Top 50 Food and Beverage Angel Investors in India

Investor	Food and Beverage India investments
Kunal Shah	9
Anupam Mittal	9
Vineeta Singh	8
KRS Jamwal	7
Alok Mittal	7
Aman Gupta	6
Arjun Vaidya	6
Ashvin Chadha	5
Abhishek Goyal	5
Nitin Singhal	5
Binny Bansal	5
Kanwaljit Singh	5
Vaibhav Kapoor	5
Amit Jain	5
Revant Bhate	4
Peyush Bansal	4
Asish Mohapatra	4
Kris Gopalakrishnan	4
Vidur Talwar	4
Manish Choksi	4
Priyank Shah	4
Jitendra Gupta	4
Sujeet Kumar	4
Sukhbir Singh	4
Ashutosh Valani	4
Aprameya Radhakrishna	4
Ashish Gupta	4
Rahul Maroli	4
Sanjiv Rangrass	4
Ramakant Sharma	4
Anirudh Somani	4
Ratan Tata	3
Shaival Desai	3
Sunil Mishra	3
Pankaj Chaddah	3
Namita Thapar	3
Rajan Anandan	3
Ashneer seth Grover	3
Sumit Jain	3
Abhijeet Pai	3
Anand Ladsariya	3
Ruchi Kalra	3
Kevin Lin	3
Dheeraj Jain	3
Keki M Mistry	3
Mekin Maheshwari	3
Rohit Chanana	3
Rajan Anandan	3
Rajesh Sawhney	3
Ajay Kaul	3

Kunal Shah

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Nurturev — Revenue intelligence is the process of analyzing & interpreting sales data to make informed business decisions. Transform your sales conversations, gain insights, & drive revenue growth.
SydeLabs — Secure your generative AI foundation with SydeLabs. Build with unshakeable confidence. Unleash the full potential of your applications.
Mave Health — Mave Health uses science-based interventions to provide a comprehensive solution that fits effortlessly into an individual's lifestyle and causes no inconvenience.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Nasher Miles — Shop Good Quality Premium Luggage Bags, Suitcases & Laptop Backpacks online on Nasher Miles. Wide Range of Small & Medium Cabin Bags, Travel Luggage Bags Sets in different Colours & Designs.
ReFit Global — ReFit Global converts electronic waste into affordable technological gems for a sustainable future. Their objective is to raise awareness and confidence among gadget users about reconditioned products.
GrayQuest — GrayQuest Education Finance Pvt. Ltd provides Parents and Students with the most convenient and easiest option to pay fees to their Institute.

Vineeta Singh is the Co-founder & CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics, India's fastest growing beauty brand which has clocked in 100+ Crores revenue in just its 5th fiscal year, with a distribution network of 2500+ branded retail outlets in more than 130 cities. She is a TEDx Speaker and alumnus of IIT Madras and IIM Ahmedabad. She is also a triathleteand ultramarathoner.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods
Seed, Angel, Series A
India

Portfolio highlights

Yes Madam — Yes madam ( Notion online solutions Pvt Ltd.) is a customer focused tech platform, which aims to disrupt every service sector and provide complete transparency in each and every services on our platform with the help of technology . For us - the customers comes first , employees second , and we comes in the end .
Push Sports — Push Sports is a sports company developing and operating world class sports arenas and professional training facilities.
ReFit Global — ReFit Global converts electronic waste into affordable technological gems for a sustainable future. Their objective is to raise awareness and confidence among gadget users about reconditioned products.

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.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

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.
Papa Pawsome — Papa Pawsome provides pet products for pets.
Scandalous Foods — Scandalous Foods offers food preparation services such as 6-month preservative-free sweets in single-serve sizes.

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.

Investment focus

Internet, Marketplace, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series B
India, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

GroMo — Become a partner and make a regular income by selling financial products. Brand yourself as a certified financial advisor and launch and grow your business.
DigitalPaani — DigitalPaani builds cutting-edge IoT and digital management tools that redesign wastewater operations.
leap.club — we are a powerful and private network of women leaders.

Aman Gupta - Co Founder & CMO @ boAt

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Consumer Goods
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Yes Madam — Yes madam ( Notion online solutions Pvt Ltd.) is a customer focused tech platform, which aims to disrupt every service sector and provide complete transparency in each and every services on our platform with the help of technology . For us - the customers comes first , employees second , and we comes in the end .
Koparo Clean — Natural, free of harmful chemicals & safe home & hygiene products made to international safety standards. Our products are kid-safe, pet-friendly, eco-friendly.
Nasher Miles — Shop Good Quality Premium Luggage Bags, Suitcases & Laptop Backpacks online on Nasher Miles. Wide Range of Small & Medium Cabin Bags, Travel Luggage Bags Sets in different Colours & Designs.

Arjun Vaidya is the Founder of Verinvest Corporation. Attended Brown University.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Food and Beverage
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

P-TAL — P-TAL aims at reviving the dying craft form of the indigenous Thathera community of Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, which has the distinction of practicing India’s only UNESCO-listed craft form. The Thatheras of Jandiala Guru are a community of skilled craftsmen who specialize in the traditional technique of hammering brass and copper sheets intotraditional utensils.
Scandalous Foods — Scandalous Foods offers food preparation services such as 6-month preservative-free sweets in single-serve sizes.
hypergro — Hypergro provides the power of user-generated content, craft impactful UGC video ads designed to attract, engage, and convert.These video advertising act as a distinctive, tailored connection between the brand and potential clients, which boosts consumer traffic, app downloads, and revenue for your company.

Mr. Ashvin Chadha has spent over a decade working in the financial services industry both in India and the United States. He started his professional career as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley in New York. He then joined General Atlantic LLC, a worldwide private equity firm, where he was based in the New York City and Greenwich offices.Ashvin moved to India in 2006 to join the core team to set up the Mumbai office for India Equity Partners (IEP), a $350mm India focussed Private Equity Fund.In 2011, Ashvin moved to Delhi to set up his own family office to invest in debt securities of mid market Indian companies. He has successfully invested over INR 100cr of proprietary capital in debt securities across 20 companies in the last 5 years.Ashvin has served on the Board of Directors of several financial services companies including Manappuram Finance (until 2010) and Netafim Agricultural Finance Agency Private Limited (since 2012). He also serves as an advisor and Investment committee member for SEBI registered VC funds including Fulcrum Venture India LLP and Carpediem Capital Partners.Ashvin completed his education from Wesleyan University and The London School of Economics.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Retail
Seed, Series A, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Deepsync — Deepsync Dub allows you to translates your videos into major languages and auto-syncs it in 5 minutes! Supports voice cloning.
Burgerama — Burgerama provides fast-casual, made for delivery burger experience.
KNAB Finance — KNAB Finance has one purpose in mind, how to use technology to find best and easy lending solutions for the customers. Started in 2015, it has served around

Abhishek Goyal is the Founder at Tracxn.

Investment focus

Software, Food Delivery, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Xeno — Xeno is a one-stop solution for any brand to build a deep customer understanding and create relevant marketing campaigns across SMS, email, Facebook and Instagram, Whatsapp.
Meme Chat Private Limited — Make memes, trends and money. All under one hood.
Upswing Financial Technologies — Upswing Financial Technologies is an open finance B2B ecosystem enabler.

Nitin Singhal is the Founder and Managing Partner of Fresco Global. Nitin has an MBA from London Business School and a BTech from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and he is based in London, UK

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

6to8 (B-Fresh by Baxi) — India's first truly hyperlocal delivery service.
LawRato.com — Consult & Hire the Best Lawyers in India. Top Rated Advocates available for Consultation by Phone, Meeting, Video Call, at your Home / office and through Email.
University Living — Explore millions of student rooms and dorms with verified reviews. UL offers students home to study abroad. Search by city, university, and property.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

OppDoor — Launch your Amazon Brand into Thriving International Markets. OppDoor is a Growth Partner for Amazon Brands.
Leela Life — Timeless Indian wellbeing secrets for peaceful and joyful living
Alltius Inc. — Alltius is an AI-driven platform for conversational assistance in software products primarily to help and guide users in their product journeys.

Kanwal Singh is a co-founder of Helion and has over 23 years of experience in the areas of venture investing, marketing and business development across multiple sectors in India. In addition to his role at Helion, he serves on the boards of NGPay, Hurix, Amba Research, HummingBird, YLG Salons, Qwikcilver, Mast Kalandar, Yepme, Attano and LifeCell.Prior to Helion, Kanwal spent four years as a director and co-head of The Carlyle Group's India venture operations. Before this, he worked as Head of Marketing for Intel South Asia. He joined Intel from Hindustan Unilever Ltd. where he spent over 10 years in various functions including sales, marketing and product innovation.Kanwal has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Punjab University and an MBA in marketing and finance from the Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Health Care
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
India

Portfolio highlights

Buttercups — Buttercups is a Bengaluru-based online lingerie brand, which offers an exclusive online lingerie buying experience. It helps customers find their perfect bra fit by taking the Buttercups Quiz online. Customers can then shop online from the largest size range available in India.In addition to its online store, they also have a Buttercups FittingRoom, in Bangalore, India, where Fit Specialists help resolve bra issues and help customers find their perfect fitting bra. In addition to bras, customers can also buy bottoms, shapewear, strapless bras, and lingerie accessories online. They offer free shipping on orders over Rs.600, and 15 day returns.Buttercups was founded by Arpita Ganesh in 2013.
FS Life — Shop premium quality work wear for women online in India at Fablestreet. Luxury fabric, Multi-season styles, Easy returns & exchanges, Free Shipping, COD Available.
Vahdam Teas — Vahdam Teas is among the world’s first vertically integrated online-first tea brands that sources premium garden fresh teas. Established in 2015, Vahdam Teas have been already shipped to 76 countries with USA, Russia, and Europe being its top markets. The team shares a passionate vision to create India’s first home-grown global tea brand byleveraging technology.Vahdam Teas is a New Delhi-based company.

Vaibhav Kapoor

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
Seed, Series A, Series B
India, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Falca — Falca is a rural AgTech supply chain startup offering one-stop solution for all farming needs. Falca aims to enhance the farmer lifecycle through farmer centric phygital (Physical + Digital) platform by providing Input Solutions, Advisory Solutions and Market Linkages.
Kikibix — Relish what tastes like your childhood, loaded with an array of healthy ingredients for scrumptiously flavorful and healthy snacks. Born from the vision of a doctor to make a brilliant amalgamation of tasty and healthy. Made with love, baked to perfection, a home for healthy cookies that taste amazing!
MarketForce — MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.

Amit Jain is the Co-Founder and CEO of CarDekho. He previously worked at Trilogy as a Product Manager. Amit Jain attended the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Waste Management
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Funngro — Teens work with companies on real project and earn first income. Freelancing for Teens - Teenlancers. Experience certificate, Paid projects, Learning while earning
Chefling — Your hassle-free culinary solution for restaurant-style meals at home. Each kit includes all ingredients needed, from sauces to garnishes, eliminating the need to source multiple items. Skip the grocery store - we deliver quality ingredients straight to your door.
ReFit Global — ReFit Global converts electronic waste into affordable technological gems for a sustainable future. Their objective is to raise awareness and confidence among gadget users about reconditioned products.

Revant Bhate is Chief Executive Officer at Mosaic Wellness.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Retail
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bidso — Bidso customer app
ofScale — ofScale operates as a distribution-as-a-service platform.
Dil Foods — Dil Foods is a creator of a platform for food services aimed at small- to medium-sized independent restaurants and food enterprises. The company's business offers an authentic regional cuisine experience to a variety of different Indian palates as well as training, packaging, and marketing services to privately owned small restaurants, givingcustomers a remarkable dining experience while also empowering local food enterprises.

Peyush Bansal is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive, and People Officer of Lenskart. He attended McGill University.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
India, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Chefling — Your hassle-free culinary solution for restaurant-style meals at home. Each kit includes all ingredients needed, from sauces to garnishes, eliminating the need to source multiple items. Skip the grocery store - we deliver quality ingredients straight to your door.
Yes Madam — Yes madam ( Notion online solutions Pvt Ltd.) is a customer focused tech platform, which aims to disrupt every service sector and provide complete transparency in each and every services on our platform with the help of technology . For us - the customers comes first , employees second , and we comes in the end .
Push Sports — Push Sports is a sports company developing and operating world class sports arenas and professional training facilities.

Asish Mohapatra is the Co-Founder and Head of Sales of OfBusiness. He previously worked at Matrix Partners as a Healthcare Investments Lead. Asish Mohapatra attended the Indian School of Business.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, B2B, Automotive
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Kikibix — Relish what tastes like your childhood, loaded with an array of healthy ingredients for scrumptiously flavorful and healthy snacks. Born from the vision of a doctor to make a brilliant amalgamation of tasty and healthy. Made with love, baked to perfection, a home for healthy cookies that taste amazing!
Freakins — Looking for a wardrobe upgrade? Check out the collection of latest, trendy and stylish denim apparel by Freakins Online! Shop & enjoy Free delivery on all orders.
TyrePlex — Buy car and bike tyres. Best tyre price, features, reviews. Find right tyre size and tyre dealer details

Gopalakrishnan (Kris to his colleagues) is one of the founders of Infosys Technologies Limited. As Chief Executive Officer, he plays a key role in defining the company strategy and using technology and innovation continuously to maintain its leadership in the industry.On June 22, 2007, Kris took over from Nandan M. Nilekani as the CEO andManaging Director of Infosys Technologies Limited. Kris previously served as Chief Operating Officer (since April 2002), and as the President and Joint Managing Director (since August 2006). His responsibilities included customer services, technology, investments and acquisitions.Kris' initial responsibilities at Infosys included management of design, development, implementation and support of information systems for clients in the consumer products industry in the U.S. Between 1987 and 1994, he headed the technical operations of KSA/Infosys (a joint venture between Infosys and KSA at Atlanta, U.S.) as Vice President (Technical). In 1994, Kris returned to India and was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the company.Kris is currently the Chairman of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM), Kerala, and Vice Chairman of the Board for Information Technology Education Standards (BITES) set up by the Government of Karnataka. Kris is the Vice Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industries(CII) Southern Regional Council. He is also a member of ACM, IEEE and IEEE Computer Society.Kris holds a master's degree in Physics and Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Vahdam Teas — Vahdam Teas is among the world’s first vertically integrated online-first tea brands that sources premium garden fresh teas. Established in 2015, Vahdam Teas have been already shipped to 76 countries with USA, Russia, and Europe being its top markets. The team shares a passionate vision to create India’s first home-grown global tea brand byleveraging technology.Vahdam Teas is a New Delhi-based company.
JetSynthesys — Our aim is to build world class digital products, platforms and services in India, with a goal of impacting the daily digital lives of 1.3 Billion Indians. A billion+ reaching for their mobiles, we reach them through our products.
Planys Technologies — Planys Technologies is an IIT Madras incubated company that provides submersible robotic inspection and survey solutions using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Planys has its head office in Chennai where it indigenously designs and manufactures compact ROVsPlanys brings world class technology and cutting-edge innovations in underwaterrobotics and diagnostics in the shallow-mid depth segment. Planys’ technology spans the domains of marine robotics, advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and post-inspection analysis. Planys provides a holistic service offering to customers through a design level fusion of ROV manufacture, operations and structural diagnostics. Planys is the first and currently the only OEM of ROVs in the Indian Sub-continent.Planys was founded by IIT Madras alumni and faculty who have been working together on various projects since 2012.

Vidur Talwar is a Managing Director at Mercedes Benz T & T Motors Ltd.

Investment focus

Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Convertible Note
India

Portfolio highlights

Jimmy's Cocktails — Jimmy's Cocktails makes premium cocktails.

Manish Choksi

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

Fraazo — Fraazo is the best online store to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs and dry fruits. Buy daily grocery products, beverages, kitchen staples, pulses, home utility, house cleaning essentials & more from Fraazo.com.
OpiGo — OpiGo is your daily social platform that helps you make better investment decisions. Track performing friends & experts to grow your portfolio.
Yu Foodlabs — Yu has crafted a wide range of delicious Instant Meal Bowls that contain ZERO preservatives, additives, artificial flavorings or colors. Developed using advanced lyophilization technology, 100% natural ingredients and artisan recipes, our foods retain their original taste and aroma.

Priyank Shah is the Founder at Renee Cosmetics. He attended IBS Ahmedabad in 2009.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

P-TAL — P-TAL aims at reviving the dying craft form of the indigenous Thathera community of Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, which has the distinction of practicing India’s only UNESCO-listed craft form. The Thatheras of Jandiala Guru are a community of skilled craftsmen who specialize in the traditional technique of hammering brass and copper sheets intotraditional utensils.
WickedGud — WickedGud is to make eating guilt-free, and change the way the world consumes comfort foods for the better by using indigenous, high nutrition ingredients.
Slick App — Go Slick, and declare your true feelings like nobody's watching!

Jitendra Gupta is the Founder of Jupiter.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Seed, Series A, Angel
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

KUmar Pradeep — Cart Abandonment Rate is the percentage (%) of online visitors who add items to their shopping cart but then abandon it without making a purchase. It shows the rate at which your potential customers are leaving without buying.
OTPless — Experience the future of user authentication with OTPLESS. Our one-tap sign-in solution eliminates the need for passwords and OTPs, offering a secure, convenient, and user-friendly alternative.
CoinCRED — CoinCRED allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies.

Sujeet Kumar - Co- Founder @ Udaan

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Vidyut — Vidyut offers end-to-end solutions for purchase and financing to resale which provide superior economics on electric vehicles compared to petrol & diesel vehicles.
Mainstreet — Browse through our vast collection of premium streetwear like sneakers, apparel & accessories. Mainstreet is India's premiere hype outlet for all sneaker-heads out there!
Third Wave Coffee — Third wave coffee is a manufacturer and distributor of easy coffee bags that help to make barista-quality coffee anytime without any equipment. The third wave roasts coffees in small batches and introduce specialty cofee.

Sukhbir Singh

Investment focus

Health Care, Food and Beverage, Mobile Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

eBikeGo — eBikeGo allows users to move quickly, and in style. We aim to make world class electric mobility solutions that transform how people move. We are driven towards creating a suite of customer-centric electric mobility solutions empowering people to seize not just the moment, but the future.
Redesyn — Customize and sell premium products, printed and shipped on demand, under your brand!
Fitspire — India's Best Vegan Health Supplement Brand. Shop 100% Authentic & Premium Vegan health supplements, plant-based protein powder & more online on Fitspire.

Ashutosh Valani is the founder at Renee Cosmetics.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Delivery
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

P-TAL — P-TAL aims at reviving the dying craft form of the indigenous Thathera community of Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, which has the distinction of practicing India’s only UNESCO-listed craft form. The Thatheras of Jandiala Guru are a community of skilled craftsmen who specialize in the traditional technique of hammering brass and copper sheets intotraditional utensils.
Perfora — We understand the importance of healthy teeth. Explore Perfora's Oral Care Products to elevate your oral health.
Slick App — Go Slick, and declare your true feelings like nobody's watching!

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!

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Apps
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 — Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins. Did you find apk for android? You can find new Free Android Games and apps.

Ashish Gupta is the Founder of Benori Ventures. Previously, he co-founded and served as the Chief Operating Officer and Global Business Unit Head of Financial Services at Evalueserve until April 2016. He started his career with McKinsey where he served as an Engagement Manager and spent about five years with them. He received his MBA from TheCarnegie Mellon University and B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He recently graduated from the senior executive leadership program at Harvard Business School. He is one of the founders and trustees of Ashoka University and also serves on the board of TiE Delhi.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Food Processing
Angel, Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Dibz — Dibz App offers coupons, deals and discounts on food, drinks & dining at top restaurants & pubs in Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow, Gurgaon, Delhi, Kanpur, Dehradun
Biryani By Kilo — Biryani by Kilo India's most Premium Biryani & Kebab delivery chain - Fresh Biryani Dum Cooked in Handi for every individual order. Every biryani is individually prepared in the traditional dum style with distinct layers by our khansamas in natural clay handis
Fastudent — Our mission is to provide efficient and effective solutions to the complete education fraternity for a priceless experience which we term as "Zoom Ahead with Education at your door".

Rahul Maroli is a business leader with demonstrated ability of building businesses for profit, growth and scale. For over a decade and a half, he has been steering market-leading companies in the automotive services, e-commerce & start-up businesses. His expertise includes driving shareholder returns, business strategy, Operations, Sales &Marketing. Rahul heads Ola’s Rental, Shuttle (Mass Mobility) and Corporate Distribution businesses, apart from strategic supply programs. Earlier, he envisioned, started and led Ola's cab leasing business through a wholly owned subsidiary Ola Fleet Technologies, making Ola the world’s first ride-sharing company to have a successful fleet business.Prior to Ola, he led Sales, Marketing and Operations for LeasePlan India, a leading player in the business mobility industry.Rahul advises early stage start-up and is an active angel investor. His investments include PeeSafe, EdgeFx, Dibz, ShadiSaga, Coutloot, ASADEL Technologies, Digiora & KakCho.

Investment focus

Education, Food and Beverage, News
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
India

Portfolio highlights

Exprto Live — Exprto connects students directly with the IIT-JEE and NEET recent year toppers for personal guidance.
Advantage Club — Advantage Club is your one-stop platform for Rewards, Recognition, Flexible Benefits, Wellness, Perks, Onboarding, Communities, and more.
Fashion is One — Fashion is One is a collaborative and community centric one-stop platform for fashion and design.

Sanjiv Rangrass is the Venture Partner of Unitus Ventures. He previously worked at ITC Limited as a Group Head - R&D, Sustainability & Projects. Sanjiv Rangrass attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Investment focus

AgTech, Food Processing, Farming
Seed, Series A, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

altM — altM is an alternate materials company on a mission to develop the future of materials to reduce carbon footprint and improve circularity in their supply chain.
Wootz.work — Wootz.work uses technology and takes control of the entire process from design to delivery to streamline international purchasing for light engineering items.
Sugar Watchers — A healthy twist to our daily staples like Rice, Atta and Poha. Sugar Watchers is a range of Low GI staples that are 100% Natural, non-gmo and clinically tested. They are good for diabetics, help in sugar and weight management and good for the full family.

Ramakant plays a central role in driving all technological innovations that form the backbone of Livspace while also leading our operations team. Before founding Livspace, Ramakant was a core team member and Vice President of Engineering at Myntra, a leading fashion eCommerce startup in India (acquired by Flipkart). Ramakant, graduated from IITKanpur, and holds an MBA from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Jugyah — Jugyah is a technology company transforming how the next billion urban Indians rent their homes.Our pioneering, fin-tech powered business model is radically changing the long term home rental market.We believe there is a better place (”jugyah”) out there for both renters and property owners where they feel like they belong. Our goal is to takethem there.Backed by the largest real estate developers in the country and some of the top tier angels and VCs, we are currently in beta.
EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups
General Autonomy — General Autonomy is a robotics firm on the cutting edge of manufacturing and automation for the future.

Anirudh Somani is a Vice President at CLSA.

Investment focus

Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Convertible Note
India

Portfolio highlights

Jimmy's Cocktails — Jimmy's Cocktails makes premium cocktails.

Heading the Tata Group since 1991, Ratan Tata is the Chairman of Tata Sons, holding company of the Tata Group and major Group companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power and more. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group hasfurther expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over eleven-fold to around USD$70 billion, after the most recent acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover. Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of the National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company, which he was responsible for transforming into the Group's strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses. He is associated with many organizations in India and abroad in varying capacities, some of which are the government of India’s Investment Commission, the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, South Africa’s International Investment Council, several prestigious universities and several philanthropies. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1962, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.The government of India honored Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan, this year.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

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GOQii — GOQii is headquartered in California with offices in Mumbai and Shenzhen. It is dedicated to enabling a permanent shift to a healthier lifestyle with the combination of advanced wearable technology, the world's leading experts, coaches and karma. GOQii focuses on sustained engagement & goal reinforcement and offers a complete ecosystem asa single integrated solution, which is a powerful combination of technology and human connection. GOQii is a collaboration of some of the world's leading experts and an amazing management team who are driven by a passion for healthy sustainable living, and who believe that all of us contain boundless potential. GOQii's goal is to enable millions of people across the world to "be the force" by helping them unleash their untapped potential.
Repos energy — Repos Energy is redefining the energy distribution system by making all fuels available at your doorstep with just a click on the Repos app! Contact us now!
Goodfellows — Goodfellows aims to offer companionship to lonely senior citizens.

Shaival Desai is an entrepreneur and investor.

Investment focus

Baby, Fitness, Wellness
Seed, Series A, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

Pee Safe — Pee Safe was started in 2013, launching the first of its kind toilet seat sanitizer. Since 2017, the company has expanded into several personal hygiene categories including feminine hygiene (pads, tampons, cups, etc), men's intimate hygiene, hand hygiene (Palm Safe), face mask and mist (Pollution Safe), while being one of the leaders in a fewsub-categories.
Proeon Foods — Proeon is a plant based protein ingredient innovator. We identify the best plant protein sources & convert them into highly functional and formulation-friendly ingredients.
Haus and Kinder — Haus & Kinder is an online retailer of trendy baby and kids essentials at a fair price easily accessible. Haus & kinder offers Home linen, Baby essentials, Dream sack, and Haus & Mama.

Sunil Mishra

Investment focus

AgTech, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
Seed, Angel
India

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Eggoz — Welcome to the World of Eggoz Nutrition, where you will get bright Orange Yolk Eggs which is an indicator of better nutrition.

Pankaj Chaddah is the Co-Founder of Shyft. Pankaj graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Delhi in 2007.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
India, France

Portfolio highlights

Threado AI — Threado is the command centre for your online community. Measure engagement, get detailed insights and automate your operational tasks. Get early access!
UrbanPiper — The only integration solution you need for Swiggy/Zomato/Amazon Food and to manage your own online store!
Hair Originals — Hair Originals, the best and largest 100% Natural Human Hair Extensions brand. All hair extensions are manufactured in India including hair toppers.

Namita Thapar

Investment focus

Health Care, Food and Beverage, Medical
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Janitri — Janitri offers medical-grade fetal and maternal monitoring solutions to use at hospitals or home. Backed by clinical research & patented technology to ensure safety and accuracy.
Chefling — Your hassle-free culinary solution for restaurant-style meals at home. Each kit includes all ingredients needed, from sauces to garnishes, eliminating the need to source multiple items. Skip the grocery store - we deliver quality ingredients straight to your door.
Pragmatech Healthcare Solutions — Pragmatech Healthcare Solutions is a company that focuses on the development of products that increase access to and adoption of the latest healthcare technologies. The company's mission is to innovate pragmatic, ergonomic, and cost-effective solutions to help address difficult healthcare challenges. Pragmatech Healthcare Solutions operates inthe In-Vitro/Molecular Diagnostics industry and is also a Medical Device Manufacturer. The company is also known as Pragmatech Solutions.

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.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

NAYAN — NAYAN visual AI monitors and identifies real-time road events. NAYAN AI supports businesses and authorities by offering actionable insights on visual events, to make the world a safer place.
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 — Let us provide you with high-quality care!

Ashneer Grover is the CEO and Co-Founder of BharatPe. Attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, France, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

earKART — earKART is a group of professionals and industry stalwarts who work towards increasing awareness about hearing loss and making the hearing aid selection process transparent, consistent and fair every time.
TigerPay — TigerPay allows card payments instantly from your smartphone and is reshaping payment solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises.
Zippee — ZFW Dark Stores enables 30 Min, 2 Hour, & Same-Day deliveries for E-commerce brands through next-gen fulfillment, network of dark stores, & last-mile infrastructure across India. This capital-light approach is helping brands like Epigamia, Unilever, Rage Coffee, NOTO, and Baskin Robbins expand without upfront capital, overheads, &headaches.Our platform integrates seamlessly with all industry platforms to provide brands with complete visibility into supply-chain ops & customers: significantly improving customer loyalty, RTOs, & costs.E-commerce is becoming increasingly competitive with shifting brand loyalties. Stay ahead of the curve & be closer to your customers by offering them super-fast deliveries.If you're a D2C brand in India that wants to boost profitability & customer experiences- reach out & say hi!

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.

Investment focus

Mobile Apps, Internet, Information Technology
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

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 — All Is Well is a fitness platform powered by artificial intelligence.

Abhijeet Pai is founder of Gruhas Proptech.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India

Portfolio highlights

Kofluence — AI-powered Ad-Tech influencer Marketing platform that empowers both brands and influencers to capitalize on the value of their social influence.
The 1% Club — Achieve financial independence by joining The 1% Club community. Upskill to manage money by networking events, Sharan's finance courses and financial tools.
Nourish You — Get homegrown organic tasty snacks, breakfast, nut mixes and meal mixes at Nourish You. Buy super foods online with 15% off on your first order above Rs.199.

Mr. Anand Ladsariya is the CEO and promoter director of Everest Flavours Ltd., a privately owned company, manufacturer and exporter of Menthol, Peppermint Oil, flavours and fragrances. He is a Graduate, topper and gold medalist from Bombay University and Post Graduate MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. He is also involved in various social activities. He isex-Chairman of CHEMEXCIL, a premium export promotion organisation established by Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, for promotion of exports.He looks forward to risk adjusted investments keeping in mind capital preservation, sound returns and growth possibilities. He has investments in equity, equity mutual funds, real estate, real estate mutual funds, corporate loans, debt and liquid funds. Other options are viewed regularly on an ongoing fashion.He is an active Angel Investor with both Mumbai Angels and Indian Angel Network. He has invested in over 35 start-ups till date and actively mentors and guides the promoters to reach the next level. He is also part of the Planning Commission’s “Committee on Angel Investment and Early Stage Venture Capital” which is guided by the Vice Chairman of Planning Commission.

Investment focus

FinTech, Food and Beverage, Internet
Seed, Angel
India, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Kytchens — Kytchens is a full-stack "Kitchen as a Service" platform that empowers F&B brands to expand their footprint across the country with our cloud kitchens network.
Credit Fair — Credit Fair operates as a consumer lending fintech startup that aims to build a credit ladder for 550 million underserved Indians. It offers lending solutions to both businesses and private individuals.
StayVista — Vista Rooms, to put it succinctly, is where you go when you want the privacy of a cozy home, the vibe of a fabulous vacation and the standards of a hotel. With its unique stay options across India and Sri Lanka, and stellar customer reviews, Vista Rooms has fast become synonymous with group getaways in the region. Vista Rooms has served over100,000 happy travellers on one end, and 100+ second home owners on the other, allowing them to maintain their properties and monetize them by giving them out to verified guests in a simple, hassle-free manner. A rigorous selection process means only 1 in 10 properties that we scout get on our list, but once selected, we are quick to upgrade it as per our standards, manage the services required and open doors to groups looking at a quick getaway. We also undertake various security measures to ensure the safety of the property as well as the guests. As managers of cherished homes and organizers of memorable getaways, trust is our most important asset and with our 24x7 customer care team, of which the founders are also a part, we take pride in keeping it strong.

Ruchi Kalra is the Co-Founder and Head of Credit and Payments of OfBusiness. She previously worked at McKinsey & Company as a Partner. Ruchi Kalra attended the Indian School of Business.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, B2B, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kikibix — Relish what tastes like your childhood, loaded with an array of healthy ingredients for scrumptiously flavorful and healthy snacks. Born from the vision of a doctor to make a brilliant amalgamation of tasty and healthy. Made with love, baked to perfection, a home for healthy cookies that taste amazing!
FS Life — Shop premium quality work wear for women online in India at Fablestreet. Luxury fabric, Multi-season styles, Easy returns & exchanges, Free Shipping, COD Available.
Narrato — Narrato Workspace is an AI content creation, collaboration and workflow management tool built for content and marketing teams and creators.

Lin is the COO of Twitch, the world’s leading social video platform and community for gamers. He was instrumental in the 2011 launch of the platform when he joined Justin.tv in 2008. His role included attracting the site’s largest broadcasters and building out the partnership team among other activities which have helped grow the Twitch brand.Currently more than 100 million gamers gather every month on Twitch to broadcast live video, watch and chat about gaming, making the platform an industry leader.

Investment focus

Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Karat Financial — Karat is the best card for creators, helping you save money, earn rewards, and grow your channel faster - because content IS a business.
Nest Wallet — Nest Wallet is a wallet created exclusively for traders, and all wallets are linked across mobile and extension.
Scriptic — Scriptic, interactive story games on mobile.

Dheeraj Jain is working as Director at Redciffe Capital based in London and Delhi/Gurgaon. He is also value partner at Nine River Capital, PE fund focused towards India and hedge fund manager at Numia Capital. In last 3 years, he was lead mandate holder towards structuring and financing numerous cross border acquisitions in the mining, metal,technology, security services, manufacturing, shipping, oil, renewable power sectors coving India, USA, UK, Africa. He himself is seasoned investor and have network of investors, banks and other financial institutes supporting on investment banking transaction done on his acumen of risk/reward and ability to stitching deal pieces together.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Food and Beverage
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Candes — Candes provides top quality Home Appliances from TVs to Geysers. Transform your home into Smart Home with Candes Appliances. Buy Home Appliances Online now.
Fitspire — India's Best Vegan Health Supplement Brand. Shop 100% Authentic & Premium Vegan health supplements, plant-based protein powder & more online on Fitspire.
Yobee — Stay ahead in India's capital market industry with Yobee's innovative solutions for brokers, advisors, and wealth tech companies. Explore Tradebox, Publisher, and Search to enhance engagement & faster go-to market. Learn more about Yobee's innovative product suite here.

Keki M Mistry - Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of HDFC @ HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited

Investment focus

Accounting, Consulting, Consumer Goods
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India

Portfolio highlights

Scapia — Issued in partnership with Federal bank, the most rewarding credit card for the traveller in you. Get 10% rewards, zero forex, unlimited domestic lounge access and more at zero fees.
Uniqus Cosultech — Uniqus Consultech offers Accounting & Reporting Consulting.
Jimmy's Cocktails — Jimmy's Cocktails makes premium cocktails.

Mekin Maheshwari - Advisor @ Mentr

Investment focus

Apps, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, Croatia, United States

Portfolio highlights

ONWO — India's first digitally enabled food export platform
ofScale — ofScale operates as a distribution-as-a-service platform.
Airblack — Learn makeup, beauty and culinary skills from India's top experts and get professionally certified. Join a student community of 35,000+ students.

Rohit Chanana - Founder and Managing Partner @ Sarcha Advisors

Investment focus

Health Care, Broadcasting, Electric Vehicle
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Vgenomics — Your partner in newborn healthcare and diagnosis for rare diseases, your partner in whole genome and exome research.
BatX Energies — BatX Energies is the India's largest Lithium(Li) Ion Battery Recycling Company which produces battery grade materials to create eco-friendly sustainable energy source.
goStops — goSTOPS offers best option for backpackers or youth solo adventurers tour traveller cheap hostel stay room booking online in india. We are a chain of backpacker hostels accommodation that strives to provide social stays & experiential travels at every step for a youth tourism.

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.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

NAYAN — NAYAN visual AI monitors and identifies real-time road events. NAYAN AI supports businesses and authorities by offering actionable insights on visual events, to make the world a safer place.
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.
mirrAR — mirrAR your go to augmented reality company for ECommerce. Experience our platform, solutions & AR software. Transform shopping with augmented reality in E-commerce.

Rajesh is the co-founder and CEO of InnerChef and Super Angels. He holds a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from Delhi University, and a master's degree in management from Mumbai University. He has also done a fellowship in 'Globalisation and Leadership' from the London School of Economics and Social Sciences.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

hypergro — Hypergro provides the power of user-generated content, craft impactful UGC video ads designed to attract, engage, and convert.These video advertising act as a distinctive, tailored connection between the brand and potential clients, which boosts consumer traffic, app downloads, and revenue for your company.
Fairdeal Market — Seamlessly Sell Your Products Direct to Offline Retailers. Get Access To The Right Retailers Now.
hypergro — Hypergro provides the power of user-generated content, craft impactful UGC video ads designed to attract, engage, and convert.These video advertising act as a distinctive, tailored connection between the brand and potential clients, which boosts consumer traffic, app downloads, and revenue for your company.

Ajay Kaul - CEO Domino's Pizza India @ Domino's Pizza

Investment focus

Education, Association, Food and Beverage
Seed, Angel, Series A
India

Portfolio highlights

Daalchini Technologies — Get Smart Automatic Vending Machines for snacks, beverages, food, stationery, health products, etc. in India at best price for sale and on monthly rentals.
Great Manager Institute — Top-down, one-dimensional managerial models are hopelessly outmoded in today's rapidly changing world and a new generation of leadership is emerging, where managers connect, develop and inspire their teams.Our Great People Manager Study & Awards identify such new-generation leaders or whom we call, ‘Great People Managers’ and help themhone their skills on the journey to effective leadership through our course.Be a part of the first step towards establishing new benchmarks of ‘Managership’ in the industry, because every individual can be a ‘Great Manager’