# Santosh Desai

> Santosh Desai is a seed investor at The Times Of India backing Internet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Times Of India](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/times-of-india)
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://in.linkedin.com/pub/santosh-desai/5/310/807/en

Santosh Desai is a seed investor at The Times Of India in New Delhi focused on Internet and Marketing. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, Santosh has over two decades of experience in advertising. He was President of McCann-Erickson, India prior to his association with Future Group. A highly respected figure in the advertising and marketing community in India, Santosh is a columnist with the Times of India and several other publications and has addressedthe global management boards of several multinationals, including Hershey’s, Microsoft, Philips, Unilever, Coke etc. He is also the author of the book ‘Mother Pious Lady – Making Sense of Everyday India’.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Santosh Desai: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/santosh-desai?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |
| Information Services | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Punt Partners | Punt Partners is a company that provides marketing technology services. It provides results through the use of proprietary data, technology, and services. |  |  | Dec 18, 2022 |  |
| Punt Partners | Punt Partners is a company that provides marketing technology services. It provides results through the use of proprietary data, technology, and services. |  | Angel | Dec 18, 2022 |  |
| Raskik | Raskik is a fusion beverages startup. | $1M | Seed | Nov 30, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [PointOne Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pointone-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Real Time Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-time-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evolvx Advisory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolvx-advisory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nama Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nama-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Patni Financial Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patni-financial-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Times Of India

VC Fund · New Delhi, India

The Times of India is an English language daily newspaper published in Mumbai, Ahmadabad, and Delhi.The newspaper circulates nationally and covers a broad range of subject matter, including business, technology, sports, cricket, entertainment, travel, real estate, sports, and more.Originally called The Bombay Times and Journal ofCommerce, the paper was founded in 1838 to serve the British residents of western India. At first published twice weekly, the paper became a daily in 1851 and changed its name to The Times of India in 1861.

4 contacts available at The Times Of India.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rinu Suthar | Freelance Journalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rinu-suthar |
| Santosh Desai | Columnist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/santosh-desai |
| Suman Nath | UI Developer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suman-nath-f345 |
| Sushanth Kumar | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sushanth-kumar |

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## FAQ

### What does Santosh Desai invest in?

Santosh Desai invests primarily in Internet, Marketing and Information Services 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.

### How do I contact Santosh Desai?

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### When did Santosh Desai last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Santosh Desai closed in Dec 2022. 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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