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Investopad

Making business happen | Investopad was founded in 2014, with the mission to support and build a thriving startup ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors,...

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Investopad

Making business happen | Investopad was founded in 2014, with the mission to support and build a thriving startup ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors for professionals and small businesses.

General information

Firm type

Generalist

Year founded

2014

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Asia

Country

India

City

Gurugram

Corporate office

18, Institutional Area, Sector 32, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001, India

Additional offices

New Delhi, India · Bangalore, India

Principals

Arjun Malhotra

Co-founder and Managing Partner

Rohan Malhotra

Co-founder and Managing Partner (deceased October 2024)

Sector focus

Enterprise SoftwareFinTechAI/MLConsumer Tech

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at Investopad?

Arjun Malhotra is the sole Managing Partner of both Investopad and Good Capital following the passing of his brother and co-founder Rohan Malhotra in October 2024. Good Capital's investment committee includes external members: Sanjay Kapoor, the former CEO of Bharti Airtel; Rahul Khanna, Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital; and Kashyap Deorah, founder of HyperTrack. The committee structure suggests collective decision-making rather than a single-checkwriter model.

How is Investopad related to Good Capital?

Good Capital is the affiliated venture fund through which Investopad deploys institutional capital. Arjun Malhotra serves as Managing Partner of both entities. Good Capital raised Funds I and II with Symphony International Holdings as anchor LP, writing seed and pre-seed checks to startups that often operate out of Investopad's physical campuses in Gurugram, Delhi, and Bangalore. The two structures function as an integrated studio-plus-fund operation.

Is Investopad a single family office or a venture firm?

Investopad operates as a hybrid: part startup studio with physical campus infrastructure, part early-stage investor through Good Capital. It is not a single family office. The Malhotra family's wealth, linked to patriarch Anil Malhotra's leadership at ICS Group and Timex Group India, provides backing, but Investopad pools external LP capital through Good Capital's fund structure rather than managing solely proprietary family assets.

What investment stages does Investopad typically target?

Good Capital, Investopad's affiliated fund, writes checks at the seed and pre-seed stages. The firm's studio model suggests it sometimes gets involved at formation stage — founders working out of Investopad campuses may receive earliest capital before raising institutional rounds. There is no public record of Investopad or Good Capital leading Series A or later rounds.

Where does the underlying wealth come from?

The Malhotra family's wealth originates from Anil Malhotra, father of founders Arjun and Rohan, who chairs the ICS Group and serves as a director at Timex Group India. The family's operating business background, rather than a single liquidity event, anchors Investopad's founding capital. Precise family wealth figures are not publicly disclosed.

Does Investopad participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?

Good Capital operates as a fund making direct seed-stage investments into startups; there is no public evidence that Investopad commits capital as an LP into other venture funds. The firm's model centers on direct company exposure, often co-located within its campus infrastructure.

What is Investopad's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?

Good Capital's anchor LP relationship with Symphony International Holdings and the presence of external investment committee members from Trifecta Capital and the broader Indian venture ecosystem suggest openness to syndicated seed rounds. The firm does not market a dedicated co-investment program, but its founder network — including Rohan Malhotra's advisory role at AngelList India — indicates familiarity with pooled deal structures.

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