# Top 50 Startup Investors in India in June 2026 ## Tiger Global Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Founded in 2001, Tiger Global Management, LLC (“Tiger Global”) is a New York-based investment firm pursuing a long-term approach to investing in leading, global public and private companies that leverage technological innovation. Tiger Global’s public equity business includes fundamentally oriented long/short, long-focused and crossoverstrategies, targeting investments in high-quality, public growth companies. The private equity business invests in early through late stage companies that pursue innovative approaches to new and existing industries, building on over 20 years of experience investing in hundreds of businesses in more than 30 countries with more than 90 portfolio company IPOs. With a strong track record investing across sectors and stages, Tiger Global aims to be a thought partner to companies and their management teams across their lifecycle in public and private markets. The Firm’s mission is to generate world-class returns for its investors and to do so in a way that makes its employees, partners and portfolio companies proud. ## Flipkart - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Corporate Round, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion India's biggest online store for Mobiles, Fashion (Clothes/Shoes), Electronics, Home Appliances, Books, Home, Furniture, Grocery, Jewelry, Sporting goods, Beauty & Personal Care and more! Find the largest selection from all brands at the lowest prices in India. Payment options - COD, EMI, Credit card, Debit card & more. ## Accel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology First partner to exceptional teams everywhere ## Ratan Tata - Type: Angel - Location: Houston, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care Ratan Tata is the Founder and Managing Director of RNT Associates. ## Neeraj Goenka - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Local, Travel, Leisure Neeraj Goenka ## Chiratae Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care Chiratae Ventures India is an 18-year-old Indian technology venture capital fund advisor headquartered in Bengaluru. It has advised funds that collectively (across seven funds) have $1.3 Bn AUM, 130+ investments, 56 exits, eight Unicorns, four IPOs, and a track record of returning approximately $900 million capital to LPs in the last 13 years. It has been an early backer of companies such as Myntra, Lenskart, and FirstCry, among others. ## Mukesh Bansal - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Retail, Financial Services, Apps Mukesh Bansal is the Executive Chairman of Cult.fit. He previously worked at Myntra as a Founder. Mukesh Bansal attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. ## Sony Innovation Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care Sony Innovation Fund is investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society. ## Vikram Gandhi - Type: Angel - Location: Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech 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 ## DMI AIF Sparkle Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, SaaS Sparkle Fund invests in early-stage start-ups and fintech companies that create innovative solutions for the digital financial sector. ## Enam Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Retail, Software, E-Commerce Enam Holdings is a privately managed principal investment group with a 30 year heritage of investing in the Indian capital markets. ## Gabelhorn Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series D - Focus: Apps, Fitness, Wellness Gabelhorn Investment is an investment firm. ## Lakshmi Narayanan - Type: Angel - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Internet Lakshmi Narayanan is the Chief Executive Officer at Cognizant Technology Solutions. ## Prashanth Prakash - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Internet Prashanth Prakash is based out of Bengaluru, Karnataka and is the Co-Founder and Chairperson of UnboxingBLR Foundation and also serves as the Strategic Advisor for WTFund. Prashanth previously worked at Erasmic Venture Fund as a Partner. Prashanth Prakash attended the University of Delaware. ## Varanium Capital Advisors - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Varanium Capital Advisors is a SEBI-registered portfolio management company that provides investment solutions to high networth individuals (HNI) and institutional clients, through customized investment products across a vast spectrum of traditional and alternate asset classes. Varanium Capital Advisors is an investment advisor to Varanium AssetManagement. Varanium Asset Management offers US Dollar denominated investment opportunities across debt, equity, and structured notes through its funds to offshore investors.Varanium Capital Advisors was founded on 1990 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. ## InCred Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Debt Financing - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Lending InCred Capital provides integrated financing solutions and advisory services to corporate and institutional clients. ## Samarthya Investment Advisors - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Software, Aerospace We are entrepreneurs at heart and if you are an entrepreneur building an innovative product or solving a tough problem, we want Samarthya to be your first port of call. We would like Samarthya to be the force multiplier for you by connecting you to transformational capital and domain experts to fuel your growth. ## Ritesh Jain - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet Experienced Digital & technology leader, lead change in industries - financial services, Fin-tech, Shipping, Telecom and Government, currently building an enabling function to build bank of the future.Ritesh comes from an entrepreneurial background, he has experience in building & mentoring successful businesses – A Wealth ManagementCompany, corporate uniforms business, Investor & Mentor for start-ups, Ritesh holds non-executive with start-ups and corporates, and as a mentor offers technical expertise and advise to Parliamentary Digital Service in UK and Advisor for payment regulatory and other Governments. ## iSeed - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Financial Services iSeed is India's first micro-fund backed by top global founders and investors. ## Binny Bansal - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce 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. ## Madan Padaki - Type: Angel - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Analytics Madan Padaki is the Co-Founder and CEO at 1BRIDGE. ## Haldiram’s Family Office - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Credit, Energy, FinTech Haldiram’s Family Office is an investment firm ## Ankit Agarwal - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Credit, FinTech, Finance Ankit Agarwal is a venture investor focused in early stage software companies. He has an operating background as a founder and sales & marketing leader at several different venture backed enterprise software companies. ## British International Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Banking, FinTech British International Investment is the UK's development finance institution. We've been at the forefront of supporting companies in developing countries for more than 70 years. ## Sanjay Nayar - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Sales, Retail Sanjay Nayar is the CEO at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. ## Amit Patni - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Artificial Intelligence, Local 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. ## Shashank Randev - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, SaaS, CleanTech 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 ## Karanpal Singh - Type: Angel - Location: Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Health Care 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. ## Suhail Sameer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Fashion Suhail Sameer is based out of Delhi, India and is the Founder and Managing Partner of OTP Ventures. Suhail previously worked at BharatPe as a Chief Executive Officer. Suhail Sameer attended Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. ## 1Digi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, SaaS, FinTech 1Digi is an Investment management firm. ## Auxano - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Education, EdTech “Auxano” represents growth! A two-pronged approach - Growth in wealth & entrepreneurship. To identify & invest in value unlocking businesses, Auxano drives its vision to create wealth for its investors. The current entrepreneurial expansion is marking a new era of enterprise. The start-ups today are generating more wealth for its investorsin lesser time than the predecessors. Invest in this next gen asset class and ride the wave of wealth creation with a commitment ranging from Rs. 25 Lacs - Rs. 1 Cr. , with the drawdown spread over 18-30 months, across SEBI registered CAT I (Angel) and CAT II AIF. ## Alpha Wave Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Financial Services, Biotechnology, Software Alpha Wave is an investment company that has three main verticals; private equity, private credit, and public markets. The objective of the private equity partnerships is to invest in best-in-class venture and growth stage companies and endeavors to be helpful, long-term partners to these exceptional founders and management teams; credit, whichincludes direct private lending to businesses looking for funding solutions; and public markets in an uncorrelated strategy.Alpha Wave has offices in New York, Miami, London, Monaco, Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Bangalore, and Sydney. ## Mahesh Ramachandran - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Payments Mahesh Ramachandran ## Huddle Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Huddle Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm in India, hyper-focused on Pre-Seed & Seed stage investments. ## Mitesh Shah - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence Mitesh began his career with Mandhana Industries Limited, an apparel manufacturing company in 2001, where he handled various projects including the company’s IPO in 2010 and its exclusive global licensing deal with Salman Khan’s Being Human brand. He joined Ola as CFO in December 2013 and played a pivotal role in the evolution of one of the biggeststart-up stories of India. Then came Bookmyshow, where he spearheaded the finance department and played an active role in strategic business management. With his vast experience in the start-up world, Mitesh is now a mentor to many young entrepreneurs guiding their startup journey apart from helping them with angel Investment. ## Sujeet Kumar - Type: Angel - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce Sujeet Kumar - Co- Founder @ Udaan ## Mayfield Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, Enterprise Software Mayfield is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on investing in enterprise, deeptech, and human and planetary health sectors. The firm partners with founders from inception to build impactful companies, leveraging its extensive experience and resources. ## ANME - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Retail We are a group of angel investors based mainly in the Middle East, USA, Europe, India and South East Asia. We support startups through investments and guide them throughout their journey. We invest in companies that are innovative in problem solving, add value to the stakeholders, with a focused team, with potential to grow fast and truly scalable.We have invested in various domains and exploring the opportunities that can create value for all. ## Gruhas - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Real Estate, Manufacturing Gruhas is an India-focused Venture Capital fund which empowers entrepreneurs to build companies that matter in PropTech, CleanTech, Media Entertainment and Consumer Focused. ## Winter Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series C, Series E - Focus: Internet, FinTech, Education Winter Capital is an international growth markets investment firm focusing on consumer industries going through technology-enabled change. Winter Capital invests in growth equity in South & South-East Asia, the Middle East and MENA in four core verticals: EduTech, FinTech, HealthTech, and RetailTech.Funds advised by WCA, with over $1bn inassets and invested across 3 funds in over 40 portfolio companies. Winter Capital provide portfolio companies with deep market knowledge and expertise. . ## Ranjan Pai - Type: Angel - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Mobile Apps, Financial Services Ranjan Pai is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Aarin Capital Partners. ## U.S. International Development Finance Corp - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, Banking U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank. ## Virendra Gupta - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Training, Education, Performing Arts 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?. ## Rahul Mehta - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Rahul Mehta is a Co-Founder at DST Global. He is the Managing Partner at DST Global. ## Utsav Somani - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Financial Services 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 ## Shalini Chhabra - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Analytics, Finance Shalini Chhabra is a Managing Partner at Incipia Advisors LL. ## Dholakia Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Surat, Gujarat, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology Dholakia Ventures is an investment firm. ## Better Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Clara, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology Better is a global venture capital firm that backs bold innovators on day zero. ## Elevation Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce Elevation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on consumers, enterprises, logistics, and B2B. ## Arihant Patni - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence 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.