Alok Soni
About Alok Soni
Alok Soni is based in Bengaluru, India, and his LinkedIn profile lists Mud House Capital as his current affiliation. He studied at BITS Pilani. His LinkedIn headline has described him as a builder, operator and investor, previously at YourStory, Khyaal and Monet Work.
He wrote for YourStory, the Indian startup media outlet. Crunchbase lists him as an author there from January 2012 to December 2016, and Muck Rack shows his articles on startup funding and founder profiles. In a LinkedIn post he wrote that he shut down his own venture and later joined Monet Work, a hiring company for mid-senior roles.
Tracxn lists seven portfolio companies for Alok Soni and describes him as an angel investor based in Bengaluru. Its listed rounds include Wrky (angel round, February 2022), Project Hero (seed, April 2022) and INCLUD (seed, August 2023). The round sizes shown there are for the whole round, not his own cheque.
Crunchbase lists one personal investment, in Verdant Impact. Tracxn is an aggregator, so treat its list as indicative and confirm details with him directly.
His AI round on the Lounge deals desk is the Verdant Impact seed round of $3M (March 2026). Inc42 reports that Unicorn India Ventures led the round, with Infynyte Club, Yash Kotak of Jumper.ai, Alok Soni of Mud House Capital and the a-IDEA NAARM incubator also participating.
Verdant Impact is a Jaipur-based agritech company, founded in 2020, that is building the Pashu.AI platform for livestock management. It uses AI, IoT and biotechnology to help farmers with genetics and animal health monitoring.
Tracxn reports that his investments are mainly in Enterprise Applications and Consumer, plus five other sectors, across India, the United States and one more location. His one disclosed AI investment is at seed stage in agritech. He has not published a cheque size or a stated thesis that we could find, so none is given here.
- Verdant Impact: AI-led livestock and animal husbandry platform (Pashu.AI), $3M seed round announced in 2026
- INCLUD: seed round in August 2023, per Tracxn
- Project Hero: seed round in April 2022, per Tracxn
- Wrky: angel round in February 2022, per Tracxn
- inc42.com/buzz/verdant-impact-nets-3mn-to-scale-ai-led-livestock-manag
- crunchbase.com/person/alok-soni
- tracxn.com/d/people/alok-soni/__e2O85EQ30p8CyLOch_pTgRrTqT1qKovhHVp7C6
- linkedin.com/in/alokdrsoni
- muckrack.com/alok-soni/articles
- linkedin.com/pulse/meet-desi-vc-india-idg-ventures-alok-soni
- linkedin.com/posts/alokdrsoni_building-blocks-of-monet-work-and-why-ac
Investing activity
Alok Soni appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is Verdant Impact (Seed, $3M, Mar 2026).
Alok Soni most often invests alongside Unicorn India Ventures, Yash Bipin Kotak, a-IDEA and infinyte.club, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Alok Soni
Who is Alok Soni, the angel investor?
Alok Soni is a Bengaluru-based angel investor affiliated with Mud House Capital. He previously wrote for YourStory and worked at Monet Work, and he studied at BITS Pilani.
Has Alok Soni invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in the $3M seed round of Verdant Impact, which builds the AI-led Pashu.AI livestock management platform. Unicorn India Ventures led that round.
What is Alok Soni's cheque size?
He has not published a cheque size, so we do not state one. Tracxn shows round sizes for his deals, but those are whole-round amounts, not his own investment.
What stage does Alok Soni invest in?
His listed deals are angel and seed rounds, including Verdant Impact, Project Hero and INCLUD. He has not published a formal stage policy.
Which sectors and regions does Alok Soni back?
Tracxn lists Enterprise Applications and Consumer among his main sectors. It lists India and the United States among his main regions. His AI deal is in agritech.
How can founders reach Alok Soni?
His public LinkedIn profile is linkedin.com/in/alokdrsoni, where he describes himself as a builder, operator and investor. We found no personal site or verified X account.
Is Alok Soni an angel investor?
Yes. Alok Soni invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Alok Soni invested in?
Alok Soni's AI investments include Verdant Impact. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Alok Soni invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Alok Soni has invested at Seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Alok Soni co-invest with?
Alok Soni's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Unicorn India Ventures (1 deal), Yash Bipin Kotak (1 deal), a-IDEA (1 deal) and infinyte.club (1 deal).