Top 50 Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in India
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Media (entertainment) startups based in India. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Media (entertainment) companies from India. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in India
Investor | Media (entertainment) India investments |
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Kunal Shah | 15 |
Rajan Anandan | 11 |
Vijay Shekhar Sharma | 11 |
Rajan Anandan | 11 |
Anupam Mittal | 8 |
Gaurav Munjal | 8 |
Rajesh Sawhney | 8 |
Sujeet Kumar | 7 |
Binny Bansal | 7 |
Roman Saini | 6 |
Phanindra Sama | 5 |
Girish Mathrubootham | 5 |
Rajesh Mane | 5 |
V Balakrishnan | 4 |
Ramakant Sharma | 4 |
Aprameya Radhakrishna | 4 |
Vaibhav Domkundwar | 4 |
Raghunandan G | 4 |
Rahul Maroli | 4 |
Rohit Chanana | 4 |
Shrishti Sahu | 4 |
Aakrit Vaish | 4 |
Hemesh Singh | 4 |
Alvin Tse | 4 |
Jitendra Gupta | 4 |
Utsav Somani | 4 |
Nitin Singhal | 3 |
Kishore Ganji | 3 |
Mitesh Shah | 3 |
Vinay Bansal | 3 |
Srinivas Anumolu | 3 |
Sumit Jain | 3 |
Amit Ranjan | 3 |
Ratan Tata | 3 |
Sunil Kumar Singhvi | 3 |
Arjun Vaidya | 3 |
Ankur Warikoo | 3 |
Vishal Maheshwari | 3 |
Ankur Mittal | 3 |
Ritesh Agarwal | 3 |
Jaynti Kanani | 3 |
Vidit Aatrey | 3 |
Maninder Gulati | 3 |
Mohandas Pai | 3 |
Sanjeev Barnwal | 3 |
Pranav Pai | 3 |
Alok Mittal | 3 |
Vipul Agrawal | 3 |
Kalyan Krishnamurthy | 3 |
Sidharth Rao | 3 |
Kunal Shah
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- 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.
- BitScale — BitScale enables growth teams to create scalable AI operations. Bitscale is developing a new form of UI that allows sales and marketing professionals to automate their manual procedures, making them 10X more successful.
- 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.
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Apps
- 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.
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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Investment focus
- Internet, News, Social Media
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- TechEagle Innovations — 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.
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.
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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.
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
- 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 — Discover top-quality, certified refurbished phones at Refit Global. Enjoy premium devices at unbeatable prices with reliable performance.
Gaurav Munjal is the Co-Founder and CEO at Unacademy.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Internet, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Emversity — Beyond Odds focuses on upskilling the workforce and offers support to yhe healhcare industry.
- LightFury Games — India's true AAA game studio with a vision to pioneer a new era of gaming by creating groundbreaking AAA titles that entertain and inspire players worldwide.
- Up — Up was founded by IIT Bombay alumni, Mahek Mody, ex-Chief of Staff at Ather Energy and Mohit Sharma, ex-head of engineering at Chaayos. React is at the forefront of transforming modern Indian households. As India’s first D2C, smart home appliance brand, their maiden product the R1 has been designed to change the way we cook and expand ourrepertoire of food. The smart cooking appliance offers 10 inbuilt functions - chop, stir, sauté, whisk, blend, boil, steam, cook, knead & self-clean, along with an integrated smart weighing scale. The onboard 8” touchscreen offers consumers a guided cooking experience, with access to hundreds of recipes from across the world. React’s CookClub.ai will also allow users tocreate and share their own recipes and give them access to thousands more as they are built. React will begin deliveries of the R1 in June, 2022.
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.
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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.
Sujeet Kumar - Co- Founder @ Udaan
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, Singapore, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Vidyut — Vidyut offers end-to-end solutions for purchase and financing to resale which provide superior economics on electric vehicles compared to petrol & diesel vehicles.
- Mainstreet — Browse through our vast collection of premium streetwear like sneakers, apparel & accessories. Mainstreet is India's premiere hype outlet for all sneaker-heads out there!
- Third Wave Coffee — Third wave coffee is a manufacturer and distributor of easy coffee bags that help to make barista-quality coffee anytime without any equipment. The third wave roasts coffees in small batches and introduce specialty cofee.
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.
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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.
Roman Saini is Co Founder at Unacademy.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Health Care, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Turnip — Empowering online communities to run, discover and join interactive experiences.
- Up — Up was founded by IIT Bombay alumni, Mahek Mody, ex-Chief of Staff at Ather Energy and Mohit Sharma, ex-head of engineering at Chaayos. React is at the forefront of transforming modern Indian households. As India’s first D2C, smart home appliance brand, their maiden product the R1 has been designed to change the way we cook and expand ourrepertoire of food. The smart cooking appliance offers 10 inbuilt functions - chop, stir, sauté, whisk, blend, boil, steam, cook, knead & self-clean, along with an integrated smart weighing scale. The onboard 8” touchscreen offers consumers a guided cooking experience, with access to hundreds of recipes from across the world. React’s CookClub.ai will also allow users tocreate and share their own recipes and give them access to thousands more as they are built. React will begin deliveries of the R1 in June, 2022.
- Meme Chat Private Limited — Make memes, trends and money. All under one hood.
Co-Founder of Redbus.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Jovian — Learn practical skills from Silicon Valley engineers, build real-world portfolio projects, and earn a certification. Kick start your data science career!
- Bitsila — Bitsila is an software company that allows retail shops to start and grow business through online platform.
- Bytebeam — Accelerate your IoT initiatives with Bytebeam - our platform makes it 10X simpler and quicker to build cutting-edge smart products
Girish Mathrubootham is the CEO and Founder at Freshworks. Girish Mathrubootham attended University of Madras.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- HuddleUp — HuddleUp is an AI-based team culture platform empowering Managers to boost team engagement & productivity using conversational AI, personalised learnings & peer connections. Build engaged, high-performing remote teams with HuddleUp. Book a demo now!
- NocoDB — NocoDB is an open-source Airtable alternative that transforms existing databases into a smart spreadsheet. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
- PickYourTrail — Personalize your holiday packages online. International trips in 3 easy steps, at best rates guaranteed. Experience a hassle-free vacation.
An active investor in early stage startups across technology & CPG.
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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!
Mr. V. Balakrishnan, also known as Bala, is the Founder & Chairman of Exfinity, a Private Equity Fund focused on investing in the Technology space. Mr. Balakrishnan served as Head of BPO, Finacle & India Business Unit at Infosys Ltd. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Infosys Ltd., from May 1, 2006 to October 31, 2012. Mr.Balakrishnan has significant experience in leadership positions in the finance domain, with expertise in Corporate Finance, International Taxation, Risk Management and Mergers & Acquisitions. He served as Secretary and Senior Vice President - Finance of Infosys Ltd., from joining it in 2001 to April 2006. He served as Vice President - Finance of Infosys Ltd and also served in various capacities in Finance department.
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Investment focus
- Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Pet
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India
Portfolio highlights
- The Ken — The Ken - Unrivaled analysis and powerful stories about businesses from across the globe brought to you by award-winning journalists.
- TaxSutra — Taxsutra provides real time, up-to-date news and case law analysis on Income tax from ITAT, and the High Courts and Supreme Court. We are also tracking important litigations, developments in Income Tax department, CBDT and Finance Ministry, with a view to keep tax professionals abreast of the latest trends therein.
- TailsLife — TailsLife is a platform that connects Pet Owners, Services providers & Manufacturers - leveraging the latest technology to transform existing industry and create new ones. Our technology platform enables users, pet walkers, sitters and groomers to discover each other through an intelligent matching engine that analyses multiple data pointsincluding the availability, proximity and dozens of other parameters like pet type, breed, size, age, special needs etc. TailsLife also markets products such as Instant Dog Meal with its in-house brand D WoofPack & Furresh. Having tied up with retailers such as LULU, BigBasket, Food World, Future group and top pet stores.We are web & app based.
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, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Relso — At Relso, we are building India's largest cloud factory for furniture with the vision of becoming the most preferred furniture manufacturers for brands & retailers across the world. We work from 'design to delivery' with our clients to deliver the latest designs at the best pricing.
- 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.
- 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
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!
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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.
Vaibhav Domkundwar - CEO @ Better Capital
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Investment focus
- Software, Education, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States, United Kingdom
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.
- OSlash — Transform long URLs into memorable shortcuts. Make information easy to access, find, & share with others in an instant with a complete URL management solution
- Josh Talks — By leveraging our expertise in research and storytelling, we create exclusive content in regional languages to help brands tell their story better and reach their target audience.
Raghu is the Founder of Zolve. He is an avid reader and an encyclopedia in his own rights. After a successful 3-year stint with Feedback Ventures as a Consultant, he decided to follow his heart which craved for him to become an entrepreneur. He has degrees from IIM Ahmedabad and NITK Surathkal and hasn’t lost touch with the technical prowess fromhis days back in Texas Instruments.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- GoalTeller — Goalteller aids you in planning for yours and your loved ones future. Make the best investment decisions that help you achieve your goals
- Goodmeetings — Transform your sales and customer success teams. Record calls / customer meetings, review AI-curated reels of key meeting moments, human-level summaries / notes. Coach and collaborate with meeting insights
- Method Financial — Method makes it easy for developers to embed debt repayment on their apps.
Rahul Maroli is a business leader with demonstrated ability of building businesses for profit, growth and scale. For over a decade and a half, he has been steering market-leading companies in the automotive services, e-commerce & start-up businesses. His expertise includes driving shareholder returns, business strategy, Operations, Sales &Marketing. Rahul heads Ola’s Rental, Shuttle (Mass Mobility) and Corporate Distribution businesses, apart from strategic supply programs. Earlier, he envisioned, started and led Ola's cab leasing business through a wholly owned subsidiary Ola Fleet Technologies, making Ola the world’s first ride-sharing company to have a successful fleet business.Prior to Ola, he led Sales, Marketing and Operations for LeasePlan India, a leading player in the business mobility industry.Rahul advises early stage start-up and is an active angel investor. His investments include PeeSafe, EdgeFx, Dibz, ShadiSaga, Coutloot, ASADEL Technologies, Digiora & KakCho.
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Investment focus
- Education, Food and Beverage, News
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Exprto Live — Exprto connects students directly with the IIT-JEE and NEET recent year toppers for personal guidance.
- Advantage Club — Enhance staff engagement with our cutting-edge platforms and tools. Boost team productivity and morale effortlessly. Explore now!
- Fashion is One — Fashion is One is a collaborative and community centric one-stop platform for fashion and design.
Rohit Chanana - Founder and Managing Partner @ Sarcha Advisors
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Broadcasting, Electric Vehicle
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Vgenomics — Your partner in newborn healthcare and diagnosis for rare diseases, your partner in whole genome and exome research.
- BatX Energies — BatX Energies is the India's largest Lithium(Li) Ion Battery Recycling Company which produces battery grade materials to create eco-friendly sustainable energy source.
- goStops — goSTOPS offers best option for backpackers or youth solo adventurers tour traveller cheap hostel stay room booking online in india. We are a chain of backpacker hostels accommodation that strives to provide social stays & experiential travels at every step for a youth tourism.
entrepreneur and investor in tech start-ups, crypto and public markets. Founded a fintech company, and was a part of the Investment Team of Lumis Partners (PeopleStrong, TalentEdge, Sheroes etc). Headed Startup Programs for Facebook for South Asia & India. Early backer of companies like Plum (health insurance for SME employees), Clickpost(logistics tech), Rupifi (credit for SMEs), WorkApps (Enterprise Collaboration), Chingari (Social Video), Kutumb (social communities for Bharat), DelightChat (customer support for D2C brands), 10Club (D2C e-commerce), UrbanYogi (mental health)
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Investment focus
- Internet, FinTech, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- OnFinance AI — OnFinance.ai is committed to harnessing the power of Generative AI for the betterment of the banking, wealth management, and insurance landscapes. Every Generative AI solution they develop is anchored in safety, efficiency, and the intricate nuances of their industry.NeoGPT, their in-house LLM (Large Language Model), and their flagship offering,embodies their belief in Generative AI's potential to redefine the financial sector. They provide secure AI Copilots, powered by NeoGPT, designed for internal teams at these institutions, boosting the efficiency of research, relationship management, sales, and customer support functions.
- Thermoflyde — Refractory
- leap.club — we are a powerful and private network of women leaders.
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.
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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.
Hemesh Singh is a co-founder and CTO of Unacademy.com.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Social Media, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- OpsLyft — The only cloud management platform that focuses on providing actionable insights for technology and financial leaders.
- Pratilipi — A platform to read stories, write your own and share your favorite ones in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, English, Urdu, Punjabi and Odia
- Slick App — Go Slick, and declare your true feelings like nobody's watching!
Alvin Tse is the current General Manager of Xiaomi India. He previously worked at Xiaomi as a Head of Marketing, Xiaomi Europe. Alvin Tse attended Stanford University.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Education, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- EduRev — EduRev is an e-learning platform that provides student the freedom to learn what they want. It is a free website where thousands of students, teachers and professors share, study and upload their notes, video lectures and books to help each other. The problem not only exists in the school, but also colleges, especially engineering colleges, wherethe last minute study counts for everything. One common place to find all such answers is www.edurev.in, a site that provides material that you need to obtain an edge in a world of cut throat competition. EduRev provides everything for free, from online videos of lectures, and ebooks in the pdf format. The unique feature of the website is it’s interaction capabilities. Students follow their teachers and friends, and create a network. The teachers can also interact with students from different institutions across the country and bond with the like-minded.
- Interality — Interality is a tech startup that helps in building virtual platforms.
- Selligion Technologies — Selligion Praho is the world's first Hybrid cloud computing as a service - perhaps the first step towards delivering the last computer you'd ever need. A computer powered by the cloud - a computer that needs no upgrades - Selligion Praho offers the possibility of unlimited on-demand upgrades, and opportunities for life
Jitendra Gupta is the Founder of Jupiter.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- SiPay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
- 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 — 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!
Looking for - Passionate founders looking to target a market with tremendous future potential and stands to be disrupted by a new entrant. Crucial that the product / service is not easily replicable and the domain expertise of the company is a deterrent to fresh entrants.Keen interest in - Clean Technology, Consumer Internet, EnterpriseSoftware, Health Care, Mobile, SaaSSkills - Angel Investing, Financial Modelling & Valuation, Information Technology, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
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- Apps, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Indonesia
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- Supply6 — Supply6 is the perfect balance of the 6 essential micro and macro nutrients in one wholesome meal.
- Ninecamp — Ninecamp is a food and beverage company. They anticipate creating new and unique brands with a strong emphasis on high-quality offerings in product, service, and design.
- Alt Carbon — Alt Carbon operates as a climate tech platform.
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
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States, United Kingdom
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- 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.
Kishore Ganji is the Angel Investor & Mentor at Astir Ventures.
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- E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India, United States, Bangladesh
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- 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.
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.
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- E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United Kingdom, Singapore
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- 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.
Finance professional with 20+ years of global experience in Fortune 50 companies, Startups and Private Equity, Vinay comes with a plethora of experience in finance, having begun his career in HUL and subsequently climbing up the ladder to play a paramount role in leading one of the largest finance team in GE India. He also has hands on experiencein startups, having worked in wildcraft wherein he played a pivotal role in mentoring the team and turning it into a profitable venture. He continued on his journey as a turnaround specialist bringing to life various portfolio companies while in TPG Capital.
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- Internet, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, United Kingdom
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- 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.
- VideoVerse — VideoVerse is an interactive video shopping platform. VideoVerse introduces shoppable blogs and shoppable videos which will help to reach out to a rich pool of followers and enthusiasts.
Co-Founder of Growth Story.
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- Apps, Automotive, Food Processing
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, United Kingdom
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- ONWO — India's first digitally enabled food export platform
- Podeum — Podeum helps to combine various pre- and post-game activities such as pre-match analysis, live-match commentary, online social media debates, and fantasy and prediction competitions into one platform.
- Magma — Magma platform partners with factories and raw materials suppliers to offer supply chain services from the supplier to the customer.
Sumit Jain is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur, He started online real-estate portal commonfloor.com for property seekers in 2007. Prior to that, he used to work with Oracle. As the co-founder and CEO, Sumit is responsible for driving the strategic direction for Commonfloor.com as well as delivering on company goals Hisresult-oriented approach ensures a constant and relentless focus on end-user satisfaction. Sumit Jain finds solace in a game of billiards. The game not only relaxes him, it also helps him catch up with friends or at times, make new acquaintances.
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- Mobile Apps, Internet, FinTech
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, Singapore
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- AdmitKard — Want to study abroad ? Get expert advice and information on colleges, courses, exams, admission, student visa, and application process to study overseas.
- Fixcraft — Fixcraft is changing the way car owners get their car repair done. Its tech enabled startup which plans to bring "Quality Service at Fair Price" to every user. Currently, the market is ruled by Authorised workshops on one end which charge exorbitant amount in the name of brand on one end and local mechanics which is a sub-standard qualitywork at lower price.
- All Is Well — AI Driven Integrated Fitness App to Unlock Sports Performance Book Demo Testimonials Jordan Gregory Head Coach, Gary Kirsten Cricket India "All Is Well App exceeded all expectations, delivering a truly exceptional experience. The professionalism of the All Is Well team was outstanding, and their dedication to knowledge sharing with GKCI coaches left me thoroughly impressed.
Amit heads the team that is building SlideShare.Amit has a previous background in product marketing, sales & consumer research. His last job was with PepsiCo; prior to PepsiCo, he worked with Asian Paints & Godrej. He holds an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Univ Of Delhi and a Mechanical Engineering degree fromREC/NIT, Jaipur.
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- Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India, United States, Singapore
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- Minko — Minko is a retail fintech platform that provides credit facilities to small shop and retail shop owners. Minko is a smart credit product that now allows retailers to access low-cost instant short-term loans to grow business.
- 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.
- SalaryBox — SalaryBox is the best staff management app to manage employees. It automates your attendance, payroll, leave, shifts and more processees
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.
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- E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
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- GOQii — GOQii is headquartered in California with offices in Mumbai and Shenzhen. It is dedicated to enabling a permanent shift to a healthier lifestyle with the combination of advanced wearable technology, the world's leading experts, coaches and karma. GOQii focuses on sustained engagement & goal reinforcement and offers a complete ecosystem asa single integrated solution, which is a powerful combination of technology and human connection. GOQii is a collaboration of some of the world's leading experts and an amazing management team who are driven by a passion for healthy sustainable living, and who believe that all of us contain boundless potential. GOQii's goal is to enable millions of people across the world to "be the force" by helping them unleash their untapped potential.
- Repos energy — Repos Energy is redefining the energy distribution system by making all fuels available at your doorstep with just a click on the Repos app! Contact us now!
- Goodfellows — Goodfellows aims to offer companionship to lonely senior citizens.
SunilKumar Singhvi is the managing partner at Singhvi Heritage LLP.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India, Israel
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- OhLocal — OhLocal is India's pioneering Online-to-Offline commerce platform, connecting buyers to sellers in their respective locations.
- Chai Waale — Chai Waale operates a tea-focussed quick-service restaurant brand. Chai Waale offers a range of specialty teas in both hot and cold variants, and serves savoury foods including noodles, sandwiches and Indian dishes such as poha and khakhras.
- Matrix Gas & Renewables — Matrix Gas & Renewables offers a reliable and affordable natural gas supply from various sources. Matrix Gas aims to become the preferred natural gas supplier to Indian downstream customers, ensuring reliable, consistent supply. They offer flexible offtake contracts, flexible supply terms, and flexibility in take or pay and LC requirements.
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
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- SkinInspired — SkinInspired is the operator of a luxury skincare company that offers products tailored to each individual's skin type and issues. The company's products are vegan and include no parabens, alcohol, or sulphates.
- Nitro Commerce — Nitro Commerce provides AI tools to help them reach their greatest potential.
- WTF Gyms and Technology — WTF: Revolutionizing the Fitness Landscape in IndiaIn today's fast-paced world, maintaining a healthy lifestyle has become increasingly challenging. Traditional gym models often fail to cater to the diverse needs and preferences of the modern fitness enthusiast. This is where WTF steps in, with a mission to redefine the gym experience inIndia and make fitness more accessible, engaging, and enjoyable for everyone.WTF aims to address the common pain points in the fitness industry by offering innovative solutions that combine cutting-edge technology, personalized fitness plans, and expert coaching. By integrating virtual classes, AI-powered coaching, and tailored workout plans, WTF creates a unique fitness ecosystem that transcends conventional gym models and provides a comprehensive, personalized approach to health and wellness.The impact of WTF's approach is evident in the impressive growth statistics of its partner gyms. About 50% of the WTF gyms have experienced remarkable growth of at least 70% during the last 12 months, while 30% have seen growth anywhere between 20 to 40%. These figures showcase the power of WTF's partnership and the mutual benefits that arise from their collaboration with gym owners.In conclusion, WTF is on a mission to revolutionize the fitness industry in India by addressing the challenges faced by gym-goers and gym owners alike. Through the use of innovative technology, personalized fitness offerings, and a strong emphasis on community-building, WTF is poised to transform the way India stays fit and healthy.
Ankur Warikoo is the Co-founder and Board Member of Nearbuy.
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- Financial Services, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India, United States
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- 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.
- wealth42 — wealth42 helps you create a plan to be wealthy. It is the fastest financial planning app on the planet, available on iOS and Android. Get productive with your money with planned investments, loans, expenses, savings, and insurance.
- Josh Talks — By leveraging our expertise in research and storytelling, we create exclusive content in regional languages to help brands tell their story better and reach their target audience.
Vishal Maheshwari is a Member of the Investment Committee at 9Unicorns. He attended Chetana's R. K. Institute of Management & Research.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Photography
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- India
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- Siftr Labs — We are a technology company and have built a photo-curation platform using cutting edge artificial intelligence and deep learning. SIFTR platform aims to provides photo curation services. Our first offering is for photographers and consumers who click a lot of photos, post them on social or backup platforms, but then have a hard time in findingthe relevant photos, when required.
- Kiko Live — KIKO TV is India's first social commerce platform for "Assisted shopping" powered by AI. Dedicated team with a vision to connect buyers directly to sellers and build trust between them through digitisation of shops, stores and brands. Contact: shivam+contact@kiko.media
- STAGE — STAGE is an Indian language content platform for artist-led entertainment.
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.
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- E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States
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- 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
Aroa Ventures is an investment initiative of Ritesh Agarwal's family office, focused on supporting the startup ecosystem in India. Ritesh is the Founder and Group CEO of OYO Hotels & Homes.
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- EdTech, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, Japan
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- 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 .
- iDream Career — Discover your true potential to reach your dream destination.
- Toffee Coffee Roasters — Toffee Coffee Roasters brings you fresh single estate 100% Arabica coffee beans, roasted with care, from the finest estates across Asia.
Jaynti Kanani - Co-Founder @ Polygon
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, Singapore, United States
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- Rep3 — Rep3 is a Web3 community management application. Rep3 uses gamification methods to assist lps encryption projects in managing communities, members, and contributions.
- AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
- NovaNet — NovaNet offers local verifiable computing and privacy protection applications, including AI, decentralized Internet of Things (DePIN), and games.
Vidit Aatrey is Founder and CEO at Meesho. He previously worked at InMobi as a Strategy. Vidit Aatrey attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Education
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, Kenya, Sweden
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- Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price
- 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!
- Mesa School of Business — World's first business school built by the startup ecosystem, for the startup ecosystem!
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
Mohandas Pai - Co-Founder and Chairman @ Aarin Capital
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- E-Commerce, Education, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Singapore
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- ToneTag — Discover our world-class soundwave-based Merchant Payment Solution, Toll Plaza Payment Solution, Contactless Payment Solution, IVR Payment Solution to transform your business.
- Zoomcar — Zoomcar offers the best car rental options for stress-free travel. Explore our top-quality vehicles and book your ride today.
- Invact Metaversity — Invact high-quality, virtually immersive learning experiences for everyone, delivered at the best price to them wherever they are.
Sanjeev Barnwal is Founder and CTO at Meesho.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A
- India, Kenya, Vietnam
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- Kapu — We are an online shopping community that helps you save even more on your everyday essentials when you buy together with your friends.
- Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price
- Bluelearn — Find co-founders & teammates, apply to gigs, learn new skills, and meet passionate people.
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.
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- Internet, Marketplace, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, Singapore
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- Helium — Helium handles the front end, and Shopify is the back end for Helium's headless solution. Your current Shopify integrations, apps, and data will continue to function flawlessly.
- 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.
Entrepreneur | Angel Investor & Mentor | PoetStarting the career from teaching, Vipul learned to manage people while respecting vast differences which makes everyone unique. Mathematics & Statistics keeps my decisions logical. Experience in Operations, Data Science, Technology, Marketing & Content ideation helps him connect more dotsand strengthen his communication skill thus helping in growing business and generating new ideas & strategies.Vipul Agrawal, a Serial Entrepreneur and a Life Skills Thinker has come a long way from establishing one startup and now starting with another. He strongly advocates and nurtures the “RBC” – Relationship, Business and Connections, of his life to stay ahead in the competitive market. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science – Maths (Hons.) from Delhi University followed by Masters in Statistics from Amity University.Vipul’s journey of starting his own venture eventually started at a very early age, when the circumstances shaped him to be mentally resilient to withstand the expenses for his own education, food and shelter. He became the partner in a startup at a very early age. Then he founded his second startup, targeted towards re-defining cricket audience engagement. He has always believed in empowering people in his team and developing intrapreneurs to achieve the business objectives.Presently Vipul is working to create "unlu" India's leading platform to connect fans with the people they admire most. He also joined INSEAD and became the youngest to be the part of their Senior Executives Leadership Course.Re-defining the way of doing business, leading to customer delight and watching it grow, has established him as a successful Life and Start-Up Thinker.If you want to join this journey, do write him at vipul@unlu.io.
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- Marketing, Nutrition, Event Promotion
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India
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- Housmaid — Housmaid is one of the leading service provider for Maid, Cook, Babysitter, Driver, Servant, Eldercare, Gardner and Pantry Boy. We help customers and businesses to hire trusted professionals for all their service needs. We are staffed with young, passionate people working to make a difference in the lives of people by catering to their housekeepingservice needs. We aim to solve the customer pain by keeping trust, safety and quality factors in mind. All the services are performed by well-trained professional’s domestic workers which gives 100 percent customer satisfaction to our valuable customers.
- Visa2Fly — Online visa application- Apply for a tourist visa online to top destinations like Dubai, UK, USA, Dubai, etc. hassle-free with Visa2fly. know more about Apply Visa Online- Visa2fly
- TheCollegeFever — TheCollegeFever is a hub for fun, fiesta and frolic of Colleges. Workshops, College Events Conferences, Merchandise - all under one platform !
Mr. Kalyan Krishnamurthy is the CEO of Flipkart. Prior to joining Flipkart, Mr. Krishnamurthy served as the Director of Finance and Portfolio Companies at Tiger Global Management. Prior to Tiger Global, Mr. Krishnamurthy held various senior positions such as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at eBay Asia-Pacific and Country FinanceDirector (South-east Asia, Hong Kong) at eBay. He worked at Procter & Gamble. Mr. Krishnamurthy holds an MBA degree from Asian Institute of Management, the Philippines, and another MBA in Finance from UIUC College of Business, Illinois (US).
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- Internet, E-Commerce, B2B
- Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- India, Singapore, United States
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- Protonn — Protonn is an all-in-one solution to empower independent professionals
- Turnip — Empowering online communities to run, discover and join interactive experiences.
- The Whole Truth — Order online from The Whole Truth Foods with secure payment options and seamless online shopping experience.
Entrepreneur since 1998. Proud founder of a couple of really spectacular internet businesses in India. And then, at least 2x number of equally spectacular turkeys. The first bit taught me how to find great partners, choose great investors, build awesome teams, be great in sales, execute, execute and ruthlessly execute.
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- Internet, Art, Product Design
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- India
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- Lio — Lio lets businesses calculate, tabulate, and organize tasks such as creating to-do lists, wedding registries, and class schedules. The product can be used by home businesses, solo business owners, farmers, doctors, and small to medium businesses, among others.
- VS Mani & Co — Shop South Indian filter coffee, instant coffee that tastes almost like filter coffee, and wholesome snacks and spices at VS Mani & Co. Free delivery.
- FastJobs.io — FastJobs.io envisions a world in which job hunting is completely stress-free and convenient.
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