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Top 50 Hospitality Angel Investors in India in July 2025

Last updated: Jul 2025 A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Hospitality startups based in India. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Hospitality companies from India. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Hospitality Angel Investors in India in July 2025

Investor	Hospitality India investments
Anand Ladsariya	2
Nitish Mittersain	2
Kunal Shah	2
Vikas Bagaria	2
Rahul Maroli	2
Anubhav Agarwal	2
Vivian Wilson da Silva Fernandes	1
Vineet Saxena	1
Sashi Reddi	1
Sanjay Ghare	1
Sorabh Agarwal	1
Richard Rekhy	1
Gurmeet Nihal Singh	1
Keshav Murugesh	1
Vivek Shah	1
Karan Tanna	1
Jitendra Gupta	1
Dr Ritesh Malik	1
Sahil Barua	1
Rajiv Lunkad	1
Rahul Jain	1
Vishal Sampat	1
Sachin Agrawal	1
Parag Aggarwal	1
Manoj Mehta	1
Ghazal Alagh	1
Sorabh Agarwal	1
Vinod Sood	1
Anmol Jamwal	1
Karanpal Singh	1
Sharmil Modi	1
Ravi Sanghvi	1
Vikram Chopra	1
Ritesh Kumar	1
Shailesh Rao	1
Suresh Patel	1
Utsav Somani	1
Mridul Karkara	1
Toranj Mehta	1
Sanjay Mehta	1
Rohit Chanana	1
Amol Raut	1
Anurag Mittal	1
Ganesh Pawade	1
Sameer Lodha	1
Mohit Gupta	1
Kavikrut ,.	1
Alok Oberoi	1
Rohit Shankar	1
Apurva Parekh	1

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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

Food and Beverage, Internet, Travel
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.
NewsReach — NewsReach, a leading PR firm, specializes in press release distribution to maximize brand exposure and engagement. Elevate your message with us.

Nitish Mittersain is CEO & Founder of Nazara - a leading mobile games developer and publisher focused on the large mobile consumer base in India and emerging markets including the Middle East and Africa. In addition to developing a range of branded and original mobile games, Nazara operates unique services such as "Games Club" andalso serves as an exclusive distributor for key game developers such as Electronic Arts. Its customers include mobile carriers as well as handset manufacturers. Nazara also owns "Playcaso" - an iOs and Android developer/publisher brand, "nzLabs" - a work-for-hire apps studio & "gCity" - a social gaming platform.Nitish is also served as the Chairman of the Mobile Value Added Services Committee of the Indian Merchants Chambers - India's oldest business organization and has been widely recognized in the media for his contributions to the gaming and mobile vas industries in India

Investment focus

Internet, Financial Services, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, Israel, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Lifechart — Lifechart is India's No.1 Holistic Preventive wellness platform that provides an alternate Healthcare holistic solution by practicing Indian values of spiritual therapy, yoga, ayurveda, naturopathy, organic nutrition & meditation.We are a team of young past founders & entrepreneurs who believe that society is moving away from medicines& are opting an alternate & a healthier lifestyle of self healing solutions Lifechart is solving for this pain by its verified online consultations through India's best authentic coaches.
Punch — Start trading options with confidence. Punch is a broker with single-screen trading & safety tools for part-time traders. If you're new to options, download Punch app.
WTF Gyms and Technology — WTF: Revolutionizing the Fitness Landscape in IndiaIn today's fast-paced world, maintaining a healthy lifestyle has become increasingly challenging. Traditional gym models often fail to cater to the diverse needs and preferences of the modern fitness enthusiast. This is where WTF steps in, with a mission to redefine the gym experience inIndia and make fitness more accessible, engaging, and enjoyable for everyone.WTF aims to address the common pain points in the fitness industry by offering innovative solutions that combine cutting-edge technology, personalized fitness plans, and expert coaching. By integrating virtual classes, AI-powered coaching, and tailored workout plans, WTF creates a unique fitness ecosystem that transcends conventional gym models and provides a comprehensive, personalized approach to health and wellness.The impact of WTF's approach is evident in the impressive growth statistics of its partner gyms. About 50% of the WTF gyms have experienced remarkable growth of at least 70% during the last 12 months, while 30% have seen growth anywhere between 20 to 40%. These figures showcase the power of WTF's partnership and the mutual benefits that arise from their collaboration with gym owners.In conclusion, WTF is on a mission to revolutionize the fitness industry in India by addressing the challenges faced by gym-goers and gym owners alike. Through the use of innovative technology, personalized fitness offerings, and a strong emphasis on community-building, WTF is poised to transform the way India stays fit and healthy.

Kunal Shah

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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.
Lorien Finance — Lorien Finance is a cross-border FinTech platform providing affordable student loans and retail banking services to immigrants (students and temporary workers) moving to the US.
Presentations.AI — Create stunning PowerPoint presentations in seconds with Presentations.AI - the ultimate AI presentation maker. Just type your idea and watch as we craft a professional PPT for you. Perfect for all: businesses, educators, and hobbyists. Dive in now, start for free!

Vikas Bagaria is the Founder and CEO at Pee Safe.

Investment focus

Fashion, Education, E-Commerce
Seed, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Exprto Live — Exprto connects students directly with the IIT-JEE and NEET recent year toppers for personal guidance.
Fashion is One — Fashion is One is a collaborative and community centric one-stop platform for fashion and design.
Motovolt Mobility — Motovolt: Pioneering smart e-mobility with world-class, eco-friendly technology. Join our 1M+ km journey towards a sustainable future. Ride the change!

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.
AdvantageClub.ai — Advantage Club provides an AI-driven platform intended for driving employee engagement. It delivers programs that connect and benefit both the brands and an organization's clients/employees. The company intends to provide an end-to-end solution to facilitate meaningful client and employee engagement through exclusive privileges andrewards provided by its brand partners.
Fashion is One — Fashion is One is a collaborative and community centric one-stop platform for fashion and design.

Anubhav Agarwal

Investment focus

Hotel, Coworking, Hospitality
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

BookBySlot — BookBySlot is a startup which provides online platform to book hotel rooms on slot basis (4/8/11 hours) on the go for travelers who need hotel rooms while travelling. Travelers can book hotels only for the duration they need the hotel room for and also pay for only those numbers of hours and not for the full day’s tariff. Hotels get tomonetize their unused inventory of rooms by selling the same room multiple times a day and increase the Rev Par and Average Room Rent (ARR).

Vivian Wilson da Silva Fernandes

Investment focus

Hospitality
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Ninecamp — Ninecamp is a food and beverage company. They anticipate creating new and unique brands with a strong emphasis on high-quality offerings in product, service, and design.

Vineet Saxena is the Co-Founder of Card91. He attended Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Investment focus

Hospitality, Consumer Goods
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

H3Mart — H3Mart is a supplier company of hospitality equipment.

Sashi Reddi is a successful technology entrepreneur, business leader, and an active angel investor. Sashi runs a seed stage venture fund, SRI Capital, that is typically the first institutional investor in various technology and media start-ups. SRI currently has over 20 investments, spread evenly between India and the US. He is also a member of theinvestment team at Gabriel Investments.Previously, Sashi was the founder and CEO of AppLabs, the world’s largest independent software testing company with over 2,500 QA professionals in India, the US, and the UK. AppLabs was funded by Sequoia Capital India. CSC acquired AppLabs in September 2011. Series A investors in AppLabs received a 10X return on their investment in 6 years. Post the acquisition of AppLabs by CSC, Sashi served as the VP & GM, Big Data and Analytics at CSC, reporting directly to the CEO. A serial entrepreneur, Sashi has started three other companies prior to AppLabs. These were EZPower Systems (web content management pioneer acquired by DocuCorp, and eventually a part of Oracle), iCoop (group purchasing dotcom), and FXLabs (leading Indian game developer acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment).Sashi received his BTech in Computer Science from the IIT Delhi, an MS in Computer Science from NYU, and later a PhD from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.Sashi serves on the advisory board of Wharton Entrepreneurship, board of Ben Franklin Technology Partners, as well as on the board of T-Hub, India’s largest incubator for start-ups. He is a charter member of TiE Philadelphia and TiE Hyderabad. He also runs a charitable organization, SRI Trust, that supports the educational and overall development needs of 600 children in 3 schools in India.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, News
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
India, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

VideoKen — VideoKen helps you engage better with learners by turning your videos into interactive and immersive learning experiences
Way2news — no.1 Hyper Local Short News App
Hello Curry — Hello Curry is a pioneer and leader in the QSR market in India. Conceived by Founders Raju Bhupati and Sandeep Penmatsa; as the world's first Internet First Asset Light Fast Indian Food chain, Hello Curry started operations early in 2014 with a seed capital of 6 crores; rising to the Top 5 startups in India in the first 6 months of operations.Hello Curry's innovative packaging makes an Indian meal a simple, easily manageable experience. Operating out of 4 cities with 29 outlets, Hello Curry has a vision of 10 outlets per city worldwide over the next 5 years. The key enabler to achieve this vision is a radical, game changer business model KICK [ Kitchen in Commercial Kitchen ] which allows for Hello Curry to set-up in any kitchen in India as a partner and offer its product line with a collaborative supply chain, Asset Light infrastructure and a lean delivery model. KICK spawns into a metric of multiple fully operational outlets in a matter of two weeks, affording tremendous productivity margins and lowering TCO.Hello Curry has recently been awarded the Best QSR Restaurant in South India; as also the best packaging award. In line with its expansion plans, Hello Curry has made strategic acquisitions - Paratha Post to improve its product line, Fire 42 a specialized technology provider to strengthen its operations, and has entered into a partnership with EatSome, a leading Pune based fast food chain. Hello Curry cognitively incorporates inorganic growth with major cities in India - leading ones being Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkatta

Sanjay Ghare is the CEO & MD of Vervotech. He has also founded Techspian.

Investment focus

SaaS, Analytics, Hospitality
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Guestara — Guestara's Guest Experience platform contains the engagement, upsell, automation, and delight software you need to grow your hospitality business.

Sorabh Agarwal is a Co-Founder at AngelBay. He Attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Retail, Travel
Angel, Convertible Note
India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Reevoy — Reevoy offers SMEs a solution to solve the working capital gap.
Soxytoes — Soxytoes online store for unique socks.
Fashion is One — Fashion is One is a collaborative and community centric one-stop platform for fashion and design.

Richard Rekhy is the Chief Executive Officer of KPMG in India. He has over 28 years of multi layered, multi sectoral, top-of-the-pyramid post qualification experience behind him.Richard was appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Advisory practice in November 2009 and held the position of the Chief Operating Officer forKPMG in India from June 2006 to November 2009. Richard served as the Head of the Risk Advisory Services Practice in KPMG in India from April 2004 till June 2006.Richard has serviced clients across sectors including advertising, oil and gas, industrial and consumer markets and specifically in the pharmaceuticals, technology, manufacturing and retail domains. He comes with real time extensive experience coupled with detailed understanding of corporate governance, enterprise risk management, internal audit and business processes re- engineering. Richard has affiliations with leading business enterprises worldwide, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an active member of various Industry associations and trade bodies. He is on the National Council of CII and chairs their Northern Region Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee. He is a member of the National Executive Committee of CII for Corporate Governance and the prestigious American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM). He is currently on the Board of AMCHAM.Richard was recently appointed as the Chairman of Enactus India, which is an international non-profit organisation. Richard is also a member of the EMA and Global Board for KPMG International.Richard is an articulate and eloquent speaker, contributing at several public forums while providing thought leadership through articles in leading newspapers and magazines on diverse topics - corporate governance/risk management, leadership and the economy.Prior to joining KPMG, Richard was a Partner and held leadership positions at Ernst & Young, Arthur Andersen and Ratan S. Mama & Co.

Investment focus

Web3, FinTech, PropTech
Seed, Series A
India

Portfolio highlights

Alt DRX — Alt DRX is a Digital Real Estate Marketplace for middle India to buy & sell tokenised residential properties 1 square feet at a time, powered by algorithmic pricing, instant settlements & blockchain ledgers. Unlike traditional fractional real estate platforms, that merely solve “Entry”, our secondary market trading terminal, solves both“Entry & Exits”, using property backed tradeable digital assets. These instruments are India’s only legally enforceable, stamp-duty paid digital assets. Inspired by NASDAQ, Alt DRX shall have a single iconic B2C marketplace in India, while powering asset owners across the world through its B2B Tokenisation Markets Technology SaaS offering.Our strong founding team has leadership experience across in Banking, Real Estate & Consumer Tech, with one of them having managed a multiple billion dollar MNC, while 3 others are second time founders and from IIT / IIMs
Nuuk — Out with the old, in with the NUUK! Welcome to Nuuk, where the cool vibes of Greenland's capital inspire our line of home and kitchen appliances.
SpeakIn — SpeakIn is Asia's largest on-demand expert network providing access to top speakers, thought leaders, industry experts and their content. At SpeakIn you can learn from the best experts through live virtual sessions, in-person sessions and self-paced modules.

Gurmeet Nihal Singh

Investment focus

Hospitality
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

The Quorum Club — The Quorum Hyderabad A modern reflection of the city's DNA. Enjoy The Q Hyderabad's members-only lounge for work and relaxation in a cultural metropolis.

Keshav Murugesh is the Chief Executive Officer at WNS (Holdings) Ltd. Keshav Murugesh attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Investment focus

B2B, SaaS, Robotics
Seed, Series A, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

Xperium — Discover Xperium By Repup: Your Ultimate Hospitality CRM Solution. Elevate guest experiences, streamline operations, and boost revenue with our cutting-edge AI-powered CRM platform. Learn how Xperium.ai can transform your hospitality business today.
Miko — Discover the Miko Robot, your child's new best friend for learning and entertainment. This AI-powered educational robot is designed to engage, educate, and entertain kids while fostering their cognitive development. Explore the world of Miko and unlock a world of interactive adventures today!

Vivek Shah is an MD, Investment Banking at Haitong.

Investment focus

Health Care, Art, Casino
Seed, Series A
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Peepul Tree — Peepul Tree is a platform for the hand-made artisanal works. Peepul Tree celebrates the rich and varied legacy that these artisans carry.
Zyla Health — Zyla's premium panel of doctors delivers structured programs to correct your Heart Disease and Diabetes. Zyla's health programs are personalized based on your complete health history/ genetic history and delivered via the phone right where you are.
Boom Entertainment — Boom Entertainment creates world-class products for the online gaming era. That includes slot machine games, innovative sportsbook products and free to play sports applications. We work with media companies, pro sports leagues, retail brands, and casinos.

Karan Tanna, Founder CEO of Yellow Tie Hospitality - India’s 1st scalable restaurant concept has worked with General Motors & Mckinsey. However, he was interested in the F&B industry & started his journey with ‘Kutchi King’ & played a key role to expand its business to 200 outlets – a landmark figure. Karan believed that F&Bfranchising in India is in its infancy as the country is yet to have a single sustainable local brand. This, to him, was an opportunity to change the scenario. Harnessing his understanding & experience of F&B franchise market he founded Yellow Tie Hospitality Management LLP in Dec 2015. Yellow Tie Hospitality today has a portfolio of over 12 brands more than 70 operational stores between International home grown & Incubated Brands. Karan was featured in prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 and Entrepreneur 35 under 35. He has also won many awards like Most Admired CEO in F&B Industry and Young Turks of Hospitality Award 2019 and Most Talented Food Industry Leader 2018 making Karan & Yellow Tie names to reckon with.

Investment focus

Fitness, E-Learning, Hospitality
Seed, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

H3Mart — H3Mart is a supplier company of hospitality equipment.
Insane AI — Combining your front camera with AI-powered motion tracking, Insane makes home workouts engaging and immersive.
Language Curry — Learn Indian regional languages online for free by spending 5 mins daily at Language Curry - World's popular language learning app for India Languages. Learn Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Bengali.

Jitendra Gupta is the Founder of Jupiter.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Sipay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
OTPless — Authenticate customers with WhatsApp, SMS, Email, Biometrics, and more, with a 98% conversion rate on signup and sign-in.
CoinCRED Global — CoinCRED is a crypto exchange platform which has hundreds plus cryptocurrencies where traders can easily sell, buy, deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies. It is a platform which gives more priority to safe and secure transactions with privacy. CoinCRED has been here for years for its known features like high speed low transaction fees P2P KYC24/7 customer support with such features, it is also known as a crypto investment platform where users can easily trade and earn profits through their user-friendly interface. From beginners to experienced, any investor or trader can begin their crypto journey with the most trusted platform, CoinCRED.

Doctor turned Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker & Philanthropist.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Education
Seed, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Deciml — Deciml is an investment app in India that enables Indians to start investing young by investing the spare change from their online transactions. Download App.
BankSathi — Earn Money online with Banksathi. Become a financial advisor and make a regular monthly income from home by sharing demat, loans & credit card leads.
The Yarn Bazaar — The Yarn Bazaar is a Purpose-Led, Modern, Efficient, and Transparent managed Marketplace for yarn that allows yarn buyers and sellers to discover real-time yarn prices, information, and market trends in an instant. Our proprietary processes and flexible unsecured financing options enable yarn sellers to expand their reach and sales whilemaintaining higher margins, and buyers to discover and purchase high-quality yarn at unbeatable prices while reducing raw material and procurement costs, saving time, money, and effort.

Sahil Barua is the Co-founder and CEO at Delhivery. He is a former Consultant at Bain & Company. Mr. Barua graduated from National Institute of Technology Karnataka with a bachelor of engineering in Mechanical Engineering.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Internet
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Nestasia — Online Home Decor Store in India : Our Home decor items blend traditional techniques with modern designs & trending natural materials. Buy Home Decor Online now.
Crest — Crest helps D2C brands streamline their supply chain through Inventory planning and Replenishment planning to escape out of stock and fulfill every order.
The Souled Store — The Souled Store is an online retailer that sells a range of fashion items and accessories to its users.The platform's product portfolio consists of t-shirts, mobile covers, badges, boxers, pajamas, notebooks, mugs, posters, coasters, backpacks, socks, umbrellas, tote bags, painted shoes, and wristbands. Furthermore, it enables its users tocreate personalized t-shirts.The Souled Store was launched in 2013 by Rohin Samtaney, Aditya Sharma, and Vedang Patel and is based in Mumbai.

Rajiv Lunkad

Investment focus

SaaS, Hotel, Internet
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Keito — Human-assisted low-code machine learning platform for information & document extraction, to break data silos for enterprises. Keito enables enterprises to go digital, and to leverage the power of information within days. We enable enterprises to classify emails/images, extract information, and discover information from large volumes,irrespective of the type of data-image, documents, emails, voice. This can be achieved with our self-configurable platform. Making AI systems easy to create, train, and validate, and deploy and configure on cloud or on-premise as per customer choice.Kapture - Intelligent Document Processing, Image Classification, and Extraction Ira - Intelligent Email & Other Communication Channel Management & Processing Discover - Data search and discovery for faster decision making
Trilyo — Trilyo thrives to skyrocket customer engagement thereby enhancing brand relevancy & boosting your brand advocacy. Here, we are always ecstatic to assist you in improving your guest experience via our voice and chat based solutions designed for the hospitality industry.

Rahul Jain is the Chief Executive Officer of Epigamia. He previously worked at Deutsche Bank as a Senior Analyst. Rahul Jain attended Indian School of Business.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Delivery, AgTech
Pre-Seed, Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

FastJobs.io — FastJobs.io envisions a world in which job hunting is completely stress-free and convenient.
Zyla Health — Zyla's premium panel of doctors delivers structured programs to correct your Heart Disease and Diabetes. Zyla's health programs are personalized based on your complete health history/ genetic history and delivered via the phone right where you are.
ZFW Dark Stores — Armed with a ring-side view & passion to help shape the future of an industry largely characterized as unprofitable, cut-throat, & stagnant- we started ZFW as a traditional cloud kitchen which later evolved to India’s 1st hyperlocal fulfillment platform in 2020.Our capital-light approach helps brands & restaurants expand to newermarkets without any upfront investment & overheads, saving you the headache of setting up shop & running it. A newly signed ZFW partner brand can scale up through our network of 100+ tech-enabled dark stores in less than 3 months- while servicing orders in 25 minutes.ZFW platform has served over 600,000+ happy customers. If you're a D2C or F&B brand in India that wants to stay ahead of the curve, boost profitability, & customer experiences- reach out & say hi!.

Vishal Sampat is the founder and CEO of Convonix Inc., Indiaâ€™s first dedicated search engine optimization (SEO) firm, which has now matured into a cutting edge internet marketing firm offering search engine optimization, paid search marketing, social media marketing and conversion rate improvement services, guided by in-house Web Analytics andcampaign management programs. As the CEO, Vishal oversees the overall operations of the company and manages a team of over 120 trained individuals. Vishal began his career as an entrepreneur at an early age of 17, when he launched â€˜Radio FMâ€™ - an internet radio streaming platform â€“ between the years 1999 and 2000. He was motivated to install a platform that could cater to the vast globally-placed Indian audience who wished to access Indian music with ease. After hitting a visitor count of six and a half million to the website, Vishal went on to launch another website by the name of â€˜khopcha.comâ€™ - a portal for teenagers which continues to be active even today. As a result of the research that was carried out to understand different ways of marketing these first two ventures on the internet, the idea for an SEO based firm took roots, and Convonix Inc. was subsequently founded. Vishal has received a Bachelorâ€™s degree in Engineering from Mumbai University with a major in Information Technology. He is also on the advisory council of MICA- EDC, an initiative that fosters entrepreneurship in communications-driven projects as well as promoting corporate entrepreneurship in the communications industry. He regularly speaks at various conferences about internet marketing and entrepreneurship. Besides donning a professional avatar, Vishal enjoys photography, reading, listening to music and travelling. He is a self-confessed car aficionado and enjoys technology in all its avatars.

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Fitness
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

BeatO — BeatO, short for beat diabetes (the 'O' being the ring of diabetes), is a mobile platform that motivates a diabetic to increase compliance and reduce their out of pocket expense. Their small and nimble health and tech focused team comprises top talent that brings in the passion and desire to roll out the best user experience for adiabetic in managing their ailment. In their core team (tech & business), we have Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, with real life practical know-how of diabetes and how to beat it.
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.
Venuelook — Venuelook.com is a marketplace for venue owners and venue seekers. The idea is to disrupt the Venue search and booking space.Its a local commerce problem and an exciting space as 10K+ venues within just the metros in India host 10Lakh+ events over the year. In all of these these events, venue search, booking and logistics is completelydysfunctional !

Sachin Agrawal is a Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Bizongo. Prior to Bizongo, he worked as a Risk Manager at Gravitas for over 2 years.

Investment focus

FinTech, Hospitality, Consumer Goods
Seed, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

NAKAD — NAKAD operates as a fintech startup. NAKAD, with its proprietary MicroBill technology infrastructure, offers invoice discounting services to MSMEs, which were previously unavailable to them from formal channels.
H3Mart — H3Mart is a supplier company of hospitality equipment.

Co-founder at GoBOLT (www.gobolt.in) - a tech logistics company operating in Line Haul & Short Haul which aims at creating value for its customers through disintermediation, increased asset utilization and extensive use of technology in the transportation industry. Provides strategic & operational direction contributing to overall growth ofthe organization Civil Engineer, MBA in operations from SP Jain Supply chain and operationsOur aim is to be a Logistics Company with largest fleet of dedicated/market place vehicles connecting buyers and sellers through our seamless technology platform.Salient Features:1. We provide a Holistic Transportation solution to clients from Design to Deliver which includes - Right vehicle selection , route/delivery planning , real time tracking , reliable documentation & control and high levels of service orientation with a Single point of Contact ( SPOC) for an account2. A strong management team with relevant experience in the logistics sector (founders have worked with the likes of GSK, Tata Motors and HUL in their logistics department)3. Founders have a strong pedigree from premier technical colleges (IIT-Bombay, DCE) and business school (SPJIMR) in India.4. Board of Advisers consists of Industry professionals having decades of experience in logistics industry with FMCG and E-commerce.

Investment focus

Hotel, Hospitality
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

ELIVAAS — Discover exclusive Luxury Villas for short rentals. Find the perfect vacation homes or weekend homes. Book your dream homestay with us today!

Angel Investor & Philanthropist

Investment focus

Travel, FinTech, Lending
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Shoopy — Setup your online store in few minutes, create bills/invoices, manage inventory or account from mobile phone. Shoopy has integrated 100s of third party plugins for logistics, payments etc.
PaisaDukan — A P2P lending marketplace platform wherein borrowers can take loans from individual investors who are willing to lend their own money for an agreed upon interest rate. Their mission is to provide their clients with the finest financial platform to create a smart way of lending or borrowing money in a transparent way.
Deyor — Find the best multi-day tour and book online. First time in India. India's first chatbot integrated experiential travel website.

Ghazal Alagh is based out of Gurgaon, Haryana, and is the Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd. Ghazal previously worked at dietexpert. in as a Founder. Ghazal Alagh attended New York Academy of Art.

Investment focus

Fashion, E-Commerce, Women's
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

OUTZIDR — Trendy GenZ western wear. Vacation, Party & Casual Wear. FREE Shipping on All Orders. COD Available. Easy 7-Days & Returns. Code OUT400 for FLAT 400 OFF.
Dressfolk — Sustainable, Handcrafted, Block Printed, Organic Cotton, Bamboo Fabrics, Artisanal, Handloom, Handwoven, Saree, Sarees, Saris, Blouse, Fabrics
True Diamond — Exquisite SOLITAIRES - SAVE BIG | Lifetime Buyback & Exchange | FREE All-India delivery | FREE 1 year jewellery Insurance | Sustainable & conflict free Lab grown diamond jewellery made using Type IIa CVD diamonds | Designs from daily wear to bridal jewellery | IGI / GIA / SGL / BIS Hallmark Certifications available.

Sorabh Agarwal

Investment focus

Tea, Travel, Internet
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Tea Trunk — Celebrate Teas of India - Finest tea leaves blended with 100% natural ingredients that keep health benefits intact. So you can enjoy tea like it should be.
Do Your Thng — Do Your Thng is an influencer app that goes beyond helping creators make money, we help you grow and be better content creators.
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.

Vinod Sood - MD Hughes Systique @ Eye-D

Investment focus

Hotel, Fashion, Shopping
Seed, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Try & Buy Fashion — Try & Buy is a deep tech company in the area of computer vision and artificial intelligence and has developed applications such as virtual try –on of dresses, face recognition based surveillance and face recognition based payment. Try & Buy's technology is protected by its more than 70 International Patents , out of which 9 Patentsare granted in US. Try & Buy is the winner of Amazon's Innovator of the Year 2020 Award for making World's Most Advanced Virtual Trial Room. The company has developed proprietary software which offers virtual try-on solutions to be implemented at fashion e-commerce platforms and offline stores. Through the plug-ins, shoppers can try-on clothes virtually while browsing online . At offline stores , users can interface with Try & Buy’s virtual try on screens.
BookBySlot — BookBySlot is a startup which provides online platform to book hotel rooms on slot basis (4/8/11 hours) on the go for travelers who need hotel rooms while travelling. Travelers can book hotels only for the duration they need the hotel room for and also pay for only those numbers of hours and not for the full day’s tariff. Hotels get tomonetize their unused inventory of rooms by selling the same room multiple times a day and increase the Rev Par and Average Room Rent (ARR).

Anmol Jamwal is a powerhouse of talent! He's the Co-founder, and handling the President Operations for Feoster & Go Driver an online Tech Platform that makes luxury services accessible to everyone. As an Angel Investor, social media influencer, YouTuber, and young startup founder, Anmol is the driving force behind one of thefastest-growing startups in Tricity. With Feoster, he's revolutionizing how people experience luxury, making services like bodyguards, chauffeurs, nannies, and shareable seats in private jets available to people of all income levels.Anmol Jamwal is a great believer in the power of technology and believes that with the right technology, anything is possible. He is also a strong supporter of entrepreneurship and believes that the youth are the future of India. He is passionate about promoting the culture of innovation among young Indians and loves to mentor and guide startups. He has been featured in many publications such as Entrepreneur India, The Economic Times, YourStory, and more. He has been interviewed by leading publications, television channels, and radio channels across India to share his experiences and insights.

Investment focus

Catering, Hospitality, Food Delivery
Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

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
QuickStay — QuickStay helps PG, coliving, hostel and rental flat owners streamline property management with smart tools for rent collection, real-time complaints tracking and tenant management with all in one AI-powered dashboard.

Karanpal Singh is a steel and mining industrialist and the founder of Hunch Ventures which has been investing in multi-stage companies since 2012.As these investments evolved into larger businesses, Hunch evolved into an organized venture fund and has now taken several large bets across multiple sectors. Hunch has been backing visionary foundersin various industries from Air Mobility, Fine Arts, Sustainable Food Supply chains and food security, Ports and Logistics, Healthtech, F&B, Lifestyle Media and several B2B SaaS platforms. It has investments in India, Canada, the US, Tanzania, Singapore, UAE and the United Kingdom and has now pivoted to environmentally conscious and sustainable businesses. Hunch is one of the largest independent aggregators of food-related infrastructure and technologies and has built the platform for global food technology companies to come to India and establish a local presence.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
India, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Skylark Drones — Drone data platform by Skylark Drones is used by surveying, volume measurement for construction & inspection teams in infrastructure, mining, solar energy, agriculture & utilities.
The Quorum Club — The Quorum Hyderabad A modern reflection of the city's DNA. Enjoy The Q Hyderabad's members-only lounge for work and relaxation in a cultural metropolis.
Green Frontier Capital — Green Frontier Capital is India's first investment firm that focuses on growth companies which are delivering breakthrough innovation in green industries.

Sharmil Modi is a Principal at The Baupost Group, a $25BB investment firm, where he has focused on Real Estate distressed debt and equity investments in the United Statesand Asia since 2007. Prior to joining Baupost, he worked at Grove International Partners, GTCR Golder Rauner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company/Capstone, StarwoodHotels & Resorts Worldwide,and McKinsey & Company.Mr. Modi graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Economics and received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. He currently resides in Boston.

Investment focus

Hospitality, Professional Services
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Mr Banana — Mr Banana is an iOS mobile application that connects its users with regular, domestic, office, and carpet cleaners.The application allows its users to find cleaners available across the country through its cleaning services network. It also allows its users to track cleaners in real time as well as share their experiences and reviews with otherusers.Mr Banana was launched in 2014 and is based in Gurgaon, India.

Ravi Sanghvi

Investment focus

Hotel, FinTech, Hospitality
Seed, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

ELIVAAS — Discover exclusive Luxury Villas for short rentals. Find the perfect vacation homes or weekend homes. Book your dream homestay with us today!
LEO1 — Financepeer is a unique peer to peer lending platform designed to address financial needs of self-employed, entrepreneurs & salaried individuals through a highly secure, digital medium.

Vikram Chopra is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CARS24. He is a former Co-FOunder of FabFurnish and Investment Analyst of Sequoia Capital and was Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company.Mr. Chopra received a BTech and MTech in Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and earned an MBA in Finance at the Universityof Pennsylvania - The Wharton School.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Fashion
Seed, Series B
India, South Africa

Portfolio highlights

Cautio — Cautio is a Visual Telematics company that provides safety and security to drivers and passengers.
Ninecamp — Ninecamp is a food and beverage company. They anticipate creating new and unique brands with a strong emphasis on high-quality offerings in product, service, and design.
Faro — Every garment deserves to be worn. Leveraging technology and a specialised supply chain, FARO enables brands to offload obsolete inventory through stores in non-core markets, ensuring complete traceability throughout the process.

Ritesh Kumar

Investment focus

Hospitality
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Ninecamp — Ninecamp is a food and beverage company. They anticipate creating new and unique brands with a strong emphasis on high-quality offerings in product, service, and design.

Shailesh Rao

Investment focus

E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Khabri — Khabri is a digital audio platform for content in vernacular. Ita app allows content creators to create channels and programmes that reach vernacular listeners. Aankit Roy, Pulkit Sharma, and Sandeep Singh launched the company in Haryana, Haryana in 2016.
Neosec — Neosec API software is the intelligent way to protect your APIs from business abuse and data theft. Try our API Security platform now.
AttainU — Secure Your Career With AttainU's Online Courses with Placement Guarantee | No Prior Background/Experience Required | Live-Online Interactive Classes for Placement Guarantee Courses by Domain Experts | Click to Learn More.

Suresh Patel

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Analytics
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

sysotel.ai — SYSOTEL.AI solutions addresses these challenges through an AI/ML-based end-to-end single sign-on system that helps hoteliers increase their top-line by 15-20% and optimize their bottom line by 12-18%.

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

Investment focus

Apps, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Cleevo — Cleevo offers products of cleaning with eco friendly, non toxic solutions to your home.
Ninecamp — Ninecamp is a food and beverage company. They anticipate creating new and unique brands with a strong emphasis on high-quality offerings in product, service, and design.
Covision Media — Covision Media specializes in creating high-quality, relightable 3D models using their industrial 3D scanners. These scanners capture detailed surface information and PBR textures, and are designed for easy integration into virtual environments.

Deloitte Managing Director, Mridul Karkara.

Investment focus

Health Care, Hospitality
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Zyla Health — Zyla's premium panel of doctors delivers structured programs to correct your Heart Disease and Diabetes. Zyla's health programs are personalized based on your complete health history/ genetic history and delivered via the phone right where you are.

Toranj Mehta

Investment focus

Hotel, Hospitality
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

ELIVAAS — Discover exclusive Luxury Villas for short rentals. Find the perfect vacation homes or weekend homes. Book your dream homestay with us today!

Sanjay Mehta

Investment focus

B2B, SaaS, Retail
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Xperium — Discover Xperium By Repup: Your Ultimate Hospitality CRM Solution. Elevate guest experiences, streamline operations, and boost revenue with our cutting-edge AI-powered CRM platform. Learn how Xperium.ai can transform your hospitality business today.
Sirona Hygiene — Buy period care and feminine hygiene products online in India at best price. Shop wide range of personal hygiene products for females - menstrual cup, sanitary pads, tampons, intimate wash, razors and more, only at Sirona.

Rohit Chanana - Founder and Managing Partner @ Sarcha Advisors

Investment focus

Health Care, Machine Learning, Broadcasting
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 — Book cool & affordable youth hostels with dorms across India. Social stays, great locations & Gen Z vibes with goSTOPS | Goa Rishikesh Mussoorie Nainital Bengaluru Delhi Coorg Ooty

Amol Raut is an individual investor.

Investment focus

SaaS, Analytics, Hospitality
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Guestara — Guestara's Guest Experience platform contains the engagement, upsell, automation, and delight software you need to grow your hospitality business.

Anurag Mittal is an individual investor.

Investment focus

SaaS, Analytics, Hospitality
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Guestara — Guestara's Guest Experience platform contains the engagement, upsell, automation, and delight software you need to grow your hospitality business.

Ganesh Pawade is an individual investor.

Investment focus

SaaS, Analytics, Hospitality
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Guestara — Guestara's Guest Experience platform contains the engagement, upsell, automation, and delight software you need to grow your hospitality business.

Sameer Lodha is a Co-Founder and CEO at Techspian Services.

Investment focus

SaaS, Analytics, Hospitality
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Guestara — Guestara's Guest Experience platform contains the engagement, upsell, automation, and delight software you need to grow your hospitality business.

As the Chief Business Officer - Holidays, Mohit Gupta oversees the Holidays line of business, a key business focus area for MakeMyTrip. This involves expanding the company’s foot-print through traditional channels such as retail and affiliate, as well as configuring new products through alliances and innovation to enhance access to populardestinations as open new destinations for Indian travellers.With over 12 years of experience, Mohit has previously handled sales, online and field marketing, brand marketing and channel leadership assignments across many levels and geographies. Prior to MakeMyTrip, he served as VP - Marketing at PepsiCo International for India Beverages where he was responsible for developing the 7UP brand franchise and the Lime Lemon category for Pepsico's South Asia Business Unit.Mohit holds a B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat and an MBA (PGDM) degree from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta. He is an active member of the International Advertising Association. He is a keen photographer and practices yoga to relax.

Investment focus

Apps, Hotel, Parking
Seed, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

ELIVAAS — Discover exclusive Luxury Villas for short rentals. Find the perfect vacation homes or weekend homes. Book your dream homestay with us today!
Park+ — Park+ is a mobile app-based platform that offers solutions to every pain point around car ownership. A user on the app can discover and book parking, buy and recharge FASTags, get daily car wash, pay traffic fines online and much more!

Kavikrut is a Chief Growth Officer at OYO.

Investment focus

Robotics, Education, E-Learning
Seed, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Wiingy — Wiingy is a unique combination of multiple learning and skill development methods including 1:1 live classes, DIY robotics kits, online and offline community events, and a guided coding platform.
Zyla Health — Zyla's premium panel of doctors delivers structured programs to correct your Heart Disease and Diabetes. Zyla's health programs are personalized based on your complete health history/ genetic history and delivered via the phone right where you are.

Alok Oberoi is the Executive Chairman at EVERSTONE CAPITAL ASIA PTE. LTD.

Investment focus

Health Care, Hospitality
Seed, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

The Quorum Club — The Quorum Hyderabad A modern reflection of the city's DNA. Enjoy The Q Hyderabad's members-only lounge for work and relaxation in a cultural metropolis.
Emoha Elder Care — Emoha offers personalized elder care services at home to ensure the well-being and comfort of seniors. Get the best senior care in India from expert caregivers, nurses, and doctors.

Rohit Shankar (rohit.shankar@Dimdim.com) is co-founder and Director of Engineering of Dimdim, Inc. Based out of Hyderabad Rohit leads the engineering organization at Dimdim. Prior to Dimdim, Rohit was Manager Development at CA where he lead the Development of Wireless Site Management r11 Suite. Earlier in his career, he worked as technologyconsultant, and co-founded a Mobile/Wireless Technologies startup. Rohit holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronic and Communication from R.E.C. Allahabad, India.

Investment focus

Tea, Travel, Hospitality
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Tea Trunk — Celebrate Teas of India - Finest tea leaves blended with 100% natural ingredients that keep health benefits intact. So you can enjoy tea like it should be.
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.

Apurva Parekh is the Executive Director at Pidilite Industries Limited.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, B2B
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Alwrite — Compare insurance rates and policies from leading providers with Alwrite. Find the best insurance underwriter and coverage for your needs and budget
Pocketly — Pocketly is a microlending platform for college students.
Market Pulse Technologies — We're a bunch of ordinary folks who like building great things with technology. In the next ten years we want these things to benefit at least half the world's people.As a first step in this direction, our products are giving more and more people the confidence and tools to enter, survive and thrive in financial markets.Our flagshipproduct, Market Pulse, is India's 3rd largest stock market app with 2 million downloads. Today it is enabling half a million active users to make better, faster, more informed trading decisions. With a daily active user base of 225,000 people who spend an average of 45 minutes on it every day, it is also India's most preferred technical analysis and charting app. Market Pulse can be downloaded on Android and iOS. We're currently gearing up to be India's largest trading platform. Our future products will delve into market education, skills, news and building in-app trading and investing capabilities.Having started as a 3-person team in 2016, today we're a close-knit startup of 30 people, currently in our 16th month of unbroken profitability. Our office is located in Mumbai but, thanks to the new normal of remote working, our fast-growing team spans 13 cities across the country.We're eager to hear from ordinary folks who like to push the boundaries of technology for the right reasons. Connect with us and let's build great things together.

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