# Girish Mathrubootham: portfolio, investments and team

> Girish Mathrubootham is a vc firm based in United States. 9 investments on record, latest Feb 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/girish-mathrubootham (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Girish Mathrubootham

Last cheque observed Feb 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **2807** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.3M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **India, 56%**

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## Girish Mathrubootham highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $500K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Feb** **[PickYourTrail](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickyourtrail)** Series A · IN · Techcircle **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **2017** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Whatfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/whatfix)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$3.5M** With 5 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[LetsVenture](https://millionrounds.com/company/letsventure)** Series A · SG **Undisclosed** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Qustn Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/qustn-technologies)** Seed · US **$400K** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Betaout](https://millionrounds.com/company/betaout)** Seed · US **$500K** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Applied Life](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-life)** Seed · IN **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Inkmonk](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkmonk)** Seed · IN **$250K** With 3 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[ShieldSquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/shieldsquare)** Seed · IN **$350K** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Frilp](https://millionrounds.com/company/frilp)** Seed · IN **$500K** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Frilp](https://millionrounds.com/company/frilp)** Bought by Freshdesk **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$3.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$500K**

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2019
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *6*
- Series A *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2014 2019

Often in the room with

- [Phanindra Sama](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phanindra-sama) 3
- [Titan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital) 3
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2
- [Anupam Mittal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anupam-mittal) 2
- [Pallav Nadhani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pallav-nadhani) 2
- [Rohit Bansal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rohit-bansal) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Girish Mathrubootham. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Phanindra Sama** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phanindra-sama)[**Titan Capital** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Anupam Mittal** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anupam-mittal)[**Pallav Nadhani** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pallav-nadhani)[**Rohit Bansal** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rohit-bansal)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Girish Mathrubootham put money into.

[**PickYourTrail** $3.0M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickyourtrail)[**Whatfix** $3.5M · Apr 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/whatfix)

## On podcasts

3 episodes naming Girish Mathrubootham in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 19 Apr 2024 · 50 min 20VC: Three Core Lessons Scaling Freshworks to a $5.2BN Market Cap | Biggest Product and Pricing Lessons from Scaling to $597M in ARR | How India Can Compete Globally in Tech and AI with Girish Mathrubootham, Co-Founder @ Freshworks Mentions [Girish Mathrubootham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/girish-mathrubootham)[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 18 Sept 2023 · 31 min SaaStr 687: Building a Global SaaS Empire: Freshworks Founder & CEO Girish Mathrubootham on His Biggest Bets Mentions [Girish Mathrubootham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/girish-mathrubootham) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 18 Jul 2022 · 1h 13m Founder & CEO Freshworks, Girish Mathrubootham: Success Is In the Big Things, Happiness Is In the Small Things Mentions [Girish Mathrubootham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/girish-mathrubootham) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 23 Jan 2023 · 1h 5m #122 President & Board Member at Freshworks, Dennis Woodside: What If This Goes Really Well? Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Girish Mathrubootham

### What does Girish Mathrubootham invest in?

Girish Mathrubootham invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Girish Mathrubootham?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2019.

### What has Girish Mathrubootham invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: PickYourTrail (Series A, Feb 2019) and Whatfix (Series A, Apr 2017).

### How big are Girish Mathrubootham's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.3M.

### Does Girish Mathrubootham lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Girish Mathrubootham invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in India (56%), the United States (33%) and Singapore (11%).

### Is Girish Mathrubootham investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2019.

### Who does Girish Mathrubootham invest alongside?

Most often Phanindra Sama (3 rounds together), Titan Capital (3 rounds together) and 500 Global (2 rounds together).

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