# Top 50 Wine And Spirits Startup Investors in India in June 2026

## Inflection Point Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Health Care

Inflection Point Ventures, with over 3300 CXOs and professionals, HNIs and Family Offices, is India’s leading angel network investing in early-to-mid stage startups. IPV supports new-age entrepreneurs with not just capital but also uses its wide network of investors to provide startups with access to new markets, customers, guidance and mentorship.Inflection Point Ventures is democratizing angel investing with low membership fee, lowest investment ticket size (per investor), transparent investment process and extensive upfront due-diligence led by industry experts. IPV is industry agnostic, with a focus on committed and competent founders.

## ah! Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, EdTech, Education

ah! Ventures is India’s only curated, sector agnostic and the largest fundraising platform for early stage startups raising funds up to 10 MN USD. Very strong network of 3000+ Investors including 2000+ angel investors and 1000+ institutional investors & fund/family houses, Robust deal pipeline of more than 600 business plans/monthand Well-established brand as one of India’s premier aggregators with a cornucopia of offerings to catalyze startup growth.

## Anicut Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Debt Financing
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce

Anicut Capital is a leading alternative investment firm based in India, dedicated to powering the growth of the country's burgeoning startup & SME ecosystem. With a dynamic team of seasoned professionals, Anicut excels in bridging the gap between ambition and success, providing strategic insights, industry knowledge, and crucial funding. At Anicut, every investment is more than just capital; it's a partnership for the future.

## Mumbai Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

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## Saama
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

Saama Capital is an early stage investor with an extensive network within the venture and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

## Kirin Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Biotechnology

Kirin Holdings manufactures and sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals, and bio-chemicals in Japan and internationally. It operates through four segments: Japan Integrated Beverages Business, Oceania Integrated Beverages Business, Other Overseas Integrated Beverages Business, and Pharmaceuticals and Bio-Chemicals Business.Kirin Holdings' products include beer, happo-shu, wine, whiskey, spirits, soft drinks, dairy products, fruit juices, and other products. It also produces and sells pharmaceutical products, biochemical products, and other products. Moreover, Kirin Holdings engages in the livestock feed and theme park businesses; and management and operation of a chain of Kirin City beer pubs; manufacture and sale of amino acids and nucleic acids for pharmaceutical and industrial use bulk pharmaceuticals, as well as margarine, jams, and honey. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of Coca-Cola products and other soft drinks, as well as sake; and manufacture and supply of Four Roses bourbon. Kirin Holdings has a strategic collaboration with Mitsui and Onegevity Health for launching a testing system in Japan, as well as to develop nutritional products. Kirin Brewery began operation in 1907 became Kirin Holdings in July 2007, with its headquarters in Tokyo in Japan.

## Nitin Kaushal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, AgTech, Farming

Nitin Kaushal co-founded Country Delight in 2015. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Corporate Banking at Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

## Vineeta Singh
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Food Processing

Vineeta Singh is the Co-founder and CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics. She previously worked at Quetzal Verify Private Limited as Director. Vineeta attended the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where she took a Master of Business Administration (MBA). She also attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where she took a B.Tech in ElectricalEngineering.

## Skayle
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage

We are a technology company that is here to innovate and transform the restaurant industry by providing real-time access to the entire restaurant ecosystem. We have built the largest data-enabled integrated platform that provides open access to every restaurant and enterprise on earth, as well as the partners that connect and grow the industry.Present across 5 countries, Skayle has engaged over 25.3+ Million Diners

## Ekcle Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 2

Ekcle Ventures is an India-focused, sector agnostic, angel network / platform that invests in early & growth stage startups.

## DSG Consumer Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care

We are DSG Consumer Partners - India & Southeast Asia's leading consumer-only venture capital fund. We partner with founders in the region to build world-class consumer brands.

## Chakradhar Gade
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: AgTech, Fashion, Apps

Chakradhar Gade co-founded Country Delight in 2015. He attended the Indian Institute of Management in Indore.

## Mohit Srivastava
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Distillery, Social Impact

Mohit Srivastava is the Head of Product Management, Developer Advocacy, and Open Source Developer Experience at Amazon Web Services.

## Shantanu Deshpande
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

Shantanu Deshpande is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Bombay Shaving Company.

## Soumya Kant
- Type: Angel
- Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Brewing, Fitness, Wellness

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## Deepinder Goyal
- Type: Angel
- Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Wellness, E-Commerce

Deepinder Goyal, Founder & CEO, Zomato, is the Founder and CEO of Zomato. Prior to starting Zomato, Deepinder worked as a management consultant with Bain and Company in New Delhi. It was at Bain that Deepinder conceived the idea of an online restaurant information service after seeing the demand for menu cards among his colleagues. He left Bainin 2008 to start Zomato (then foodiebay) out of his apartment and has since overseen strategy and product development. Deepinder graduated with a Mathematics and Computing degree from IIT Delhi in 2005 and hails from Muktsar in Punjab.

## DotIn
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Brewing, Fitness, Wellness

DotIn is closed-door network of Investors, aiming to Partner with and invest in early-stage businesses.

## Sameer Guglani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Puducherry, Puducherry, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile Apps, SaaS, Retail

Serial entrepreneur with 10+ years of professional experience, out of which 9+ years have been spent with startups.He has a broad and varied set of experiences and expertise. At the age of 27, Sameer co-founded Madhouse Media in 2004, India's first online/offline movie rentals company and successfully exited with acquisition by Seventymmin 2007. Post acquisition he was Vice President â€“ Corporate Strategy, Seventymm for one year. Before this he has worked startups like Sonim Inc, Telephia, moblf across India, US and Europe.Sameer is also an independent film maker with film festivals movies to his credit. He has a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Thapar University, India. He loves meeting people, travelling and reading. Sameer is very bullish on Indian startups and believes that 5 years from now startups will contribute to a significant part of the Indian Economy

## Sprout Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Health Care, Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage

Sprout Investments is an investment firm.

## Verlinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Health Care

Verlinvest accelerates consumer revolutions by partnering with great leaders on a mission to build iconic and mission-driven brands in Technology, Health Care and Food & Beverages.

## Abhijeet Pai
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

Abhijeet Pai is founder of Gruhas Proptech.

## Prashant Pansare
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Video, Mobile

Entrepreneur, 3x Founder Bootstrapping, Business Strategy, Growth and Customer Success runs in my veins.


## Nikhil Vora
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care

Nikhil Vora is the Founder and CEO of Sixth Sense Ventures; India's first consumer centric domestic venture fund. Nikhil was earlier the Managing Director / Head of Research at IDFC Securities, and has been regarded as one of the strongest analytical minds in the country. The core of Sixth Sense lies in the belief that the next big waveof dysfunctional growth will be led by players who are going to be driven by completely different skill sets / capabilities and not necessarily capital. Sixth Sense vision is to identify and invest a ‘smart ass’ team with a ‘kick ass’ product in a ‘big ass’ market! Nikhil has been invited by the “Nestle Global Consumer Board” and the “Regional CFO forum” to give a presentation on the potential roadmap for Nestle India. He has also evolved a strategic road-map for Unilever, Aditya Birla Group, Marico, Godrej, NIIT, Navneet etc. His research has been accredited by some of the largest global funds like Capital, Fidelity, Alliance Bernstein, Putnam, Schroder’s etc. In the Asia Money polls 2012, Nikhil was voted as India’s No.1 analyst. He also has the rare distinction of being voted Asia’s Best Analyst by the Wall Street Journal in the same year. Along with advising clients, he also has been a venture capital investor and on the board of a few of his investee companies. Some of the earlier Venture Investments made by Nikhil Vora includes – One97 (PayTm), Vini Cosmetics (Fogg), Parag Milk (Go), Kangaroo Kids Education, BVG India, Technology Frontiers, Mannash Lifestyle (www.purplle.com), Infinite Analytics, Reznext Solutions, Intellisys Technologies, Rainmaker Legal, RoomsTonight etc.

## First Cheque
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

First Cheque Built and Exited Founders, Product Leaders, Growth Leaders, and also angel investors. A lot of change They bring is in how to think- based on first principles, based on data, building a data driven organisation, setting up teams for performance et al. Most importantly, They will help you graduate to the next level of your journey.

## Japan Vyas
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Mobile

Japan Vyas is the Managing Partner and Founder of Roots Ventures.

## Anicut Angel Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Manufacturing, Financial Services

Anicut Angel Fund is the angel investment platform of the Chennai-based asset management firm Anicut Capital.

## Kae Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet

A destination for early stage companies to acquire capital for growth. Kae Capital is a sector agnostic fund and invests in companies which bring about innovative solutions for the existing gaps in the markets, backed by a great team. their focus – investing in Innovation, Leadership and Growth.They bring in the expertise of identifying andbuilding large companies even from a concept. Their team at Kae Capital has a wide range of experience in helping companies grow, fill gaps in the market and help create winning companies.They believe entrepreneurs can shape the future of the world. they want to partner with passionate and energetic entrepreneurs who have the drive to change the future.Technology excites us. they look for entrepreneurs who envision technology as a means to disrupt sectors such as Mobile, e-Commerce, Education, Healthcare, Consumer Internet and so on. they think technology holds the highest potential to shape their lives in a new future.They understand the importance of speed for a start-up and they carry out their process in the same spirit.

## LVX Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

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## Rohan Mirchandani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Fitness

Rohan Mirchandani is based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra, and is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Epigamia. Rohan Mirchandani attended The Wharton School.

## Rana Daggubati
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Film, News

Rana Daggubati is a Co-Founder at Social Swag India.

## Supermorpheus
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Puducherry, Puducherry, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

Supermorpheus is an investment firm.

## Good Barrel Distillery
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Distillery, Wine And Spirits

Good Barrel Distillery provides triple distilled rum. It is a parent company of Rock Paper Rum.

## Kunal Bahl
- Type: Angel
- Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

Kunal Bahl is based out of Delhi and is the Co-Founder of AceVector. Kunal Bahl attended the University of Pennsylvania.

## HEM ANGELS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Apps, Education

Hem Angels is a part of Hem Securities Limited, which holds experience of 4 decades in Financial Markets. Hem Angels as an angel investment platform intends to co-invest along with the lead investors. 

## Prabhtej Singh Bhatia
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Brewing, Fashion, Handmade

Prabhtej Singh Bhatia

## BOLD Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Food and Beverage

At BOLD Ventures we invest in early stage companies looking to change how business is done in Asia.We are building a platform to help talented founders build excellent products and services.

## Eagle10 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, CRM

Eagle10 Ventures 

## Rajesh Sawhney
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet

Rajesh is the co-founder and CEO of InnerChef and Super Angels.

He holds a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from Delhi University, and a master's degree in management from Mumbai University. 

He has also done a fellowship in 'Globalisation and Leadership' from the London School of Economics and Social Sciences.

## Rohit Bansal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software

Rohit Bansal is based out of Gurgaon and is the Co-founder of AceVector. Rohit previously worked at FICCI  as a Chair. Rohit Bansal attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

## Roj Niyogi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Education, Recruiting, Mobile Apps

Roj Niyogi - Founder/CEO @ HomeBit

## Anay Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Sports, Fitness, Logistics

Anay Ventures is an investment firm that offers strategic investments across startups and venture capital funds.

## Faad Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Internet, Food and Beverage

FAAD Network is an investor network which invests in early stage   startups across various sectors & geographies.

## Bhavish Aggarwal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Angel
- Focus: Apps, FinTech, Transportation

Bhavish Aggarwal is based out of Bengaluru, Karnataka and is the CEO, Co-Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Ola Electric. Bhavish Aggarwal attended the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT). Bhavish Aggarwal has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year' by Economic Times in 2017.

## Ganesh Krishnan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce

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.

## Abhishek Goyal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Fashion

Abhishek Goyal is a Co-Founder at Tracxn. He attended the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

## Bhawna Bhatnagar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Gaming, Apps, EdTech

Bhawna Bhatnagar is Co-Founder of WeFounder Circle. She attended Beijing Language and Culture University.

## GSF
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

GSF is a tech-focused early stage venture capital firm, providing the first cheque to founders from incubation to seed.

## Ankit Bhati
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Food and Beverage, EdTech, Wellness

Ankit Bhati heads the technical aspects of Olacabs, ensuring a quick, convenient and instinctive experience for our customers and partners. He joined IIT Bombay in 2004 for Btech in Mechanical Engg and MTech in CAD and Automation. By 2009 he had already worked on several freelance projects & startups like Wilcom (http://wilcom.co.in),QED42 etc. and finally decided to give up his nomadic professional life for a start-up of his own. He joined the Olacabs journey in November 2010.

## Srini Koppolu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, Mobile

Srini Koppolu is the chairman of Setu Software and an angel investor based in Hyderabad, India. Prior to this, he was the Managing Director of Microsoft's India Development Center in Hyderabad and a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft.He joined Microsoft in 1989 as a software engineer and worked on various first generation products.In 1998, he moved to Hyderabad, India to start what eventually became Microsoft's largest development center outside. He left Microsoft on September 24, 2010 after working there for 21 years.

## Chandigarh Angels Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care

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