Top 50 Social Network Angel Investors in India

Investor	Social Network India investments
Shrishti Sahu	3
Kunal Bahl	2
Nimesh Kampani	2
Rohit Bansal	2
Aprameya Radhakrishna	2
Anupam Mittal	2
Hesham Zreik	2
Tej Kapoor	2
Anand Chandrasekaran	2
Sujeet Kumar	2
Ramakant Sharma	2
Binny Bansal	2
Roman Saini	2
Jitendra Gupta	2
Rahul Seth	1
Farooq Adam	1
Ranjeet Pratap Singh	1
Ravindra Yadav	1
Tarun Sharma	1
Neeraj Tyagi	1
Kunal Shah	1
Raju Reddy	1
Hitesh Gupta	1
Ganesh Krishnan	1
Amrish Rau	1
Rohit Choudhary	1
Vidit Aatrey	1
Faiz Mayalakkara	1
Lloyd Mathias	1
Sanjeev Barnwal	1
Nitin Gupta	1
Sargun Gulati	1
Mohit Gulati	1
Rajan Anandan	1
Anas Rahman Junaid	1
Shalin Shah	1
Jayan Ramankutty	1
Sambhav Mehrotra	1
Vijay Shekhar Sharma	1
Daman Soni	1
Karan Bajwa	1
Ramanand Murthy	1
Rishi Mukherjee	1
Manpreet Singh	1
Rajan Anandan	1
Ravi Machani	1
Harsh Shah	1
Srinivas Anumolu	1
Bashar Hamood	1
Sridhar Subramanian	1

entrepreneur and investor in tech start-ups, crypto and public markets. Founded a fintech company, and was a part of the Investment Team of Lumis Partners (PeopleStrong, TalentEdge, Sheroes etc). Headed Startup Programs for Facebook for South Asia & India. Early backer of companies like Plum (health insurance for SME employees), Clickpost(logistics tech), Rupifi (credit for SMEs), WorkApps (Enterprise Collaboration), Chingari (Social Video), Kutumb (social communities for Bharat), DelightChat (customer support for D2C brands), 10Club (D2C e-commerce), UrbanYogi (mental health)

Investment focus

Internet, FinTech, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, Singapore, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

OnFinance AI — OnFinance.ai is committed to harnessing the power of Generative AI for the betterment of the banking, wealth management, and insurance landscapes. Every Generative AI solution they develop is anchored in safety, efficiency, and the intricate nuances of their industry.NeoGPT, their in-house LLM (Large Language Model), and their flagship offering,embodies their belief in Generative AI's potential to redefine the financial sector. They provide secure AI Copilots, powered by NeoGPT, designed for internal teams at these institutions, boosting the efficiency of research, relationship management, sales, and customer support functions.
Thermoflyde — Refractory
leap.club — we are a powerful and private network of women leaders.

Kunal is a technology entrepreneur and investor.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Bluelearn — Find co-founders & teammates, apply to gigs, learn new skills, and meet passionate people.
Legistify — Discover unparalleled legal management with our AI-powered platform, all-in-one solution for enterprise-level matter management, IPR, notices, and contracts
Stable Money — Steady returns, untapped opportunities, and excellent long-term performance to aid your journey of wealth creation!

Nimesh is the Founding Partner at 108 Capital, a Growth-stage venture fund partnering with founders building digital-first, scalable and sustainable businesses. Prior, Nimesh was the cofounder at trica, a full-stack technology platform for growth-stage investments and equity management. He has been an avid Investor in private markets and is alsofounding venture partner for India’s first $100Mn revenue based financing fund N+1 Capital and also advisor & Board member of Campus Fund – 1st dorm fund in India

Investment focus

Financial Services, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Seekho — Seekho is a membership-based career accelerator platform. Start your 30-day trial and get unlimited access to Live Workshops, Courses, Certifications, Community to build your career in Product Management, Consulting, Finance, Analytics, Digital Marketing.
Koinbasket — KoinBasket lets you invest in diversified cryptocurrency portfolios and indexes with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Altcoins and DeFi tokens on Binance, Coinbase and Huobi.
Intents Mobi — Mobile analytics, Logistics, Transportation, Fleet Management, Data Analytics

Rohit Bansal - Co-Founder @ Snapdeal

Investment focus

Internet, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

TyrePlex — Buy car and bike tyres. Best tyre price, features, reviews. Find right tyre size and tyre dealer details
Bluelearn — Find co-founders & teammates, apply to gigs, learn new skills, and meet passionate people.
Stable Money — Steady returns, untapped opportunities, and excellent long-term performance to aid your journey of wealth creation!

Aprameya loves singing romantic songs and is the quintessential dreamer who doesn’t fear to experiment. He used to be the Head of Business Development for PDS at Jones Lang LaSalle India where he spent almost 3 years post his graduation from IIM Ahmedabad. He has worked at Infosys and has an Electronics engineering degree from NITK Surthkal andif all this has made you think he’s a geek, ask his close friends and they would say otherwise!

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Apps
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, Croatia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

GoodGudi — GoodGudi is a Lifestyle retail shopping destination. Our Stores sell Travel Accessories, Fashion Accessories, Home Improvement products, Toys and Cosmetics
Basil — Lunch has never been so fun! India's first stainless steel & leakproof bento lunch boxes and insulated water bottles! Designed for today's kids and the child in you!
Evolved Foods — Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins. Did you find apk for android? You can find new Free Android Games and apps.

Anupam started his entrepreneurial journey by founding People Group - A New Media & Entertainment group, which includes businesses such as Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People Pictures. Today the group is recognized as one of the most innovative enterprises in the country. Besides his operational roles, Anupam is also one ofIndia's most active angel investors.He attended Boston College.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Meragi — Meragi is an end to end wedding decor service taking care of all decor requirements from deisgn to execution, all at a great price
Nasher Miles — Shop Good Quality Premium Luggage Bags, Suitcases & Laptop Backpacks online on Nasher Miles. Wide Range of Small & Medium Cabin Bags, Travel Luggage Bags Sets in different Colours & Designs.
ReFit Global — Discover top-quality, certified refurbished phones at Refit Global. Enjoy premium devices at unbeatable prices with reliable performance.

Hesham Zreik is the Founder and CEO of FasterCapital, an online accelerator and incubator. He has co-founded over 100 startups as a technical co-founder and invested in them as an angel investor. Under his leadership, FasterCapital has expanded its network to include over 1,000 regional partners, 1,000 mentors, and 200 partnerships with incubators,accelerators, and venture funds. The organization has helped over 300 startups raise more than $1 billion.Zreik began programming in 1989 with Basic, transitioning to QBasic in 1992. He ranked 7th in the Baccalaureate exams and earned an engineering degree at HIAST, followed by a DBA at Edinburgh Business School and a Master’s in Computer Information Science from AABFS.In 2018, Forbes ranked him #39 among the top 50 investors based on his investment activity and successful exits. He has invested in over 100 startups, co-founded more than 40, and has served as a mentor and board member for various companies. Zreik's investment interests include AI, fintech, blockchain, e-commerce, IoT, HR, and B2B startups.His portfolio includes companies such as Twitter, Zomato, and SpaceX. In 2002, he founded ZGroup Mobile, growing it to a valuation of $2.5–$3.25 million by 2005. The company was a candidate for acquisition by Incagold plc.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Tej Kapoor is the Managing Partner and Managing Director of IvyCap Ventures. He previously worked at Fosun as a Fosun Global Partner, Co- Executive President Fosun RZ Capital (India & SEA). Tej Kapoor attended The Wharton School.

Investment focus

Supply Chain Management, Logistics, E-Commerce Platforms
Series A, Seed, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

ByteLearn — ByteLearn is an AI-powered assistant for math teachers and students in managing curriculum. ByteLearn offers personalized, one on one attention by leveraging artificial intelligence technology and guides students when they get stuck on math problems, enabling them to connect with teachers, and grasp concepts better.
Supertails — Shop for pet food, accessories, grooming essentials and more. Book online vet consultation and online training for your pets. Shop for all your pet needs at supertails.com
Glamyo Health — Glamyo health is multi-speciality healthcare solution delivering Hassle free experience for all elective surgeries and cosmetic procedures with personalized care.

Anand Chandrasekaran is a Partner at General Catalyst. He previously worked at Facebook and attended Stanford University.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series B
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Jupiter — Jupiter is a grocery automation service that takes care of the shopping, delivery, and even meal-planning.
OpsLyft — The only cloud management platform that focuses on providing actionable insights for technology and financial leaders.
Fold Health — Crafting the building blocks of modern primary care

Sujeet Kumar - Co- Founder @ Udaan

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Vidyut — Vidyut offers end-to-end solutions for purchase and financing to resale which provide superior economics on electric vehicles compared to petrol & diesel vehicles.
Mainstreet — Browse through our vast collection of premium streetwear like sneakers, apparel & accessories. Mainstreet is India's premiere hype outlet for all sneaker-heads out there!
Third Wave Coffee — Third wave coffee is a manufacturer and distributor of easy coffee bags that help to make barista-quality coffee anytime without any equipment. The third wave roasts coffees in small batches and introduce specialty cofee.

Ramakant plays a central role in driving all technological innovations that form the backbone of Livspace while also leading our operations team. Before founding Livspace, Ramakant was a core team member and Vice President of Engineering at Myntra, a leading fashion eCommerce startup in India (acquired by Flipkart). Ramakant, graduated from IITKanpur, and holds an MBA from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Juleo — Juleo is a good model of a respectful and high-achieving society. They are a caring meritocracy, or sports team with a heart, where success is determined by teamwork and results.
Jugyah — Jugyah is a technology company transforming how the next billion urban Indians rent their homes.Our pioneering, fin-tech powered business model is radically changing the long term home rental market.We believe there is a better place (”jugyah”) out there for both renters and property owners where they feel like they belong. Our goal is to takethem there.Backed by the largest real estate developers in the country and some of the top tier angels and VCs, we are currently in beta.
Truva — Truva is a proptech company that specializes in home buying and selling. We have deep expertise in Powai and provide an unparallel customer experience when it comes to buying apartments that are up for resale. We have multiple properties in Hiranandani, Lake Homes, Nahar and Raheja Vihar

Binny Bansal is an Indian software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. In 2007 he co-founded the e-commerce platform Flipkart with Sachin Bansal (not related) and was serving as the Chief Operating Officer until 11 January 2016 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. In January 2017 he was promoted to Group CEO of Flipkart. Binny is fromChandigarh and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

OppDoor — Launch your Amazon Brand into Thriving International Markets. OppDoor is a Growth Partner for Amazon Brands.
Leela Life — Timeless Indian wellbeing secrets for peaceful and joyful living
Alltius Inc. — Alltius is an AI-driven platform for conversational assistance in software products primarily to help and guide users in their product journeys.

Roman Saini is Co Founder at Unacademy.

Investment focus

Internet, Health Care, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Turnip — Empowering online communities to run, discover and join interactive experiences.
Up — Up was founded by IIT Bombay alumni, Mahek Mody, ex-Chief of Staff at Ather Energy and Mohit Sharma, ex-head of engineering at Chaayos. React is at the forefront of transforming modern Indian households. As India’s first D2C, smart home appliance brand, their maiden product the R1 has been designed to change the way we cook and expand ourrepertoire of food. The smart cooking appliance offers 10 inbuilt functions - chop, stir, sauté, whisk, blend, boil, steam, cook, knead & self-clean, along with an integrated smart weighing scale. The onboard 8” touchscreen offers consumers a guided cooking experience, with access to hundreds of recipes from across the world. React’s CookClub.ai will also allow users tocreate and share their own recipes and give them access to thousands more as they are built. React will begin deliveries of the R1 in June, 2022.
Meme Chat Private Limited — Make memes, trends and money. All under one hood.

Jitendra Gupta is the Founder of Jupiter.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Seed, Series A, Angel
India, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

SiPay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
OTPless — Explore top-notch authentication solutions like WhatsApp, SMS or email-based Numeric codes and Magic Link with OTPless. High conversion, flexible integrations, and robust security features await you!
CoinCRED Global — CoinCRED is a crypto exchange platform which has hundreds plus cryptocurrencies where traders can easily sell, buy, deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies. It is a platform which gives more priority to safe and secure transactions with privacy. CoinCRED has been here for years for its known features like high speed low transaction fees P2P KYC24/7 customer support with such features, it is also known as a crypto investment platform where users can easily trade and earn profits through their user-friendly interface. From beginners to experienced, any investor or trader can begin their crypto journey with the most trusted platform, CoinCRED.

Rahul Seth is an Investor and Director at Antler.

Investment focus

Banking, Finance, Payments
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

RevFin — RevFin is a digital lending company.
Homingos — Relive the special moments and surprise your loved ones with Flam. Why Create photos. Create Tangible Moments with FlamCard. Shop your FlamCard now!
Pixxel — Pixxel is a space technology startup that builds a constellation of advanced hyperspectral earth imaging small satellites. By capturing images in a 100s of hyperspectral bands, Pixxel is able to see things in 50x richer detail enabling organisations around the world to make better business discussions. Pixxel is leveraging the unique hyperspectralnature of satellite imagery to build a health monitor for the planet.

Farooq Adam - Co-founder @ Shopsense Retail Technologies Limited

Investment focus

Personal Health, Advertising, Internet
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Xeno — Xeno is a one-stop solution for any brand to build a deep customer understanding and create relevant marketing campaigns across SMS, email, Facebook and Instagram, Whatsapp.
Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price
OneCare — OneCare helped thousands of patients achieve lower blood sugar, while reducing the need for medications, including insulin.

Founder at Pratilipi

Investment focus

Apps, B2B, Audio
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Anar — Anar is a Business Community for retailers, resellers, wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers to network with each other and perform their online buying & selling through business chat.
Pratilipi — A platform to read stories, write your own and share your favorite ones in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, English, Urdu, Punjabi and Odia
Headout — Headout is an on-demand mobile marketplace that helps travelers discover & book the most incredible tours, activities, events & local experiences in town for the next 24 hours at incredible prices. All it takes is 3 taps and 60 seconds.

Ravindra Yadav

Investment focus

Content, Internet, Mobile Apps
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price

Tarun joined NEA's India office in 2009 and is a Director of New Enterprise Associates (India) Pvt. Ltd. (NEA India) based in Mumbai. Tarun brings more than twelve years of experience in various roles in private equity investing and equity research. He serves as Director on the board of Nova Medical Centers, Air Works Engineering and InfinitasRenewable Energy Solutions and and as Board Observer on the boards of inTarvo Technologies and Intellisys Technologies. Prior to joining NEA, Tarun was with Peepul Capital Private Equity, where he evaluated investment opportunities across sectors including consumer products and services, education, manufacturing and media. He was involved in structuring and executing transactions and actively managed portfolio companies in consumer and media sectors. Previously, Tarun worked at Goldman Sachs International based out of their London offices, initially with the Equity Derivatives team, and then as part of the Global Macro Proprietary trading team. Tarun received an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, India and earned his B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Delhi, India.

Investment focus

Apps, SaaS, Travel
Pre-Seed, Series C, Series D
India

Portfolio highlights

Travel Buddy — Plan, Find, Book & Travel across the Globe. Visit exotic locations and experience diverse cultures. Enjoy the best cuisines the world has to offer. Make memories that will last a lifetime. #NeverFeelAlone
GreytHR — greytHR provides one of the best HR and Payroll softwares for small & midsize businesses across various industries in India. Sign up for a free trial today.

Neeraj Tyagi is a Founder of We Founder Circle. He attended MIT Sloan School of Management.

Investment focus

Health Care, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

NIKOL EV — NIKOL EV is a customer-focused and service-oriented firm that is a pioneer in the EV industry, supplying EV chargers and installing EV charging stations.
Deltafour — DeltafourTM has developed a novel patent-pending solution that eliminates inefficiencies and has an influence on important business indicators.
OLL — Online Live Learning is an online marketplace for passionate teachers and aspiring learners. On our platform, teachers get the chance to extend their expertise and learners get the opportunity to expand their knowledge bank. If you’re someone who does not believe in a cookie-cutter teaching approach and are looking for real-time help, this platformis the right choice for you. To sum it up, we’re your one-stop solution for all things learning. OLL works around the clock to make amazing experiences for our customers, with that we get the appreciation through your Reviews and Feedbacks.

Kunal Shah

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Revrag — Revarg aims to automate tasks and increase sales efficiency by empowering revenue teams. Its first product, AI-BDR, will handle prospect outreach and meeting scheduling, allowing human salespeople to focus on client interactions. The AI agent will intelligently qualify leads, schedule meetings, and provide data-driven insights.
infinyte.club — A New World Of Wealth. Where access to new-age wealth-creation opportunities is not just for the ultra-wealthy
Punch — Start trading options with confidence. Punch is a broker with single-screen trading & safety tools for part-time traders. If you're new to options, download Punch app.

Flam is a Board Member of Flam. He attended the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Big Data
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Homingos — Relive the special moments and surprise your loved ones with Flam. Why Create photos. Create Tangible Moments with FlamCard. Shop your FlamCard now!
Locus.sh — Locus is an intelligent logistics automation and decision-making platform that comes with in-built route planning and vehicle allocation engine which improves consistency and efficiency of operations.The platform helps companies and enterprises in e-commerce, food delivery, FMCG, and other verticals to automate and optimize their logistics. Theproduct suite comprises a route deviation engine, order dispatch automation, a field user app, route optimizations, scheduling, tracking for end-customer, and predictive analytics. Offering the entire technology stack, in the form of a platform as a service.
Flam — Flam is an AI-powered mixed reality (MR) publishing platform.

Hitesh Gupta - Founder @ vcBytes

Investment focus

Internet, Social Network
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Parentlane — Parentlane App has been awesomely designed to easily capture, share & store every moment of your favorite child's development in a dedicated album through photos or notes and engage with a trusted community of friends, family or experts in all stages of the child's development timeline. It not only allows every member of the communityto create or endorse posts, tips on parenting, baby care & overall child development, but also enables you to recommend variety of food recipes and activities that works best for children directly on the app as well. First of it's kind in India, Parentlane's mission is to deeply learn every unique child by applying Data Science & Machine Intelligence and deliver personalized, timely assistance to new age parents resulting in a future of healthy, smart and happy kids! Parentlane is Incubated at Accel Partners Startup Pad, Bangalore and have raised Angel round of funding from Prominent Entrepreneurs

Ganesh is a serial entrepreneur with four successful green field ventures and exits. Most recently, he founded and led TutorVista which was acquired by US and UK listed education leader Pearson for $ 213 MM in January 2011.He is a strategic investor / promoter of India based consumer Internet and ecommerce companies bluestone.com (onlinejewellery), Bigbasket.com (egrocery), MustseeIndia.com (travel packages and content), bookadda.com (academic focused online books) and delyver.com (hyper local delivery).Ganesh was also Chairman, Investor and Advisor in the data analytics BPO firm Marketics until March 2007, when the company was acquired by NYSE listed WNS for $ 63 MM. His earlier venture, CustomerAsset was started in mid 2000 and later acquired by ICICI (NYSE listed, India's largest bank) and is now publicly listed in India as First Source Solutions. In 1990, as his first entrepreneurial venture, he co-promoted IT&T. And as its Founder and CEO, he played a major role in making the company one of India's top multi-vendor IT service and support till the business was sold to iGate (a listed company) in 2003.He is also on the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and has a post-graduate degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
India, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Impact — The Impact is a fitness, kindness mobile app where every step walked or jogged raises money for a social cause. Person workouts are sponsored by companies through their Corporate Social Responsibility and the money goes directly to the partnered NGOs.
Euler Motors — Euler Motors is an automotive tech startup based out of New Delhi focused on commercial electric vehicles. Inspired by the work done by EV Companies across the globe esp. Tesla, Euler Motors is committed to accelerating India's transition to sustainable mobility. Euler aims to become the category leader for cargo transport by driving theElectric Vehicle Revolution in India. Euler Motors is focused on first solving last-mile logistics for e-commerce and 3PL players. To kickstart mass-market adoption - Euler is offering the entire "mobility as a service" stack instead of serving just one stage of a larger value-chain.
CredR — Whether Buy & Sell Used Bikes or buy & sell Scooters online in India, CredR- the one-stop solution for all. Get 100% verified used two-wheelers in just 3 simple steps. No Legal Hassles. Premium Refurbished Bikes.

Amrish Rau is the CEO of Pine Labs.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

KUmar Pradeep — Cart Abandonment Rate is the percentage (%) of online visitors who add items to their shopping cart but then abandon it without making a purchase. It shows the rate at which your potential customers are leaving without buying.
OTPless — Experience the future of user authentication with OTPLESS. Our one-tap sign-in solution eliminates the need for passwords and OTPs, offering a secure, convenient, and user-friendly alternative.
CoinCRED — CoinCRED allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies.

Rohit Choudhary

Investment focus

Internet, Social Network
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Parentlane — Parentlane App has been awesomely designed to easily capture, share & store every moment of your favorite child's development in a dedicated album through photos or notes and engage with a trusted community of friends, family or experts in all stages of the child's development timeline. It not only allows every member of the communityto create or endorse posts, tips on parenting, baby care & overall child development, but also enables you to recommend variety of food recipes and activities that works best for children directly on the app as well. First of it's kind in India, Parentlane's mission is to deeply learn every unique child by applying Data Science & Machine Intelligence and deliver personalized, timely assistance to new age parents resulting in a future of healthy, smart and happy kids! Parentlane is Incubated at Accel Partners Startup Pad, Bangalore and have raised Angel round of funding from Prominent Entrepreneurs

Vidit Aatrey is Founder and CEO at Meesho. He previously worked at InMobi as a Strategy. Vidit Aatrey attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Investment focus

Internet, Education, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, Kenya, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price
infinyte.club — A New World Of Wealth. Where access to new-age wealth-creation opportunities is not just for the ultra-wealthy
Teleport — Planning a trip? Say goodbye to visa hassles with Teleport! We've made applying for visas online super easy. Explore our site now to get started now!

Faiz Mayalakkara Director Investments, Emirates Investment Authority.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
India, Panama, United States

Portfolio highlights

BharatX — BharatX is a Fin-Tech startup that enables any Consumer-facing app/website in India to offer Credit to their users by integrating its APIs. It can enable white-leballed journeys like of "Buy Now, Pay Later","Credit Line", "Try and Buy", "Pay in 3", "Postpaid", etc.
Fello — Fello is a savings and investment platform that helps to save, invest and earn higher returns than a traditional savings account.
Log 9 Materials — The spirit of innovation remains the cornerstone of every mission here at Log9. We have failed numerous times in this mission of ours, only to learn from them

Lloyd Mathias

Investment focus

Apps, Travel, Internet
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Com Olho — Technology solutions for building scalable Artificial Intelligence solutions. Startup India Recognised Startup with patented technology. www.comolho.com
Travel Buddy — Plan, Find, Book & Travel across the Globe. Visit exotic locations and experience diverse cultures. Enjoy the best cuisines the world has to offer. Make memories that will last a lifetime. #NeverFeelAlone
Language Curry — Learn Indian regional languages online for free by spending 5 mins daily at Language Curry - World's popular language learning app for India Languages. Learn Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Bengali.

Sanjeev Barnwal is Founder and CTO at Meesho.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Seed, Series A
India, Kenya, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

Kapu — We are an online shopping community that helps you save even more on your everyday essentials when you buy together with your friends.
Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price
Bluelearn — Find co-founders & teammates, apply to gigs, learn new skills, and meet passionate people.

Nitin Gupta is the CEO and Co-Founder at Mall91.

Investment focus

Video, Travel, Lifestyle
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Trell — Create videos in your own language across Fashion, Beauty, Personal Care, Recipes, Travel, Movies & TV Reviews, Gadgets and so many more amazing lifestyle categories! Watch videos and Shop from an exclusive range of Beauty, Personal Care and wellness products.
Trainman — Find trains and predict availability OR know confirmation chances of your pnr.

Sargun Gulati

Investment focus

Content, Internet, Mobile Apps
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price

Mohit Gulati is the Chief Investment Officer at ITI Growth Opportunities Fund.

Investment focus

Health Care, E-Commerce, Retail
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Medyseva — Medyseva is a healthcare startup focusing on Telemedicine in Rural India. It seeks to become the ultimate healthcare partner of all citizens such that they can get access to high-quality healthcare services with ease and at affordable prices.
Subtl AI — Subtl AI is a cognitive AI search platform that helps businesses find information in enormous amounts of text and documents.
Tarusaworld — Tarusa integrates Indian Hand crafting techniques with luxury products. Buy Customized Cushion Covers, Table Mats, Table Runners, Clutch Bags, Ethnic Potlis...

As part of the leadership team at Sequoia Capital India, Rajan is focusing on developing its early-stage program Surge, into the world's top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor to the programme's founders. Surge aims to engineer rapid early progress for startups, by enabling disproportionateaccess to capital, talent, network and decades of company-building knowledge. Rajan's deep understanding of technology, operating expertise and a track record of growing tech businesses across the region will help Surge's founders scale and build the businesses of tomorrow.Prior to Sequoia, as Head of Google India and Southeast Asia, Rajan played a key role in expanding the regions internet ecosystem while accelerating Google's innovation and growth units. He is also a prolific angel investor who has backed a large number of successful startups at very early stages. Rajan also led Microsoft and Dell in India and was earlier a Partner at McKinsey & Company in Chicago.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

NAYAN — NAYAN visual AI monitors and identifies real-time road events. NAYAN AI supports businesses and authorities by offering actionable insights on visual events, to make the world a safer place.
Omnify — Automate your business and simplify your life with Omnify's all-in-one online booking system that streamlines your operations through one simple dashboard.
PlusPin Healthcare — Let us provide you with high-quality care!

Anas Rahman Junaid

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Dating
Seed, Pre-Seed
India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

ZOKO — Zoko is an all-in-one system that leverages the WhatsApp API to help you do business, on WhatsApp. Go beyond chatting - reach customers, enable product discovery, collect payments, get feedback - all on WhatsApp.
Aisle — Aisle connects the new generation of single independent Indians from around the world looking for meaningful relationships.
PointOne Capital — PointOne Capital focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage technology-enabled startups in emerging sectors. Our is to plug the early stage liquidity gap in the pre-seed market and provide active sector-specific expertise until a Series A round.

Shalin Shah is the Co-Founder and Partner of Core91 Fund. He previously worked at Precision Therapeutics as a Product Development. Shalin attended Carnegie Mellon University.

Investment focus

FinTech, Payments, Mobile Apps
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Nodd — Start using this domain right away. Straightforward domain shopping experience. Quick access to your domain.
HomeCapital — HomeCapital blog series and podcasts provide you with the knowledge to make smart decisions about home buying. Subscribe & stay updated.

Jayan Ramankutty

Investment focus

Content, Robotics, Advertising
Pre-Seed, Angel, Series A
India, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Homingos — Relive the special moments and surprise your loved ones with Flam. Why Create photos. Create Tangible Moments with FlamCard. Shop your FlamCard now!
Flam — Flam is an AI-powered mixed reality (MR) publishing platform.
Graymatics — Graymatics offers CCTV based Video Analytics Solutions, transforming CCTV images and videos into granular data.

Sambhav Mehrotra

Investment focus

Content, Internet, Mobile Apps
Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Paytm. He previously worked at India Today Group Online as a Tech head. Vijay Shekhar attended Delhi College of Engineering.

Investment focus

Internet, News, Social Media
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Crib — Crib is building India's first digital ecosystem aimed at redefining how landlords operate, tenants stay and market sells.
Jimmy's Cocktails — Jimmy's Cocktails makes premium cocktails.
TechEagle Innovations — TechEagle is India's pioneer and lead manufacturer of long range, high Speed, heavy payload delivery Drone solutions. Founded in 2015 by IIT Kanpur alumni, It became one of the very first companies to receive approvals from DGCA, MoCA, AAI & MHA to conduct BVLOS trials for package delivery in India.

Marketing and Growth Leader

Investment focus

iOS, Mobile, Social
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Zappka — Own this domain today. We make your shopping experience easy. Friendly and quick customer service.

Karan Bajwa - Vice President, Asia Pacific, Google Cloud @ Google

Investment focus

Video, Social Network, Customer Service
Angel, Series A
India

Portfolio highlights

MitronTV — MitronTV is a free Short Video and Social Platform. It is designed for people to showcase their innovative videos inline with our theme of light humor.
FindYahan — Own this domain today. We make your shopping experience easy. Friendly and quick customer service.

Director of Product, GSN Games

Investment focus

Social Network
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Cheerio — Cheerio is a no code, extremely affordable CRM for digital entrepreneurs, MSME, e-commerce sellers and small businesses. Using Cheerio's CRM you can increase repeat purchases from your customers by upto 56%. Cheerio helps you convert your community of customers into highly engaged and loyal paying subscribers.

Rishi Mukherjee is the Founding engineer and Principal Mobile Engineer at Sezzle.

Investment focus

Social Network
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Cheerio — Cheerio is a no code, extremely affordable CRM for digital entrepreneurs, MSME, e-commerce sellers and small businesses. Using Cheerio's CRM you can increase repeat purchases from your customers by upto 56%. Cheerio helps you convert your community of customers into highly engaged and loyal paying subscribers.

Manpreet Singh is an Sikh Indian-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, asset manager, and one of the youngest people ever to receive the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in the United States and the world. He was named the "Most Ambitious" CFA Charterholder by the CFA Institute in 2006. He is frequently sought after as atechnology/investment expert by the media outlets, such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg.com, TheStreet.com, MarketWatch, and many others.

Investment focus

Video, Internet, Software
Angel, Pre-Seed
India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Incued — Incued
BolRealty.com — Short term financing makes it possible to acquire highly sought-after domains without the strain of upfront costs. Find your domain name today.

As part of the leadership team at Sequoia Capital India, Rajan is focusing on developing its early-stage program Surge, into the world's top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor to the programme's founders. Surge aims to engineer rapid early progress for startups, by enabling disproportionateaccess to capital, talent, network and decades of company-building knowledge. Rajan's deep understanding of technology, operating expertise and a track record of growing tech businesses across the region will help Surge's founders scale and build the businesses of tomorrow.Prior to Sequoia, as Head of Google India and Southeast Asia, Rajan played a key role in expanding the regions internet ecosystem while accelerating Google's innovation and growth units. He is also a prolific angel investor who has backed a large number of successful startups at very early stages. Rajan also led Microsoft and Dell in India and was earlier a Partner at McKinsey & Company in Chicago.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Apps
Seed, Angel, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

NAYAN — NAYAN visual AI monitors and identifies real-time road events. NAYAN AI supports businesses and authorities by offering actionable insights on visual events, to make the world a safer place.
Omnify — Automate your business and simplify your life with Omnify's all-in-one online booking system that streamlines your operations through one simple dashboard.
mirrAR — mirrAR your go to augmented reality company for ECommerce. Experience our platform, solutions & AR software. Transform shopping with augmented reality in E-commerce.

Ravi Machani is a third generation business owner. His experience is diverse. His current area of focus is Real Estate Development (www.machanigroup.com), Auto Components Manufacturing Industry with Stumpp, Schuele & Somappa (www.ssssprings.com) and MG Brothers Auto Dealerships (www.mgbrothers.in).With Mechanical Engineering from BangaloreUniversity and an MBA from Bradley University, USA, he has worked at Caterpillar as a Project Manager with Engine Division and at Delphi Corporation with the Global Competency Center in USA for 6 years. With plethora of rich experience from Corporate Finance, Overseas and Indian M&A, Turn Around Management, Operations and Strategy, He now leads the family business at helm of affairs in several business verticals. He is active in the auto industry association as the National Coordinator of Young Business Leader’s Forum (www.acmayblf.com), which is an national association of about 160 business owners less than 40 years of age and an Executive Committee Member of Auto Components Manufacturers Association - ACMA (www.acmainfo.com). He heads the Information Technology for Auto Industry as the Chairman Information Technology for ACMA (www.acmait.com), which comprises of over 600 companies and is an entrepreneur in software business with Sysfore Technologies (www.sysfore.com). He started a social enterprise in rural India called IndiVillage (www.indivillage.com). The Tamarind Tree (www.tamarindtree.co) is a heritage wedding venue managed by Ravi and his hospitality team.

Investment focus

Internet, Social Network
Angel
India

Portfolio highlights

Parentlane — Parentlane App has been awesomely designed to easily capture, share & store every moment of your favorite child's development in a dedicated album through photos or notes and engage with a trusted community of friends, family or experts in all stages of the child's development timeline. It not only allows every member of the communityto create or endorse posts, tips on parenting, baby care & overall child development, but also enables you to recommend variety of food recipes and activities that works best for children directly on the app as well. First of it's kind in India, Parentlane's mission is to deeply learn every unique child by applying Data Science & Machine Intelligence and deliver personalized, timely assistance to new age parents resulting in a future of healthy, smart and happy kids! Parentlane is Incubated at Accel Partners Startup Pad, Bangalore and have raised Angel round of funding from Prominent Entrepreneurs

Harsh Shah co-founded Shopsense Retail Technologies Private Limited in 2012. Harsh Shah is a Co-founder of Nova Global. He is Head of Entrepreneurship Cell. Harsh Shah studied at IIT Bombay in 2010.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Health Care, Gaming
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
India

Portfolio highlights

Podeum — Podeum helps to combine various pre- and post-game activities such as pre-match analysis, live-match commentary, online social media debates, and fantasy and prediction competitions into one platform.
Eekifoods — Eekifoods develops a unique and proprietary vegetable growing technology, which allows it to produce completely residue-free, Indian and exotic vegetables and sell them profitably at near-market prices.
Intugine Technologies — Intugine Technologies is a Bangalore based company pioneering in motion sensing and IoT technologies. On a mission to revolutionize the logistics sector in India, they aim to digitize and revamp the industry through their trailblazing technologies with dedicated team of experts.

Co-Founder of Growth Story.

Investment focus

Apps, Automotive, Food Processing
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

ONWO — India's first digitally enabled food export platform
Podeum — Podeum helps to combine various pre- and post-game activities such as pre-match analysis, live-match commentary, online social media debates, and fantasy and prediction competitions into one platform.
Magma — India's Leading Procurrement Partner Factory service We develop Supply chain We Helped Hundrends of factories to global About Us Power & Sourcing Solutions

Bashar Hamood is a result oriented professional with versatile experience across diverse organizational domains. He is well versed in the development of marketing strategies, branding, direct marketing, new products/brands launches, analysis, reporting, and positioning.He is an entrepreneur and self-starter with expansive experience in brandawareness and development, community outreach.Bashar is a versatile business manager with proven competencies in optimizing team dynamics uniting diverse agenda to common goal and harnessing strategic and operational drivers to deliver results.He has a strong analytical mind with rigorous study for each case and the output of each variation for each parameter.Bashar loves to take risk and new challenges.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Mobile Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United States, India, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

BubbleFuse — BubbleFuse will provide a platform for users to create and share their own digital content and products.
GrowBots — GrowBots is a web-based platform that helps small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
DataVizion — DataVizion is an innovative data visualization platform that enables businesses to easily create real-time visualizations of their data.

Sridhar Subramanian

Investment focus

EdTech, Content, Internet
Seed, Series B
India

Portfolio highlights

Pep — Learn live & buy digital products with lifetime recording at affordable price
Virohan — Virohan is India's leading professional training partner of NSDC, providing paramedical diploma courses in MLT, OTT, HA, etc for 12th pass and graduates.