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Shantanu Deshpande

Asia, Haryana, India, Gurgaon

Description

Shantanu Deshpande is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Bombay Shaving Company.

Investor Profile

Shantanu Deshpande has backed more than 6 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in India.
  • Strong thematic focus on Furniture, Manufacturing, Financial Services.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (50%)
  • Pre Seed (33%)
  • Series A (17%)

Country Focus

  • India (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Furniture
  • Manufacturing
  • Financial Services
  • Stock Exchanges
  • Wealth Management
  • E-commerce
  • Marketing
  • Retail
  • Consumer Goods
  • Organic
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Shantanu Deshpande frequently co-invest with?

Kolte Patil Family Office
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Pune
Co-Investments: 1
Exceed Entertainment
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Co-Investments: 1
Inflection Point Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Wellesley
Co-Investments: 1
M Venture Partners (MVP)
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1
Better Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 2
Venture Catalysts
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Co-Investments: 1
Joyance Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Climate Angels
Asia, Haryana, India, Haryana
Co-Investments: 1
Sauce.vc
Asia, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai
Co-Investments: 1
LetsVenture
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Shantanu Deshpande often collaborate with?

Jayant Paleti
Asia, Andhra Pradesh, India, Hyderabad
Shared Deals: 1
Ramakant Sharma
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 1
Amitabh Mall
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Shared Deals: 1
Chaitanya Peddi
Asia, Andhra Pradesh, India, Hyderabad
Shared Deals: 1
Asish Mohapatra
Asia, Haryana, India, Gurgaon
Shared Deals: 1
Kunal Shah
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru
Shared Deals: 1
Kunal Suri
Asia, Delhi, India, New Delhi
Shared Deals: 1
Pradeep Parameswaran
Asia, Haryana, India, Gurgaon
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 2
Saurabh Jain
Asia, Karnataka, India, Bangalore
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Shantanu Deshpande?

Better Nutrition

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Better Nutrition company focused on biofortified food staples, and they provide food products that have additional nutrients.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingNutrition
SeedApr 2, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,167,553
Relso

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Relso is the home furnishings manufatcurer.

FurnitureManufacturing
Pre SeedMar 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $840,000
Serigen Mediproducts

Satara, Maharashtra, India

Serigen is an innovation-driven tissue regeneration products company

Health Care
SeedMar 29, 2023
Amount Raised: $705,120
Beco

Andheri, Maharashtra, India

Beco support and drive a positive change in the world with sustainable & eco-friendly alternatives to single-use plastics and packaging.

Consumer GoodsOrganic
Series ASep 12, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Liquide

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

AI-enabled wealth advisory app for mass-affluent India

Financial ServicesStock ExchangesWealth Management
Pre SeedAug 24, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,200,000

HYPD is enabler of Asia’s first creator-owned marketplace, built for creators to launch their own multi-brand stores in under 30 seconds

E-CommerceMarketingRetail
SeedJan 24, 2022
Amount Raised: $1,473,641