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Aprameya Radhakrishna
Bengaluru, India
At a glance
- City
- Bengaluru, India
- HQ / office
- Bengaluru, India
- Corpus (as reported)
- Not public; TaxiForSure sold to Ola for US$200M in 2015 (his share undisclosed); ~50-59 disclosed angel investments
- Profile ↗
About
Aprameya Radhakrishna co-founded TaxiForSure (acquired by Ola for US$200M in 2015) and later the vernacular microblogging platform Koo, which shut down in July 2024 after acquisition talks collapsed. He remains one of Bengaluru's most active consumer-focused angels with ~50+ investments including Unacademy, BigBasket and Ultraviolette, and per his LinkedIn is currently building a stealth AI startup.
Investment focus
Angel/pre-seed to seed; actively investing (latest disclosed cheque Feb 2026 in Helium) · Consumer internet, vernacular/Bharat-focused platforms, AI, EV/mobility, health and wellness
Cheque size
Not publicly disclosed (personal angel cheques)
As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.
SEBI registration
Not a SEBI AIF / offshore
Notable portfolio
Unacademy; BigBasket; Goodbox; DailyNinja (exited to BigBasket); YourDost; Ultraviolette Automotive; NeoSapien; Helium
Team & organisation
Aprameya Radhakrishna (co-founder TaxiForSure, sold to Ola for US$200M in 2015; co-founder/CEO Koo, shut down July 2024; IIM Ahmedabad)
His Bharat/vernacular-consumer thesis (Koo, Vokal) aligns directly with Hindi-heartland consumer and creator-economy startups from UP; an active, approachable angel for early-stage UP consumer and AI ventures
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Frequently asked
- What does Aprameya Radhakrishna invest in?
- Angel/pre-seed to seed; actively investing (latest disclosed cheque Feb 2026 in Helium) · Consumer internet, vernacular/Bharat-focused platforms, AI, EV/mobility, health and wellness
- What cheque size does Aprameya Radhakrishna write?
- As compiled from public sources: Not publicly disclosed (personal angel cheques)
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About this record
- ⚑ Koo (his most recent venture) wound down in July 2024 after failed sale/merger talks — not a controversy, an orderly shutdown; he continues investing actively and is in stealth on a new AI startup
Compiled from public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.
Sources: https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/02/indian-social-network-koo-to-shut-down/; https://tracxn.com/d/people/aprameya-radhakrishna/__wyDY5W_rmFk127gYwP-SGjTX77COTTFWrsvANNnlQ0w; https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/112347-46