Naveen Tewari
Founder & CEO @ InMobi
Bangalore, India
Naveen Tewari is a seed investor at InMobi in Bangalore focused on Financial Services and FinTech. 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)
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 6%
Last updated:
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Industries Naveen Tewari invests in
Stages Naveen Tewari invests in
Countries Naveen Tewari invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $80k–$7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 5 (28%)
- FinTech 4 (22%)
- Finance 3 (17%)
- Software 3 (17%)
- Advertising 3 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (56%)
- Angel 3 (17%)
- Funding Round 2 (11%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (6%)
- Series A 1 (6%)
Country
- India 13 (72%)
- United States 3 (17%)
- Singapore 2 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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InMobi
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InMobi provides mobile advertising services in Asia and Africa. It develops an advertisement serving algorithm that helps in optimizing the ranking of the advertisements served on mobile phones. InMobi also provides campaign management services, such as strategy, designing, executing, managing, and optimizing campaigns, and advertisementcreation, format, and targeting services for advertisers. Moreover, it offers monetization strategies to monetize site traffic by using a combination of performance and branding advertisements, and an advertisement serving algorithm to rank the advertisements available based on user targeting and past performance for publishers. Further, InMobi provides advertisers and publishers with access to near real-time reports to monitor the performance of advertisement campaigns and the status of site monetization. Furthermore, it offers InMobi Ad Tracker, a mobile campaign conversion tracking solution; and Lifetime Value Platform, a platform that identifies in-application user groups and provides behavior insight to publishers or application developers. InMobi has a strategic partnership with TalkingData. Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, and Abhay Singhal founded mKhoj Solutions Private Limited in 2006 that became InMobi Technologies in August 2009, with its headquarters in Bengaluru in India and additional offices in New Delhi and Mumbai in India. | $3.7M / Jul 05, 2025 | |
Bright Money
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Bright is an AI-powered app that gives every consumer a path to get debt-free. It helps consumers delete all forms of debt (credit card, student loan, auto loan) and designs tailored credit products powered by Machine Learning. Bright Money uses artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to analyze users' financial data. It canprovide personalized insights into their spending habits, budgeting, and overall financial health. The company aims to help users achieve financial wellness by providing them with tools and insights to reduce financial stress, build savings, and make informed financial decisions. | $31M / Series A / Sep 16, 2021 | |
Factors.AI
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Factors.ai is an AI-powered demand generation and account-based marketing platform that helps B2B teams identify, engage, and convert high-intent accounts efficiently. It acts as a unified solution, rather than juggling multiple tools, by providing intelligent agents that automate tasks across the go-to-market (GTM) stack. | $2M / Seed / Aug 30, 2021 | |
Klub
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Klub is a fintech play providing growth financing to high-affinity brands. Klub’s investment platform, which utilizes financial innovation, community engagement, and deep data-driven analytics, provides skin-in-the-game growth capital to entrepreneurs of much-loved brands across sectors. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jan 14, 2020 | |
Kaarva
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Kaarva is India's first flexible salary platform which is not a salary advance but gives employees control to access a part of their earned salaries on their own whenever they need, multiple times a month. | Seed / Nov 18, 2019 | |
PiggyRide
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Piggy Ride offers live classes for kids based on their age, skill level, and interests. You can enroll your child in a range of kids classes including dance, music, yoga, and a number of other activities. Our platform connects you with qualified teachers and tutors in a variety of subjects. Let's dive into the excellent video tutorials forexcellent learning. PiggyRide is a leading destination for providing your kids with quality online training on specific skills with fun and creativity. | $1.1M / Seed / Nov 05, 2019 | |
Dextra
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An app for professionals in music, film, photography, dance, art & design, to find people to collaborate with, and projects to work on. | Seed / Jan 01, 2019 | |
Yulu
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Yulu is a micro-mobility platform that is solving for traffic congestion and air pollution in India by providing human and battery powered micro-light 2 wheelers. Yulu uses IoT, Cloud, and AI to create a vast network of shared dockless vehicles that can be rented easily by an app in pay per use business model. | $7M / Seed / Jul 23, 2018 | |
Wooplr
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A free & easy way to start an online store, Wooplr today empowers 80,000+ store owners to earn on average Rs. 30,000 a month. In just a minute, be ready to go live with 50,000+ products that can be added to the store and sold to friends, family or followers. Wooplr takes care of all the hard work - finding products and brands, technology,payments and refunds, delivery and returns, and a world-class customer care team. Imagine having your own ready-made store with nothing to worry about at all.The company received $5 million in Series-A funding from Helion Ventures and has several strategic investments from industry leaders. The company also has investments from industry veterans like Co-founders of InMobi who include Naveen Tewari, Jaspreet Bindra, Astarc Ventures, Abhay Singhal, and Amit Gupta and Piyush Shah, Chief Product Officer at InMobi, Raghunandan G, Co-founder - Taxi for Sure, and ex-Puma India CEO Rajiv Mehta. | Series B / Mar 07, 2016 | |
Springboard
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Springboard is an online learning platform that prepares students for the tech industry’s most sought after careers. With expert mentorship from top professionals, a bleeding-edge curriculum, and a network of support from day one, they make sure students have everything they need to excel in their program and in their next job. The platformone-size-fits-one approach is made for working professionals who are ready to level-up or make a major career shift. And our tuition back guarantee means students can take charge and invest in themselves.Springboard data science career track comes with a job guarantee, ensuring students secure a job within six months of graduation or get a full refund. The platform's self-paced courses offer students the opportunity to develop job-ready skills that they display in an industry-worthy capstone or portfolio projects. | $1.7M / Seed / Dec 16, 2015 | |
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Co-Investors
About InMobi
InMobi provides mobile advertising services in Asia and Africa. It develops an advertisement serving algorithm that helps in optimizing the ranking of the advertisements served on mobile phones. InMobi also provides campaign management services, such as strategy, designing, executing, managing, and optimizing campaigns, and advertisementcreation, format, and targeting services for advertisers. Moreover, it offers monetization strategies to monetize site traffic by using a combination of performance and branding advertisements, and an advertisement serving algorithm to rank the advertisements available based on user targeting and past performance for publishers. Further, InMobi provides advertisers and publishers with access to near real-time reports to monitor the performance of advertisement campaigns and the status of site monetization. Furthermore, it offers InMobi Ad Tracker, a mobile campaign conversion tracking solution; and Lifetime Value Platform, a platform that identifies in-application user groups and provides behavior insight to publishers or application developers. InMobi has a strategic partnership with TalkingData. Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, and Abhay Singhal founded mKhoj Solutions Private Limited in 2006 that became InMobi Technologies in August 2009, with its headquarters in Bengaluru in India and additional offices in New Delhi and Mumbai in India.
InMobi Contacts
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Naveen Tewari
Founder & CEO
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Amit Gupta
Co-Founder
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Marc Steifman
CFO
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Navneet Gupta
Engineering Manager
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Rajiv Bhat
Senior Vice President, Data Sciences & Marketplace
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FAQ
What does Naveen Tewari invest in?
Naveen Tewari invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Naveen Tewari's check size?
Naveen Tewari typically joins rounds of $80k–$7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Naveen Tewari participates in.
When did Naveen Tewari last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Naveen Tewari closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 18 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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