In September 2026 I shared a series of posts on X covering the $2.65 M seed round for getdodgeai, the massive efficiency impact we delivered for enterprise software teams, my personal commute frustrations that fuel my eVTOL advocacy, the ResidencyBLR demo‑day dilution guidance, and an open‑door advisory offer for founders.
getdodgeai has helped teams running SAP, Oracle Fusion, JD Edwards, and more save more than 26,000 hours previously billed by outsourced firms.
My daily commute to work is 1 hr 45 min one‑way, covering 16 km total, with 70 % of that time spent on a 5.5 km stretch of Sarjapur Road.
During the ResidencyBLR demo‑day I recommended a dilution baseline of 10‑15 % for early‑stage founders.
I receive 2‑3 founder queries per week through the short form I posted.
Additional investors in getdodgeai’s round include SAP‑ecosystem angels alongside Accel, Google’s AI Futures Fund, NewBuild Venture Capital, Antler Global, and Schema Ventures.
In September 2026 I announced a “Founder Help” initiative on LinkedIn, offering a short form for early‑stage founders and direct DMs for later‑stage founders or IPO‑related queries. I will review all submissions personally, with my AI assistant Vincent handling scheduling.
Dodge AI closed a $2.65M seed round.
The round was co‑led by Accel and Google’s AI Futures Fund.
Other investors included Antler, Schema Ventures, and NewBuild Venture Capital.
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I am a Bangalore‑based investment professional currently heading Corporate Development at Razorpay and its venture arm, Razorpay Ventures. My career spans investment banking at Goldman Sachs, corporate finance at Ola Electric, and a venture‑capital stint at Antler, complemented by active angel and pre‑IPO investing.
I lead Corporate Development at Razorpay and Razorpay Ventures.
My portfolio includes SuperHealth, ApniBus, Rovia, NeoSapien, Dodge AI, OnArrival, VectraPay; Pre‑IPOs: Swiggy, NSE, Groww.
I started my career in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and gained $40bn+ of M&A and IPO experience.
I have been involved in multiple large fundraises ($1bn+), global M&As and large global strategic partnerships.
I was Director, Corporate Development at Razorpay (Jul 2025 to Present).