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Instamojo

Palo Alto, US · Delaware corporation · 3 known investors

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208 people in our graph share verified history with the Instamojo team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alex Constantinopleunlockedknows Akash Gehani · together at General Electric (overlapped)
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×4knows the team · via Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

India's leading digital lending platform for MSMEs

Founders & leadership

AGAkash Gehani
Akash GehaniinCo-FounderAkash Gehani spent a decade as co-founder at Instamojo building payment and business tools before moving into health diagnostics; he is now co-founder at FOXO, which offers multiomics-based health screening and coaching.
SSSampad Swain
Sampad SwaininFounder & CEO2012–2026
MD
Mandar DandekarNamed on SEC filing

Board

VKVani Kola
Vani Kolain𝕏Board directorManaging Director at Kalaari Capital

Investors · 3

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$9.5M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2014–2018

$3.3MraisedJan 2019 · 9 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Mandar DandekarDirector
  • Akash GehaniDirector
  • Vani KolaDirector
  • Sampad SwainExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$3.3M
Amount sold
$3.3M
First sale
Nov 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$6.3MraisedJan 2019 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Akash GehaniDirector
  • Takafumi InoueDirector
  • Sampad SwainExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$6.4M
Amount sold
$6.3M
First sale
Dec 2018
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Instamojo went on to found or lead other companies.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Instamojo do?
India's leading digital lending platform for MSMEs
Who founded Instamojo?
Instamojo was founded by Akash Gehani, Sampad Swain.
Who are Instamojo's investors?
Instamojo's investors include Fundamentum, GMO VenturePartners, Kalaari Capital.
How much funding has Instamojo raised?
Instamojo has disclosed $9.5M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Instamojo headquartered?
Instamojo is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.