Watermelon Express
Chicago, US · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
Find your way into Watermelon Express
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Watermelon Express
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Watermelon Express team. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
Founders & leadership
AR
Ashish RangnekarCo-founder
UG
Ujjwal GuptaCo-founder
NS
Nickolay SchwarzExecutive
MM
Michael McMahonNamed on SEC filing
Board
MM
PC
Peter CarrollBoard director
VP
Victor PascucciBoard director
Investors · 1
LightbankreportedChicago · $500K – $5M
How we know: funding news · Not right? Tell us
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$17.1M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2018–2025
▶$2.5MraisedApr 2025 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.5MraisedApr 2025 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ashish RangnekarExecutive Officer, Director
- Ujjwal GuptaDirector
- Mike MauceriDirector
- Nickolay SchwarzExecutive Officer
- Peter CarrollDirector
- Offering amount
- $2.5M
- Amount sold
- $2.5M
- First sale
- Apr 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$14.5MraisedDec 2018 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$14.5MraisedDec 2018 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ashish RangnekarExecutive Officer, Director
- Ujjwal GuptaExecutive Officer, Director
- Victor PascucciDirector
- Michael McMahonDirector
- Offering amount
- $14.5M
- Amount sold
- $14.5M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $3M
- First sale
- Nov 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Watermelon Express?
- Watermelon Express was founded by Ashish Rangnekar, Ujjwal Gupta.
- Who are Watermelon Express's investors?
- Watermelon Express's investors include Lightbank.
- How much funding has Watermelon Express raised?
- Watermelon Express has disclosed $17.1M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Watermelon Express headquartered?
- Watermelon Express is headquartered in Chicago, US.
