# Top 15 Mobile Advertising Angel Investors in India in June 2026

## Harish Bahl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Advertising, Internet, Apps

Harish Bahl is the Founder and Chairman of Smile Group. He previously worked at Airseva as a Co-Founder and Local JV Partner. Harish Bahl attended SDM College of Engineering and Technology.

## Sanjay Nath
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet, Machine Learning, Information Technology

Sanjay Nath - Co-founder & Managing Partner @ Blume Ventures

## Siddharth Talwar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, B2B, News

Siddharth Talwar - Co-Founder & Partner @ Lightbox

## Samir Bangara
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile, Apps, News

Samir Bangara - Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Qyuki

## Vijay Sharma
- Type: Angel
- Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Internet, News, Software

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.

## Murugavel Janakiraman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Murugavel Janakiraman is the Founder and CEO at Matrimony.com.

## Naveen Tewari
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Naveen is the founder of InMobi. His philosophy of constant innovation and disruption is embedded deep into the DNA of InMobians and is resonated across InMobi. His dream is to re-imagine advertising in a truly ‘user-first’ way and unlock the true potential of the mobile ecosystem.He has a Bachelor’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur (IIT) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he was also bestowed with the Dean’s Award, for his exceptional leadership and contribution. In 2013, his alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur also honored him with the esteemed ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ for his excellence in entrepreneurship.Naveen is involved in the fueling of around 30 start-ups as yet in India and has personally invested and supported several start-ups like NestAway, SlideRule, Mettl, Moneysights, Bombay Canteen, Zimmber, Razorpay etc. A believer that start-ups will be the pillars of growing India, he co-founded iSPIRT, which is a change agent with the brain of a think tank and aims to address government policy, create market catalysts, and grow the maturity of product entrepreneurs in order to transform India into a hub for new generation software products.He also founded and chairs a U.S.-based nonprofit called India School Fund which funds and sets up schools in rural India, a cause he cares deeply for.Naveen is a board member at Paytm and has been recognized for his entrepreneurial skills at various platforms. He received several awards and recognitions over the last several years:>‘Future Leaders Award’ presented by Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister, 2015>Fortune’s ‘40 under 40’ most powerful, influential and important people in business, 2015>The ‘Pathbreaker of the Year’ Award, 2014>Forbes India Leadership Award for ‘Outstanding Start Up', 2014>‘100 Most Creative People’, 2014 across the world>The ‘Pathbreaker of the Year’ Award, 2013 presented by Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister>‘7th Most Important Person’ by Business Insider’s the Mobile Power List, 2013>‘Mobile Top 50’ in The Drum, 2013>‘2nd Most Important Person’ by Business Insider’s the Mobile Power List, 2012An avid fan of cricket, Naveen is a fitness enthusiast and his early morning routine alternates between a long run outdoors and a cycling trip around the less crowded parts of the city.Source (http://www.inmobi.com/organization/leadership/naveen-tewari#profile)

## Rajesh Sawhney
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet

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.

## Ratan Tata
- Type: Angel
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care

Ratan Tata is the Founder and Managing Director of RNT Associates.

## Prashant Mehta
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Advertising, Ad Targeting

Prashant is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Komli Media including sales, product development, engineering, marketing and business development.    Prashant worked for Eight years at Yahoo! Inc., where he was Vice President and Head of Monetization for Yahoo!’s Emerging Markets Group which included India, Southeast Asia,Latin America, Middle East and Eastern Europe. Prior to Yahoo!, Prashant held various roles at Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan Chase (formerly, Chemical Bank) and NatWest.

## Aloke Bajpai
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Mobile, Apps, SaaS

Aloke Bajpai is based out of Gurgaon, Haryana and is the Managing Director & Group CEO of ixigo. Aloke previously worked at FinalQuadrant Solutions as a vice president, distribution strategy. Aloke Bajpai attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Aloke Bajpai has received IMPACT Digital Power 100 Award.

## Anoop Mathur
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Security, Advertising, Mobile Apps

Anoop Mathur - Founder & Investor @ CIO Angel Network

## Rajesh Kamat
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B
- Focus: Mobile, Social Media, Digital Entertainment

Listed as India’s hottest 40 under 40 Business Leaders by Economic Times and Spencer Stuart, Rajesh was previously the COO of Peter Chernin’s Asia focused private equity fund CA Media. Kamat had formerly launched Viacom18’s popular Hindi GEC network COLORS. With a mix of disruptive and differentiated programming, accompanied by aggressive marketingand distribution strategies Kamat catapulted COLORS to a number 3 position in its very first week and the number 1 position 9 months after launch, breaking Star Plus’ stranglehold on the position after nine years of unchallenged dominance. Under Rajesh’s leadership COLORS continued its successful run and grew into a vibrant brand reaching 140mm Households. It is the only GEC to have reached an operating break-even in 15 months. He served as COO of Viacom 18 Group and CEO of COLORS. Prior to COLORS, he launched Endemol India and served as its Managing Director. He has also served as SVP of Commercial & Business Planning at STAR India and held various marketing positions at Coca-Cola and MTV India. Kamat has also been named Impact Media Person of Year in 2009 and ‘Outstanding Entrepreneurs of Asia Pacific for 2010. Rajesh is a Bachelor of Engineering and also holds a Master's in Business Administration.Rajesh is also an active board member in over 10 companies and enjoys contributing to the angel investor ecosystem

## Samir Sood
- Type: Angel
- Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS

Samir Sood is the Founder and All Things Business and Chief Believer at Venture Highway.

## Anupam Mittal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Internet

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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