# Vikas Taneja: angel investments and portfolio

> Vikas Taneja is an angel. 8 investments on record, latest Jan 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Vikas Taneja

Last cheque observed Jan 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **4667** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$263K** Rounds led **0 of 8** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 75%**

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## Vikas Taneja highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Dashbell](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashbell)** Seed · US **$275K** With 4 others
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Jul** **[Crude Area](https://millionrounds.com/company/crude-area)** Seed · IN · nextbigwhat.com **$115K** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Dashbell](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashbell)** Seed · US **$363K** With 15 others
- **Jan** **[Dashbell](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashbell)** Seed · US · angel.co **$223K** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Fitocracy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitocracy)** Seed · US **$250K** With 26 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Disconnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/disconnect)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$600K** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Aurality](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurality)** Seed · IN · finsmes.com **$300K** With 4 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Fitocracy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitocracy)** Seed · US · angel.co **$250K** With 27 others

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**

**[Crude Area](https://millionrounds.com/company/crude-area)** Bought by Bedbathmore.com **Undisclosed** Jun 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 **$263K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *8*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2014

Often in the room with

- [Patrick Brogan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-brogan) 3
- [Walter A. Winshall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walter-a-winshall) 3
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2
- [Aman Thapar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aman-thapar) 2
- [Cankut Durgun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cankut-durgun) 2
- [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Patrick Brogan** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-brogan)[**Walter A. Winshall** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walter-a-winshall)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Aman Thapar** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aman-thapar)[**Cankut Durgun** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cankut-durgun)[**Eniac Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures)[**Eric Cantor** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-cantor)[**Eric Cressey** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-cressey)[**Expansion Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital)[**Hadley Harris** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hadley-harris)[**Jay Gould** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-gould)[**John Romaniello** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-romaniello)

## Quick answers about Vikas Taneja

### What does Vikas Taneja invest in?

Vikas Taneja invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Vikas Taneja?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2014.

### How big are Vikas Taneja's cheques?

The median round it joins is $263K.

### Does Vikas Taneja lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Vikas Taneja invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%) and India (25%).

### Is Vikas Taneja investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2014.

### Who does Vikas Taneja invest alongside?

Most often Patrick Brogan (3 rounds together), Walter A. Winshall (3 rounds together) and 500 Global (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Vikas Taneja?

Vikas Taneja is an angel.

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