Rural India with a simple gold loan in 30 mins at their doorstep.
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