# Tarun Katial

> Tarun Katial is a angel investor in Mumbai backing Apps and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarun-katial-b9ab55a9/
- Website: https://x.com/tarunkatial

Tarun Katial is a angel investor in Mumbai focused on Apps and SaaS. Tarun Katial is the Founder and CEO of Eve World. He is a former Founder and CEO at ZEE5. He attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics and the University of Mumbai.With 20 years of experience in Indian media industry, Tarun is currently spearheading the task of establishing ZEE5 as the Numero Uno OTT brand in the country. He is creditedwith setting up the team and the business at ZEE5 and has worked across content, business, product, technology and data analytics monetisation to build the OTT brand into a cohesive platform. He has also made investments in AI & ML and is the frontrunner for introduction of innovative features that attract and enhance user experiences, making ZEE5 a Single Entertainment Hub. During his career, Tarun worked with advertising agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi, Enterprise Nexus and Ogilvy & Mather, with television network companies like Star Network and Sony Entertainment Television as well as radio network 92.7 BIG FM.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Curelo | Curelo is an app that provides a time-bound, one-stop solution for home sample collection of all lab tests. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 04, 2024 | https://curelohealth.com |
| Cultos Global | Cultos Global is a Dubai-based Web3 technology company that helps brands transform customer engagement through blockchain-powered loyalty, rewards, and influencer marketing solutions. The platform enables businesses to create interoperable brand tokens and digital reward ecosystems that convert consumers into active brand advocates. Cultos Globalfocuses on enhancing customer retention, improving brand interaction, and providing secure first-party data solutions while integrating Web3 innovation into modern digital marketing strategies. The company has gained support from notable industry investors and collaborates with global brands to redefine next-generation customer experiences. |  | Angel | Nov 01, 2023 | http://cultosglobal.io |
| Cultos | Cultos is an online platform that enables brands and creators to supercharge their rewards, loyalty, and influencer marketing with Web3. |  | Angel | Sep 15, 2023 | https://cultos.io |
| Macmerise | Macmerise sells consumer products. Their products include fashion and apparel, t-shirts and oversized t-shirts, unisex t-shirts, hoodies, crop tops, sweatshirts, masks, keychains, mobile accessories, phone cases and coversard cases, sticky pads, selfie lenses, phone holders, electronic accessories, apple watch bands, airpod cases, airpod pro cases,uv sanitizers, mouse pads, laptop skins, laptop decals, full body wraps, stickers, and printed laptop sleeves. The startup allows brands, celebrities, and influencers to develop their own line of stuff with amazing technology and awesome products. | $1M | Seed | Mar 02, 2022 | http://www.macmerise.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ajmera Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajmera-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IIMA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciie-iim-ahmedabad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inflection Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflection-point-ventures-d275) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NAFA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nafa-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tarun Katial invest in?

Tarun Katial invests primarily in Apps, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Tarun Katial?

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### When did Tarun Katial last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tarun Katial closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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