Top 40 Photography Startup Investors in India in May 2026
Top 40 Photography Startup Investors in India in May 2026
| Investor | Photography India investments |
|---|---|
| Info Edge | 6 |
| First Round Capital | 3 |
| Kettleborough VC | 2 |
| Sherpalo Ventures | 2 |
| YourNest Venture Capital | 2 |
| Rajesh Mane | 2 |
| Dholakia Ventures | 2 |
| Venture Highway | 1 |
| Raman Roy | 1 |
| Gund Investment, LLC | 1 |
| Vishal Maheshwari | 1 |
| Manmeet Singh | 1 |
| Sunny Rao | 1 |
| ARVIND JHA | 1 |
| Vikas Kapoor | 1 |
| Sanjay Jesrani | 1 |
| Nirav Choksi | 1 |
| Subram Kapoor | 1 |
| 100X.VC | 1 |
| GenNext Ventures | 1 |
| DotIn | 1 |
| Vinod K. Dham | 1 |
| IAN Group | 1 |
| John Ason | 1 |
| Flipkart Ventures | 1 |
| Refex Capital Fund | 1 |
| Kshitij Jain | 1 |
| Rajeev Saraf | 1 |
| Lightbox | 1 |
| Huddle | 1 |
| Founder Bank Capital | 1 |
| CerraCap Ventures | 1 |
| Daud Ali | 1 |
| Launch Capital | 1 |
| Ranjit Radhakrishnan | 1 |
| First Cheque | 1 |
| Aakrit Vaish | 1 |
| Artha Group | 1 |
| Harmeet Singh | 1 |
| AJ Ventures | 1 |
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Find investors — It's Free!Info Edge is an internet company that manages and operates online job portals. The company's mission is to address the middle east job market and have launched a Gulf version of the recruitment site. The company also launched a career counseling and guidance site, a professional networking site, and an education classified site.It wasfounded in 2016 and headquartered in Uttar, Pradesh.
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- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States
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- Anthriq — We create brain-computer interfaces using EEG to convert brain signals into commands to control technology using your thoughts. Transcending biological limits.
- Rumik.ai — Rumik.ai is an innovative AI company focused on creating AI beings that connect with humans on a deeply personal level. Their philosophy is that "the future of AI isn't artificial—it's human." rumik aims to bridge the gap between technology and human emotion by developing AI that can understand intent, infer emotions, andconverse naturally in multiple Indian languages.
- LegitQuest — LegitQuest is a legal-tech company that operates an AI-powered legal research platform with Indian case laws. The platform helps the stakeholders to research efficiently with the most advanced search engine developed through cutting edge technology as we have transformed complex data into a user-friendly form to make legal research faster.LegitQuest is run by a versatile team of tech-savvy attorneys, engineers and designers who aim to make the practice of law simpler for its end users.
First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.
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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, India
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- Gauntlet — Gauntlet builds a blockchain simulation and testing platform for financial systems. The company's blockchain simulation and the testing platform run a series of simulations to test the client's protocol or smart contract and gain intuition on how design choices affect behavior, thereby helping financial institutions by providingtransparency and greatly reduces the cost of experimentation so that teams can rapidly design, launch, and scale new decentralized systems. Gauntlet was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
- Clare — Discover the best place to buy paint. Order online and get premium, zero VOC paint, curated colors, peel & stick paint samples and painting supplies, delivered.
- Guide — Guide is the easiest way to deliver a personalized and engaging candidate experience. Win more candidates and meet your hiring goals faster.
Founded in 2020, Kettleborough is a venture capital fund focused on investing in early stage technology startups. We are seasoned investors and come with years of relevant experience in this field. We work proactively with our portfolio founders to help them take the companies to the next stage.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India
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- 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.
- GRAVITY — GRAVITY operates as a banking platform.
- InPrime Finserv — InPrime Finserv offers the best products and services by analysing the changing financial needs of the unregulated prime market.
Sherpalo Ventures is an early-stage investment firm that partners with visionary founders to build transformative companies.
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- Software, Mobile, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, India, Sweden
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- Aisera — Aisera's AI Service Management (AISM) solution helps enterprises to automate IT tasks & workflows to deliver exceptional service experience.
- QuikrEasy — Zimmber is a platform for those who are in need of home services like fixing or a dripping flush tank or electrical glitch, or installation of air conditioner. People who are in need of these services can contact this online firm and get the tasks done within few clicks. Since this started its first service in Indian trade capital, Mumbai, it hasbeen successful so far and will be available in all the metropolitan cities soon. As per Zimmber, every home is spending around Rs. 23,000 per year, this is exactly where the firm is focusing now. The user has to select the service available in their website or mobile application. If the user finds any issue in applying for services, the platform will help the user to find it. After the user chooses the service needed, he/she will be contacted to confirm the availability, before Zimmber sends a service provider to his/her home/office. The firm says it has partnered with 100 service providers so far to work for them.
- DataHub — DataHub Core is the #1 open source platform with a uniquely scalable and extensible metadata graph supporting manual and automated data management. DataHub Cloud is an enterprise-ready SaaS solution providing a fully-managed service of DataHub Core with additional AI-powered capabilities in discovery, observability, and governance to accelerateproduction-readiness of AI and data assets.
YourNest Venture Capital is a SEBI-registered early-stage venture capital fund that invests in deep technology, ‘Pre-Series A’ Start-Ups. Its first fund, YourNest Angel Fund which was established in 2012, has raised INR 90 cr. Fund I is fully deployed and has invested in 16 startups. Its second fund, YourNest India VC Fund II was launched in 2016.It is raising a corpus of INR 450 cr. The fund invests in the new, connected economy and Deep-Tech start-ups represented by the Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics, Electronic System Design, Enterprise SaaS comprising Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, among others, with start-ups having a B2B business model being the prime focus. YourNest believes in being a ‘Nurture Capital’ where its team of partners work as ‘enablers’ for investee companies in diverse fields across technology, marketing, global reach and leadership development.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States, Singapore
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- Wiom — Provides affordable and unlimited Internet to Middle and lower middle income households
- Map My Crop — AI-powered crop monitoring with 1-meter satellite imagery. Detect farm boundaries, crop types & anomalies across 80+ countries. Trusted by 6.2M+ farmers globally. Start free.
- Perkant Tech — Empowering Healthcare through Novel Medical Technology
An active investor in early stage startups across technology & CPG.
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- Internet, Mobile, Retail
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- India, United States
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- Cleardekho — Free ShippingFree Shipping for orders Money GuaranteeWithin 30 days Online Support24 hours a day, 7 days a week Flexible PaymentPay with Multiple Credit Cards Wear the Trend Our hottest collections Round Transparent Cat Eye Club Master Aviator Wayfarer Round Transparent Cat Eye Club Master Aviator Wayfarer Featured Eyeglasses Jon Snow Full Rim Wayfarer Frame Jon
- 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!
Dholakia Ventures is an investment firm.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- India, United States, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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- NowPurchase — NowPurchase helps factories with smart procurement, scrap recycling, and AI tools for zero-defect production. Trusted by 250+ metal manufacturers across India.
- Nitro Commerce — Interested in turbocharging your sales with AI-enabled commerce? Discover the power of Nitro today.
- 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.
Venture Highway teams up with the next generation of entrepreneurs by providing guidance and capital to early-stage nascent ideas in technology.We are looking to team up with founders who demonstrate a passion and ability to create world-class businesses. If you’ve got the ability, drive, desire, passion, perseverance, and all that ‘good’ (butreally really painful) stuff then you’ve reached the right place.
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- Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States, Singapore
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- O4S — O4S is an AI and SaaS-driven platform that helps clients to digitize and automate the supply chain. It's a multi-module platform for manufacturing companies to enable traceability and automation across manufacturing, warehouses, and retail network to increase sales and performance. The solution optimizes downstream supply chain operation andbrand protection. It helps warehouses, distributors, retailers, and consumers on a single mobile app-based platform helping organizations optimize planning and production.
- Repello AI — Repello AI is the enterprise platform for autonomous AI red teaming, runtime guardrails, and continuous AI security across LLMs, agents, and MCP.
- Grip Invest — Grip is an investment platform that allows retail investors to make small-ticket investments in physical assets that earn lease income. Grip lists curated investment leasing opportunities on its platform. Investors browse through the active assets to review financial details, lease terms, and return expectations and identify the right investmentopportunity, investors choose the investment amount and confirm their interest, investors make an online transfer of the committed amount to the dedicated bank account of the LLP, Grip continues to attract more co-investors for the active assets.
Raman is widely regarded as the pioneer and “guru” of the BPO industry (also called the ‘IT Enabled Services’ industry) in India. He has played a pivotal role over the last 14 years in promoting Indian BPO and proving that India can be a preferred location for Remote Processing.Raman is a pioneer four times over, having successfully led thecaptive/third party BPO initiatives of American Express, GE Capital (now Genpact) and Spectramind (now Wipro BPO) out of India before starting Quatrro mid 2006, which is launched to focus on high end BPO services.Raman is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Management Accountant with a doctorate in Management Accountancy. In his career spanning across 30+ years, Raman has a very hands-on approach to business and has first-hand experience and rare insights into servicing markets as diverse as North America, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific and Australia.As a tribute to his contribution to the BPO industry, he was awarded the Dataquest Pathbreaker Award in 2002 for directly creating 35,000+ jobs in India and indirectly enabling the employment of over 410,000 people by creating the BPO industry.
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- SaaS, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India
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- Workie — We offering the Perfect Commercial & Co-working Office Space which are Fully Furnished for Businesses, Startups & Freelancers.
- HireACamp — HireACamp is an online marketplace that lets travelers easily Search and book camps with local camp owners.
- SP Robotic Works — SP Robotic Works is India's #1 Edutainment Company that bundles Learning Robotics, Coding & other New age technologies with fun! Digital Learning Platform(AI assisted) coupled with Hands-on Kits helps students learn various Technologies like Robotics, Coding, Internet Of Things(IoT), Drones, Android App Building, Virtual Reality and manymore!! They deliver courses both on Online & Offline Smart classes mode via SP Robotics Maker Labs spread across 83 dedicated centres in 32 cities and 13 states.
Private investment firm of Gordon Gund, principal owner of Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association team and member of Board of Governors of National Basketball Association, Cleveland Rockers Womens National Basketball Association franchise, San Jose Sharks National Hockey League team also principal owner and chairman of NationwideAdvertising Service, Inc. and director of Kellogg Company and Corning> Gund also prominent philanthropist, blind since 1970 from retinitis pigmentosa, co-founder with wife and chairman of The Foundation Fighting Blindness, leading private supporter of research focused on discovering causes, treatments, preventions and cures for retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and other retinal degenerative diseases> Investments include Align Technology, Silicon Valley company developed invisible alternative to orthodontic braces.
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- Eyewear, Medical, Computer
- Series C, Funding Round
- United States, India
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- Zoomin — ZoomIn, India's #1 online photo service, is about connecting people and their moments of magic.
- Bionano Genomics — Discover how Bionano is striving to elevate health and wellness for all through optical genome mapping (OGM) solutions that transform the way the world sees the genome.
- Convergent Dental — Convergent Dental is a privately owned dental equipment and technology company and developer of Sole, the world’s first computer-aided, CO2 laser system to ever be cleared by the FDA for both hard and soft tissue indications. Solea cuts significantly quieter, finer, and faster than any other laser-based system in dentistry. Solea’s speed andprecision are a result of patented technologies and computer system controls that are unique to Convergent Dental, Inc.Convergent Dental unique system, with patented technologies and controls, nearly eliminates the need for the drill. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts, United States.
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, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- India
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- 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
- vPhrase — Phrazor, a reporting automation, and business intelligence platform makes your business reports easy-to-understand with insightful narratives using natural language generation.
- STAGE — India's #1 platform for Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri & Gujarati movies and web series. Watch 2,000+ titles in HD. Start streaming free today.
Manmeet Singh
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- Internet, Photography, Machine Learning
- Seed
- India
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- 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.
Sunny Rao is Partner at Lightbox
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Photography
- Seed
- India
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- Zoomin — ZoomIn, India's #1 online photo service, is about connecting people and their moments of magic.
ARVIND JHA
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- Content, Photography, Social Media
- Seed, Angel
- India
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- Notesgen —
- Movense — Movense is a social Live photo capturing platform that enables people, brands and publishers to tell their stories to the world in an engaging manner through interactive Live Photos.We call these Living Images or Live Photos as Moves. Moves allow gesture based forward/backward motion flow in a picture. Thus you can bring a waterfallpicture in motion or make an airplane fly backwards. All in Moves.In short: if Jpegs were to capture moments, Moves are to relive them! ;)People across the globe are sharing their amazing world through Moves in the Movense community. Join us and see the world from the eyes of Movense.We envision to create an industry around these interactive images that can in near future become the base for creation of Augmented Reality and Interactive content.Connect with us at contact@movense.com
Vikas Kapoor serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Mezocliq LLC. He serves as Company Secretary at USV Limited. Prior to Mezocliq, Vikas Kapoor served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of iQor, Inc. He was a Management Consultant of A.T. Kearney, Inc. and McKinsey & Company, Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer ofOpera Solutions, LLC from August 2002 to August 2003; Delano Technology Corporation from October 2001 to July 2002 and Opera Ventures, LLC from December 2000 to September 2001. He also served as President at Delano Technology Corporation. He served as President of Walker Digital, LLC from March 2000 to November 2000 and also served as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, including Priceline. From September 1999 to March 2000, Vikas Kapoor served as a Member of the Senior Management Team of USWeb/CKS Corporation. He co-founded Mitchell Madison Group, LLC in 1994. At Mitchell Madison, he doubled revenue virtually every year, established a global presence and led the management buyout of the financial services practice of A.T. Kearney. He started his career with McKinsey & Co. He served as an Executive Director of iQor Holdings Inc. Vikas Kapoor is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Trustee of the Newport Jazz Festival and a Director of Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. He serves as a Trustee of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He served as a Director of iQor, Inc. since September 2003. He served as a Director of Greenfield Online Inc. from April 2004 to May 10, 2005. Vikas Kapoor holds a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.A. in Philosophy from Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADrE-OIgZp8
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- FinTech, Internet, Software
- Seed
- India
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- iNICU —
- PrimeOS — Primebook is a revolutionary laptop for the modern era, empowering users with top-notch features.
- LenDenClub — LenDenClub is India's largest Peer-to-Peer lending investment platform by Innofin Solutions Pvt Ltd, an RBI registered NBFC-P2P. Join our community of 2M+ investors now.
Sanjay Jesrani
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- Health Care, Medical, Delivery
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India
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- Param.ai — Param.ai is a predictive intelligence recruitment solution. Param helps companies to automate most of the hiring tasks using artificial intelligence. Param's recruiting software helps automate tedious, repetitive manual tasks like resume screening. It equips recruiters with the means to efficiently cater to increasingly complex recruitingdeliverables.Founded in 2017, Param.ai is headquartered in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- PlusPin Healthcare — PlusPin aims to add substantial value to mom and pop pharmacies in making them a key component of the healthcare ecosystem. Pluspin powered pharmacies would provide convenient and optimal healthcare solutions to a large base of consumers from the middle of the pyramid segment. PlusPin has 3 major goals: ● Transform pharmacies into HealthcareSatellite centers that are accessible to the common man in both Urban and Rural areas. ● Launch and Diversify niche healthcare services at these centers, assisting in cost containment and care management. ● Increase earning potential of partner mom and pop pharmacies.
- Aereo — Aereo provides end-to-end drone solutions with accurate surveys, analytics, and aerial intelligence; all powered by patented drone technology.
Nirav Choksi - Non Executive Director @ Roll Mafia
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- SaaS, Content, Photography
- Seed
- India
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- O4S — O4S is an AI and SaaS-driven platform that helps clients to digitize and automate the supply chain. It's a multi-module platform for manufacturing companies to enable traceability and automation across manufacturing, warehouses, and retail network to increase sales and performance. The solution optimizes downstream supply chain operation andbrand protection. It helps warehouses, distributors, retailers, and consumers on a single mobile app-based platform helping organizations optimize planning and production.
- Roll Mafia — Where the rolls and the biryanis are criminally tasty. Where the traditions of the royal kitchens of Awadh are venerated and still kept alive. Where the cooking is slow, though the food is fast. Roll Mafia is a Mafia of Taste. Fresh and pure taste, with ingredients that are procured freshly daily and there is no freezing overnight. Nawabi, Lucknowiand Calcutta taste, authentic and traditional, but served with pizzazz that is all our own style.
- Movense — Movense is a social Live photo capturing platform that enables people, brands and publishers to tell their stories to the world in an engaging manner through interactive Live Photos.We call these Living Images or Live Photos as Moves. Moves allow gesture based forward/backward motion flow in a picture. Thus you can bring a waterfallpicture in motion or make an airplane fly backwards. All in Moves.In short: if Jpegs were to capture moments, Moves are to relive them! ;)People across the globe are sharing their amazing world through Moves in the Movense community. Join us and see the world from the eyes of Movense.We envision to create an industry around these interactive images that can in near future become the base for creation of Augmented Reality and Interactive content.Connect with us at contact@movense.com
Subram Kapoor is an entrepreneur and finance professional with a deep seated understanding and unflinching passion for technology centric ideas and businesses. Subram is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of experience.Subram joined Beam Telecom in the year 2004 as its Chief Financial Officer and became an investor and full time directorof the company in the year 2006. During his tenure as Executive Director Subram was responsible for the execution of Business Operations, Technology Strategy, Network & Infrastructure rollout, Service Assurance & delivery with a team span of over 1500+ employees. During his stint in Beam Telecom, Subram was responsible for architecting the entire end to end solution delivery platform capable of providing the fastest broadband experience in India.
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- Wedding, Smart Home, Electronics
- Seed, Private Equity
- India
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- Keus — KEUS is India's leading home automation company based out of Hyderabad. Experience the true power of luxury home automation with the Keus Smart Home System.
- Flatpebble — Flatpebble.com is the Best Place in the world to hire a wedding photographer.Customers place requests through a simple form and receive detailed templatized quotes along with photographer portfolios allowing them to make decisions from their living room.Its also a great way for photographers to reach out to customers.The whole approach isdisruptive in a market like India where vendors are charged leads for clicks on their phone numbers, with no verification of the quality of the lead.On Flatpebble, photographers view detailed requirements, budgets and verified customer info before deciding to quote on a lead. Their closure rates are very good and getting impressive !! It also helps that Wedding photography is in their TAM a 450-500 mn $ market, completely disorganized and crying out for high quality organisation. Flatpebble is getting great customer and photographer feedback. They have grown to over 500 + portfolios across 80+ Indian cities and 5+ countries as on date.
100X.VC, a venture capital firm created a new model for funding early stage startups in India. 100X.VC is a SEBI Registered AIF.
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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- India, United States
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- THINGS D2C Agency — THINGS One-Stop D2C Agency helps in brand building and revenue growth. No need to run from pillar to post. THINGS is your one-stop D2C agency for all your growth needs. We have experts helping you with digital transformation, funnel optimization, creative campaigns, innovation, community building, unraveling data-induced insights, retention,customer journey mapping, creating earned media assets, messaging, branding, designing digital assets, and performance marketing.For THINGS, growing D2C brands is an art, science, and math. We leverage data-driven innovation and creativity to drive your business forward. THINGS D2C Agency ignites full-funnel strategy and enhances performance for D2C brands. We use data to fuel creativity, eliminate guesswork, and drive growth. THINGS D2C agency optimizes resource allocation across channels, initiatives, and KPIs, aligning with both topline and bottom-line objectives. At THINGS D2C agency, our cross-functional teams propel success by focusing on channel strategy, technical refinement, and creative evolution.For Series B and C Founders: We offer peer review and fresh ideas to augment your in-house team. Let us help identify asymmetries between brand value and economic performance, scaling your business to its full potential.For Series A, Pre-Series A Founders: We partner with design-conscious, sustainable brands seeking growth but lacking resources. As fellow self-starters, we understand the capital requirements of brand-building, from inventory to talent acquisition. Let us help you thrive.Using the THINGS App, D2C brands can sell products in diverse social circles.THINGS classroom provides the knowledge needed for building a successful D2C business.
- Decadenz India — Decadenz India is a brand of chocolate products.
- Renacle Cycling — Renacle Cycling is a triple bottom-line focused company offers premium cycles, promoting sustainable living through advanced technology.
GenNext Ventures is a venture capital firm specialized in early stage investments.
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- Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning
- Seed, Funding Round, Series B
- India, United States, France
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- CamCom — CamCom is an award-winning, industry agnostic AI powered platform for visual inspections built on a Computer Vision stack. We are pioneers in leveraging CV and associated technologies in the visual inspection process.
- LegalDesk — Create legal documents online in minutes. Rental agreements, affidavits, Wills & more. Trusted since 2014. Get stamp paper printed & delivered.
- Conexstra Technologies Pvt. Ltd. — Conexstra - Consumer Experience Strategy is all about delivering innovative and disruptive user experience solutions.
DotIn is closed-door network of Investors, aiming to Partner with and invest in early-stage businesses.
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- Brewing, Fitness, Wellness
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- India
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- Algomage — Algomage uses artificial intelligence to automate post-production.
- Nirmalaya — Fragrance & Incense products made from temple flower | Charcoal Free Products
- Bored Beverages Company — Bored Beverages presents its first product in the Indian market, No Label Original Mead, an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey at 7% ABV.
As a pioneer in the technology industry, Vinod (Vin) Dham is the acknowledged "Father of the Pentium" microprocessor. He successfully executed on his previous fund, NewPath Ventures, and is building NEA-IndoUS Ventures on similar principles.Prior to NewPath Ventures, Vinod was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ofSilicon Spice Inc., which was acquired by Broadcom Corporation. Vin spent 16 years of his career at Intel Corporation where he held the position of Vice President and General Manager of the Microprocessor Products group. After Intel, Vin joined microprocessor start up "NexGen", as its Chief Operating Officer. At NexGen Vin was instrumental in redefining Nexgen's processor direction, and engineering the merger with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). At AMD Vin became the Group Vice President, and oversaw the launch of K6 the world's fastest windows processor at that time.In 1993, Vin was named as one of the top 25 executives in the computer industry in America. In 1999, he was named as one of the top 100 most influential Asian Americans of the decade. In 2000, Vin was appointed to serve on the US President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Currently he serves on the Boards of Satyam, Sasken, Hellosoft, InSilica, Minekey, Nevis, Telsima and Montalvo. Vin has co-authored numerous technical papers and patents.Vin has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
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- Mobile, Semiconductor, Content
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- United States, India
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- Minekey — Minekey is a silicon valley based startup with core expertise in personalized search and social collaboration technologies. Minekey’s technology is at the heart of leading edge services mentioned below.Twezr is a personal organizer – the best way to stay in sync with close friends and co-workers. Twezr organizes all the contacts and all thecontent they’ve shared over email, Facebook and Twitter in one place. Twezr is available for free in the iTunes app store. For more information visit: www.twezr.com.Minekey’s discussion network connects real people through real conversations. People from all over the world hang out on Minekey and discuss their opinions on various topics such as relationships, social and political issues, religion, pop culture and more. To date over 2.5 Million people have participated in Minekey community. For more information visit: http://discuss.minekey.com.Minekey’s content discovery service helps online publishers to improve user experience and engagement on their websites by serving the most relevant content based on the user’s interests and browsing history. For more information visit: http://reco.minekey.com.
- 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.
- ISGN Corporation — ISGN is a leading provider of mortgage technology and services. A fast-growing company with more than 1000 customers, including large global banks and many of the top ten lenders in the country, ISGN’s product line includes a complete range of solutions for lenders, brokers and servicers. ISGN is funded by the highly-regarded growth equity firmNEA Partners, and by the KK Birla Group, one of the largest and oldest business houses. Based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, ISGN now employs more than 1,500 people across 8 domestic centers and two international facilities.
Started in April 2006, the Indian Angel Network is a unique concept which brings together highly successful entrepreneurs and CEOs from India and around the world who are interested in investing in startup / early stage ventures which have the potential of creating disproportionate value.The Network, in addition to money, provide constantaccess to high quality mentoring, vast networks and inputs on strategy as well as execution. The Network members, because of their background are better able to assess the potential and risks at the early stage.
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- Software, Health Care, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- India, United States, United Kingdom
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- AuraML — AuraML's synthetic data platform helps computer vision teams generate high quality labelled datasets that are better than real data. Users can create datasets that are highly varied and cover all edge cases improving the accuracy of their ML models.
- Contrails AI — Contrails AI is an AI-powered trust and security company that provides a safer network by developing fraud detection, misinformation protection, and automated content moderation solutions
- Chakr Innovation — Chakr aims to create pioneering, sustainable & scalable technologiesto combat the grave threat posed by pollution. We are a team of skilled engineers & innovators to improve the quality of its air
John has been an Angel Investor for over 15 years. Prior to investing he worked for over 25 years at AT&T, both doing engineering and international business. He made over 100 trips to the far east and was working on “bleeding edge” technology. He grew up in Chicago and graduated from IIT with degrees in Mathematics and Anthropology.
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- Mobile, Internet, Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, India
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.
- Twosense, Inc. — Eliminating Multi-Factor Authentication Friction For Millions Of Users Around The World with Continuous Authentication and Passive Biometrics
- MOMO BOARD — We bring people together and help them communicate efficiently from desktop and mobile by combining message board, chat and cloud storage in a single platform, community communication made super easy.MOMO BOARD is a powerful all-in-one message board for your community that’s FREE and works on any platforms, allowing anyone to create a communitymessage board to help members connected and engaged. It comes with a built-in chat function for real time collaboration and 10 Gb of cloud storage for archiving files. We focus on enhanced privacy, archiving and search for more appropriate and efficient communication. - Free 10GB cloud storage for each account - Permanently archive any uploaded files, images, videos. - Community privacy setting (Public/Private) - Community admin features (Dismiss members, Delete board posts, Transfer admin) - Designate staff admin members and co-manage your community - Unlimited posts/members - Create 1:1 or Group chat room - Attach files, image, video when you're posting or sending chat messages. - Permanently delete your own chat messages from all sidesStay simple, relevant and efficient. Save time and effort running your community.
Flipkart Ventures is the venture arm of Flipkart.
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- Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Wellness
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- India, Singapore, United States
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- XPortel — XPortel is empowering Indian MSMEs and e-commerce brands for global growth through seamless export and cross-border logistics and supply chain solutions.
- Expertia.AI — AI-powered screening and assessments: find and interview top candidates from 100+ platforms and hire in 24 hours, all at <10% of the cost.
- 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
Refex Capital Fund is an early-stage technology startup investor. We invest in entrepreneurs who dare to dream and challenge the status quo. We invest across a variety of sectors including consumer technology, B2B enterprise, Health Tech, FinTech among others. We bring decades of experience across idea validation, business model refinement,customer & partner acquisition, strategy, and operations. We believe that your success is our success and hence we are committed to being honest and direct in all of our dealings with you.
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- Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Coffee
- Seed
- India
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.
- Contiinex — Contiinex is an operator in the speech AI market. It analyzes audio files to assist organizations in better understanding their clients and making tactical business choices.
- Rage Coffee — Rage Coffee’s blend of brain supplements sourced from plant extracts and natural compounds have been scientifically formulated to work synergistically with your coffee, offering you lasting mental energy and focus throughout the day. Rage Coffee contains only the best of ingredients that are carefully selected and have undergone years of clinicaltests and studies. All of the ingredients are considered safe by the FDA (Food and Drugs Association) and EMA (European Medicines Agency). Hence, the coffee is highly effective as well as safe for individuals of all ages. Furthermore, every ingredient used in Rage Coffee is 100% natural and does not pose any side effects.
Kshitij Jain - Founder & CEO @ Joveo
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- Apps, EdTech, Banking
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, United States
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- Zently — Pay rent, split bills and log fix-it requests with our free app for renters. Zently: the smart assistant for renters
- Faircent — Faircent helps in eliminating the high margins which intermediaries like banks and financial institutions make on our transactions. Banks have massive overheads, with thousands of employees to pay and hundreds of branches to maintain. Banks must take large margins on the money that passes through them. Whereas at Faircent.com people who have sparemoney lend it directly to people who want to borrow. There are no banks in the middle, no huge overheads
- HireHunch — B2B platform that provides technical interviewing services to screen candidates for company's tech positions fast & cost-effectively.
Rajeev Saraf
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- Content, Photography, Social Media
- Seed, Angel
- India
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- Notesgen —
- Movense — Movense is a social Live photo capturing platform that enables people, brands and publishers to tell their stories to the world in an engaging manner through interactive Live Photos.We call these Living Images or Live Photos as Moves. Moves allow gesture based forward/backward motion flow in a picture. Thus you can bring a waterfallpicture in motion or make an airplane fly backwards. All in Moves.In short: if Jpegs were to capture moments, Moves are to relive them! ;)People across the globe are sharing their amazing world through Moves in the Movense community. Join us and see the world from the eyes of Movense.We envision to create an industry around these interactive images that can in near future become the base for creation of Augmented Reality and Interactive content.Connect with us at contact@movense.com
Lightbox is a Mumbai based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology-led consumer businesses that are shaping the future of consumption in India.
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- E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Internet
- Funding Round, Series A, Series C
- India, United Kingdom
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- Dunzo — Dunzo is a hyper-local delivery app that connects users to the nearest delivery partner. The delivery and e-commerce company offers services that include delivery of packages, groceries, food, medicines, pet supplies, and more. It strives to advance the retail landscape by providing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with digitaltools and solutions to streamline and facilitate eCommerce sales. Dunzo is backed by investors Alteria Capital, Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and S Korea's Hana Financial Investment.It was co-founded by Ankur Aggarwal, Dalvir Suri, Kabeer Biswas, and Mukund Jha in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India in 2015.
- Rooter — Rooter is an Indian game streaming platform that organizes multiple esports tournaments and owns many gaming IPs. It focuses on the massive mobile gaming market of more than 350 mn gamers. Conceptualized in 2016, Rooter was initially set up by Piyush and Dipesh Agarwal to build a strong community of sports fans around the world. But soon afterthe outbreak of COVID-19, Rooter forayed into game streaming to build one of the country’s biggest communities of gamers as well. Rooter has reached out to more than 23 mn users with an average user watching Live game streams daily for 26 mins. Rooter also runs the biggest community program to build the next million game streamers in India. Today Rooter is the biggest streaming platform in India available across Android, iOS, and Desktop.
- Zeno Health — Zeno Health is a healthcare brand that makes medicines affordable and accessible to all, we are on a journey to educate Indians about the value of generic medicines
Huddle Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm in India, hyper-focused on Pre-Seed & Seed stage investments.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States
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- Asaya — A luxury skincare range crafted specially for our unique, melanin-rich skin. Vegan. Cruelty free. Non-toxic. Certified by Safe Cosmetics Australia.
- ProsParity — Reimagining Distribution Of Credit In The Electric Mobility Sector
- The Pant Project — The Pant Project customizes pants with fabrics and offers a 4-way stretch technology for comfort.
DropCatch.com helps you secure expiring domain names.
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- Internet, Apps, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States, Indonesia
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- EcoSoul Home — Shop online for palm leaf plates & bowls, bamboo cutting boards, compostable bags, and more. All of our products are made from plants and certified compostable.
- Zippee — ZFW Dark Stores enables 30 Min, 2 Hour, & Same-Day deliveries for E-commerce brands through next-gen fulfillment, network of dark stores, & last-mile infrastructure across India. This capital-light approach is helping brands like Epigamia, Unilever, Rage Coffee, NOTO, and Baskin Robbins expand without upfront capital, overheads, &headaches.Our platform integrates seamlessly with all industry platforms to provide brands with complete visibility into supply-chain ops & customers: significantly improving customer loyalty, RTOs, & costs.E-commerce is becoming increasingly competitive with shifting brand loyalties. Stay ahead of the curve & be closer to your customers by offering them super-fast deliveries.If you're a D2C brand in India that wants to boost profitability & customer experiences- reach out & say hi!
- Breathe Well-being — Your Guide to Health, Fitness, Nutrition and Well-being
They invest in disruptive companies with potential to dominate global markets. They look for companies and entrepreneurs with fundamentally strong business model. They take the time and effort to understand each idea and decide on its merits and potential through Their comprehensive evaluation process.
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- Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, India, Mexico
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- Zive AI — Don't endure the pain of legacy fund admin platforms any longer. Switch to Zive today and experience the difference.
- Aviato — Aviato is the intelligence layer for people and companies. The fastest, deepest, and most accurate database ever built.
- Space Kinetic — Building resilient in-space supply lines.
Mr. Daud Ali is Managing Director of Peacock Industries Ltd – one of the major manufacturers of plastic lifestyle products in India. He has experience in manufacturing of plastic processing line and finance activities. He is an active angel investors & primarily invests in BFSI, Consumer Internet, E-learning, E-commerce, Healthcare,Manufacturing & Logistics.
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- FinTech, Internet, Photography
- Seed
- India
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- Siftr Labs — DENSUSTOTO adalah Perguruan Situs link toto slot depo 5k dengan akses super mudah dan proses transaksi cepat yang membuat setiap pemain merasakan kenyamanan serta pengalaman terbaik.
- LenDenClub — LenDenClub is India's largest Peer-to-Peer lending investment platform by Innofin Solutions Pvt Ltd, an RBI registered NBFC-P2P. Join our community of 2M+ investors now.
- Creditas Solutions — Digital Debt Collections | Delinquency Management | Debt Recovery
Launch Capital is invests in high potential startups.
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- eBikeGo — eBikeGo allows users to move quickly, and in style. We aim to make world class electric mobility solutions that transform how people move. We are driven towards creating a suite of customer-centric electric mobility solutions empowering people to seize not just the moment, but the future.
- 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.
- IndicWisdom — Find the best selection of wood pressed oils at Indic Wisdom, Mumbai's leading oil manufacturer. Delivering pan India.
Ranjit Radhakrishnan - Chief Product Officer @ BYJU’S
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- Internet, TV, Gaming
- Seed
- India
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- Picxy — Picxy is the Stock Photo Company in South Asia aiming to provide you with authentic images exclusively, pertaining to the South Asian Context as a whole.
- Rheo TV — Short term financing makes it possible to acquire highly sought-after domains without the strain of upfront costs. Find your domain name today.
- Vimobin Labs — Vimobin Labs is a deep technology company focused on bringing advances in mobile-access to users across the world.
First Cheque Built and Exited Founders, Product Leaders, Growth Leaders, and also angel investors. A lot of change They bring is in how to think- based on first principles, based on data, building a data driven organisation, setting up teams for performance et al. Most importantly, They will help you graduate to the next level of your journey.
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- Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- India, United States
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- Findeed — Findeed operates as a consumer-focused Fintech firm. Findeed intends to make modern financial services more accessible to the underserved population in India by leveraging advanced data analytics, other innovative technology, and community partnerships.
- Lorazzo — India-led, design-first brand creating innovative and smart kitchen sinks online, bathroom accessories, and sanitary ware. Built for modern homes with style, practicality, and budget-friendly pricing. Shop now!
- 30 Sundays — Book personalized international tours, adventures, and accommodations designed specifically for couples. Perfect for honeymoons, anniversaries, and special celebrations.
Aakrit Vaish is based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra and was the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Haptik. Aakrit previously worked at peercheque as a Managing Partner. Aakrit Vaish attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. .
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- Internet, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- India, Canada, Indonesia
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- SWIRL — Elevate Customer journey with Swirl's Video Commerce Solutions. Discover How We Help Businesses Thrive in the Digital Age - Visit Our Website!
- Truva — Truva is a proptech company that specializes in home buying and selling. We have deep expertise in Powai and provide an unparallel customer experience when it comes to buying apartments that are up for resale. We have multiple properties in Hiranandani, Lake Homes, Nahar and Raheja Vihar
- Relove — Relove offers resale technology that helps brands acquire new customers and build deep customer loyalty.
Artha India Ventures' league of member Angel Investors mentor and invest in nascent ventures with business ideas that create value by participating in the entrepreneurial process. AIV have invested in more than 47 start-ups and has diversified portfolio ranging from last minute hotel bookings (HotelsAroundYou.com), to classes aggregators(FindUrClass.com), cosmetic ecommerce (Purplle.com) and at home salon services (The Home Salon). From microfinance credit rating platforms (Inventure) to online interview platforms (Talview), electronic repair & insurance companies (PickMeIndia.com), Cloud Telephone (Exotel.com) and Cab Aggregators (BookMyCab.com) the portfolio has it all.
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- Information Technology, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India, United States, Kenya
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- Futwork — With Futwork, learn for free and get a telecaller job. Find Work from Home jobs in India. Flexi hours & work suitable for freshers and women. Earn from home now!
- GetWork — Looking to hire top talent for your organization? GetWork is the platform for you! With a candidate pool of 1.9M+ job seekers, you can easily post your job and find the perfect candidate for your needs. Sign up today and start hiring with GetWork.
- KarmaLifeAI — KarmaLifeAI is an AI-powered digital solution for the financial well being of blue-collar gig workers and micro-business. The company allows the user to pay directly for key expenditures and smoothen their consumption patterns. It offers real-time access to credit for gig workers, based on their payroll account, through partnerships with thedigital platforms they work for. It operates an interest-free subscription model in which the platform or the gig worker can pay a flat fee and access credit equalling up to one-third of their monthly income. The company analyzes alternative data points and payment behavior over time to unlock higher credit lines for the workers.
Harmeet Singh
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- Internet, Photography, Machine Learning
- Seed
- India
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.
Focus on Finanacial and consumer sector
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- Machine Learning, SaaS, FinTech
- Seed
- India
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.
- HappyEMI — HappyEMI is a next-generation consumer finance company providing shoppers with instant financing at the point of-sale in-stores and online platforms making it Peopleless, Paperless financing platform. HappyEMI’s has an edge over others through its data-driven approach that underwrites risk beyond credit score to reach broader consumer base by usingalternative data points and has signed up major retail brands for smartphones. HappyEMI monetizes through subvention from Manufactures and Retailers and financing charges from Consumers. HappyEMI helps its Retail Partners improve sales conversions, boost basket sizes, and increase customer happiness.
- Detect Technologies — Detect Technologies is a leading Industrial AI & SaaS enterprise that is reimagining global industrial productivity with novel AI architecture and hardware. Detect employs a combination of state-of-the-art proprietary technologies and deep industry expertise to increase productivity through increased schedule certainty, enhanced resourcevisibility through real-time intelligent monitoring, decreased in-service equipment failure, increased estimated life of an asset through predictive maintenance, and automation of compliance to international safety standards.
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