Top 50 Education Angel Investors in India in May 2026
Top 50 Education Angel Investors in India in May 2026
| Investor | Education India investments |
|---|---|
| Kunal Shah | 16 |
| Anupam Mittal | 9 |
| Gaurav Munjal | 8 |
| Ramakant Sharma | 7 |
| Phanindra Sama | 6 |
| Vidit Aatrey | 6 |
| Mohandas Pai | 6 |
| Sushil Sharma | 6 |
| Sujeet Kumar | 5 |
| Alvin Tse | 5 |
| Varun Alagh | 5 |
| Anand Chandrasekaran | 5 |
| Vaibhav Domkundwar | 5 |
| Maninder Gulati | 5 |
| Ankit Bhati | 5 |
| Kunal Bahl | 4 |
| Dr Ritesh Malik | 4 |
| Shashank Randev | 4 |
| Haresh Chawla | 4 |
| Binny Bansal | 4 |
| Abhinav Sinha | 4 |
| Peyush Bansal | 4 |
| Ritesh Agarwal | 4 |
| Nithin Kamath | 4 |
| Ankur Nagpal | 4 |
| Aprameya Radhakrishna | 4 |
| Pras Hanuma | 4 |
| Alok Mittal | 4 |
| Hemesh Singh | 3 |
| Sandeep Tandon | 3 |
| Amit Lakhotia | 3 |
| Nikhil Vora | 3 |
| Utsav Somani | 3 |
| Shrishti Sahu | 3 |
| Mekin Maheshwari | 3 |
| Girish Mathrubootham | 3 |
| Nimesh Kampani | 3 |
| Arihant Patni | 3 |
| Raveen Sastry | 3 |
| KRS Jamwal | 3 |
| Vignesh Ramanujam | 3 |
| Sumit Jain | 3 |
| Dhruv Agarwala | 3 |
| Harpreet Singh Grover | 3 |
| Ananth Narayanan | 3 |
| Rajan Anandan | 3 |
| Kalyan Krishnamurthy | 3 |
| Rajan Anandan | 3 |
| Anand Mahindra | 3 |
| Rachit Poddar | 3 |
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Hoggy — Founded by IITians and invested- in by unicorn founders like Kunal Shah and Sameer Pitalwala, Hoggy is a Kid’s learning app that focuses on providing interactive learning for kids aged between 2 to 5 years, while maintaining an absolutely safe space for kids. Through this platform, we've made it possible for creators of kids' content tomonetize their content and earn independently of ads and sponsored content. Hoggy serves as a brilliant platform where such content creators can find their niche target audience and grow the number of their true fans exponentially.
- Magical Nest — "At Magical Nest, we design the most important room in the house, the kids' room."Our vision is to become synonymous with excellence in creating exceptional kid-friendly homes and show our customers just how easy it is to bring functionality, style and inspiration altogether in that little precious space inside your four walls.For us, a "kid-friendly home" is all about designing that best possible environment at home that is very unique to your kids, their likings and their inclinations as well to you, your home and your interests.
- Arrowhead — India's leading AI voice agent that handles inbound & outbound calls in real time. Automate customer conversations with AI voice calling agent from Arrowhead AI.
Anupam started his entrepreneurial journey by founding People Group - A New Media & Entertainment group, which includes businesses such as Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People Pictures. Today the group is recognized as one of the most innovative enterprises in the country. Besides his operational roles, Anupam is also one ofIndia's most active angel investors.He attended Boston College.
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- E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
- Burger Bae — We are a sustainable streetwear clothing brand. Our vision is to diminish the line between high end fashion and streetwear to create a more unified clothing line!
- Cookie Cartel — Buy Cookie Cartel New York style chunky homemade cookies. Fresh baked cookies, beautifully packed and delivered all across India. Bite into the flavourful cookie bliss!
- Naturik — Buy online 100% pure & natural instant oats, ragi and multigrain cheela mix at best prices on The Naturik Co. 100% secure payment & free shipping.
Gaurav Munjal is the Co-Founder and CEO at Unacademy.
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- Internet, Health Care, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- BiteSpeed — Drive 10% of your Shopify store's revenue from WhatsApp & FB Messenger. Recover abandoned carts, send promotional & shipping messages. Trusted by 1500+ brands!
- infinyte.club — The ultimate wealth product for intelligent investors: track your net worth, manage public and private market investments & grow wealth across traditional & new-age assets.
- LightFury Games — India's true AAA game studio with a vision to pioneer a new era of gaming by creating groundbreaking AAA titles that entertain and inspire players worldwide.
Ramakant Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Livspace. He previously worked at Jungle Ventures as an Operating Partner. Ramakant attended the Indian School of Business, where he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he completed a Bachelor of Technology (BTech).
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- Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Oolka — Oolka is a credit-building website that connects lenders and borrowers and shows credit scores.
- Orange Sugar — Wrap your little ones in unparalleled comfort with our 100% breathable cotton baby and kids wear. Our collection, designed for newborns to 10-year-olds, combines modern design with timeless warmth. Explore our durable, hypoallergenic, & affordable essentials crafted with long-lasting Azo-free dyes.
- TPlusA India — TPlusA India specializes in high-quality furniture hardware and accessories, including wooden components, fixtures, fittings, door hardware, and related products.
Phanindra Sama is the Advisor of WestBridge Capital. He previously worked at redBus as a Founder and CEO. Phanindra Sama attended Stanford University.
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- Internet, SaaS, Software
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Kraftshala — Kraftshala is a online skilling platform for non-coding domains.
- Chai Bisket — The Telugu Culture Company! Our Family - Girl Formula, Boy Formula, Chai Bisket Food, Kiraak Style, Chai Bisket Podcasts and Chai Bisket Shorts.
- Eyewear designed& labs — Eyewear designed& labs is a eyewear startup.
Vidit Aatrey is Founder and CEO at Meesho. He previously worked at InMobi as a Strategy. Vidit Aatrey attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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- Internet, Education, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, Kenya, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Snabbit — Snabbit is a platform that connects people who want to help with housework. Snabbit provides an application for finding information on professionals in household duties, allowing users to acquire rapid and dependable domestic assistance in just a few minutes.
- Medbikri — Medbikri provides a free pharmacy app for managing inventory and repeat orders. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
- Mesa School of Business — Learn entrepreneurship and build real-world business skills. Discover a non-traditional, new-age business school in Bangalore offering startup leadership programs.
Mohandas Pai - Co-Founder and Chairman @ Aarin Capital
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- E-Commerce, Education, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- ToneTag — ToneTag is an integrated library (sdk) that allows easy, frictionless, and secure proximity payments using sound (Tone) or NFC (Tag).Depending upon user device and retail pos hardware, mobile application can toggle to initiate in-store purchases using sound or NFC.It works on any mobile device and no internet is required on user device at timeof initiating payment.
- TripFactory — TripFactory, India's Largest Holiday Store provides the largest selection of holiday packages globally. You can book holidays online or with help of a expert.
- Invact Metaversity — A research-driven immersive learning platform built on WebXR and VR. $5M funded at $33M valuation. Published in Springer and Taylor & Francis.
Sushil Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Marwari Catalysts Ventures. He previously worked at DreamTeam Technologies as a DIRECTOR.
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- Education, Retail, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- India
Portfolio highlights
- AskLaser — Asklaser Sell And Buy Laser Machine
- HILO DESIGN — Discovering your style has never been so easy. Now get the curated premium and sophisticated styles, from everyday wear to ethnic wear. Our modern minimalistic designer clothing includes Shirts, Kurtas, Nehru Jackets, Indo-western, Sherwanis and accessories. Easy Returns, Perfect-Fit Guarantee and Expert Assistance.
- Marwari Catalysts — To know the leading Startup Accelerator in India, fostering innovation & growth for emerging businesses with expert mentorship & funding opportunities.
Sujeet Kumar - Co- Founder @ Udaan
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- Internet, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, Singapore, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Hoggy — Founded by IITians and invested- in by unicorn founders like Kunal Shah and Sameer Pitalwala, Hoggy is a Kid’s learning app that focuses on providing interactive learning for kids aged between 2 to 5 years, while maintaining an absolutely safe space for kids. Through this platform, we've made it possible for creators of kids' content tomonetize their content and earn independently of ads and sponsored content. Hoggy serves as a brilliant platform where such content creators can find their niche target audience and grow the number of their true fans exponentially.
- Pizza Wings — Order Online from Your Favorite Pizza Wings - Powered By Uengage
- Sarla Aviation — We're developing India's most sophisticated eVTOL, driving innovation for widespread adoption in urban air mobility. Our focus is on creating an affordable, clean, and safe aerial travel experience, revolutionizing the way urban India moves.
Alvin Tse is the current General Manager of Xiaomi India. He previously worked at Xiaomi as a Head of Marketing, Xiaomi Europe. Alvin Tse attended Stanford University.
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- Internet, Education, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- EduRev — EduRev is an e-learning platform that provides student the freedom to learn what they want. It is a free website where thousands of students, teachers and professors share, study and upload their notes, video lectures and books to help each other. The problem not only exists in the school, but also colleges, especially engineering colleges, wherethe last minute study counts for everything. One common place to find all such answers is www.edurev.in, a site that provides material that you need to obtain an edge in a world of cut throat competition. EduRev provides everything for free, from online videos of lectures, and ebooks in the pdf format. The unique feature of the website is it’s interaction capabilities. Students follow their teachers and friends, and create a network. The teachers can also interact with students from different institutions across the country and bond with the like-minded.
- Interality.ai — Interality is a tech startup that helps in building virtual platforms.
- Selligion Technologies — Selligion Praho is the world's first Hybrid cloud computing as a service - perhaps the first step towards delivering the last computer you'd ever need. A computer powered by the cloud - a computer that needs no upgrades - Selligion Praho offers the possibility of unlimited on-demand upgrades, and opportunities for life
Varun Alagh is based out of Gurgaon, Haryana, and is the Co-Founder, Chief Dad, and CEO of Honasa Consumer. Varun previously worked at The Coca-Cola Company as a Senior Brand Manager. Varun Alagh attended XLRI Jamshedpur.
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- E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
- Heizen — Heizen is an AI-driven platform that automates software development tasks to speed up product creation and launch.
- MeMeraki — MeMeraki is India first culture-tech platform using technology to empower the artisan creator economy and shopping and retail and fashion.
- The Binge Town — The Binge Town is an entertainment venue company that offers theater bookings, event hosting, and customized celebration services.
Anand Chandrasekaran is based out of San Francisco, California and is the President of Crescendo. Anand previously worked at General Catalyst as Partner and Venture Advisor. Anand Chandrasekaran attended the Stanford University and PSG College of Technology, India. Anand Chandrasekaran has been awarded Young Global Leader by the World EconomicForum and was recognized as the #1 seed investor focused on the India – U.S. corridor by the HURUN India Report in their career.
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- Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- OpsLyft — OpsLyft Inc. is a San-Francisco & Noida-based technology company working towards building the future of cloud infrastructure management for internet companies across the world. The company leverages artificial intelligence and analytics to deliver insights and automate routine workflows that help software teams build, test, and deploy anyworkload on any cloud with no downtimes and at the lowest possible cloud infrastructure spend. Our mission is to simplify cloud management for all internet companies across the world. We are currently working with some of the largest companies across India - Inshorts, Innovaccer, Purplle, Zenoti etc. and are rapidly expanding our presence in the US geography as well. In addition to it, we are backed by some of the top investors from Silicon Valley and India.
- ByteLearn — ByteLearn is an AI-powered assistant for math teachers and students in managing curriculum. ByteLearn offers personalized, one on one attention by leveraging artificial intelligence technology and guides students when they get stuck on math problems, enabling them to connect with teachers, and grasp concepts better.
- Cleardekho — Free ShippingFree Shipping for orders Money GuaranteeWithin 30 days Online Support24 hours a day, 7 days a week Flexible PaymentPay with Multiple Credit Cards Wear the Trend Our hottest collections Round Transparent Cat Eye Club Master Aviator Wayfarer Round Transparent Cat Eye Club Master Aviator Wayfarer Featured Eyeglasses Jon Snow Full Rim Wayfarer Frame Jon
Vaibhav Domkundwar - CEO @ Better Capital
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- Software, Education, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- OSlash — Transform long URLs into memorable shortcuts. Make information easy to access, find, & share with others in an instant with a complete URL management solution
- Drizz.dev — Drizz is a Vision AI mobile app testing platform for Android and iOS. Automate UI testing on real devices with plain-English tests and self-healing execution.
- Stoa — StoaMBA helps young professionals get into business roles at India's high-growth startups. Learn from top founders and 10x your career in just 6-months. Our program...
Maninder Gulati joined Lightspeed Advisory Services India in 2012. He brings over eight years of operating, business building, entrepreneurship and consulting experience to the firm.Prior to Lightpseed, Maninder was an Associate at McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Maninder worked on several growth strategy and implementation engagementsacross various sectors including financial services, organized retail, digital music, data centers and building security/automation.Before McKinsey, Maninder co-founded a voice based life-streaming platform – lifeinlines.com, which allowed users to create a digital diary of their life. Prior to this entrepreneurial venture, Maninder worked at ITC Limited, India’s largest FMCG company. At ITC, Maninder was a part of the core team that launched ITC’s personal care business and he spearheaded key organization transformation initiatives such as Six-sigma for the tobacco business.Maninder graduated with a Dual degree (B.Tech and M.Tech) in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay, where he held key leadership positions including that of Head of ‘The Entrepreneurship Cell’. He holds an MBA from ISB, Hyderabad, where he was a part of the Dean and Merit list.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Bachatt — Bachatt is a daily savings led financial services platform. Bachatt aims to address a critical need for over 30 crore self-employed individuals in India. while self-employed individuals earn daily, their expenses often require large, infrequent payments, creating a major cash flow challenge. This, coupled with the inherent variability in dailyearnings, makes managing finances extremely difficult.Our vision is to become their trusted daily savings partner, helping them establish financial discipline. This strong foundation will then unlock access to a suite of financial products (loans, high-yield instruments, insurance, etc.) at more favorable terms.
- Fabrito — Fabrito is a B2B fabric marketplace that simplifies fabric sourcing for brands and garment manufacturers seeking reduced turnaround times (TAT), lower minimum order quantities (MOQs), and improved pricing. Fabrito provides a diverse range of readily available fabrics that can be quickly replenished.
- Finsire — Finsire Modern finances to embrace your financial desires
Ankit Bhati heads the technical aspects of Olacabs, ensuring a quick, convenient and instinctive experience for our customers and partners. He joined IIT Bombay in 2004 for Btech in Mechanical Engg and MTech in CAD and Automation. By 2009 he had already worked on several freelance projects & startups like Wilcom (http://wilcom.co.in),QED42 etc. and finally decided to give up his nomadic professional life for a start-up of his own. He joined the Olacabs journey in November 2010.
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- Food and Beverage, EdTech, Wellness
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- TableSprint — An AI-first SaaS B2B platform for you to build apps with no coding needed. Start now with versatile playbooks tailored for all businesses.
- Billion Hearts — Did you sign-up for our beta launch?
- LaundryMate — LaundryMate provides laundry services which allows people to spend their time doing activities that people enjoy rather than worrying about washing.
Kunal Bahl is based out of Delhi and is the Co-Founder of AceVector. Kunal Bahl attended the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
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- Speed Kitchen — Your Reliable Commercial Kitchen Space Provider
- Clapstore Toys — Clapstore Toys offers safe, eco-friendly Montessori-inspired busy boards and interactive toys that promote a screen-free childhood through hands-on play, skill-building, and developmental learning.
- Naturik — Buy online 100% pure & natural instant oats, ragi and multigrain cheela mix at best prices on The Naturik Co. 100% secure payment & free shipping.
Doctor turned Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker & Philanthropist.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- India, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- HiWi — HiWiPay offers secure & fast international B2B payment solutions built for Indian exporters. HiWipay is RBI-compliant cross-border platform to receive global payments.
- Nava — AI-native cloud infrastructure designed for intelligent workloads. Deploy, scale, and manage your AI systems with autonomous cloud computing.
- SaveSage Club — Credit Card Rewards and Loyalty Programs can be optimally utilized with SaveSage Club. Also, manage your multiple Credit Cards with ease.
Shashank is Founder VC and Co-Founder of 100X.VC - India's first venture fund to invest in early-stage startups using iSAFE Notes. Portfolio: https://www.100x.vc/. Investments through Randev Ventures Family Office in early-stage startups across India, SEA & USA with a keen interest in B2B Emerging technology, Deeptech,SaaS, Cleantech, and Web3. Randev Ventures is the private investment body of Randev Family Office. He brings entrepreneurial and investment understanding with 15+ years of cross-functional expertise. Previously, he was the Founding member and Vice President of VCCEdge, the SaaS data platform by VCCircle (acquired by News Corporation in 2015). He launched the SaaS platform, led revenue, product development, and growth initiatives for close to seven years at VCCEdge. He has additionally worked with NIIT Ltd. and Zensar Technologies Ltd.He is also an Angel Investor and Advisor with a keen interest and portfolio investments in B2B Emerging technology, Deeptech, SaaS, Cleantech, and Web3 startups. Shashank holds an undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Engineering from Nagpur University, and an MBA from International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi.Shashank’s professional ability in developing, launching and making the first move when it comes to products and solutions is reflected in the novel model of 100X.VC. As a Co-Founder of 100X.VC, he is part of the Investment Committee and works closely with portfolio companies on how to improve the chances of new products succeeding. And helping them raise followon capital from growth stage VCs, CVCs, and family offices.Specialties: Entrepreneurship, Scaling up Startups, Angel & Seed Investment & Venture Capital
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- FinTech, SaaS, CleanTech
- Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- BHyve — Peer Learning at workplace, Knowledge management system, LXP, Learning experience platform in India, Human resource, employee engagement consulting platform which helps organizations to spread tacit knowledge, wisdom & experience within organizations. Improves productivity of organization. BHyve
- BugBase — Discover, manage, and proactively address vulnerabilities with BugBase's comprehensive suite of services. Our offerings include managed bug bounties, Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Automated Scanning, and VDP solutions. Enhance your security posture today.
- EMO — EMO is at the forefront of deep tech innovation in the energy industry, committed to advancing a net-zero future through cutting-edge battery-powered solutions.
Haresh Chawla - Partner @ True North
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- Internet, Software, Education
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States
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- Zivov — Zivov is an AI-based preventative and chronic care platform that diagnoses diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol disorders.
- Onmove — Zast is a high speed long distance trucking aggregator enabled through technology.
- Powerhouse91 — Powerhouse91 operates as an eCommerce roll-up platform. Powerhouse91's business model relies on identifying high-potential consumer brands, acquiring, and scaling them through growth capital, shared resources, and e-commerce focused optimizations.
Binny Bansal is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. In 2007 he co-founded the e-commerce platform Flipkart with Sachin Bansal (not related) and was serving as the Chief Operating Officer until 11 January 2016 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. In January 2017 he was promoted to Group CEO of Flipkart. Binny is fromChandigarh and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Curefoods — Curefoods democratizes access to food on a sustainable basis. They focus on operations management for cloud kitchens and the online food ordering market.
- BorderPlus — BorderPlus supports nurses in building careers abroad, including Germany, through structured pathways, preparation, and long-term professional support.
- Equal Identity — Equal Identity operates as an ID-sharing platform.
Peyush Bansal is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive, and People Officer of Lenskart. He attended McGill University.
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- E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India, United States, France
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- Perfora — We understand the importance of healthy teeth. Explore Perfora's Oral Care Products to elevate your oral health.
- Seven — Seven is a consumer electronic D2C startup from India, building wearable smart ring products in the Fintech space.
- Naturik — Buy online 100% pure & natural instant oats, ragi and multigrain cheela mix at best prices on The Naturik Co. 100% secure payment & free shipping.
Ritesh Agarwal is the Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of OYO and Anchor Board Member of the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association.
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- Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Retail
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- India, Singapore, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Aquapeya — Aquapeya produces fruit juices, carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, and premium mineral water.
- InnerGize — InnerGize provides a wearable gadget that uses non-invasive technologies to treat chronic stress and anxiety. Sleep-focussed wearables startup DUSQ, formerly known as InnerGize. Co founded in 2023 by Siddhant Bhargava, Shalmali Kadu, and Mitansh Khurana.
- Culture Circle — Compare Jordans, Yeezys, Dunks, AirForce1s, Sneakers prices from all major marketplaces and instagram resellers, and find the cheapest and lowest prices for your favorite sneakers.
Nithin Kamath is an entrepreneur and trader who is the founder and CEO at Zerodha, a large Indian broking house. He is also the CEO of Rainmatter Capital.
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- Financial Services, Health Care, Fitness
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- InCred — InCred is a financial services platform that leverages technology and data-science to make lending quick and easy. It uses technology and data-science to make lending quick, simple and hassle-free. InCred offers a broad portfolio of products that cuts across affordable home loans, personal loans, education loans and SME business loans.
- GalaxEye — GalaxEye enables businesses to make better Decisions & perform operations efficiently via Space Technology.
- The Whole Truth — Order online from The Whole Truth Foods with secure payment options and seamless online shopping experience.
Ankur Nagpal Founder of Fedora and Co-Founder of Vibe VC. He attended University of California, Berkeley in 2006.
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- Software, Apps, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, France
Portfolio highlights
- Phyllo — Easily access verified, creator-consented data such as identity, income, and engagement across hundreds of platforms through our API
- beehiiv — Access the best tools available in email, helping your newsletter scale and monetize like never before.
- Oxygen — Oxygen is a digital banking platform. It is the first and only challenger in the US that offers both personal and business banking. The bank of the 21st-century economy, serving consumers, small businesses, and freelancers.Available on iOS and Android, Oxygen users enjoy no monthly fees, no paperwork, early direct deposit, simple transfers,cashback rewards, savings accounts, as well as retail and travel benefits. Businesses can easily control their finances with solutions that are elegant, simple, and secure.
Aprameya loves singing romantic songs and is the quintessential dreamer who doesn’t fear to experiment. He used to be the Head of Business Development for PDS at Jones Lang LaSalle India where he spent almost 3 years post his graduation from IIM Ahmedabad. He has worked at Infosys and has an Electronics engineering degree from NITK Surthkal andif all this has made you think he’s a geek, ask his close friends and they would say otherwise!
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- Internet, Software, Retail
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, Croatia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- GoodGudi — GoodGudi is a Lifestyle retail shopping destination. Our Stores sell Travel Accessories, Fashion Accessories, Home Improvement products, Toys and Cosmetics
- Basil — Lunch has never been so fun! India's first stainless steel & leakproof bento lunch boxes and insulated water bottles! Designed for today's kids and the child in you!
- Evolved Foods — Evolved Foods is a sustainable eatery manufacturing company that designs and delivers plant based proteins and edible nutritional products.
CEO & President. An Advisor & Strategic Partner. Cross functional Director, CEO & a high Influencer with well planned Strategic Enterprise Management.
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- Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
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- We360.ai — We360.ai is an employee monitoring and tracking software that tracks employee's activity and enhance productivity.
- MoneyyApp — We at MoneyyApp are helping Creators to grow their businesses. The struggle of the creators trying to make a mark has been tiring, and we understand that! The inception of MoneyyApp lays the foundation for creators’ atrocities.
- Paisagrowth — Paisagrowth is a loan origination, screening, and decision automation software designed for local financial advisors.
Alok is Co-founder and CEO of Indifi, India's leading full-stack platform for enabling debt financing for small businesses. Alok is also an active angel investor, co-founder of Indian Angel Network, and on the board of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Delhi. Prior to starting Indifi, Alok setup and ran Canaan Partners' venture investmentbusiness. Earlier, Alok co-founded JobsAhead.com, a leading web-based recruitment business in India.Alok earned a BE in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and a MS in computer science from UC Berkeley.
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- Internet, Marketplace, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Cleevo — Cleevo offers products of cleaning with eco friendly, non toxic solutions to your home.
- Mistry.Store — Mistry.Store is a digital-first, exclusive platform for professionals simplifying home building materials purchases.
- speakX — Yellow Class is an online hobby platform for young kids.
Hemesh Singh is a co-founder and CTO of Unacademy.com.
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- Apps, Health Care, Social Media
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- OpsLyft — OpsLyft Inc. is a San-Francisco & Noida-based technology company working towards building the future of cloud infrastructure management for internet companies across the world. The company leverages artificial intelligence and analytics to deliver insights and automate routine workflows that help software teams build, test, and deploy anyworkload on any cloud with no downtimes and at the lowest possible cloud infrastructure spend. Our mission is to simplify cloud management for all internet companies across the world. We are currently working with some of the largest companies across India - Inshorts, Innovaccer, Purplle, Zenoti etc. and are rapidly expanding our presence in the US geography as well. In addition to it, we are backed by some of the top investors from Silicon Valley and India.
- Pratilipi — A platform to read stories, write your own and share your favorite ones in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, English, Urdu, Punjabi and Odia
- Slick App — Go Slick, and declare your true feelings like nobody's watching!
Sandeep Tandon Co-founded Accelyst Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in 2010 and has been its Chief Business Officer since September 1, 2015. Sandeep Tandon serves as Managing Director at Tandon Technology Ventures (Tandon Group).He serves as Managing Director and Chairman of the Board at Infinx Services Private Limited. Sandeep Tandon serves as the Chairman andManaging Director at Infinx Healthcare. He oversees the strategy and operations of all group companies. He has been involved in the technology industry for over 20 years. During this time he has contributed significantly to the growth of Information Technology exports from India. He was co-founder and a former director of IQBackOffice - a leading Accounts Payable Processing company. He was also a co-founder and Director at Freecharge.com - among India’s fastest growing internet commerce ventures. He is active in the Angel Investor community and serves as a mentor to various technology start-ups. He served as Chairman of the Electronics Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) and is a member of Young President Organization (Mumbai Chapter). Sandeep Tandon completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.
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- Financial Services, E-Commerce, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India, United States, Indonesia
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- Dukaan® — Dukaan operates as a platform that enables small merchants to set up online stores in a process that it claims can be done within 30 seconds.
- Progcap — Progcap is revolutionising the way financial access is delivered to underserved segments of the Indian retail economy, through specialized financing and technology products that empower small and medium businesses (SMBs) to progress without obstacles.
- Genius Teacher — Genius Teacher is a full-stack ed-tech company which creates engaging educational content for K-10, delivers a fun learning experience to the students and provides real-time insights to the teachers. It has an ecosystem of educational and analytics apps that make learning more engaging and results in better learning outcomes.The products are usedby teachers to teach board curriculum with exemplary stories and fun facts from the world. Besides the class, students also use the product at home to revise and learn the topics in depth with practical applications. Students' interaction with content provides real-time analytics and insights to the teacher on what they can do to enhance learning.It currently works with schools and learners in APAC regions, soon launching in EMEA regions too.
Amit Lakhotia is the GM Paytm Wallet at Paytm.
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- Information Technology, Internet, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States
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- Darwix AI — Unlock the power of your revenue teams with CUR8. Elevate your business, optimize revenue streams, and stay ahead in the competitive landscape. Discover what's possible with CUR8.
- Electrade — Hnh Cart is one of the best place to Buy Electronics Components Online in India. We offer a wide range of components ICs, Resistors & capacitors at low prices..
- HealthCred — HealthCred offers financial solutions tailored to the needs of India's healthcare ecosystem. The company specializes in providing working capital to healthcare stakeholders such as hospitals, medical device manufacturers, drug manufacturers, distributors, and importers. HealthCred's services are designed to stabilize cash flows withoutrequiring equity dilution, ensuring that healthcare providers can continue their operations smoothly. With a process that promises capital availability within 72 hours, HealthCred addresses the urgent financial needs of its clients efficiently.
Nikhil Vora is the Founder and CEO of Sixth Sense Ventures; India's first consumer centric domestic venture fund. Nikhil was earlier the Managing Director / Head of Research at IDFC Securities, and has been regarded as one of the strongest analytical minds in the country. The core of Sixth Sense lies in the belief that the next big waveof dysfunctional growth will be led by players who are going to be driven by completely different skill sets / capabilities and not necessarily capital. Sixth Sense vision is to identify and invest a ‘smart ass’ team with a ‘kick ass’ product in a ‘big ass’ market! Nikhil has been invited by the “Nestle Global Consumer Board” and the “Regional CFO forum” to give a presentation on the potential roadmap for Nestle India. He has also evolved a strategic road-map for Unilever, Aditya Birla Group, Marico, Godrej, NIIT, Navneet etc. His research has been accredited by some of the largest global funds like Capital, Fidelity, Alliance Bernstein, Putnam, Schroder’s etc. In the Asia Money polls 2012, Nikhil was voted as India’s No.1 analyst. He also has the rare distinction of being voted Asia’s Best Analyst by the Wall Street Journal in the same year. Along with advising clients, he also has been a venture capital investor and on the board of a few of his investee companies. Some of the earlier Venture Investments made by Nikhil Vora includes – One97 (PayTm), Vini Cosmetics (Fogg), Parag Milk (Go), Kangaroo Kids Education, BVG India, Technology Frontiers, Mannash Lifestyle (www.purplle.com), Infinite Analytics, Reznext Solutions, Intellisys Technologies, Rainmaker Legal, RoomsTonight etc.
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- Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- India, United States
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- Expertrons — Expertrons is an upskilling platform that offers advanced training programs | BSFI | HR | Marketing and many more to assure 100% professional success.
- 91Squarefeet — We design & build offices, retail shops, and warehouses. Started in 2019, we have delivered 1100+ projects for 65 brands in 150 cities in India.
- Veeda Clinical Research — Discover how Veeda Lifesciences leverages technology and expertise to streamline drug development. Learn about our tech-driven solutions and oncology breakthroughs.
Looking for - Passionate founders looking to target a market with tremendous future potential and stands to be disrupted by a new entrant. Crucial that the product / service is not easily replicable and the domain expertise of the company is a deterrent to fresh entrants.Keen interest in - Clean Technology, Consumer Internet, EnterpriseSoftware, Health Care, Mobile, SaaSSkills - Angel Investing, Financial Modelling & Valuation, Information Technology, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
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- Apps, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Indonesia
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- Grexa AI — Grexa AI is creating a one-stop AI assisted mobile app designed to help local business owners grow with their revenue. Grexa helps business owners like clinics and dental practices, home service businesses such as plumbers, HVAC specialists, and pest control services, as well as salons, fitness centers, car service shops, restaurants, real estateagencies, and travel agents to effortlessly and affordably improve their digital presence and customer communication
- Vetic — Vetic Pet Clinic provides human-grade pet healthcare across 65 clinics & 11 cities in India. Pet grooming, consultation, pet surgeries, pet supplies at Vetic.
- OTPless — Authenticate customers with WhatsApp, SMS, Email, Biometrics, and more, with a 98% conversion rate on signup and sign-in.
entrepreneur and investor in tech start-ups, crypto and public markets. Founded a fintech company, and was a part of the Investment Team of Lumis Partners (PeopleStrong, TalentEdge, Sheroes etc). Headed Startup Programs for Facebook for South Asia & India. Early backer of companies like Plum (health insurance for SME employees), Clickpost(logistics tech), Rupifi (credit for SMEs), WorkApps (Enterprise Collaboration), Chingari (Social Video), Kutumb (social communities for Bharat), DelightChat (customer support for D2C brands), 10Club (D2C e-commerce), UrbanYogi (mental health)
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- Internet, FinTech, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, South Korea
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- Mugafi — Unlu offers pre-recorded certified online courses taught by Indian celebrities. Join us now and take your career to new heights by enjoying unlimited access to our videos.
- Mugafi — Create captivating stories, iconic characters, and legendary universes for the world to witness.
- Thermoflyde — Refractory
Mekin Maheshwari - Advisor @ Mentr
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- Software, Apps, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Croatia
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- ONWO — Discover premium sweeteners and trading solutions with Onwo, your trusted partner in international trade.
- Virgio — Women's & Men's Clothing and Accessories | Shop Trendy Fashion Online
- Boba Bhai — Boba Bhai is a bubble tea brand that provides an unique and interactive bubble tea experience in the market.
Girish Mathrubootham is based out of Burlingame and is the Co -Founder of Hotline. Girish previously worked at Zoho Corporation as a Vice President - Product Management. Girish Mathrubootham attended University of Madras.
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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
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- Oro — Oro is a platform that helps unlock the potential of a user's gold instantly. It connects financial institutions with users to provide higher access and the right information at the lowest cost. At Oro, we intend to eliminate the unfairness in how most financial systems function today. Curious about what Oro does, want to explore opportunitiesor just want to chat? Drop a note to founders@orocorp.in
- Scripbox — Looking to invest in direct or regular mutual funds? Welcome to Scripbox & get personalised fund recommendation based on your goals. Grow wealth with Scripbox.
- Baanhem Ventures — Baanhem Ventures represents a privately held entity with a concentration on the, supported by its designation as a non-government company.
Nimesh is the Founding Partner at 108 Capital, a Growth-stage venture fund partnering with founders building digital-first, scalable and sustainable businesses. Prior, Nimesh was the cofounder at trica, a full-stack technology platform for growth-stage investments and equity management. He has been an avid Investor in private markets and is alsofounding venture partner for India’s first $100Mn revenue based financing fund N+1 Capital and also advisor & Board member of Campus Fund – 1st dorm fund in India
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- Financial Services, E-Commerce, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
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- KhiladiPro — KhiladiPro a sports technology startup using artificial intelligence to assess and support young athletes.
- ChargeZone — CHARGE ZONE is a tech-driven EV Charging infrastructure company specializing in B2B and B2C charging services on both dedicated and opportunity based charging using smart-grid network. Based in India, with indigenous development of the technology of mobile-app and CMS with firmware/web-socket cloud based computing, CHARGE ZONE is on a mission to establish 100,000 charging stations across important markets of EVs in India for cars, buses and even trucks.
- Intents Mobi — Mobile analytics, Logistics, Transportation, Fleet Management, Data Analytics
Arihant is the Managing Director of Patni Financial Advisors, a wealth management company that advises high net worth families on a wide range of investment options. He is also Co-founder and Director at Nirvana venture Advisors. Arihant began his career at his family business, Patni Computer Systems, one of the leading Indian IT businesses of thetime, where he held positions in the computer software and human resources departments, as well as being a business development and marketing executive. Subsequently, Arihant worked as a Business Strategy Consultant for Fidelity Investments in Boston.
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- Apps, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States
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- Innovist — Onesto Labs Private Limited is an unlisted private company. It was incorporated on 18 October, 2018 and is located in Central Delhi, Delhi. It is classified as a private limited company.The company has two directors - Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana.
- Punt Partners — Punt Partners is a company that provides marketing technology services. It provides results through the use of proprietary data, technology, and services.
- The Yarn Bazaar — The Yarn Bazaar is a modern, efficient, and transparently managed marketplace for yarn buyers and sellers to discover real-time yarn prices, information, and market trends.
Raveen Sastry is a co-founder of Previously, Sastry co-founded Myntraand served the company as head of B2B and indirect sales.
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- Internet, Education, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India
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- Fanspole — Fanspole allows users to create contests and play public as well as private games.
- Stoa — StoaMBA helps young professionals get into business roles at India's high-growth startups. Learn from top founders and 10x your career in just 6-months. Our program...
- Cusmat — We Enhance On Job Industrial Worker Performance Through Our Collaborative Physics-Realistic Logistics, Manufacturing and Mining Metaverse
KRS Jamwal is Executive Director, Tata Industries, and is responsible for the incubation of new ventures, as well as investments made by Tata Industries in new businesses and start-ups. Mr Jamwal is on the board of three other Tata companies – Advinus Therapeutics, where he serves as chairman of the board, Tata Advanced Materials, and TataUniStore. He is also a member on the board of Flisom AG and Apex Investments (Mauritius) Holding.
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- Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India
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- Dr. Paws — Dr. Paws is a brand specializing in premium pet care products. It offers solutions designed to enhance the health and well-being of pets.
- PlaySuper — Transform your mobile game with AI-driven monetization. Players earn coins and redeem real-world rewards from 3000+ brands. 50+ gaming studios, $500k+ monthly GMV. Simple SDK integration with measurable results.
- IntelloSync — IntelloSync offers bespoke solutions to address the particular difficulties of B2B organizations. With Intellosync in place, you can leverage the power of data analytics and AI to eliminate repetitive tasks, human errors, and security risks.
Entrepreneur — Founder, Investor, Board Member, Operator, Advisor, Observer, Partner, Seeker, Friend. Publicly active in private markets & privately active in public markets.
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- Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India, United States
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- Kaching — Get your customers to get you customers. Get in touch if you're a restaurant, bar, or retail store to discover how Kaching can radically transform your word-of-mouth!
- Dezy — Smiles.ai is India's leading dental clinic with 100+ expert dentists and has 300+ dental care centers in major cities like Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Lucknow, and Kolkata. Find the best dentist nearby.
- HECCO Technologies Inc (Prescribe) — Prescribe is an IIT-M and IIM-C backed HealthTech start-up that aims at efficient digital healthcare delivery through powerful technologies and leveraging patient friendly platforms like WhatsApp.With the launch of the National Digital Health Mission in India, we, at Prescribe bring to you an easy way to digitalize your clinical practice andthereby increase patient retention.Prescribe allows the healthcare professional to provide personalized attention to each patient through every stage of consultation.Our goal, at Prescribe, is to provide a level of digital adoption, to every private practitioner and small-scale clinic in this country, which is at par with corporate hospitals.From digital generation of prescription, OPD queue management, Online appointment booking, to tele-consultation, we work towards a seamless communication over WhatsApp via a 24×7 virtual assistance integrated with our powerful modules and dashboards to deliver exceptional patient care.We have worked tirelessly since 2018 and have successfully developed our artificial intelligence enabled software suite to accomplish this objective.Prescribe, Has Been Trusted By The Pioneers In The Field Of Healthcare, Time And Again. A Few Of Our Partners Include:AyurVAID AyurVAID Hospitals is a pioneering chain of new generation Ayurveda hospitals, dedicated to applying Ayurveda to solve modern health problems.Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, (AVS) Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, (AVS) is an 117 years old Charitable Institution engaged in the practice and propagation of Ayurveda, the ancient health care science of India. AVS offers classical Ayurvedic medicines and authentic Ayurvedic treatments and therapies to patients from all over India and abroad.Apart from this, we have happily partnered with 100+ doctors, clinics and hospitals. We strive for the betterment of healthcare community and patients, everyday.
Sumit Jain is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur, He started online real-estate portal commonfloor.com for property seekers in 2007. Prior to that, he used to work with Oracle. As the co-founder and CEO, Sumit is responsible for driving the strategic direction for Commonfloor.com as well as delivering on company goals Hisresult-oriented approach ensures a constant and relentless focus on end-user satisfaction. Sumit Jain finds solace in a game of billiards. The game not only relaxes him, it also helps him catch up with friends or at times, make new acquaintances.
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- Internet, Mobile Apps, Apps
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, Singapore
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- AdmitKard — Want to study abroad ? Get expert advice and information on colleges, courses, exams, admission, student visa, and application process to study overseas.
- Fixcraft — Fixcraft is changing the way car owners get their car repair done. Its tech enabled startup which plans to bring "Quality Service at Fair Price" to every user. Currently, the market is ruled by Authorised workshops on one end which charge exorbitant amount in the name of brand on one end and local mechanics which is a sub-standard qualitywork at lower price.
- All Is Well — AI Driven Integrated Fitness App to Unlock Sports Performance Book Demo Testimonials Jordan Gregory Head Coach, Gary Kirsten Cricket India "All Is Well App exceeded all expectations, delivering a truly exceptional experience. The professionalism of the All Is Well team was outstanding, and their dedication to knowledge sharing with GKCI coaches left me thoroughly impressed.
Dhruv Agarwala is the Chief Executive Officer of REA India, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PropTiger, and a Group CEO of Makaan.
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- Education, SaaS, EdTech
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India
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- speakX — Yellow Class is an online hobby platform for young kids.
- Genius Teacher — Genius Teacher is a full-stack ed-tech company which creates engaging educational content for K-10, delivers a fun learning experience to the students and provides real-time insights to the teachers. It has an ecosystem of educational and analytics apps that make learning more engaging and results in better learning outcomes.The products are usedby teachers to teach board curriculum with exemplary stories and fun facts from the world. Besides the class, students also use the product at home to revise and learn the topics in depth with practical applications. Students' interaction with content provides real-time analytics and insights to the teacher on what they can do to enhance learning.It currently works with schools and learners in APAC regions, soon launching in EMEA regions too.
- 1DigitalStack — Technology for brand growth on Ecommerce marketplaces We help brands dominate Ecommerce by leveraging marketplace data & AI-enabled media management Let's Connect
Harpreet Singh Grover is a My home at Entrepreneur In Residence. Harpreet previously worked at CoCubes.com as a Co-Founder & CEO. He attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.Harpreet believes that the future of online assessments belongs to 'continuous evaluation' leading to a selection filter - till then quick and easytesting using rejection filters is a good tool. He previously worked with Inductis, a data analytics firm in the financial services domain. Harpreet graduated from IIT Bombay with a dual degree. Beyond work he is a published photographer, poet and an amateur mountaineer and follows the mantra - one life to live.
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- Internet, Education, Water
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- India
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- Mitsu — Mitsu is a guided self-therapy app that helps people feeling anxious or depressed.
- The Eat Better Company — Delicious, vegan and gluten free snacks that improve your health & keep you energized all day.
- Mingout Social Technologies — Mingout is a lifestyle and dating platform that aims to connect individuals with common interests. Started by graduates from IIM Calcutta, IIT Bombay and IIT BHU.We are building the last mile of dating - a product to tie together match-making with date planning and execution. Today, a user has to jump through hoops to complete the journey offinding a person to eventually dating and beyond. Mingout will bring together the different platforms - matchmaking, social, discovery & listing and real-time execution under one product. Our users will therefore be able to have a safe, transparent conversation while planning dates, instead of mindless swiping and dating fatigue people experience today on other apps.
Ananth Narayanan - Founder @ Mensa Brands
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- Education, E-Learning, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United Kingdom
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- Stage 3 — Dive into the high-end fashion labels by Renowned Fashion Makers. Experience the rich tapestry of high fashion pieces available at Stage 3.
- Doji — Buy or sell your tech on Doji, an online marketplace you can trust. Where refurbished tech comes 52-point checked, with fast delivery and a 12-month warranty.
- Elda Health — Elda Health is a women’s healthcare platform that is tailored for the mid-life urban woman.
As part of the leadership team at Sequoia Capital India, Rajan is focusing on developing its early-stage program Surge, into the world's top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor to the programme's founders. Surge aims to engineer rapid early progress for startups, by enabling disproportionateaccess to capital, talent, network and decades of company-building knowledge. Rajan's deep understanding of technology, operating expertise and a track record of growing tech businesses across the region will help Surge's founders scale and build the businesses of tomorrow.Prior to Sequoia, as Head of Google India and Southeast Asia, Rajan played a key role in expanding the regions internet ecosystem while accelerating Google's innovation and growth units. He is also a prolific angel investor who has backed a large number of successful startups at very early stages. Rajan also led Microsoft and Dell in India and was earlier a Partner at McKinsey & Company in Chicago.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
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- NAYAN — NAYAN Offers High Precision Video Analytics and AI Data Driver Sleeping AI detects signs of driver drowsiness or sleeping to prevent accidents Using Mobile Phone Monitors and flags drivers using mobile phones while driving Wearing No Seatbelt Detects if the driver...
- Freshtohome — Freshtohome is an online grocery store that sells a range of seafood and meat to its users.The website’s range of products include fish, poultry, mutton, steaks, and fillet. Fish consists of shell, freshwater, and marine. Furthermore, it enables suppliers to supply their seafood and meat to the website.Freshtohome was launched in 2015 by ShanKadavil and is based in Bangalore.
- mirrAR — mirrAR your go to augmented reality company for ECommerce. Experience our platform, solutions & AR software. Transform shopping with augmented reality in E-commerce.
Kalyan Krishnamurthy is based out of Singapore and serves as the CEO of Flipkart. Kalyan previously worked at Tiger Global Management as Managing Director. Kalyan Krishnamurthy attended Asian Institute of Management.
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- Internet, Fashion, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- India, Singapore, United States
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- Vokal — https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is adiverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.
- Protonn — Protonn is an all-in-one solution to empower independent professionals
- The Whole Truth — Order online from The Whole Truth Foods with secure payment options and seamless online shopping experience.
As part of the leadership team at Sequoia Capital India, Rajan is focusing on developing its early-stage program Surge, into the world's top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor to the programme's founders. Surge aims to engineer rapid early progress for startups, by enabling disproportionateaccess to capital, talent, network and decades of company-building knowledge. Rajan's deep understanding of technology, operating expertise and a track record of growing tech businesses across the region will help Surge's founders scale and build the businesses of tomorrow.Prior to Sequoia, as Head of Google India and Southeast Asia, Rajan played a key role in expanding the regions internet ecosystem while accelerating Google's innovation and growth units. He is also a prolific angel investor who has backed a large number of successful startups at very early stages. Rajan also led Microsoft and Dell in India and was earlier a Partner at McKinsey & Company in Chicago.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
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- Smytten — Smytten is an online discovery platform for premium products & services. Smytten also offers assisted shopping, and for the more advanced shopper, customised offers and ability to build their own wishlist for regular purchases.
- Omnify — Automate your business and simplify your life with Omnify's all-in-one online booking system that streamlines your operations through one simple dashboard.
- PlusPin Healthcare — PlusPin aims to add substantial value to mom and pop pharmacies in making them a key component of the healthcare ecosystem. Pluspin powered pharmacies would provide convenient and optimal healthcare solutions to a large base of consumers from the middle of the pyramid segment. PlusPin has 3 major goals: ● Transform pharmacies into HealthcareSatellite centers that are accessible to the common man in both Urban and Rural areas. ● Launch and Diversify niche healthcare services at these centers, assisting in cost containment and care management. ● Increase earning potential of partner mom and pop pharmacies.
Graduate, Harvard Univ. and Harvard Business School. Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group. Thought leader in Indian business. Serves on many industry confederations. Initiated the Nanhi Kali programme to provide free education to economically underprivileged girls in India. Co-Founder, Naandi Danone, India's largest safe drinkingwater provider to rural areas. Life Trustee, Board of Naandi Foundation, which provides meals to 1.3 million children daily. Co-Chair, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009. Named among World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, Fortune Magazine (2014); named one of the top 25 most powerful business people in Asia, Fortune Magazine (2011).
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- Social Media, Education, Local
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States
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- GenRobotic — GenRobotic specializes in powered robotic exoskeletons with RC Controlled Humanoid Robotic Systems and Artificial Intelligence. The company designs and develops robots in order to find the best solution for social impotent issues. The company was founded in 2015 by a team of passionate engineers in Robotics and Defence engineering. They began asa student start-up with powered exoskeletons from the college and then focused on developing simple and compact exoskeleton for commercial purposes. Now the company has come with good research in robotics and powered exoskeleton and different control aspects and focusing on socially relevant issues. The company has been developed a smaller but stronger version of powered exoskeletons, G2 is the cheapest and strongest exoskeleton available in the world market. It has given them vast attention from all around the world.
- Agnikul — Agnikul is a space tech startup that designs, manufactures, tests, and launch orbital-class rockets for micro and nanosatellites. They currently work out of the National Center for Combustion R&D at IIT-Madras. Rocket scientists, engineers, ex-bankers and space lawyers are a part of their team. This unique blend of people is one of theirbiggest strengths. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Genrobotics Medical & Mobility — India's top-rated gait trainer, G Gaiter! Our AI-powered, robot assisted gait trainer accelerates neurorehabilitation for faster recovery.
Rachit Poddar Co-Founder @ Marwari Catalysts Ventures
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- Education, EdTech, B2C
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- India
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- Stride Ahead — Do you need the best website for your SaaS Product or Start-up? Well, look no further. Hellix is fully equipped with everything you need to build a high-performing SaaS website.
- Valuationary — Valuationary is an Edtech platform to learn the practicalities of the financial world.Valuationary believes in a market-aligned approach to upskilling the youth with quality practical knowledge so as to make them relevant in the dynamic financial world.
- Stylework Innovation Hub — Book office space from 1200+ Co working Spaces near you with meeting rooms, private cabins, High Speed Wi-Fi, desk spaces,canteens and all amenities
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