Top 50 Marketplace Angel Investors in India

Investor	Marketplace India investments
Kunal Shah	33
Anupam Mittal	26
Kunal Bahl	21
Rohit Bansal	19
Ramakant Sharma	16
Rajan Anandan	15
Rajan Anandan	15
Jitendra Gupta	14
Rajesh Sawhney	12
Anand Chandrasekaran	12
Binny Bansal	11
Varun Alagh	11
Revant Bhate	10
Aprameya Radhakrishna	10
Kris Gopalakrishnan	9
Rajesh Yabaji	9
Dheeraj Jain	9
Amrish Rau	9
Arjun Vaidya	9
Aman Gupta	9
Rajul Garg	9
Vineeta Singh	9
Asish Mohapatra	8
Suhail Sameer	8
Sahil Barua	7
Alok Mittal	7
Arjun Purkayastha	7
Dr Ritesh Malik	7
Sandeep Aggarwal	7
Kishore Ganji	7
Rajesh Mane	6
Nitin Singhal	6
Harsh Pokharna	6
Mitesh Shah	6
Ratan Tata	6
Dinesh Agarwal	6
Peyush Bansal	6
Teruhide Sato	6
Vijay Shekhar Sharma	6
Maninder Gulati	6
Ankur Mittal	5
Sweta Rau	5
Amit Lakhotia	5
Ashutosh Valani	5
Aakrit Vaish	5
Arihant Patni	5
Miten Sampat	5
Ankit Nagori	5
Dhianu Das	5
Kanwaljit Singh	5

Kunal Shah

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Anupam started his entrepreneurial journey by founding People Group - A New Media & Entertainment group, which includes businesses such as Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People Pictures. Today the group is recognized as one of the most innovative enterprises in the country. Besides his operational roles, Anupam is also one ofIndia's most active angel investors.He attended Boston College.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Kunal is a technology entrepreneur and investor.

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!

Rohit Bansal - Co-Founder @ Snapdeal

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

TyrePlex — Buy car and bike tyres. Best tyre price, features, reviews. Find right tyre size and tyre dealer details
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!

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

As part of the leadership team at Sequoia Capital India, Rajan is focusing on developing its early-stage program Surge, into the world's top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor to the programme's founders. Surge aims to engineer rapid early progress for startups, by enabling disproportionateaccess to capital, talent, network and decades of company-building knowledge. Rajan's deep understanding of technology, operating expertise and a track record of growing tech businesses across the region will help Surge's founders scale and build the businesses of tomorrow.Prior to Sequoia, as Head of Google India and Southeast Asia, Rajan played a key role in expanding the regions internet ecosystem while accelerating Google's innovation and growth units. He is also a prolific angel investor who has backed a large number of successful startups at very early stages. Rajan also led Microsoft and Dell in India and was earlier a Partner at McKinsey & Company in Chicago.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

NAYAN — NAYAN visual AI monitors and identifies real-time road events. NAYAN AI supports businesses and authorities by offering actionable insights on visual events, to make the world a safer place.
Omnify — Automate your business and simplify your life with Omnify's all-in-one online booking system that streamlines your operations through one simple dashboard.
mirrAR — mirrAR your go to augmented reality company for ECommerce. Experience our platform, solutions & AR software. Transform shopping with augmented reality in E-commerce.

As part of the leadership team at Sequoia Capital India, Rajan is focusing on developing its early-stage program Surge, into the world's top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor to the programme's founders. Surge aims to engineer rapid early progress for startups, by enabling disproportionateaccess to capital, talent, network and decades of company-building knowledge. Rajan's deep understanding of technology, operating expertise and a track record of growing tech businesses across the region will help Surge's founders scale and build the businesses of tomorrow.Prior to Sequoia, as Head of Google India and Southeast Asia, Rajan played a key role in expanding the regions internet ecosystem while accelerating Google's innovation and growth units. He is also a prolific angel investor who has backed a large number of successful startups at very early stages. Rajan also led Microsoft and Dell in India and was earlier a Partner at McKinsey & Company in Chicago.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

NAYAN — NAYAN visual AI monitors and identifies real-time road events. NAYAN AI supports businesses and authorities by offering actionable insights on visual events, to make the world a safer place.
Omnify — Automate your business and simplify your life with Omnify's all-in-one online booking system that streamlines your operations through one simple dashboard.
mirrAR — mirrAR your go to augmented reality company for ECommerce. Experience our platform, solutions & AR software. Transform shopping with augmented reality in E-commerce.

Jitendra Gupta is the Founder of Jupiter.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Anand Chandrasekaran is a Partner at General Catalyst. He previously worked at Facebook and attended Stanford University.

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

Binny Bansal is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. In 2007 he co-founded the e-commerce platform Flipkart with Sachin Bansal (not related) and was serving as the Chief Operating Officer until 11 January 2016 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. In January 2017 he was promoted to Group CEO of Flipkart. Binny is fromChandigarh and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Varun Alagh is the Founder, Chief Dad, and Get Stuff Done Officer at Mamaearth.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Neodocs — Meet Neodocs, the in-home wellness tracker that instantly and accurately uncovers what your body really needs.
Solar Ladder — Solar Ladder is a supply chain platform that enables solar installers to automate, outsource, and simplify solar panel installations.
AndesInfra Solutions — Transform your living spaces with uPVC windows and doors from Green Fortune, designed to exceed expectations and redefine modern living.

Revant Bhate is Chief Executive Officer at Mosaic Wellness.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Aprameya loves singing romantic songs and is the quintessential dreamer who doesn’t fear to experiment. He used to be the Head of Business Development for PDS at Jones Lang LaSalle India where he spent almost 3 years post his graduation from IIM Ahmedabad. He has worked at Infosys and has an Electronics engineering degree from NITK Surthkal andif all this has made you think he’s a geek, ask his close friends and they would say otherwise!

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Apps
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, Croatia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

GoodGudi — GoodGudi is a Lifestyle retail shopping destination. Our Stores sell Travel Accessories, Fashion Accessories, Home Improvement products, Toys and Cosmetics
Basil — Lunch has never been so fun! India's first stainless steel & leakproof bento lunch boxes and insulated water bottles! Designed for today's kids and the child in you!
Evolved Foods — Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins. Did you find apk for android? You can find new Free Android Games and apps.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Rajesh is known for his energy and resilience, and one can see this in his enthusiasm for marathons, and more in his passion for building the world’s largest trucking network. As the Co-Founder and CEO of BlackBuck, Rajesh is charged with constantly moving the company forward. From finance discussions to brainstorming on new product design tobusiness development planning, Rajesh keeps himself involved in all areas of the business. An IIT Kharagpur graduate, Rajesh was heading the Supply Chain division of ITC’s Leaf Tobacco business before starting BlackBuck. He is an inspiring leader who likes to bring out the best in people and help them achieve greater heights by pushing the bar higher. Speaking about pushing the bar higher, Rajesh has been a pole vaulter too.

Investment focus

Marketplace, Retail, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bonatra — Bonatra is holistic men's health company creating a convergence of medical science, data science and technology to manage and reverse chronic men's diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and other issues.
Covvalent — Source specialty chemicals directly from Indian manufacturers using Covvalent. We are your one stop shop for all chemical raw materials.
AlmaBetter — AlmaBetter provides risk-free education to students and helps them realize their potential.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Amrish Rau is the CEO of Pine Labs.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

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

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Aman Gupta - Co Founder & CMO @ boAt

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Rajul co-founded GlobalLogic, sold for $420M in 2013 to Apax partners in the largest deal of the year in India. Rajul built the operation ground up in India and then expanded through global acquisitions, until 2008. Rajul then consulted with top tier venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital and Aavishkaar, where he got exposed to the educationsector.Earlier, right out of college, Rajul founded Pine Labs, a leader in the Indian market in credit card transactions.Rajul serves on several Boards, including publicly traded S Mobility, a leader in digital mobility. He is an active mentor to several startups, a sought after angel investor and a participant in several industry bodies such as TiE, NASSCOM, IIT Mentors and othersRajul is a graduate from IIT Delhi.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Angel
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Tripeur — Navan India (Formerly Tripeur) is India's Smartest, Integrated Platform for Corporates to Manage Expenses and Business Travel. Experience The Difference Now!
Bulbulshop — Bulbulshop is a purchasing e-commerce app that provides health, gadgets, beauty, cosmetics, apparel, jewelry, home, kitchen, and bags. It was founded on November 28, 2018, and is based in Delhi, India.
Sunstone Education — Sunstone Eduversity is an academic institution that aims at creating industry ready professionals with our unique pedagogy and technology-enabled education delivery. We partner with existing colleges who have a well-equipped infrastructure to run and manage an AICTE approved, PGDM program by leveraging the use of modern-day technology and thusensuring that the students are provided with the highest level of education quality across all our campuses. All our students are imparted with the desired skill sets that are in sync with the corporate environment and given practical training on various corporate domains that exist in an organization.The faculty at Sunstone realized that there was a huge disconnect between the present education system and the dynamic demands of the employment industry. Students these days have immense subject matter knowledge which is imbibed in them throughout their foundation years which begins right from their schooling and continues until they complete their post-graduation and so on!Broadcasting information on various subject matters does not really comply with the current industry requirements and hence the students really struggle when it comes to acing certain tasks at work. They lack the basic skill set that is considered to be a pre-requisite by most of the corporates and are not considered industry ready professionals.We envision in bringing about a paradigm shift in the present higher education system by equipping the students with various skill sets so that they are easily absorbed by the recruitment companies. Till date, Sunstone Eduversity has a 100% placement record with over 200 different recruitment companies impaneled with us. We take full responsibility of your career as we believe that all education institutes should provide its students with the confidence to be placed right after acquiring the desired skill sets and hence are delighted to procreate this framework!

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Suhail Sameer Attended Chief Executive OfficerChief BharatPe . Suhail Sameer Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.

Investment focus

FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Angel
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

GenWise — GenWise is the best app for Indian Elders. Get Emotional Support on Call through Saathi | Generate Good Morning wishes with Whatsapp Greetings | Get Account statements with Risk-Free Passbook
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.
White Inc — Digitally Native Vertical Brands

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.

Alok is Co-founder and CEO of Indifi, India's leading full-stack platform for enabling debt financing for small businesses. Alok is also an active angel investor, co-founder of Indian Angel Network, and on the board of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Delhi. Prior to starting Indifi, Alok setup and ran Canaan Partners' venture investmentbusiness. Earlier, Alok co-founded JobsAhead.com, a leading web-based recruitment business in India.Alok earned a BE in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and a MS in computer science from UC Berkeley.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

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.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Hypd Marketing Technologies Pvt Ltd — Shop from your favourite Creator's recommendations directly from their store! | #ItsAFullTimeJob | #getHYPD
Go Zero — Go Zero is an innovative ice cream company dedicated to provide deliciousness without guilt.
XYXX Apparels — XYXX Apparels, which runs an eponymous innerwear brand. Misfits organization owns teams that compete in League of Legends, CounterStrike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, as well as participating in the game Super Smash Bros.

Doctor turned Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker & Philanthropist.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
India, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Airblack — Learn makeup, beauty and culinary skills from India's top experts and get professionally certified. Join a student community of 35,000+ students.
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.

Sandeep started "ShopClues.com" after a long progressive career with best in breed companies in Silicon Valley, Seattle and India, covering 16 years of global experience in business operations, strategy and investment, focusing on Internet and technology. He is counted amongst leading Internet experts globally, and has regularly appearedon CNBC, Fox, ABC News and regularly quoted by Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes and other prominent media outlets.In his prior career as one of the most popular and prominent Internet analysts in the US, Sandeep provided research coverage on global Internet giants such as -- Google, eBay, Amazon, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Expedia, Priceline, Netflix, DigitalRiver, GSI Commerce etc. In September 2010 Sandeep wrote a sector defining report for the India Internet and also launched research coverage on MakeMyTrip. Prior to Wall Street, Sandeep worked with technology giant Microsoft in it's headquarter in Seattle with senior leadership team and ran strategy planning for Schwab.com in San Francisco. Sandeep has also worked with Kotak Mahindra and as a co-founder of a small boutique investment banking firm.Sandeep has an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and Bachelors in Commerce from Kurukshetra University from India. Sandeep is a Charter Member of TiE Silicon Valley. Sandeep enjoys playing squash as a stressbuster, and spending time with his family.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
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.
HouseEazy — HouseEazy is a new-age digital platform that aims to change the way resale transactions are done.
Jimmy's Cocktails — Jimmy's Cocktails makes premium cocktails.

Kishore Ganji is the Angel Investor & Mentor at Astir Ventures.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
India, United States, Bangladesh

Portfolio highlights

Lal10 — Lal10 enables creative manufacturing MSMEs to easily digitize, manage and sell their inventories for cross-border wholesale. Lal10 is Shopify + Alibaba for Indian MSMEs. Small manufacturers use Lal10’s Karigar application to digitize physical inventories which are available for RFQs on our global wholesale platform. We are creating a maker’srevolution by digitizing micro and small manufacturers to take their creative products to global markets. India has over 1.2mn such MSMEs involved in the manufacturing of apparel, home furnishings, decor products. We have digitized 30k SKUs to date and are the largest vertical platform for MSMEs for cross-border wholesale in India. Post pandemic layers of middlemen/ export houses and traditional channels of sales like exhibitions have been disrupted. We have created an efficient alternative with innovative technology-led solutions catering to these large and untapped supplies. We are seeing strong organic adoption of technology for quick market access by local manufacturers and pandemic has only accelerated its requirement. We believe that the future of retail is local. We are targeting small & medium-sized buyers in the US, UK, and Middle east using efficient data analytics and aggressive marketing. We provide them the benefits of a big-box retailer, i.e. affordable sourcing, contemporary design curation & assortment of products. These buyers are resellers on Amazon, Etsy, or Mom & Pop shops, Private labels, and have traditionally been only dependent tradeshows.
Teleport — Planning a trip? Say goodbye to visa hassles with Teleport! We've made applying for visas online super easy. Explore our site now to get started now!
Monitra Healthcare — Monitra Healthcare is a Hyderabad based med-tech company developing solutions that capture cardiac events anytime anywhere. Our products detect cardiac arrhythmias and cardiovascular disease at real-time for pre-emptive treatments. Cardiac monitoring is widely used to identify heart disease, to monitor cardiac activity before and after surgery andother cardiac procedures, and to assess the effects of therapeutic drugs on cardiac activity. The Company’s vision is to dramatically reduce the effects of heart disease by making monitoring and pre-emptive cardiac care a seamless part of everyday life.

An active investor in early stage startups across technology & CPG.

Investment focus

Internet, Mobile, Fashion
Seed
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Orbo.ai — Orbo.ai provide contextual information and become a gateway to the world and not just stay limited to computational photography through our deep learning technology based solutions.Orbo’s face tracking technology can be implemented across devices to identify human emotions, transformative & augmented effects as well as one can build enhancedcamera centric applications.
LiquiLoans — LiquiLoans is a company uses technology to match borrowers and lenders and in the process eliminates the margin which is charged by traditional banks and NBFCs, thus, making borrowing cheaper and investing a more lucrative opportunity as compared to traditional investment avenues.
Impact Guru — ImpactGuru is a No.1 crowdfunding platform in India offering fundraising solutions for medical treatments, emergencies, NGOs & startups. Start a crowdfunding campaign now!

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Harsh Pokharna founded OKCredit on April 2017 alongside Gaurav Kumar and Aditya Prasad.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

BodhiAI — Are you looking for the best online teaching app development services in India? With the help of Bodhi AI, you can build school and coaching class management app and software. Teach online, coduct live classes, upload notes, manage fees and attendance, create and sell courses. Launch your own app and website in a min.
OpsLyft — The only cloud management platform that focuses on providing actionable insights for technology and financial leaders.
Gobillion — Gobillion is making E-commerce social by enabling customers to buy together in groups or teams through its "Team Buy" model. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Mitesh began his career with Mandhana Industries Limited, an apparel manufacturing company in 2001, where he handled various projects including the company’s IPO in 2010 and its exclusive global licensing deal with Salman Khan’s Being Human brand. He joined Ola as CFO in December 2013 and played a pivotal role in the evolution of one of the biggeststart-up stories of India. Then came Bookmyshow, where he spearheaded the finance department and played an active role in strategic business management. With his vast experience in the start-up world, Mitesh is now a mentor to many young entrepreneurs guiding their startup journey apart from helping them with angel Investment.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Internet
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, United Kingdom, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Qin1 — Qin1 is focuses on children between the ages of five and 14, provides personalised live classes across subjects. Qin1 creates a customised learning experience for each student – in terms of teacher selection, course design and medium of delivery. While edtech penetration has grown significantly in recent years, focus on kids in primary andpre-primary schools is missing.
PhableCare — In India, 1 in 4 people suffer from chronic ailments. Meanwhile, 80% of patients cannot comply to the treatment plan provided by the doctor leading to even more complications. This poses a huge burden on the healthcare system. Phable solves this by making care autonomous and predictive. Our AI-enabled health assistant significantly improves healthoutcomes by enabling disease-specific guidance and continuous monitoring.Phable is marching onward to impact a billion lives over the next 5 years.
Data Sutram — Data Sutram is an AI-based Location Intelligence Enterprise with a Cloud-based B2B product that works on a Data As A Service business model to help businesses 1. Pinpoint New Locations for Expansion 2. Improve the performance of their existing physical & digital assets. 3. Finding the right Audience for a business.They are currently focussedon Retail, E-Commerce, Agritech, Real Estate, BFSI.

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

Investment focus

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

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 redefining the energy distribution system by making all fuels available at your doorstep with just a click on the Repos app! Contact us now!
Goodfellows — Goodfellows aims to offer companionship to lonely senior citizens.

The man behind establishment of India’s largest online marketplace in 1996, Dinesh is the chief driving force behind IndiaMART and has been the front runner in steering the growth of the company. Under his leadership, IndiaMART today is a 2800 strong talented pool of human resource, with customers spanning across 200 nations and 35 offices acrossthe country. A vigorous advocate of Indian SMEs, he has been undertaking numerous initiatives to promote technology in the Indian SME space.Dinesh is a member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).Dinesh pursued his B. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur. When he does not have his working boots on, he loves to spend time with his family, travelling to exotic locations and experiencing different cultures

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

MoneyyApp — We at MoneyyApp are helping Creators to grow their businesses. The struggle of the creators trying to make a mark has been tiring, and we understand that! The inception of MoneyyApp lays the foundation for creators’ atrocities.
Blockfenders — Enterprise-grade data orchestration in real-time or batches
QuickReply.ai — QuickRely.ai automates chat over Website, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp for Ecommerce Stores such as Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and BigCommerce.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Teruhide Sato is President and Group CEO of netprice.com, Ltd., a global internet and e-commerce business incubator group (Tokyo Stock Exchange 3328). Lead the group to deliver the latest experience in online shopping across Japan, US, Europe and Asia. Strongly believe in the power of entrepreneurship.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Zilingo — Zilingo was founded in 2015 by Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor with a vision to use technology to put fair and efficient business within everyone’s reach. Up until now, the fashion industry has favored a select few - if you had social, human and financial capital, you could get anything done. But we believe the future of fashion belongs to everyone.By using smart, technology-led solutions to bridge the gap between creators and producers, we’re re-imagining the fashion industry to make it accessible, connected and transparent for all. Find out more on business.zilingo.com.
InnerChef — InnerChef is an Indian food tech company that offers a mobile app for online food discovery and delivery. It allows users to order their favorite dishes which can be delivered within 20 minutes. The company offers ready-to-eat meals, gourmets do-it-yourself recipe kits (InnerChef DIY gourmet), detox cleanses, and healthy eats (InnerChef+) as wellas decadent desserts (Indulge by InnerChef). InnerChef has beverages ranging from cold coffees to thick shakes to fruit juices, all freshly prepared. The company also operates Indulge, a hyperlocal dessert marketplace where home bakers and neighborhood bakeries can offer their products to customers.
Pipa.Bella — Pipa.Bella currently offers custom-made and ready-made fashion jewelry at affordable prices to over 40,000 customers across India through an innovative online platform and aims to reach to 1.5 lakh customers over the next twelve months. With few branded players in the fashion jewelry segment, Pipa.Bella aims to solve a pain point that many womenface while shopping for jewelry - branded jewelry is either overpriced with high mark-ups, or unbranded jewelry is cluttered and lacks any proper curation or style guidance. Pipa.Bella launches approximately 100 new styles every week that are all priced well between INR 500 - 3000. The demand for fashion jewellery has grown significantly in the last few years due to high prices of gold and silver and is estimated to be a $6 billion market. The brand has hit operational profitability in FY 17-18 and is aiming to be cash flow positive in the next twelve months. Pipa.Bella targets the 22-35-year-old urban woman who is fashion-conscious, social media savvy and is quick to adapt to latest trends. Pipa.Bella derives its name from two European words that describe the company's range of products and customers. A typical "Pipa" woman is bold, edgy and always ready to experiment and a typical "Bella" woman is a classicist, graceful, more conservative. The brand celebrates the different styles that exemplify these two aesthetics through its product range, which consist of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings, sterling silver jewelry, charms, personalized jewelry, wedding jewelry Pipa.Bella is a recipient of the Google SMB Heroes 2017 Award, Top 25 Startups by Singapore's Javelin Startup-O Victory Fund, and Digital Women in E-Commerce 2017 Award by Shethepeople.tv. The brand has been worn on top Bollywood celebrities and has been featured in International fashion and business publications such as Vogue, Harpers, Femina, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Economic Times, and Wall Street Journal.

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.

Investment focus

Internet, News, Lifestyle
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

RAAHO — Raaho is the most reliable trucking partner in India. Loved for our transparent and 24*7 super friendly customer service.
Crib — Crib is building India's first digital ecosystem aimed at redefining how landlords operate, tenants stay and market sells.
Jimmy's Cocktails — Jimmy's Cocktails makes premium cocktails.

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.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

altM — altM is an alternate materials company on a mission to develop the future of materials to reduce carbon footprint and improve circularity in their supply chain.
Jodaro — Jodaro operates as an intermediary for trade that links customers and manufacturers directly.
Finsire — Finsire Modern finances to embrace your financial desires

Ankur is a Chartered Accountant from India and MBA from Georgetown University in Washington D.C., USA. He has previously worked as an investment banker (M&A) with Citigroup in New York and Credit Suisse in London. He set up and expanded Training the Street’s operation across Asia and Middle East. Ankur is an active angel investor with 20+investments in last 5 years.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Edvizo — Edvizo is an education based startup that aspires to re-invent India's educational institutions via innovative technology and a passion to serve.
PhableCare — In India, 1 in 4 people suffer from chronic ailments. Meanwhile, 80% of patients cannot comply to the treatment plan provided by the doctor leading to even more complications. This poses a huge burden on the healthcare system. Phable solves this by making care autonomous and predictive. Our AI-enabled health assistant significantly improves healthoutcomes by enabling disease-specific guidance and continuous monitoring.Phable is marching onward to impact a billion lives over the next 5 years.
Samosa Party Foods — Order online freshly fried Samosas. Choose from 14 different varieties, paired well with freshly brewed teas

Sweta Rau, founder of White Ventures

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Women's
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Volopay — Volopay gives you control over your company's payments, expenses, budgets, and accounting. The best alternative for your business account. Join the hundreds of companies that trust Volopay.
CreditDharma(previusly threedots) — Credit Dharma offers fast, secure, and affordable home loans. Get the lowest interest rates and get savings on your home loan in just 48 hours. Book a free consultation today. Experience a hassle-free homeownership journey with Credit Dharma
PayGlocal Technologies — All-in-one payments solution for growing businesses. Process payments, manage risk and reduce fraud with PayGlocal.

Amit Lakhotia is the GM Paytm Wallet at Paytm.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Internet, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

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.
TyrePlex — Buy car and bike tyres. Best tyre price, features, reviews. Find right tyre size and tyre dealer details
FastJobs.io — FastJobs.io envisions a world in which job hunting is completely stress-free and convenient.

Ashutosh Valani is the founder at Renee Cosmetics.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Aakrit Vaish is the co-founder and CEO of Haptik, who pioneered the wave of conversational AI starting back in 2013. Today, Haptik is one of the world's largest companies in the space with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Singapore, and clients that include names such as KFC, Starhub, Zurich Insurance, Ola Cabs, Hotstar, Oyo Rooms,Kotak Life. In April 2019, Reliance Industries acquired the majority shareholding in the company in a $100 million transaction, making Haptik one of the highest valued AI companies globally. Outside of Haptik, Aakrit is an investor in startups in the areas of consumer/consumer tech and B2B SaaS. Notable investments include Unacademy (valued at >$200 million), Pepper Content, Park+, Flat White Capital, Third Wave Coffee, Ayoconnect, Boxhub, Dataweave, Haikujam (Ligthtbox backed), Flatchat (sold to Commonfloor in 2014), Tookitaki, Dil Mil, Ayopop, iON Energy, Talent Litmus, among others.Prior to Haptik,Aakrit was an early member of the team at Flurry, one of the world's largest mobile analytics and advertising platforms, acquired by Yahoo in 2014. Aakrit received his BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and was named as a contender to the Forbes India 30 under 30 list in 2015.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, Canada, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Creativefuel — Priorities brands should use Meme MarketingThis appropriate engagement that meme marketing brings out of the major reason why brands should use our meme marketing to advertise with us. Let’s target more folded advantages that Meme Marketing will have over any of its relative threshold counterparts.Here are 4 reasons why many advertisingbrands should use meme marketing over other basic methods of advert:1. Meme’s deliver by creative fuel out staged campaign eternal proven better engage rate than promoted avert on a social media If you, done a paid campaign to engage your result page, to optimized your ad result but, always track’ when you look at the engagement result and stats.2. If you are meme jacking do enclosed a disclaimer for your event, have an advantage over any other creatives that you always make a creative. Reason: The meme is already viral and ensures engaged you sour if you put your message through it in the right manner (WE CAN HELP). Whereas, if you produce a traditional Ad, it definitely cannot compete with the engagement rate of a meme’s.3. Brand major-related wings invest their major chunk of brand banner for advertising thinking there will be a brand awareness campaign containing social lead if nothing else. Campaign results may be right, but why limit the scope have just brand awareness when you can generate lead brands outsourced directly. People off, they relate with their meme post so well that it leaves a lasting impression of the brand page on them and initiates a Return a page conversation for the internet community standard organization.Often companies/brands have this reaction when ROI (return on investment) for their online campaign yields poor results:4. People spend time on the internet to consume good content as well as to skip brand communications. This is because they bring along them a FUZZ factor. Whereas, if the same message snippet can be delivered via meme in such a way that the person related enjoys looking at it. Well, it does look like an idea.What meme marketing feels like in Meme’s Marketing:A question might arise… What happens even if we create a Meme, Our Brand ‘awesome Handle in a million followers (Axis number) what trend’s follow and target out followers Meme Marketing related is not about linked posting Memes on your Brand Handle, All the Memes produced are seed’s on Social media via Meme Pages. These Meme Pages have their own massive and target audience and hence the idea is to leverage out that attention.
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.
GrayQuest — GrayQuest Education Finance Pvt. Ltd provides Parents and Students with the most convenient and easiest option to pay fees to their Institute.

Arihant is the Managing Director of Patni Financial Advisors, a wealth management company that advises high net worth families on a wide range of investment options. He is also Co-founder and Director at Nirvana venture Advisors. Arihant began his career at his family business, Patni Computer Systems, one of the leading Indian IT businesses of thetime, where he held positions in the computer software and human resources departments, as well as being a business development and marketing executive. Subsequently, Arihant worked as a Business Strategy Consultant for Fidelity Investments in Boston.

Investment focus

Health Care, Apps, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Innovist — Onesto Labs Private Limited is an unlisted private company. It was incorporated on 18 October, 2018 and is located in Central Delhi, Delhi. It is classified as a private limited company.The company has two directors - Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana.
MathCo — TheMathCompany is a data science firm that helps organizations buck age-old trends and create demonstrated value with the help of robust data and analytics transformations. They have become one of the fastest growing AI & ML start-ups in the world in just over two years, disrupting the analytics industry by making enterprises analyticallyself-sufficient.
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.

Miten Sampat - Building CRED @ CRED

Investment focus

Health Care, Internet, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, Indonesia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Tratoli — SaaS & AI-driven software solution for travel agencies
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.
GrayQuest — GrayQuest Education Finance Pvt. Ltd provides Parents and Students with the most convenient and easiest option to pay fees to their Institute.

Ankit N. is the founder at Curefoods. Attended Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Software, Wellness
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

FroGo — Enjoy the widest selection of ice creams, snacks, momos, and frozen foods online at best prices on Frogo. Top Brands. Top Quality. Lowest delivery charges.
Leela Life — Timeless Indian wellbeing secrets for peaceful and joyful living
Skye Air Mobility — Skye Air provides an affordable and fast drone delivery service for online orders. We use drones to deliver products to consumers in just a few minutes

Dhianu Das is a businessman par excellence with a mission to empower entrepreneurs & start-ups with investment, mentoring and capacity building to enable business development. With an extensive investment, operation, strategy & development experience he has mentored many startups into successful businesses and has effectively led majorbusiness turnarounds as well as set up new businesses all across India. A mentor with exceptional clarity and a strategist who can plan and help execute - Dhianu Das is the perfect combination of a dreamer, a mentor, a businessman, and a true Visionary. Das is an active angel investor in many startups that are involved in inventing and developing problem-solving products. He invests both his money and trust in the companies and people with idiosyncratic business ideas and the passion to change the world.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Zotalabs — Build you scalable digital application with hassle free deployment without any coding experience of Blockchain, AI, IOT and Cyber security.
FunkFeets — FunkFeets operates as a quirky sneaker startup. Funkfeets leverages the need to provide asymmetrical designs for sneakers on shoes so that buyers can connect with the elements on the footwear.
Puresh Milk — Puresh Milk providing natural cow milk from our dairy farm.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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