# Azim Premji

> Azim Premji is a Series D investor at Wipro Enterprises (Bengaluru) backing Retail and E-Commerce. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wipro Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wipro-enterprises)
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azim-premji
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/premji_azim
- Website: https://x.com/premji_azim
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AzimHashimPremji/

Azim Premji is a Series D investor at Wipro Enterprises in Bengaluru focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Azim Premji graduated in electrical engineering from Stanford University, USA and has been at the helm of Wipro Limited since the late 1960s, turning what was then a $2 million hydrogenated cooking fat company into close to $8 billion Revenue IT, BPO and R&D Services organization with a presence in 58 countries, that it is today. The overallWipro group revenues are $9 billion. Premji aims to build an organization that is deeply committed to values, with the firm belief that success in business eventually but inevitably follows. Unflinching commitment to values continues to remain at the core of Wipro. Premji strongly believes that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things when organized into highly charged teams, and takes keen personal interest in developing leaders and teams. Wipro’s business success has been driven by keeping the customer at the core of everything it does. Combining its deep expertise in technology with an equally clear understanding of customer industries, Wipro attempts to deliver business value to customers consistently. The consistency is driven by its pioneering efforts in service quality and predictability, through methodologies like Six Sigma, PCMM and Lean. The underlying tenets that drive this overall culture are that of speed, simplicity and excellence. Premji firmly believes that business organizations have a social responsibility not only to employ ethical, fair and ecologically sensitive business practices but also to actively engage with fundamental societal issues. Wipro Applying Thought in Schools and Wipro STEM Fellowships are initiatives deeply involved in trying to improve quality of school education, while the Wipro Cares program engages with local community causes. Mission 10X works to improve quality of engineering college education.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 40% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 40% |
| Beauty | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Lending | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series E | 1 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mintifi | Mintifi is India’s first online lending platform with the mission of achieving financial empowerment for small and medium businesses. They provide loans and other simple lending solutions to SMBs in the fastest and easiest way possible. Mintifi has partnered with various companies, including WhatsApp, to offer its services through digital channels.This allows businesses to easily access Mintifi's financing solutions and manage their supply chain operations more efficiently. | $110.1M | Series D | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| Purplle | Purplle is an online store selling cosmetics, fragrances, skin, and hair care products. It gives an online space to beauty and wellness needs that showcases some of the beauty brands and products. Purplle aims to take shopping experience to a different level. Purplle was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | $33M | Series E | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| GlobalBees | GlobalBees is a company dedicated to finding and scaling great products. | $110M | Series B | Dec 28, 2021 |  |
| Purplle | Purplle is an online store selling cosmetics, fragrances, skin, and hair care products. It gives an online space to beauty and wellness needs that showcases some of the beauty brands and products. Purplle aims to take shopping experience to a different level. Purplle was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | $60M | Series D | Nov 18, 2021 |  |
| Gold Plus Glass | Gold plus traces back its origins to 1985, when the first group entity started trading activity of various types of glasses. The company specializes in manufacturing , processing & trading of glass. Gold Plus Glass is the first 100% Indian owned company to manufacturing float glass in country. | $47.6M | Private Equity |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elevation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevation-capital-6e8a) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FirstCry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstcry-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kedaara Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kedaara-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightspeed India Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners-india) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Wipro Enterprises

VC Fund · Bangalore, India

Wipro Enterprises is a FMCG and engineering firm that offers personal and home care, office furniture, and hydraulic cylinders.

1 contacts available at Wipro Enterprises.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Azim Premji | Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azim-premji |

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## FAQ

### What does Azim Premji invest in?

Azim Premji invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Beauty startups, most often at Series D and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Azim Premji last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Azim Premji closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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