Akshay Garg
Angel Investor
Akshay Garg is a seed investor focused on Apps and Mobile. Akshay is the cofounder of Komli Media, Asia's largest independent digital advertising technology company. He is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 18. In hi last role with Komli, Akshay was VP, Corporate Strategy, executing investments, divestments and corporate restructuring activities. Prior to that role Akshay was VP, International BusinessDevelopment and MD, Southeast Asia, where he led and executed an aggressive M&A strategy to expand Komli's footprint across Asia, UK and USA. Within a period of 2 years, Komli acquired PostClick in Australia, Indoor Media in the UK, Aktiv Digital and Admax Network in Southeast Asia. The acquisition of Admax was a landmark deal for Komli, in terms of its complexity and size. At its peak, Komli was present was in 10 countries excluding its India homebase. Akshay was also responsible for securing and maintaining strategic alliances with several key partners such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. For the first four years, Akshay was based in Mumbai, India as MD, India, before shifting base to Sydney and then Singapore. Prior to Komli, Akshay was pursuing entrepreneurial projects in Kunming, China: an Indian restaurant and a lifestyle magazine modeled on Time Out. He was previously a research economist with the United Nations in Switzerland and a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting in the US.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Akshay Garg invests in
Stages Akshay Garg invests in
Countries Akshay Garg invests in
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Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $170k–$451k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 2 (67%)
- Mobile 2 (67%)
- Software 2 (67%)
- Email 1 (33%)
- Internet 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (67%)
- Angel 1 (33%)
Country
- India 2 (67%)
- Singapore 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Wigzo is a Contextual Marketing Platform that helps marketers send Smarter Communication in Email or In-App. Which Means changing content dynamically based on User behaviour on Website and App. Using Wigzo's predictive technologies companies can produce Dynamic content blocks which automatically populates in emails based on User behaviour andContext. Wigzo can be used as a layer on top of existing email clients, and uses Javascript and SDK to track and store user behaviour. Using Machine learning Processes and Adaptive technology, it can churn User predictive buying and populate product or content in emails. | $451.1K / Seed / Dec 01, 2015 | ||
| Ressy is a location based real-time app for consumers to get discounts in their favorite restaurants. Customers can discover restaurants and discount deals in specific areas through Ressy.Ressy uses the customers location to show the best deals around them. The deals are real time that comes with a limited period of validity. That period rangesfrom a few hours to an entire day. Ressy will publish limited-time promotions and deals from popular restaurants.Ressy was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Pune, India. | $400K / Angel / Aug 02, 2015 | ||
| Shuttl exists to take the pain away from the daily commute. Currently, the company provides an app-based office shuttle service to make daily commute safe, reliable, affordable and dignified for everyone. The future of mass transit, according to us, will be shared, eco-friendly, tech-enabled commute. Shuttl is the future of public transport.It's a mobile-based minibus service aimed at making your daily commute more convenient. Their vehicles are air-conditioned and operate with high frequency on fixed routes freeing you from the hassles of existing public transport options at a very economical price point. | $170.2K / Seed / Mar 01, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Akshay Garg invest in?
Akshay Garg invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Akshay Garg invest in?
Akshay Garg typically joins rounds of $170k–$451k at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Akshay Garg's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Akshay Garg took part in.
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When did Akshay Garg last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Akshay Garg closed in Dec 2015. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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