Top 50 Manufacturing Angel Investors in India in January 2025
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Manufacturing startups based in India. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Manufacturing companies from India. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Manufacturing Angel Investors in India in January 2025
Investor | Manufacturing India investments |
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Aman Gupta | 6 |
Vel Kanniappan | 5 |
Namita Thapar | 4 |
Lakshmi Narayanan | 4 |
Kris Gopalakrishnan | 4 |
Anupam Mittal | 4 |
Rohit Bansal | 3 |
Peyush Bansal | 3 |
Ramakant Sharma | 3 |
Ratan Tata | 3 |
Saurabh Jain | 3 |
KRS Jamwal | 3 |
Kunal Bahl | 3 |
Abhishek Goyal | 3 |
Shashank Randev | 3 |
Vineeta Singh | 3 |
Sagar Ratilal Bavarva | 3 |
Neeraj Arora | 2 |
Yatin Shah | 2 |
Anand Chandrasekaran | 2 |
Nithin Kamath | 2 |
Uday Sodhi | 2 |
Sameer Mehta | 2 |
Shankar Narayanan | 2 |
Nimesh Kampani | 2 |
Vijay Kedia | 2 |
Sanjiv Rangrass | 2 |
Ravi Renganathan | 2 |
Karan Bhagat | 2 |
Dr Ritesh Malik | 2 |
Abhinav Sinha | 2 |
Maninder Gulati | 2 |
Bhavish Aggarwal | 2 |
Sandeep Singhal | 2 |
Anand Mahindra | 2 |
Ratilal M. Bavarva | 2 |
Arjun Vaidya | 2 |
Ankit Bhati | 2 |
Amit Lakhotia | 2 |
Ashneer seth Grover | 2 |
Mohit Sadaani | 2 |
Naveen Kshatriya | 2 |
Milan Modi | 2 |
CK Ranganathan | 2 |
Arjun Purkayastha | 2 |
Priyank Shah | 2 |
Vijay Shekhar Sharma | 2 |
Ankit Kedia | 2 |
Rajeev Misra | 2 |
Ashutosh Valani | 2 |
Aman Gupta - Co Founder & CMO @ boAt
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Manufacturing
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- NemoCare — NemoCare is developing the smartest and most comprehensive patient monitoring and management system. It is an innovative, continuous vital sign data acquisition, analysis and prediction engine that combines unobtrusive wireless wearable sensors and networks, analytical algorithms and big data to provide affordable continuous, high resolutionmonitoring for all newborns in hospital, and at home.We use design thinking principles to build life-saving technologies that will transform the way healthcare is delivered. Our current area of work is in newborn and maternal care.
- Medulance — Medulance is a GPS based technology platform for fast and reliable first point medical attention.
- RaptorxAI — RaptorX.ai is a fraud prevention platform that utilizes machine learning and data analysis to safeguard businesses against transaction and identity fraud. It offers tailored solutions for user profiling, continuous identity verification, and vigilant fraud detection to enhance operational trust and safety. The platform simplifies processes andreduces costs while providing comprehensive protection against evolving threats.
Vel Kanniappan is the Senior Vice President – Finance, responsible for all global finance functions at NIUM.Vel Kanniappan is with UiPath as Vice President – Global Business & Finance Operations, responsible for the Commercial finance organization for the Asia Pacific, and is also a vital member of the global finance organization.Vel joinedTekion in 2017 at a very early stage when the organization had 20 employees. Being the only qualified finance professional in the organization, he was responsible for managing the global finance and operations (Global Facilities, Procurement, IT Infrastructure, SOC Certifications, Payroll, Compliances, etc.) in addition to product design and management. He was responsible for conceptualizing and building the finance modules for Tekion’s product offering, including designing wireframes and UX. He was involved in three rounds of funding and actively interacted with the investors during the funding and periodical reporting, which included Index Ventures, Storm Ventures, Airbus Ventures, General Motors, BMW i Ventures, Alliance Ventures, and few car dealerships in the Bay Area. Vel joined EMC Corporation in 2002. In a career spanning 15 years with EMC and its group companies, which included 9 years at VMware, Vel managed the Controllership for the Asia Pacific and also managed the global finance organization, which included an end to end ownership for Procure to Pay, T&E, General Ledger Accounting, Global Payroll (Except US), Accounts Receivable (Collections targets of close to $ 3 B per quarter). Vel was also the first employee of EMC and VMware in India and was responsible for growing their operations to 10,000+ employees in India. Vel managed a global team, including a shared services team of 250+ professionals.By qualification, Vel is a Certified Public Accountant from Arizona State-USA,
Certified Management Accountant-USA,
Certified Internal Auditor-USA,
Project Management Professional-USA,He is also a
Chartered Accountant-India,
Cost & Management Accountant-India,
Company Secretary-India,
Bachelor of Law-India,
Bachelor of Commerce-India.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Software, Payments
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- India, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Revoh — Electric vehicle powertrain manufacturing company primarily focused on 2 wheeler and 3 wheeler segment.
- Frigate — Frigate Engineering Services Private Limited bridges the gap between innovation and practice, by imparting clever and inventive ideas proposed by startups or industries and building mthe to life by ingeniously planning and designing the said idea into well-engineered products using sustainable design processes.At Frigate, we aim to achievesimplicity in complex tasks by designing and producing products that would be of great use for small scale businesses, farmers and even us in our day to day lives. We find and solve various problem statements identified in the daily world and build from scratch, interesting eco-friendly products/prototypes based on the required need.Our Manufacturing Capabilities ranging from1.Sheet metal Fabrication-Light Engineering from MS to SS to Aluminium. 2.Heavy Engineering fabrication starting from 5 tons-10 tons 3.All kinds of machining with in-house lathe, VMC and laser cutting facilities 4.3D printing from FDM,SLS,SLA 5.Injection Moulding and die making 6.Vaccum casting
- bitsCrunch — Forensic and AI-powered NFT analytics that fight wash trading, fraud and give accurate value for digital assets.
Namita Thapar
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India
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.
- Medulance — Medulance is a GPS based technology platform for fast and reliable first point medical attention.
- 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.
Lakshmi Narayanan is the Chief Executive Officer at Cognizant Technology Solutions.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- QpiAI — QpiAI vertically integrates quantum computing and AI for solutions in manufacturing, industrial, transportation, finance, pharmaceuticals, and materials with diverse software platforms and products and provides impactful advances to generative AI and various industry verticals.
- Raptee Energy — Emobility
- AGNIT Semiconductors — AGNIT Semiconductors is to provide Gallium Nitride devices that are dependable, cost-effective, high-performing, and unique for the upcoming wireless systems. AGNIT Semiconductors is a semiconductor business that uses gallium nitride (GaN). AGNIT Semiconductors primary focus is on designing and producing electrical components and GaN materials(wafers) for use in radio-frequency applications. For the defense and telecommunications sectors, AGNIT's GaN components provide strong performance, cost, and footprint advantages.
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.
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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.
Anupam started his entrepreneurial journey by founding People Group - A New Media & Entertainment group, which includes businesses such as Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People Pictures. Today the group is recognized as one of the most innovative enterprises in the country. Besides his operational roles, Anupam is also one ofIndia's most active angel investors.He attended Boston College.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
- Meragi — Meragi is an end to end wedding decor service taking care of all decor requirements from deisgn to execution, all at a great price
- Gud Gum — Gud Gum is a food brand that offers plastic-free, all natural, and biodegradable chewing gum.
- ReFit Global — Discover top-quality, certified refurbished phones at Refit Global. Enjoy premium devices at unbeatable prices with reliable performance.
Rohit Bansal - Co-Founder @ Snapdeal
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Bluelearn — Find co-founders & teammates, apply to gigs, learn new skills, and meet passionate people.
- Stable Money — Steady returns, untapped opportunities, and excellent long-term performance to aid your journey of wealth creation!
- Equal Identity — Equal Identity operates as an ID-sharing platform.
Peyush Bansal is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive, and People Officer of Lenskart. He attended McGill University.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
- FarmDidi — On a mission to provide 100% natural, healthy pickles & chutneys while empowering 1 million rural women. Buy Homemade achars & chutneys at Didi's store.
- Unikon.ai — Unikon.ai has solved the issue of access on this open-source platform. Every user has a personal profile that they can modify to include different prices for direct messaging, video calls, and audio calls."Unikon" means "you and I connect."
- RaptorxAI — RaptorX.ai is a fraud prevention platform that utilizes machine learning and data analysis to safeguard businesses against transaction and identity fraud. It offers tailored solutions for user profiling, continuous identity verification, and vigilant fraud detection to enhance operational trust and safety. The platform simplifies processes andreduces costs while providing comprehensive protection against evolving threats.
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.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Internet, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Doodhvale — Doodhvale is a brand owned by Sanjeevani Dairy Farms Private Limited (Formerly known as Sanjeevani Dairy Farms LLP). Doodhvale is recognized as a startup by Department for the promotion of industry and internal trade, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. Doodhvale allows a customer to walk away from the doodhiya’s un-reliable& poor quality milk and also from the stale and processed milk of big dairy companies.Doodhvale not only delivers the high quality of fresh & pure cow milk but their innovative technology platform i.e. mobile app welcome an easy relaxed way of pausing milk supply for the day so or change quantity of milk required at any time etc. Customers can manage the entire milk calendar just in few seconds through doodhvale.com mobile app and track its milk delivery boy.The company currently operates in Delhi & NCR and has dairy products like Cow Milk, Buffalo Milk, Cow Ghee, Buffalo Ghee, Brown Bread, Taaza Dahi, etc. More than 10000 satisfied customers in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Sonipat and Ghaziabad enjoying Doodhvale’s product every day and striding towards the chemical-free life.
- Truva — Truva is a proptech company that specializes in home buying and selling. We have deep expertise in Powai and provide an unparallel customer experience when it comes to buying apartments that are up for resale. We have multiple properties in Hiranandani, Lake Homes, Nahar and Raheja Vihar
- Beyond Appliances — Beyond Appliances want to create appliances that not only make your culinary adventures more accessible but also elevate your kitchen environment to a place where you will truly enjoy being.
Ratan Tata is the Founder and Managing Director of RNT Associates.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- 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 a e-commerce of Fuel to move towards a carbon neutral future.
- Goodfellows — Goodfellows aims to offer companionship to lonely senior citizens.
Saurabh Jain is the Co-founder and CEO (India) at Livspace. Saurabh Jain attended Indian School of Business.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Finance, Furniture
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Prosperr.io — File Income Tax Returns ( ITR ) for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) online with Prosperr.io. We provide income tax return filing, tax filing guidance, free tax planning and free notice compliance
- Doodhvale — Doodhvale is a brand owned by Sanjeevani Dairy Farms Private Limited (Formerly known as Sanjeevani Dairy Farms LLP). Doodhvale is recognized as a startup by Department for the promotion of industry and internal trade, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. Doodhvale allows a customer to walk away from the doodhiya’s un-reliable& poor quality milk and also from the stale and processed milk of big dairy companies.Doodhvale not only delivers the high quality of fresh & pure cow milk but their innovative technology platform i.e. mobile app welcome an easy relaxed way of pausing milk supply for the day so or change quantity of milk required at any time etc. Customers can manage the entire milk calendar just in few seconds through doodhvale.com mobile app and track its milk delivery boy.The company currently operates in Delhi & NCR and has dairy products like Cow Milk, Buffalo Milk, Cow Ghee, Buffalo Ghee, Brown Bread, Taaza Dahi, etc. More than 10000 satisfied customers in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Sonipat and Ghaziabad enjoying Doodhvale’s product every day and striding towards the chemical-free life.
- Beyond Appliances — Beyond Appliances want to create appliances that not only make your culinary adventures more accessible but also elevate your kitchen environment to a place where you will truly enjoy being.
KRS Jamwal is Executive Director, Tata Industries, and is responsible for the incubation of new ventures, as well as investments made by Tata Industries in new businesses and start-ups. Mr Jamwal is on the board of three other Tata companies – Advinus Therapeutics, where he serves as chairman of the board, Tata Advanced Materials, and TataUniStore. He is also a member on the board of Flisom AG and Apex Investments (Mauritius) Holding.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Dr. Paws — Dr. Paws is a brand specializing in premium pet care products. It offers solutions designed to enhance the health and well-being of pets.
- 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.
- Scandalous Foods — Scandalous Foods offers food preparation services such as 6-month preservative-free sweets in single-serve sizes.
Kunal is a technology entrepreneur and investor.
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Bluelearn — Find co-founders & teammates, apply to gigs, learn new skills, and meet passionate people.
- Legistify — Discover unparalleled legal management with our AI-powered platform, all-in-one solution for enterprise-level matter management, IPR, notices, and contracts
- Stable Money — Steady returns, untapped opportunities, and excellent long-term performance to aid your journey of wealth creation!
Abhishek Goyal is a Co-Founder at Tracxn. He attended the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
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Investment focus
- Retail, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Futwork — With Futwork, learn for free and get a telecaller job. Find Work from Home jobs in India. Flexi hours & work suitable for freshers and women. Earn from home now!
- 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.
- Theranautilus Private Limited — Theranautilus, is a nanorobotics company, translating the result of a decade of research and development in nanorobotics from laboratory to clinics. We are a hardware company specializing in instruments for fabricating nanorobots, safe deployment of nanorobots in living systems, and mechanisms to maneuver them to their target inside the bodyremotely.
Shashank is Founder VC and Co-Founder of 100X.VC - India's first venture fund to invest in early-stage startups using iSAFE Notes. Portfolio: https://www.100x.vc/. Investments through Randev Ventures Family Office in early-stage startups across India, SEA & USA with a keen interest in B2B Emerging technology, Deeptech,SaaS, Cleantech, and Web3. Randev Ventures is the private investment body of Randev Family Office. He brings entrepreneurial and investment understanding with 15+ years of cross-functional expertise. Previously, he was the Founding member and Vice President of VCCEdge, the SaaS data platform by VCCircle (acquired by News Corporation in 2015). He launched the SaaS platform, led revenue, product development, and growth initiatives for close to seven years at VCCEdge. He has additionally worked with NIIT Ltd. and Zensar Technologies Ltd.He is also an Angel Investor and Advisor with a keen interest and portfolio investments in B2B Emerging technology, Deeptech, SaaS, Cleantech, and Web3 startups. Shashank holds an undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Engineering from Nagpur University, and an MBA from International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi.Shashank’s professional ability in developing, launching and making the first move when it comes to products and solutions is reflected in the novel model of 100X.VC. As a Co-Founder of 100X.VC, he is part of the Investment Committee and works closely with portfolio companies on how to improve the chances of new products succeeding. And helping them raise followon capital from growth stage VCs, CVCs, and family offices.Specialties: Entrepreneurship, Scaling up Startups, Angel & Seed Investment & Venture Capital
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Investment focus
- FinTech, CleanTech, Education
- Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- BHyve — Peer Learning at workplace, Knowledge management system, LXP, Learning experience platform in India, Human resource, employee engagement consulting platform which helps organizations to spread tacit knowledge, wisdom & experience within organizations. Improves productivity of organization. BHyve
- BugBase — Discover, manage, and proactively address vulnerabilities with BugBase's comprehensive suite of services. Our offerings include managed bug bounties, Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Automated Scanning, and VDP solutions. Enhance your security posture today.
- EMO — EMO's Mission is to Design, Develop & Commercialize Cutting Edge Technology for the Masses with a focus on Safety, Reliability & Performance. We are a growing group of Creators, Innovators & Explorers who strive to achieve the Impossible by fusing Hardware, Software & Experience to Build Products that stand the test of Time.
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.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- FarmDidi — On a mission to provide 100% natural, healthy pickles & chutneys while empowering 1 million rural women. Buy Homemade achars & chutneys at Didi's store.
- Push Sports — Push Sports is a sports company developing and operating world class sports arenas and professional training facilities.
- ReFit Global — Discover top-quality, certified refurbished phones at Refit Global. Enjoy premium devices at unbeatable prices with reliable performance.
Sagar Ratilal Bavarva is the Director and Researcher of Aasan Group of Companies. He previously worked at the World Economic Forum as a Digital Associate - Remote. Sagar Ratilal Bavarva attended Harvard Business School.
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Investment focus
- Renewable Energy, Solar, Energy
- Private Equity, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- India, The Netherlands, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Notte Group — A family run venture organization mainly focused over investment management and project planning within areas of energy, renewables, farming, agritech!
- AASAN Consultancy — AASAN Consultancy is a management consulting firm providing energy management and engineering services.Its primary focus is on cost reduction, energy consumption analysis, and evaluation, as well as future-oriented planning for the cost-saving strategies for the energy supply. The firm identifies the possibilities to reduce current energy billswithout any impact on the consumer's current quality, volumes, or safety standards.Ratilal M. Bavarva founded the firm in 2018 with its headquarters in Rajkot, Gujarat.
- Habaple Solar Technology Limited — An intertwine solar technology company with a next generation of 2.1 MW powerhouse grid base module system with an annual source of electricity generation. The project will be under the guideline of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Ministry of Power.
Neeraj Arora is responsible for “all things business at WhatsApp”. He is an IIT graduate as well as a management graduate from the Indian School of Business, gave up his high profile job managing global M&A at Google to join one of Silicon Valley’s hottest starts-ups. Arora served as the principal, corporate development, at Google and beforethat he was the chief manager at Times Internet Ltd.
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Investment focus
- Apps, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series B, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Zipy — Traditional tools might throw a list of bugs at you, but Zipy tells you which ones matter through real time customer journeys.
- OTPless — Explore top-notch authentication solutions like WhatsApp, SMS or email-based Numeric codes and Magic Link with OTPless. High conversion, flexible integrations, and robust security features await you!
- PingSafe — PingSafe is an industry-leading Cloud Security platform with a comprehensive knowledge of the attackers’ modus operandi. Analyze critical vulnerabilities on Cloud and seal them before the attackers get a sniff.
Yatin is a Founder Director at IIFL Wealth and possesses more than 15 years of experience in equity research and private wealth management.As Executive Director, Yatin focuses on the domestic wealth advisory practice.Under Yatin's leadership, IIFL Wealth has emerged as a pre-eminent leader in the domestic private wealth managementspace, advising more than 8,000 ultra-high-net-worth families.He started his career in equity research with Khandwala Securities, after which he was associated with Kotak's wealth management division.Yatin did M.Sc. in Finance from Cass Business School, London.
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Investment focus
- News, Internet, Publishing
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Digantara — Ensure the safety of space operations with Digantara's sophisticated SSA infrastructure for space surveillance, collision avoidance, and space traffic management.
- EtherealX — EtherealX designs develops, and manufactures next-generation launch vehicles and spacecraft.
- FastJobs.io — FastJobs.io envisions a world in which job hunting is completely stress-free and convenient.
Anand Chandrasekaran is a Partner at General Catalyst. He previously worked at Facebook and attended Stanford University.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Jupiter — Jupiter is a grocery automation service that takes care of the shopping, delivery, and even meal-planning.
- OpsLyft — The only cloud management platform that focuses on providing actionable insights for technology and financial leaders.
- Fold Health — Crafting the building blocks of modern primary care
Nithin Kamath is an entrepreneur and trader who is the founder and CEO at Zerodha, a large Indian broking house. He is also the CEO of Rainmatter Capital.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Education
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Pee Safe — Discover Pee Safe, your go-to destination for top-quality hygiene products. Explore our extensive range of solutions in toilet hygiene, menstrual care, intimate care, grooming needs, and sexual wellness to ensure your comfort and well-being. Shop now for safe and effective hygiene essentials.
- SatSure — SatSure is an innovative decision analytics company that leverages advances in satellites, machine learning, and big data analytics to help solve problems at the nexus of sustainability of food, water, and energy security.
- Sparkl Edventure — For IB & Cambridge Board (Math & Science)
Uday Sodhi
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- pumpumpum — Pumpumpum is an asset-light fintech mobility platform. We are empowering pre-owned car users with an IoT-enabled smart car subscription model. Users can select a pre-owned car of their choice, without worrying about the price, financing, warranty, quality & depreciation of the car. We are building a risk-free & high-quality pre-owned carportfolio for our financial partners via the B2B2C approach.
- ThinkMetal — ThinkMetal offers advanced metal 3D printing services for industrial applications. Discover our cutting-edge solutions for manufacturing high-quality metal parts.
- ErlySign — ErlySign develops noninvasive home-based early detection test kits for fatal diseases like Oral cancer, Uterine cancer, Prostate cancer, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and many more. With our next gen diagnostics solution we can identify the cancer even before a visible tumor or lesion appears.
Sameer Mehta - Co-Founder & Chief product officer @ boAt
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Textiles
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India, Canada, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Cultos — Our fully customizable white label solutions provides brands with a robust set of products to quickly launch a token-based loyalty program.
- Floryo — Floryo asserts that it offers daily household essentials that are freshly made. The company currently offers more than 40 different types of freshly processed flour that have been tailored to fulfil functional nutrition standards.
- 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.
Shankar Narayanan is a Managing Director advising leading growth capital investments in India. He is based in Mumbai.Since joining Carlyle in 2004, Mr. Shankar Narayanan has led investments in Claris Lifesciences, Elitecore Technologies, Repco Home Finance, Tirumala Milk Products, Visen Industries, Value and Budget Housing Corporation,Edelweiss Financial Services, South Indian Bank and Infotech Enterprises. He was also actively involved in the managing and exit of Carlyle investments in Newgen Knowledge Works, Financial Software & Systems, Learning Mate Solutions, QuEST and Sharekhan.Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Shankar Narayanan spent six years at Hathway Investments in Mumbai and during that time served as Managing Director and CEO. He was also with Deutsche Bank Capital Partners, based in Hong Kong, as a Director covering South Asia and India. Mr. Narayanan has led or been associated with a number of prominent private equity investments in India, including Johnson Tiles, Exide Industries, Hathway Cable, Asianet Satellite Communications, Pushpa Polymers, Tata Infomedia, and AFL Limited. He had served on the Board of Directors of all these Companies. Prior to Hathway Investments, Mr. Shankar Narayanan worked at Citibank in Mumbai.He received a Post Graduate Diploma in management from XLRI Jamshedpur where he was a Gold Medalist and stood first in the graduating class in the area of finance and accounting, and a Bachelor of Technology degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.Mr. Narayanan is currently on the Boards of Elitecore Technologies, Cyberoam Technologies, Repco Home Finance, Visen Industries and Tirumala Milk Products Private Limited. Previously he served on the Boards of Claris Lifesciences, Value and Budget Housing Corporation, Financial Software & Systems, Learning Mate Solutions, QuEST, Newgen Knowledge Works & Sharekhan.
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- Health Care, Manufacturing, Wellness
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India
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- Sanfe — Sanfe is a female hygiene brand that creates products such as stand-and-pee devices, intimate care products, panty liners, organic sanitary pads, pain relief roll-ons, and menstrual cups. Sanfe's products are comfortable, rash-free, natural & organic, and safe for the body and the environment.Sanfe's mission is to build a betterworld for women.
- SwitchOn — SwitchOn is developing Digital Twins for energy optimization and predictive maintenance.They leverage technologies such as Industrial IoT and Machine learning to digitize critical equipments for industries. Their Digital Twins help customers reduce unplanned downtime, improve operational efficiency and maximize asset utilization.
- Dawaa Dost — Dawaa Dost specializes in the pharmacy retail chain of generic medicines in India. The company focuses on the availability of affordable generic medicines. Dawaa Dost was founded by Amit Choudhary and Yash Harlalka and is based in India.
Nimesh is the Founding Partner at 108 Capital, a Growth-stage venture fund partnering with founders building digital-first, scalable and sustainable businesses. Prior, Nimesh was the cofounder at trica, a full-stack technology platform for growth-stage investments and equity management. He has been an avid Investor in private markets and is alsofounding venture partner for India’s first $100Mn revenue based financing fund N+1 Capital and also advisor & Board member of Campus Fund – 1st dorm fund in India
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- Financial Services, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
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- Seekho — Seekho is a membership-based career accelerator platform. Start your 30-day trial and get unlimited access to Live Workshops, Courses, Certifications, Community to build your career in Product Management, Consulting, Finance, Analytics, Digital Marketing.
- Koinbasket — KoinBasket lets you invest in diversified cryptocurrency portfolios and indexes with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Altcoins and DeFi tokens on Binance, Coinbase and Huobi.
- Intents Mobi — Mobile analytics, Logistics, Transportation, Fleet Management, Data Analytics
Vijay Kedia is a Director at Kedia Securities Pvt Ltd.
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- Robotics, Manufacturing, Industrial Automation
- Seed, Series A, Post-IPO Equity
- India
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- Unbox Robotics — Unbox Robotics's 1st product is the World's 1st of its kind patent pending AI-powered parcel sorting robotic system that gets installed 10X faster, saves 50+% space and improves productivity by more than 5X. And the system needs 50% fewer robots than that of the competition!
- Fabheads Automation — Fabheads is India's leading carbon fiber part manufacturers & developed Asia's first continuous carbon fiber 3D printers.
- Elecon Engineering Company — Elecon Engineering Company Ltd. was established in the year 1951 as The Pioneers in the manufacturing of Industrial Geared motors and Reducers, Material Handling Equipment, Mining equipment, casting processes etc. Elecon is one of the largest manufacturers of Material Handling Equipments and Industrial Gears in Asia. Elecon's recentacquisition of Benzlers- Radicon Group belonging to the David Brown Gear Systems adds to the expertise in the manufacturing of custom made Gearboxes for Steel Mills, High Speed Turbines, Satellites for ISRO and also for the Naval Aircraft carries and many growth sector industries successfully.
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.
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- AgTech, Food Processing, Farming
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India
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- 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 — We provide precision engineering solutions, from custom fabrications to full assemblies. Enhance supply chain resilience with integrated design, manufacturing, and delivery expertise, backed by global standards.
- 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.
Ravi Renganathan
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- Manufacturing, Electric Vehicle, Electronics
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Revoh — Electric vehicle powertrain manufacturing company primarily focused on 2 wheeler and 3 wheeler segment.
- Simple Energy — Simple Energy specializes in the manufacture of smart electric two-wheelers. Simply Energy consists of a young 100+ member team of EV enthusiasts, designers, engineers, and problem-solvers coming together to make smart, supercharging, and affordable two-wheelers. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Bangalore, India.
- XYMA Analytics Pvt Ltd — We manufacture unique ultrasonic waveguide-based sensors and Industrial IOT solutions to address the critical need of industries in high-temperature applications.
Karan Bhagat is the Founder CEO of IIFL Wealth and has more than 15 years of experience in private wealth management. Prior to IIFL, he head the Mumbai office of Kotak Wealth Management.His rich experience and established product structuring skills have been instrumental in making him one of the pioneers in implementing the ‘FamilyOffice’ proposition in India. Under his leadership, IIFL Wealth evolved from a start-up to one of India's leading private wealth management and ‘Family Office' outfits.Karan holds a PGDBM from IIM Bangalore and is a Bachelor of Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.
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- Internet, Digital Media, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Angel, Seed
- India
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- Digantara — Ensure the safety of space operations with Digantara's sophisticated SSA infrastructure for space surveillance, collision avoidance, and space traffic management.
- EtherealX — EtherealX designs develops, and manufactures next-generation launch vehicles and spacecraft.
- FastJobs.io — FastJobs.io envisions a world in which job hunting is completely stress-free and convenient.
Doctor turned Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker & Philanthropist.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- India, United States, Kenya
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- BiteSpeed — Drive 10% of your Shopify store's revenue from WhatsApp & FB Messenger. Recover abandoned carts, send promotional & shipping messages. Trusted by 1500+ brands!
- SaveSage Club — SaveSage Club provides a centralized, AI-powered solution to simplify management and aims to empower users by addressing the lack of awareness about reward optimization.
- First Coffee — First Coffee a specialty coffee brand, combines design, culture and a new customer experience, with premium coffee
Maninder Gulati joined Lightspeed Advisory Services India in 2012. He brings over eight years of operating, business building, entrepreneurship and consulting experience to the firm.Prior to Lightpseed, Maninder was an Associate at McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Maninder worked on several growth strategy and implementation engagementsacross various sectors including financial services, organized retail, digital music, data centers and building security/automation.Before McKinsey, Maninder co-founded a voice based life-streaming platform – lifeinlines.com, which allowed users to create a digital diary of their life. Prior to this entrepreneurial venture, Maninder worked at ITC Limited, India’s largest FMCG company. At ITC, Maninder was a part of the core team that launched ITC’s personal care business and he spearheaded key organization transformation initiatives such as Six-sigma for the tobacco business.Maninder graduated with a Dual degree (B.Tech and M.Tech) in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay, where he held key leadership positions including that of Head of ‘The Entrepreneurship Cell’. He holds an MBA from ISB, Hyderabad, where he was a part of the Dean and Merit list.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, United States
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- 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.
- Jodaro — Jodaro operates as an intermediary for trade that links customers and manufacturers directly.
- Finsire — Finsire Modern finances to embrace your financial desires
Bhavish graduated with a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2008 and worked at Microsoft Research for 2 years after that, filing 2 patents and publishing 3 papers in International Journals. Sensing the need to change the way transportation is consumed in India and create a choice of reliable personal transportation in acountry that's as unique as India, Bhavish quit his job in August 2010 to start Ola!
Within 3 years, Ola is India's largest network of personal transportation options and also the most popular app amongst customers and users in over 22 cities of its operations. Bhavish was featured as one of Hindustan Times’ 30 Achievers under 30 as well as in the Forbes India list of 30 under 30.
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- Food and Beverage, FinTech, Transportation
- Series A, Angel, Funding Round
- India
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- Ola — Ola operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation for customers and driver partners in India. Its mobile application allows its customers to book a range of cabs, auto-rickshaws, bikes, and shuttle buses. Ola's mobile application allows customers to book city taxi, outstation travel, car rental, and corporatetravel services. Its mobile application is available on Windows, Android, and iOS platforms. Ankit Bhati and Bhavish Aggarwal founded Ola on December 1, 2010. It has its headquarters with additional offices in Bengaluru in India.
- Virgio — Women's & Men's Clothing and Accessories | Shop Trendy Fashion Online
- Krutrim — Krutrim SI Designs is an artificial intelligence (AI) firm that aims to focus on creating silicon chips and building a cloud infrastructure. The company is dedicated to constructing the nation's inaugural comprehensive AI computing infrastructure.
Prior to Nexus, Sandeep was Co-Founder and CEO of Medusind Solutions, one of the leading healthcare outsourcing companies in India. Sandeep is also the co-founder and Managing Director of eVentures, a leading Venture Capital firm focused on early stage investments in India since 1999. At eVentures, Sandeep has invested in CustomerAsset(acquired by ICICI Onesource), Mentorix Solutions (acquired by Lionbridge), Intigma (acquired by Emptoris), and MakeMyTrip (sale to SAIF Partners). Sandeep has held senior roles at McKinsey & Company, Digital Equipment and EDA Systems.Sandeep has an MBA (with Distinction) from The Wharton School with a dual Major in Finance and Marketing, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He is actively involved with TiE, Young Entrepreneurs Organization, and the Wharton and Stanford India Alumni Associations. He is also a member of the steering committee for New Ventures India.
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- Health Care, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- India, United States
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- ReshaMandi — reshamandi.com is a one-stop sourcing platform with a wide range of customisable natural-fibres products tailored to cater to your business needs.
- sachi — Premium childcare marketplace
- Virtualness — Virtualness is a mobile-first platform created to assist brands and creators in navigating the challenging Web3 environment. It prioritizes artists and is developing the manual for simple design, effective sharing, and smooth digital commerce.
Graduate, Harvard Univ. and Harvard Business School. Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group. Thought leader in Indian business. Serves on many industry confederations. Initiated the Nanhi Kali programme to provide free education to economically underprivileged girls in India. Co-Founder, Naandi Danone, India's largest safe drinkingwater provider to rural areas. Life Trustee, Board of Naandi Foundation, which provides meals to 1.3 million children daily. Co-Chair, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009. Named among World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, Fortune Magazine (2014); named one of the top 25 most powerful business people in Asia, Fortune Magazine (2011).
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- Social Media, Education, Local
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States
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- Hapramp Studio — Hapramp Studio is an internet company that specializes in the fields of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and social media. The company is currently building GoSocial a software platform for budding creators to grow and build community. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Haryana, India.
- GenRobotic — Genrobotics: Leading the Way in Sustainable Robotics - Discover Bandicoot, Bandicoot Mini, Bandicoot Mobility Plus, Bandicoot Mobility, and GBeetle. Explore our innovative robotic solutions, embodying our commitment to sustainability and excellence.
- Agnikul — Agnikul is a space tech startup that designs, manufactures, tests, and launch orbital-class rockets for micro and nanosatellites. They currently work out of the National Center for Combustion R&D at IIT-Madras. Rocket scientists, engineers, ex-bankers and space lawyers are a part of their team. This unique blend of people is one of theirbiggest strengths. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Ratilal M. Bavarva is the Founding Member and Investor at Aasan Group of companies. He attended Lukhdhirji Engineering College, Morbi graduated with a degree in electrical engineering.
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- Energy, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy
- Pre-Seed, Private Equity
- India, The Netherlands
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- Aasan Industries — AASAN is a representative house for selected manufacturers and suppliers in the field of the cast, forged, milled, and turned parts as well as toolmaking from INDIA and Germany.The company has international expertise lying in the manufacture of high-quality, nevertheless inexpensive products for the railway, medical technology, vehicle, machineand tool construction, oil and gas as well as for the hydraulic industry.
- AASAN Tools — A family inheritance enterprise focused on a tool manufacturing unit based in India and Germany. Aasan Tools works with high-quality cutting tool manufacturers from GERMANY and offers a direct solution for the metalworking and machine tool industry.We are an inhouse based importer and Supplier of high-performance and cost-effective cutting toolInserts and holders for Turning, Grooving, Threading, Parting, Precision Grooving, Face Grooving, DIN 471 & DIN 509 Grooving, and Profiling. We understand the needs of our customers very well and offer them the best quality and cost-effective solution for their process.Presently AASAN tools have partnered with GERMAN-based indexable tools specialist KEMMER Hartmetallwerkzeuge GmbH and offer a decidedly wide range of solutions, which allows you to choose the best for your work. The combination of different carbide substrates and numerous coatings is the result of an extremely large product range of KEMMER inserts. In addition to the PVD coatings, Kemmer also gradually offers the latest CVD coatings.Apart from that the company has many joint venture suppliers and manufacturers collaborations with various organizations based in Switzerland, France, Austria, Italy, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands.
- Hacchu Dachhu Incorporation — The Hacchu Dachhu Incorporation will be South Asian most innovative site location of the year 2025 - 2028 where new technologies in the field of sustainable energy provision, water, and waste systems will be tested and applied in a real-life environment. One of its main aims for such global-level incorporation will be to accelerate innovations inthe energy transition. It will also set a new benchmark of place where knowledge institutions and big companies, and local communities' growth will be able to jointly develop and valorize technologies and systems all under one roof.
Arjun Vaidya is the Founder of Verinvest Corporation. Attended Brown University.
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- E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Flent — Flent offers fully furnished designer homes.
- Doodhvale — Doodhvale is a brand owned by Sanjeevani Dairy Farms Private Limited (Formerly known as Sanjeevani Dairy Farms LLP). Doodhvale is recognized as a startup by Department for the promotion of industry and internal trade, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. Doodhvale allows a customer to walk away from the doodhiya’s un-reliable& poor quality milk and also from the stale and processed milk of big dairy companies.Doodhvale not only delivers the high quality of fresh & pure cow milk but their innovative technology platform i.e. mobile app welcome an easy relaxed way of pausing milk supply for the day so or change quantity of milk required at any time etc. Customers can manage the entire milk calendar just in few seconds through doodhvale.com mobile app and track its milk delivery boy.The company currently operates in Delhi & NCR and has dairy products like Cow Milk, Buffalo Milk, Cow Ghee, Buffalo Ghee, Brown Bread, Taaza Dahi, etc. More than 10000 satisfied customers in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Sonipat and Ghaziabad enjoying Doodhvale’s product every day and striding towards the chemical-free life.
- Mitra — Mitra aims to be a comprehensive platform for daily necessities. Mitra focus on specific categories like groceries, household items, or services.
Ankit Bhati heads the technical aspects of Olacabs, ensuring a quick, convenient and instinctive experience for our customers and partners. He joined IIT Bombay in 2004 for Btech in Mechanical Engg and MTech in CAD and Automation. By 2009 he had already worked on several freelance projects & startups like Wilcom (http://wilcom.co.in),QED42 etc. and finally decided to give up his nomadic professional life for a start-up of his own. He joined the Olacabs journey in November 2010.
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- Food and Beverage, Wellness, EdTech
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- TableSprint — TableSprint is the world's first free app builder with zero fees and onboarding in a day using an intuitive, Excel-like interface.
- Billion Hearts — Did you sign-up for our beta launch?
- LaundryMate — LaundryMate provides laundry services which allows people to spend their time doing activities that people enjoy rather than worrying about washing.
Amit Lakhotia is the GM Paytm Wallet at Paytm.
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- Information Technology, Internet, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States
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!
- Kredmint — Explore Kredmint's financial solutions, including business loans, Working capital loans, term loan, Embedded Finance,supply chain finance, trade finance and invoice discounting. We offer tailored funding options to support your business growth.
- HealthCred — HealthCred offers financial solutions tailored to the needs of India's healthcare ecosystem. The company specializes in providing working capital to healthcare stakeholders such as hospitals, medical device manufacturers, drug manufacturers, distributors, and importers. HealthCred's services are designed to stabilize cash flows withoutrequiring equity dilution, ensuring that healthcare providers can continue their operations smoothly. With a process that promises capital availability within 72 hours, HealthCred addresses the urgent financial needs of its clients efficiently.
Ashneer Grover is the CEO and Co-Founder of BharatPe. He previously worked at PC Jeweller Ltd as a Head Of New Business. Ashneer Grover attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- 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!
Mohit Sadaani is the co-founder of The Moms Co.
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- Delivery, Logistics, Manufacturing
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India
Portfolio highlights
- 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!
- DigitalPaani — DigitalPaani builds cutting-edge IoT and digital management tools that redesign wastewater operations.
- Felicity Games — Felicity Games place our users at the core of our gaming experience, believing that maximizing user satisfaction will in turn maximize lifetime value in the long term.
Milan Modi
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- EdTech, Tutoring, Education
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Oben Electric — Oben Electric, The top e bike manufacturer in India has combined safety along with performance.
- OLL — Online Live Learning is an online marketplace for passionate teachers and aspiring learners. On our platform, teachers get the chance to extend their expertise and learners get the opportunity to expand their knowledge bank. If you’re someone who does not believe in a cookie-cutter teaching approach and are looking for real-time help, this platformis the right choice for you. To sum it up, we’re your one-stop solution for all things learning. OLL works around the clock to make amazing experiences for our customers, with that we get the appreciation through your Reviews and Feedbacks.
Mr. CK Ranganathan, the Founder Chairman of CavinKare, was born in the small coastal town of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, to parents with a primary interest in education. After obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry and a brief stint in the family business, he set out to carve his own path in business.After a challenging start, he finally set upChik India in 1983 with an initial investment of Rs. 15,000 and Chik Shampoo as his introductory product. The company was renamed as Beauty Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. in 1990 and was subsequently rechristened as CavinKare Pvt. Ltd. in 1998.A pioneer of innovation, Mr. CK Ranganathan has shaped the company to create innovative products by combining the best of nature and technology to improve the lifestyle of consumers. Under his inspiring leadership, the company while expanding into Personal Care, also diversified into Food, Beverages, Dairy and Snacks categories, both in domestic and international markets.Under Mr. CK Ranganathan’s guidance, Trends in Vogue has pioneered the concept of ‘family salons’ in India and is the first to channel this industry into an organized salon chain sector with its specialist brands – Limelite and Green Trends. Trends in Vogue has a clear-cut focus of providing grooming and personal styling solutions to men, women and children. Mr. CK Ranganathan was conferred the prestigious, Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Economic Times in 2004. He was also the Winner of 2018 “ICIS World Surfactants Awards” for an outstanding contribution to the Surfactant Industry Globally.He was the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Tamil Nadu State Council for the year 2009-10. He is the former president of the Madras Management Association.Mr. CK Ranganathan is one of the founding members of the Ability Foundation – an NGO working towards the rehabilitation of the physically challenged. He also instituted the CavinKare Ability Awards in 2003 to celebrate the exemplary spirit of individuals who have risen above their physical limitations to display great achievements in life.In order to encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship, Mr. CK Ranganathan has instituted the Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards in 2011 in memory of his father, the late Shri. R. Chinnikrishnan. The award seeks to identify and promote entrepreneurs running small businesses built on innovative ideas.Mr. CK Ranganathan’s endeavour of philanthropy and giving back to society has also extended to the field of education. CavinKare patronizes a few public charitable trusts that run schools and colleges. Notable among them, the CK School of Practical Knowledge, a one-of-a-kind school in India that offers practical education to students from classes pre-kg to the 12th standard; the CK College of Engineering & Technology and an MBA institute in Cuddalore, both with the aim of providing world class professional education to people in the rural and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu.Management
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Investment focus
- Retail, Manufacturing, Shopping
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Fipola — Fipola is a direct-to-consumer meat and seafood retail brand that provides meat products and best-in-class customer service in a clean and convenient shopping environment. Fipola's product line includes chicken and goat, as well as exotic seafood.
- Yotuh Energy — Yotuh Energy is designed, developed and built Formula Style electric race cars, competing in international competitions like Formula Student Germany, FSAE Italy, and Formula Bharat.
- D'Moksha Homes — D’Moksha Homes is a textile company that focuses on retailing hand-made fabrics like linen, hemp, and lyocell.
Arjun Purkayastha is a purpose driven leader with extensive global experience managing diverse businesses and multi-cultural teams at FTSE Top 10 and Fortune 100 companies - Reckitt and P&G. He has a strong track record of building outperforming teams, iconic brands & innovative business models across 60+ countries having lived & workedin the UK, Singapore, South Korea.
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- E-Commerce, Health Care, Retail
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United Kingdom, United States
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- Go Zero — Go Zero is an innovative ice cream company dedicated to provide deliciousness without guilt.
- Moxie Beauty — Moxie Beauty offers the best hair care products. From shampoos to styling gels, find everything you need for perfect hair. Buy online now!
- Tuco Intelligent — A natural personal care range for kids and teens with a vision to make this planet plastic free
Priyank Shah is the Founder at Renee Cosmetics. He attended IBS Ahmedabad in 2009.
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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.
- Slick App — Go Slick, and declare your true feelings like nobody's watching!
- 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.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Paytm. He previously worked at India Today Group Online as a Tech head. Vijay Shekhar attended Delhi College of Engineering.
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- Internet, News, Social Media
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Vahan — Vahan's AI-Driven virtual assistant helps field sales teams and frontliners do better work at scale. A web-based dashboard allows employers to track usage data that can be used for business intelligence. Their virtual assistant is completely customizable to align with employers' support, training, communication, and reporting needs.
- Vahan.ai — Vahan uses Artificial Intelligence to match job seekers with employers inside messaging apps
- TECHEAGLE — TechEagle is India's pioneer and lead manufacturer of long range, high Speed, heavy payload delivery Drone solutions. Founded in 2015 by IIT Kanpur alumni, It became one of the very first companies to receive approvals from DGCA, MoCA, AAI & MHA to conduct BVLOS trials for package delivery in India.
Ankit Kedia Founder at Capital-A.
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- Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- India, 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.
- InfinityBox — InfinityBox is a platform for reusable packaging for plastic bottles.
- 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.
Rajeev Misra serves as Chief Executive Officer and Head of Strategic Finance at SoftBank Vision Fund. Rajeev Misra serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Head at SoftBank Investment Advisers. He is a Director of Uber Technologies, Inc. Rajeev Misra served as Head of Strategic Finance at SoftBank Group Corp. and served as its Head of SoftbankVision Fund. Rajeev Misra joined SoftBank. In this role, he works with SoftBank Group and SoftBank Internet and Media Inc. to optimize long-term capital structure and financing strategy. Rajeev Misra is the Founder at Clarent Capital Partners LLP. Previously, he served as a Senior Managing Director and Partner at Fortress Investment Group LLC which he joined in May 2014. Prior to that, Rajeev Misra spent 5 years at UBS as the Global Head of Credit and Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities in Europe, Middle East and Africa. While at the firm, in January 2010 he was appointed as the Joint Global Head and Global Head of Emerging Markets. Rajeev Misra served as the Head of Credit Derivatives and Chief of Global Credit Trading at Deutsche Bank AG. Prior to that, he was at Merrill Lynch for 7 years working in derivative marketing and trading. Rajeev Misra has spent over 10 years at various executive positions. He serves as a Member of the Board of Advisors of Aten Holdings Pte. Ltd. He has been Director of SoftBank Group Corp. Rajeev Misra served as an Independent Director at Eros International Plc . He served as a Board of Directors of Capital First Ltd, Securitization and Commodities; and MGT Capital Investments, Inc. Rajeev Misra holds BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management. He holds B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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- Messaging, SMS, Online Portals
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- India, United States, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Hike — Hike team is building the Rush Gaming Universe.
- Yoho — Yoho manufactures orthopaedic lightweight footwear.
- Neat Burger — we create flavour with local + seasonal vegetables: pickling, spicing, seasoning + slow-roasting. using protein packed, wholesome ingredients, better for the planet + better for you.
Ashutosh Valani is the founder at Renee Cosmetics.
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Investment focus
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- 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.
- Slick App — Go Slick, and declare your true feelings like nobody's watching!
- 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.
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