Top 25 Angel Investors in India in November 2024
A list of 25 angel investors that invest in Venture capital startups based in India. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Venture capital companies from India. We update this investor list every month.Top 25 Angel Investors in India in November 2024
Investor | Venture Capital India investments |
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Ranjan Pai | 1 |
Vikram Gandhi | 1 |
Shashank Randev | 1 |
Virendra Gupta | 1 |
Mahesh Ramachandran | 1 |
Mukesh Bansal | 1 |
Karanpal Singh | 1 |
Scott Shleifer | 1 |
Neeraj Goenka | 1 |
Prashanth Prakash | 1 |
Sanjay Nayar | 1 |
Ratan Tata | 1 |
Utsav Somani | 1 |
Arihant Patni | 1 |
Lakshmi Narayanan | 1 |
Amit Patni | 1 |
Madan Padaki | 1 |
Vikram Gandhi | 1 |
Shalini Chhabra | 1 |
Sachin Bansal | 1 |
Sujeet Kumar | 1 |
Binny Bansal | 1 |
Suhail Sameer | 1 |
Arun Jain | 1 |
Rahul Mehta | 1 |
Ranjan Pai is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Aarin Capital Partners.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Mobile Apps, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- InCred — InCred Finance a new-age tech and analytics-driven NBFC. It offers Personal loans, Education Loans and Business.
- HerKey (formerly JobsForHer) — HerKey (formerly JobsForHer) is India’s largest career engagement platform that unlocks opportunities, learning, and communities for women in India by connecting them with career champions.HerKey has been at the forefront of developing scalable solutions to increase women's participation in the Indian workforce. Incepted in 2015, HerKey(formerly JobsForHer) works with over 10,000 companies across India that prioritize diversity and inclusion and has assisted them in engaging with and recruiting women. HerKey is dedicated to promoting the professional development of women in their careers. The platform connects women with the right jobs across levels, provides learning opportunities to enable them to upskill and reskill, and provides mentorship to women wanting to start, restart, or advance in their professions. The company's vision is to enable women to realize their full potential by connecting them with the right opportunities, learning, and communities.HerKey has grown to service over 3.5 million women across India and plans to scale to power 30 million women’s careers in India.HerKey seeks to be the dependable companion for every woman on her career journey, enabling her growth, opening up opportunities, creating meaningful engagement, and facilitating her career journey – onwards & upwards.HerKey - Your Career Companion at Every Phase of Life Because we understand that a woman’s career journey traverses through life phases. Opportunities | Learning | Communities
- NewSpace — NewSpace is a Aerospace Research and Technologies Industry, It designs and develops Persistent Drones for Earth Observation and Communications.
Vikram Gandhi is very renowned businessman and an investment banker. Vikram Gandhi is the founder & CEO of VSG Capital Advisors and also founded Asha Impact. Vikram Gandhi is an alumni & a faculty member at the Harvard Business School (HBS). He worked with Credit Suisse & Morgan Stanley etc. Know more about Vikram S Gandhi visit uswww.vsgcapital.com & ashaimpact.com
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Credit, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Janaadhar — Welcome to Janaadhar for innovative affordable housing development and precast construction services. Discover how we turn aspirations into reality with authenticity, sustainability, and innovation.
- CreditEnable — Get the most affordable business loans with CreditEnable! Explore low interest rates, check eligibility in one minute, and apply for your dream business loan today. Dream Big. Borrow Smart!.
- Greenway Appliances — Product design and manufacturing start-up developing innovative solutions for the mass market. India's largest maker of clean cookstoves and maker of the Greenway Free TV - home satellite TV system.
Shashank is Founder VC and Co-Founder of 100X.VC - India's first venture fund to invest in early-stage startups using iSAFE Notes. Portfolio: https://www.100x.vc/. Investments through Randev Ventures Family Office in early-stage startups across India, SEA & USA with a keen interest in B2B Emerging technology, Deeptech,SaaS, Cleantech, and Web3. Randev Ventures is the private investment body of Randev Family Office. He brings entrepreneurial and investment understanding with 15+ years of cross-functional expertise. Previously, he was the Founding member and Vice President of VCCEdge, the SaaS data platform by VCCircle (acquired by News Corporation in 2015). He launched the SaaS platform, led revenue, product development, and growth initiatives for close to seven years at VCCEdge. He has additionally worked with NIIT Ltd. and Zensar Technologies Ltd.He is also an Angel Investor and Advisor with a keen interest and portfolio investments in B2B Emerging technology, Deeptech, SaaS, Cleantech, and Web3 startups. Shashank holds an undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Engineering from Nagpur University, and an MBA from International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi.Shashank’s professional ability in developing, launching and making the first move when it comes to products and solutions is reflected in the novel model of 100X.VC. As a Co-Founder of 100X.VC, he is part of the Investment Committee and works closely with portfolio companies on how to improve the chances of new products succeeding. And helping them raise followon capital from growth stage VCs, CVCs, and family offices.Specialties: Entrepreneurship, Scaling up Startups, Angel & Seed Investment & Venture Capital
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Investment focus
- FinTech, CleanTech, Education
- Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- BHyve — Peer Learning at workplace, Knowledge management system, LXP, Learning experience platform in India, Human resource, employee engagement consulting platform which helps organizations to spread tacit knowledge, wisdom & experience within organizations. Improves productivity of organization. BHyve
- BugBase — Discover, manage, and proactively address vulnerabilities with BugBase's comprehensive suite of services. Our offerings include managed bug bounties, Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Automated Scanning, and VDP solutions. Enhance your security posture today.
- EMO — EMO's Mission is to Design, Develop & Commercialize Cutting Edge Technology for the Masses with a focus on Safety, Reliability & Performance. We are a growing group of Creators, Innovators & Explorers who strive to achieve the Impossible by fusing Hardware, Software & Experience to Build Products that stand the test of Time.
Viru brings over 20 years of rich management experience in the Telecom industry including in companies like Bharti Airtel, Trilogy, OnMobile and BPL Mobile.In 2007, Viru is a Founder of VerSe Innovation Pvt Ltd which is now shaping India’s real Mobile Internet through Dailyhunt, iPayy & Operator Services. Verse is now a 500 strong team. Virubrings in the energy and drives product development and operations at Ver Se & it’s his passion to make information available to every Indian their own language & Dailyhunt, the flagship product strives to achieve just that. It is among the most downloaded app that offers array of offerings across Local News, eBooks, Magazine.Under his leadership, Ver Se won many accolades like –1. mBillionth 2013 Award for News & Journalism2. GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2013: Best Publishing Product or Service3. Opera App Awards 2012 :Newshunt has been chosen as Top Entertainment App in Java & Symbian App4. Android App Expo: Won Second place for Best App at Google Development App expo 20135. Nielsen top ten mobile consumed in India. Only one in News Category6. India Digital Awards 2012: Top Mobile App NewsHunt7. Navteq Global LBS Challenge, 2011, Grand Prize Winner8. NASSCOM Emerge AppFame, 2011: Top 7 Mobile Apps9. Mobile India: Winner, Mobile India Entrepreneur Demo Showcase, 201010. Best Mobile App, AppJam Bangalore, 2010Viru holds a Master’s Degree in Management from IIT Mumbai & enjoys brainstorming with his team and is always on the look - out for the new idea that will transform and further strengthen the bridge between technology and common man. He loves his junk food and chai and it’s not uncommon to see him catching up with his team with his favorite phrase – Kyon Bhai, Aur kya chal raha hai?.
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Investment focus
- Training, Education, Performing Arts
- Seed, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Kafqa Academy — HGO909, situs slot terpercaya di Indonesia. Nikmati berbagai game slot gacor, live RTP, dan peluang maxwin. Daftar sekarang untuk pengalaman judi online terbaik.
- D'Moksha Homes — D’Moksha Homes is a textile company that focuses on retailing hand-made fabrics like linen, hemp, and lyocell.
- G.O.A.T Brand Labs — Purpose G.O.A.T is mono-maniacally focussed on the audacious goal of Making Indian D2C brands world...
Mahesh Ramachandran
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Investment focus
- Apps, FinTech, Payments
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
- Zerone Microsystems Private Limited — Zerone Microsystems is a bleeding-edge payment fintech firm. Zerone Microsystems is the inventor of ZUP (Zerone Unified Payment) Technology, a cross-platform mobile app for frictionless payment between smartphones. ZUP Technology has enabled the smartphone to smartphone payments. We convert cheapest of smartphones into a POS machine using our ZUPproximity payment technology, with no additional hardware and no need for NFC. Replacing the entire POS Infrastructure through a VPOS on cheapest of Smartphones.
Mukesh Bansal is the Founder of Lyskraft. He previously worked at Myntra as a Founder. Mukesh Bansal attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Apps, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series F
- India
Portfolio highlights
- NuShala — NuShala assures advance fees for all the students on the 1st of every month and end-to-end collection so owners can focus on growth.
- Virgio — Women's & Men's Clothing and Accessories | Shop Trendy Fashion Online
- 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
Karanpal Singh is a steel and mining industrialist and the founder of Hunch Ventures which has been investing in multi-stage companies since 2012.As these investments evolved into larger businesses, Hunch evolved into an organized venture fund and has now taken several large bets across multiple sectors. Hunch has been backing visionary foundersin various industries from Air Mobility, Fine Arts, Sustainable Food Supply chains and food security, Ports and Logistics, Healthtech, F&B, Lifestyle Media and several B2B SaaS platforms. It has investments in India, Canada, the US, Tanzania, Singapore, UAE and the United Kingdom and has now pivoted to environmentally conscious and sustainable businesses. Hunch is one of the largest independent aggregators of food-related infrastructure and technologies and has built the platform for global food technology companies to come to India and establish a local presence.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- India, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Skylark Drones — Drone data platform by Skylark Drones is used by surveying, volume measurement for construction & inspection teams in infrastructure, mining, solar energy, agriculture & utilities.
- The Quorum Club — The Quorum Hyderabad A modern reflection of the city's DNA. Enjoy The Q Hyderabad's members-only lounge for work and relaxation in a cultural metropolis.
- Green Frontier Capital — Green Frontier Capital is India's first investment firm that focuses on growth companies which are delivering breakthrough innovation in green industries.
Scott Shleifer - Partner @ Tiger Global Management
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
- Series D, Series C, Series A
- United States, India, China
Portfolio highlights
- Go1 — GO1 provides a platform that allows companies to upscale their workforce with on-demand training and a dynamic content-driven platform for companies that are Open to Learn. The funding follows an integration with Microsoft Teams, which enables organizations using Teams to learn directly within their workplace ecosystem. Individuals can now find,consume, share, and discuss learning resources from its library of online learning resources.
- Vest — Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts.
- AppsForBharat — AppsForBharat is a product studio focused on building apps for spiritual and devotional needs of Indian users.
Neeraj Goenka
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Investment focus
- Local, Travel, Leisure
- Seed, Series A
- India
Portfolio highlights
- InvenZone — Tiktaktogel adalah agent togel hongkong pools dengan hadiah terbesar di kelasnya situs idn, kini tiktaktogel menghadirkan live draw togel hongkong agar para bettor dapat menyaksikan secara langsung tanpa adanya manipulasi keluaran angka.
- SeekSherpa — SeekSherpa is a Delhi-based mobile travel marketplace. SeekSherpa, which is still in test mode, was part of the January batch of VentureNursery. The accelerator conducts about two bootcamps a year for eight startups each.
- G.O.A.T Brand Labs — Purpose G.O.A.T is mono-maniacally focussed on the audacious goal of Making Indian D2C brands world...
Prashanth Prakash joined Accel in 2008.Prashanth began investing in Indian technology start-ups in 2004, well before they acquired global attention. He started his investing career as a co-founder of Erasmic, one of India’s first early-stage funds. Prior to that, he founded two enterprises in the Internet and multimedia publishing domains.As akey member of Accel’s India team, Prashanth focuses on consumer Internet services, online marketplaces, and SaaS. He has led investments in Agrostar, BlueStone, BookMyShow, Clevertap, FabHotels, Glowroad, HolidayMe, HomeLane, InfraMarket, PropTiger, QwikCilver (acquired by Pine Labs), Rentomojo, TeaBox, and other early-stage companies.Prashanth is from Bangalore and holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Delaware and an undergraduate degree in computer science.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Retail
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- India, United States, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- 1BRIDGE — 1Bridge provides a wide range of aspirational products and digital services at the doorsteps of village consumers.
- Vilcart — Vilcart is the bridge between Rural Consumers and the Manufacturers/Primary Market.
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
Sanjay Nayar is the CEO at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Sales, Retail
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- FlexiLoans — FlexiLoans is an online lending platform started with an endeavour to solve the problem that SMEs face in accessing Quick, Flexible and Adequate funds for growing their Businesses. Over 80% of Loan proposals from SMEs currently are rejected by institutional channels on account of inadequate financial history or collaterals. With the fast andubiquitous digital adoption in India and increased avenues to leverage data analytics, they are standing on the verge of Banking transformation in this country which will help us efficiently cater to the large untapped and unserved demand. They wish to make the ‘social and alternative scoring’ of SMEs and Individuals a big opportunity for the economy that will far out place the limited insights that financial bureau provide. They believe our technology-powered online marketplace is the best model to meet the financial requirements of SME’s who do not have credit history and hence cannot avail loans from traditional banking channels.
- Brown Living — Brown Living is a sustainable lifestyle platform offering a wide range of products helping individuals make eco-friendly choices, by prioritizing ethical sourcing, waste reduction, and conscious living. With a strong focus on sustainability and social impact, we want to revolutionize the way people consume and live.
- Uniqus Consultech — Uniqus Consultech offers Accounting & Reporting Consulting.
Heading the Tata Group since 1991, Ratan Tata is the Chairman of Tata Sons, holding company of the Tata Group and major Group companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power and more. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group hasfurther expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over eleven-fold to around USD$70 billion, after the most recent acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover. Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of the National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company, which he was responsible for transforming into the Group's strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses. He is associated with many organizations in India and abroad in varying capacities, some of which are the government of India’s Investment Commission, the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, South Africa’s International Investment Council, several prestigious universities and several philanthropies. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1962, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.The government of India honored Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan, this year.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- GOQii — GOQii is headquartered in California with offices in Mumbai and Shenzhen. It is dedicated to enabling a permanent shift to a healthier lifestyle with the combination of advanced wearable technology, the world's leading experts, coaches and karma. GOQii focuses on sustained engagement & goal reinforcement and offers a complete ecosystem asa single integrated solution, which is a powerful combination of technology and human connection. GOQii is a collaboration of some of the world's leading experts and an amazing management team who are driven by a passion for healthy sustainable living, and who believe that all of us contain boundless potential. GOQii's goal is to enable millions of people across the world to "be the force" by helping them unleash their untapped potential.
- Repos energy — Repos energy is a e-commerce of Fuel to move towards a carbon neutral future.
- Goodfellows — Goodfellows aims to offer companionship to lonely senior citizens.
Looking for - Passionate founders looking to target a market with tremendous future potential and stands to be disrupted by a new entrant. Crucial that the product / service is not easily replicable and the domain expertise of the company is a deterrent to fresh entrants.Keen interest in - Clean Technology, Consumer Internet, EnterpriseSoftware, Health Care, Mobile, SaaSSkills - Angel Investing, Financial Modelling & Valuation, Information Technology, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
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Investment focus
- Apps, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Supply6 — Supply6 is the perfect balance of the 6 essential micro and macro nutrients in one wholesome meal.
- Ninecamp — Ninecamp is a food and beverage company. They anticipate creating new and unique brands with a strong emphasis on high-quality offerings in product, service, and design.
- Alt Carbon — Alt Carbon operates as a climate tech platform.
Arihant is the Managing Director of Patni Financial Advisors, a wealth management company that advises high net worth families on a wide range of investment options. He is also Co-founder and Director at Nirvana venture Advisors. Arihant began his career at his family business, Patni Computer Systems, one of the leading Indian IT businesses of thetime, where he held positions in the computer software and human resources departments, as well as being a business development and marketing executive. Subsequently, Arihant worked as a Business Strategy Consultant for Fidelity Investments in Boston.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Apps, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Innovist — Onesto Labs Private Limited is an unlisted private company. It was incorporated on 18 October, 2018 and is located in Central Delhi, Delhi. It is classified as a private limited company.The company has two directors - Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana.
- Punt Partners — Punt Partners is a company that provides marketing technology services. It provides results through the use of proprietary data, technology, and services.
- The Yarn Bazaar — The Yarn Bazaar is a modern, efficient, and transparently managed marketplace for yarn buyers and sellers to discover real-time yarn prices, information, and market trends.
Lakshmi Narayanan - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Cognizant
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Investment focus
- Analytics, Venture Capital
- Seed, Angel
- India
Portfolio highlights
- EKAM — Looking for unique and premium candle collections for your interiors? Find both scented and unscented candles online in jars, pillars, tea light candles and more. *Imported Fragrance* Upto 50% Off On Selected Range
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
Amit is Co-founder & Chairman at Nirvana Venture Advisors and is a promoter shareholder of Patni Computers. Patni Computers Ltd. was a pioneer in Indian ITES. The promoter family stake in Patni Computers was divested in May 2011 in a sale to iGate Corporation at value of $1.5 billion. Amit has 22 years’ experience in technology, software andprojects. He has extensive experience in the computer hardware and components market in India and overseas. In his various roles, Amit has independently ensured implementation of Greenfield projects and launched new business operations.As a Whole time Director of PCS Technologies Ltd., a listed Indian company in the computer hardware and manufacturing space, Amit was responsible for setting-up the copper clad laminates business. Subsequently he was Managing Director of PCS International Pvt. Ltd. with the responsibility of expanding PCS Technologies hardware business in UAE and Africa. Thereafter, Amit developed Health Management Systems, a healthcare software product that was marketed by PCS Technologies Ltd.Amit is a Director of the Board of Patni Financial Advisors the family office of the Patni Family. Amit has done his BS in Accounting and Masters from Babson College, USA.
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Investment focus
- Travel, Artificial Intelligence, Local
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- MinHash — DomainMarket.com sells premium domain names to entrepreneurs, businesses, and nonprofits that want to dominate their online marketplaces and control great brands.
- FindURClass — FindURClass is a search and discovery platform that provides its users with information on all extracurricular activities and hobby classes, in and around their area. The platform shortlists classes based on class type, location, age, and price. Its users also get access to user reviews and ratings and even book their classes online.FindURClasswas launched in 2013 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Wellness Forever Medicare — Wellness Forever the Leading online pharmacy in India. Order wide range of healthcare products and medicines online at you doorstep with Quick & hassle-free delivery!
Madan Padaki is the Co-Founder and CEO at 1BRIDGE.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Software, Analytics
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- LabInApp — Intuitive Labs is a company on a mission of revolutionizing science learning through 3-dimensional virtual graphics. Our real-time computer graphics technology helps people to interact, visualize and explore the science.
- YNOS Venture Engine CC — YNOS is an intelligent technology platform that helps entrepreneurs find investors for startup & vice versa. It offers a range of products & programs to solve challenges of early stage ventures.
Vikram Gandhi is very renowned businessman and an investment banker. Vikram Gandhi is the founder & CEO of VSG Capital Advisors and also founded Asha Impact. Vikram Gandhi is an alumni & a faculty member at the Harvard Business School (HBS). He worked with Credit Suisse & Morgan Stanley etc. Know more about Vikram S Gandhi visit uswww.vsgcapital.com & ashaimpact.com
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Series D
- India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Janaadhar — Welcome to Janaadhar for innovative affordable housing development and precast construction services. Discover how we turn aspirations into reality with authenticity, sustainability, and innovation.
- CreditEnable — Get the most affordable business loans with CreditEnable! Explore low interest rates, check eligibility in one minute, and apply for your dream business loan today. Dream Big. Borrow Smart!.
- Greenway Appliances — Product design and manufacturing start-up developing innovative solutions for the mass market. India's largest maker of clean cookstoves and maker of the Greenway Free TV - home satellite TV system.
Shalini Chhabra is a Managing Partner at Incipia Advisors LL.
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Investment focus
- Software, Analytics, Finance
- Seed
- India
Portfolio highlights
- Tan90 — Instant cold gel ice pack! We are manufacturers of gel ice packs in India. A Reusable Ice Pack, Insulated Delivery Cooler Bags, Plastic Pads, or Tan90 High-Quality PCM cooling liquid are the refrigerant.
- Haqdarshak — Haqdarshak is a technology-enabled platform working to transform how Indian citizens learn about, apply for, and benefit from, government schemes. The company is composed of a group of passionate social entrepreneurs using technology to impact the next billion. The team comprises of individuals from diverse background who have come together out ofcommon interest and passion. The investor community represents individuals holding prestigious positions in different companies across various sectors.
- Planys Technologies — Planys Technologies is an IIT Madras incubated company that provides submersible robotic inspection and survey solutions using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Planys has its head office in Chennai where it indigenously designs and manufactures compact ROVsPlanys brings world class technology and cutting-edge innovations in underwaterrobotics and diagnostics in the shallow-mid depth segment. Planys’ technology spans the domains of marine robotics, advanced Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), and post-inspection analysis. Planys provides a holistic service offering to customers through a design level fusion of ROV manufacture, operations and structural diagnostics. Planys is the first and currently the only OEM of ROVs in the Indian Sub-continent.Planys was founded by IIT Madras alumni and faculty who have been working together on various projects since 2012.
After completion of his degree, Sachin Bansal joined Techspan company where he has served for few months. In 2006, he joined Amazon.com India as a Senior Software Engineer. Then he got Binny Bansal into Amazon.com and after 6 months they both decided to leave Amazon. They initially thought of starting a comparison search engine but realized thatthe market for E-commerce in India was very small. Hence, after leaving Amazon in 2007, they founded Flipkart as an E-commerce company.Sachin Bansal and his business partner Binny Bansal launched Flipkart from an apartment in Bangalore with 400,000 rupees ($6,500) cash. In 2007 during the early days of Flipkart Sachin Bansal and his business partner Binny Bansal used to deliver books across Bengaluru on their scooters and in October 2015 they showed up at the doorsteps of some customers, personally delivering goods in order to gain insights from the online buyers.And now, Sachin Bansal is the CEO of Chaitanya Rural Intermediation and Development Services.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Debt Financing, Seed, Series A
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Spare8 — Spare8 is a micro-investment app for investing money in digital gold, enabling everyone to start their investment journey through its flagship feature- micro-investment.
- U Gro Capital — U Gro Capital is a fintech platform that provides lending services for SMEs. U GRO Capital is a BSE-listed, technology-focused, small business lending platform. The company is focused on addressing the capital needs of small businesses operating in select eight sectors by providing customized loan solutions.
- Navi Technologies — Lightning fast UPI payments, instant Cash Loans & Home Loans, smart investments in Mutual Funds & Digital Gold, comprehensive Health Insurance - all in one app.
Sujeet Kumar - Co- Founder @ Udaan
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- 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.
- Pizza Wings — Pizza Wings is a pizza brand, known for fresh, high-quality pizzas and more, available for dine-in, takeout, or delivery.
- 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.
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.
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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 — Alltius is an AI-driven platform for conversational assistance in software products primarily to help and guide users in their product journeys.
Suhail Sameer Attended Chief Executive OfficerChief BharatPe . Suhail Sameer Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Fashion, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- VECROS — VECROS is a robotics company that provides industrial inspections at scale using computer vision and autonomous systems. The company's drone agnostic operating system JETPIX aims to solve the issues of drone operations. Jetpix is an AI and computer vision-based system that can auto scan a large area and generate anomaly reports on the go. Theusers can secure their infrastructure very quickly with just a click of a button and nothing else.
- GenWise — GenWise is the best app for Indian Elders. Get Emotional Support on Call through Saathi | Generate Good Morning wishes with Whatsapp Greetings | Get Account statements with Risk-Free Passbook
- Lorien Finance — Lorien Finance is a cross-border FinTech platform providing affordable student loans and retail banking services to immigrants (students and temporary workers) moving to the US.
Arun Jain is the Chairman and Managing Director of Intellect Design Arena Limited. Intellect is a specialist in applying true Digital Technologies, the world's first full spectrum Banking and Insurance technology products company, across Global Consumer Banking (iGCB), Central Banking, Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), Risk, Treasury andMarkets (iRTM) and Insurance (Intellect SEEC). With revenues of USD 124 Mn and employee base of around 4000, Intellect powers over 200 leading Banks and Financial Institutions around the globe with its suite of Products.Arun commenced his entrepreneurial journey by setting up Nucleus Software Workshop in 1986. In 1993, he founded Polaris Software Lab, which recorded a CAGR of nearly 200% during the seven year period 1993-2000. This path of deep domain expertise, vision and planning began in 1993, with just $250 and a dream. His journey was guided by two strong beliefs - (1) ordinary people coming together to achieve extraordinary results, if the dreams are Big (2) the power of the organizational subconscious in realizing the vision. Intellect is his third venture, in pursuit of his vision to make India the IP Capital towards the next growth wave for the IT Industry. Arun's passion in creating a technology product power house from India made Intellect a reality.Arun is passionate about Design Thinking as a science to create biggest impact on Individual and organizational performance. He visualizes it as a platform for learning and applying, with a child like curiosity to ask questions, forming the foundation of the practice of Design Thinking. An avid practitioner, Arun also evangelizes Design Thinking through public workshops. FinTech 8012, the World's first Design Center dedicated to Financial Technology is a testimony of his commitment to Design Thinking. He architected the creation of this Center from Concept to Execution.Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award to Arun at the India's premier ICT Event, Connect 2016. He has received multiple awards including 'INDO ASEAN Business Initiative Award', 'ICICI Venture - CII Connect Entrepreneur Award', 'Visionary of India 2014-15', amongst others in recognition of his contribution to the Industry and the Society. His contribution was recognized by the Times Group, with an award and a feature in a book titled 'Pathfinders' that lauds the achievements of extraordinary personalities in the IT & ITES industry.He holds / has held positions in CII, MMA, STPI, National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) and the Indo American Chamber of Commerce. He has been the Chairman of CII BANKing TECH Summit from 2014-2016, for three consecutive years.A social engineer by nature, Arun has been working towards creating a better community. Ullas Trust, founded in 1997, with the purpose of igniting young minds and guiding them to realizing their dreams, has since reached out to over 2,00,000 children from the economically challenged sections of Government, Municipal and Aided Schools.This brainchild of Arun provides vital professional skills to adolescent children across the country nurturing the "Can do" spirit among the young minds.Continuing his Social Connect initiatives, Arun has recently launched 'Project Samriddhi'. Samriddhi is dedicated to holistic human development in India, through the design and development of projects that are sustainable and capable of scale to positively impact the larger population. Through START-UP Nukkad, another unique initiative for Start-up Entrepreneurs, Arun conducts special workshops for them to understand their purpose and nurture and mentor their innovative thinking.Arun holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering.
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Rahul Mehta is a Co-Founder at DST Global.
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