Top 10 Email Startup Investors in Asia (August 2026)

Sachin Bhatia is the Vice President of Product overseeing Avvo's product management and user experience.Sachin has spent over 15 years in the internet business in various product, technical, and design roles. He started his career at Microsoft in the travel product group and arrived just in time to help with initial launch of Expedia.com.At Expedia, he was a founding member of the Expedia Labs team that focused on building next-generation travel products. He also drove Expedia's efforts to put traveler itineraries onto mobile devices and to make their shopping path more dynamic. In between 2 stints at Expedia, Sachin served a technical role at ViAir, a startup focused on powering mobile email for major phone carriers.Sachin holds dual degrees in Economics and Computer Science from the University of Washington.

Investment focus

Industry: Mobile, Apps, Email
Stage:Seed
Geography: India, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 4
Round size: Seed $150k–$500k
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Zocalo.in — "Zocalo" is the Mexican term for a public square or plaza. They expect it to be "the marketplace" for an ideal property search.The idea of Zocalo was born as a result of frustration and an inspiration. "Frustration", because of having heard and undergone the horrors of a house search (5 times in 3 years to beprecise) and still being clueless on the way to go about finding the right accommodation. "Inspiration", as they knew that they could truly add value and cater to this inherent need.
Wigzo Technologies — Simplify your end-to-end eCommerce operations with our all-in-one platform. Trusted by 3 Lakh+ brands for seamless growth.
Little Black Book — Discover a complete guide to where to shop, best places to eat, top bars & nightlife, things to do, top places to see, and best tourist attractions in Delhi. Find curated reviews and tried and tested recommendations, hidden gems, and new spots in town on LBB.

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Nikunj Jain is the Founder of Listed. He previously worked at Nash Ventures as a CEO and Co-founder. Nikunj Jain attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Investment focus

Industry: Travel, Software, Communities
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: India, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Round size: Seed $262k–$1.8M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

TheKarrier —
Nitro Commerce — Interested in turbocharging your sales with AI-enabled commerce? Discover the power of Nitro today.
Wigzo Technologies — Simplify your end-to-end eCommerce operations with our all-in-one platform. Trusted by 3 Lakh+ brands for seamless growth.

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ah! Ventures is India’s only curated, sector agnostic and the largest fundraising platform for early stage startups raising funds up to 10 MN USD. Very strong network of 3000+ Investors including 2000+ angel investors and 1000+ institutional investors & fund/family houses, Robust deal pipeline of more than 600 business plans/monthand Well-established brand as one of India’s premier aggregators with a cornucopia of offerings to catalyze startup growth.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, EdTech, Education
Stage:Seed, Angel
Geography: India, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 200
Round size: Seed $121k–$2M; Angel $100k–$414k
Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $16M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

ParkSmart — ParkSmart provides automated smart parking management systems in India. Complete IoT solutions featuring ANPR cameras, RFID boom barriers, FASTag integration, and digital valet apps for offices, malls, and societies.
FreightBazaar — https://t.co/muI6059nBU is India's most reliable and cost effective solution for Inter-City Freight Transportation. We cater to business of any size across India
Ochre Spirits — Ochre Spirits crafts artisanal vodkas, gins, and rum with ingredients and bold flavors, targeting India’s premium craft spirits market.

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Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Stage:Series A, Series B
Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 677
Round size: Series A $2.4M–$63M; Series B $4.3M–$109M
Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

Eyeota — Engage your best customers with trusted audience data | enrich insights, enhance personalization and transform audience targeting.
Moi — Moi Corporation was founded to deliver on the promise of the Twitcasting social live streaming platform. We developed Twitcasting to enable people to stream and share live video anytime, anywhere - connecting the world in real-time. TwitCasting provides a live streaming social platform that enables real-time chat between broacasters andviewers, through apps or desktop. Users can follow their favorite broadcasters and receive notifications when new a new live stream is about to start. Broadcasters can save and publish their live streams for later viewing.In early 2014 we added "Collabo" to Twitcasting, enabling as many as 6 users to broadcast together, in a single display. Viewers can join a broadcast that is already streaming live and broadcast together. It is the first app to support multi-device broadcasting in a single stream on mobile and PC. Our user base has doubled every year, and hit 7.5 million in September, 2014. While the largest part of our base is in Asia, users in US, Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American countries are now growing rapidly. About 70% of our users are under 25 years old, & approximately 95% of broadcasters shoot on mobile.
Deeping Source — Real-time Video Analytics based on Data Anonymization. High-accuracy computer vision for large-scale spaces: hypermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, hospitals, logistics warehouses, construction sites, etc.

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Mohandas Pai - Co-Founder and Chairman @ Aarin Capital

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Education, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
Geography: India, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 46
Round size: Seed $247k–$5M; Angel $400k–$750k; Series A $2.5M–$50M
Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

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.

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Akshay is the cofounder of Komli Media, Asia's largest independent digital advertising technology company. He is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 18. In hi last role with Komli, Akshay was VP, Corporate Strategy, executing investments, divestments and corporate restructuring activities. Prior to that role Akshay was VP, International BusinessDevelopment and MD, Southeast Asia, where he led and executed an aggressive M&A strategy to expand Komli's footprint across Asia, UK and USA. Within a period of 2 years, Komli acquired PostClick in Australia, Indoor Media in the UK, Aktiv Digital and Admax Network in Southeast Asia. The acquisition of Admax was a landmark deal for Komli, in terms of its complexity and size. At its peak, Komli was present was in 10 countries excluding its India homebase. Akshay was also responsible for securing and maintaining strategic alliances with several key partners such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. For the first four years, Akshay was based in Mumbai, India as MD, India, before shifting base to Sydney and then Singapore. Prior to Komli, Akshay was pursuing entrepreneurial projects in Kunming, China: an Indian restaurant and a lifestyle magazine modeled on Time Out. He was previously a research economist with the United Nations in Switzerland and a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting in the US.

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Mobile, Software
Stage:Seed, Angel
Geography: India, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Round size: Seed $125k–$500k
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

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Shuttl — App Based Office Bus
Wigzo Technologies — Simplify your end-to-end eCommerce operations with our all-in-one platform. Trusted by 3 Lakh+ brands for seamless growth.

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Apricot Ventures is a seed venture capital that mainly supports those who start businesses independently from large companies.

Investment focus

Industry: Food and Beverage, Internet, Fashion
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Japan, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 13
Round size: Seed $450k–$14M
Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $99M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

YAGO — YAGO operates in the IT field and provides internet and software services.
Nudge — Provider of financial planning platform designed to create a financial institution with new values and behaviors from scratch. The company's platform has been strengthening its team, developing the first service, and preparing for the necessary financial license acquisition, enabling users to secure their future financially.
Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.

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CapitalOven is a venture capital firm backing early-stage AI & GenAI founders from Seed to Series A.

Investment focus

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: India, United States, Spain

Investor stats

Total investments: 129
Round size: Seed $420k–$3M; Pre-Seed $250k–$800k; Series A $2.5M–$6M
Lead/follow: 79% lead, 21% follow
Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

Aktwist — AI-Powered Battle Royale Platform , Experience next-generation gaming with AI-driven combat, immersive environments, and competitive gameplay.
Sahinov — Generate launch-ready visuals from a simple prompt
SocheraAI — Turn your ideas into professional videos, realistic voiceovers, and high-quality content, all from a single AI-powered platform. No editing skills required.

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SGAN is an early stage VC anchored by the multi billion dollar Thakral Group of Companies and has investments across India, Singapore and the USA.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
Geography: India, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 91
Round size: Seed $250k–$3M; Angel $100k–$700k; Series A $1.4M–$4M
Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

MyCaptain — MyCaptain is an online learning and teaching platform offering online courses with placements and certification programs. Upskill industry knowledge in the fields of business, marketing, design, content, and more.
Dawaa Dost — Dawaa Dost specializes in the pharmacy retail chain of generic medicines in India. The company focuses on the availability of affordable generic medicines. Dawaa Dost was founded by Amit Choudhary and Yash Harlalka and is based in India.
The Ayurveda Experience — The Most Trusted and Recognized Ayurveda Platform in North America and Australia, Your One-Stop Shop for All Things Ayurveda! Customized to your Dosha or Body Type, enabling the most personalized Ayurveda Experience. Free Shipping to most parts in the world for orders over 30 USD!

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