# Top 40 Photography Startup Investors in India in June 2026 ## Info Edge - Type: VC Fund - Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS 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. ## First Round Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies. ## Sherpalo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, Internet Sherpalo Ventures is an early-stage investment firm that partners with visionary founders to build transformative companies. ## Rajesh Mane - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Mobile, Retail An active investor in early stage startups across technology & CPG. ## YourNest Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning 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. ## Kettleborough VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## Dholakia Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Surat, Gujarat, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology Dholakia Ventures is an investment firm. ## Sunny Rao - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Photography Sunny Rao is Partner at Lightbox ## ARVIND JHA - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Content, Photography, Social Media ARVIND JHA ## Vikas Kapoor - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Internet, Software 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 ## Sanjay Jesrani - Type: Angel - Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Medical, Delivery Sanjay Jesrani ## Nirav Choksi - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Content, Photography Nirav Choksi - Non Executive Director @ Roll Mafia ## Subram Kapoor - Type: Angel - Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Private Equity - Focus: Wedding, Smart Home, Electronics 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. ## 100X.VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence 100X.VC, a venture capital firm created a new model for funding early stage startups in India. 100X.VC is a SEBI Registered AIF. ## GenNext Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning GenNext Ventures is a venture capital firm specialized in early stage investments. ## DotIn - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Brewing, Fitness, Wellness DotIn is closed-door network of Investors, aiming to Partner with and invest in early-stage businesses. ## Vinod K. Dham - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Mobile, Semiconductor, Content 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. ## IAN Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS 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. ## John Ason - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile, Internet, Software 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. ## Flipkart Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Wellness Flipkart Ventures is the venture arm of Flipkart. ## Refex Capital Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Coffee 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. ## Rajeev Saraf - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Content, Photography, Social Media Rajeev Saraf ## Huddle - Type: VC Fund - Location: Haryana, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, E-Commerce Huddle Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm in India, hyper-focused on Pre-Seed & Seed stage investments. ## Founder Bank Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, Apps, E-Commerce DropCatch.com helps you secure expiring domain names. ## CerraCap Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Software 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. ## Launch Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed Launch Capital is invests in high potential startups. ## Ranjit Radhakrishnan - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, TV, Gaming Ranjit Radhakrishnan - Chief Product Officer @ BYJU’S ## First Cheque - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology 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. ## Aakrit Vaish - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, SaaS 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. . ## Lightbox - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series C - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Internet 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. ## Daud Ali - Type: Angel - Location: Udaipur, Rajasthan, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Internet, Photography 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. ## Artha Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, E-Commerce 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. ## Harmeet Singh - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Photography, Machine Learning Harmeet Singh ## AJ Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Portola Valley, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Machine Learning, SaaS, FinTech Focus on Finanacial and consumer sector ## Manmeet Singh - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Photography, Machine Learning Manmeet Singh ## Kshitij Jain - Type: Angel - Location: Silicon Valley, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Apps, EdTech, Banking Kshitij Jain - Founder & CEO @ Joveo ## Venture Highway - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech 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. ## Raman Roy - Type: Angel - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce Raman Roy is the Chairman and Managing Director of Quatrro. He is a former Chairman at NASSCOM. He attended Shri Ram College of Commerce.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 andproving that India can be a preferred location for Remote Processing. Raman is a pioneer four times over, having successfully led the captive/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 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. ## Gund Investment, LLC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C - Focus: Eyewear, Medical, Computer 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. ## Vishal Maheshwari - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, SaaS Vishal Maheshwari is a Member of the Investment Committee at 9Unicorns. He attended Chetana's R. K. Institute of Management & Research.