Vinod Dugar
About Vinod Dugar
Vinod Dugar is based in Kolkata, India. He is a co-promoter of RDB Group, which DNA India describes as a business conglomerate with interests in real estate, infrastructure, FMCG, automobiles, defence, education and hospitality. He is also Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malawi in Kolkata.
According to DNA India, the family business began in the 1990s in real estate. Around 2012 he moved the businesses onto a professional footing and began investing in other businesses and startups. Outside investing he founded Inter Kashi Football Club in Uttar Pradesh, and he is active in CSR work.
Tracxn lists Dugar as an angel investor with 8 portfolio companies, all in India, and dates his startup investing to 2018. Crunchbase lists 6 personal investments and CB Insights lists 5, so the counts differ by source.
Rounds reported by Tracxn include Amwoodo (angel, December 2025), Elixia Tech (seed, October 2024), Zintlr (seed, July 2024) and Kisah (seed, March 2024). CB Insights also records a private equity round in Venture Catalysts in September 2025, alongside many other individual investors. Individual check sizes are not public.
Public data points to early-stage investing in India. Tracxn lists Consumer and Consumer Goods as his top sectors, among 14 sectors in total. His recorded rounds are angel, seed and Series A, often alongside syndicates such as JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation. No public statement from Dugar about thesis, preferred stage or check size was found. Founders should treat the sector tags above as inferred from his past deals.
- Blu-Smart: named by Tracxn among his most notable investments; date not confirmed.
- Good Dot: named by Tracxn among his most notable investments; date not confirmed.
- Amwoodo: angel round reported December 2025.
- Elixia Tech: seed round reported October 2024.
- Zintlr: seed round reported July 2024.
- Kisah: clothing company; seed round reported March 2024 by Tracxn, with PitchBook dating his investment June 2025.
- Proxgy: hardware company; PitchBook dates his investment December 2024 and Crunchbase lists a Series A.
- EUME: seed round listed on Crunchbase.
- Venture Catalysts: private equity round reported September 2025 by CB Insights.
- crunchbase.com/person/vinod-dugar
- tracxn.com/d/people/vinod-dugar/__e-p56hrZ4HJNbN6kJjxSodAOUnkT4eWIVBzm
- cbinsights.com/investor/vinod-dugar
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/722745-73
- dnaindia.com/india/report-vinod-dugar-an-evangelist-of-social-welfare-
- business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/visionary-entrepreneu
- linkedin.com/in/vinod-dugar-9a871861
- x.com/InterKashi/status/1727349296864096257
Investing activity
Vinod Dugar is listed on Lounge as an angel investor. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Vinod Dugar
Who is Vinod Dugar?
Vinod Dugar is a Kolkata-based entrepreneur and angel investor. He is co-promoter of RDB Group, Honorary Consul of Malawi in Kolkata, and founder of Inter Kashi FC.
What stage does Vinod Dugar invest in?
His reported deals are angel, seed and Series A rounds in Indian startups. He often invests alongside other angels and groups such as JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation.
What is Vinod Dugar's typical check size?
It is not public. Tracxn and Crunchbase show total round sizes but not his individual cheques, so we have not stated a number.
Does Vinod Dugar invest in AI startups?
We found no public record of AI-specific investments or an AI thesis. His listed portfolio is mostly consumer and hardware companies, plus a few others such as Zintlr and Elixia Tech. Founders should ask him directly about AI interest.
Which companies has Vinod Dugar invested in?
Tracxn names Blu-Smart and Good Dot as notable. Other reported investments include Amwoodo, Elixia Tech, Zintlr, Kisah, Proxgy, EUME and Venture Catalysts.
Where is Vinod Dugar based and which geographies does he back?
He is based in Kolkata, India. Tracxn lists all of his portfolio companies as being in India.
Is Vinod Dugar an angel investor?
Yes. Vinod Dugar invests personally as an angel.
How can founders reach Vinod Dugar?
Founders on Lounge can see Vinod Dugar's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Vinod Dugar to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.