India is now regarded as a front player in the startup arena. An angel investor’s help goes a long way in establishing or maintaining businesses. Their expertise and finance can help turn ideas into reality thereby profiting society on the whole. Here’s presenting a list of active angel investors in the country, who are making Indian business look good and favorable.
1. Girish Mathrubootam
Girish is the founder and CEO of the most successful customer support software provider, Freshworks. With an expertise in finding the right product for every customer, he is known to be the go-to person for any customer-based product. With interests in SAAS, Consumer Internet, Content and Listing platforms and education, Girish has invested in well-known brands like Unacademy, Zarget, The Ken, Inkmonk, Innov8, Factor Daily, Go Bumpr & iService and Whatfix.
2. Dheeraj Jain
The Director at Redcliffe Capital, Dheeraj’s interest lies in various fields, in which he has made many a valuable contribution. Healthcare, Biotech, Virtual Reality, AI, Data Analytics are some of the major areas he is said to have interests in. He has already invested in Mappr, Qdesq, Burger Singh, Shaadisaga, Yumlane, Deyor Camps and JustRide
3. Anupam Mittal
The man to revolutionize the Indian marriage market, is Anupam Mittal, Founder & CEO of People Group. With his successful venture Shaadi.com, Anupam Mittal rose to fame as a popular angel investor in areas like technology, mobile, healthcare, SAAS and consumer Internet. With investments in almost 50 startups, he has made investments in Ola Cabs, Letsventure, HackerEarth, Drivezy, Kae Capital, Truebil and myHQ.
4. Anand Ladsariya
The ex-chairman of Chemexcil, Anand Ladsariya is the founder of chemical manufacturing company Everest Flavours. He has invested in more than 90 startups and it’s the presence of a strong team that drives his decisions in making investments, in his areas of interest like customer-support tools, content discovery, social media, games and location-based services. He has invested in major brand names like Myntra, Mobiquest, Assured Risk, Appsdaily, Oyo rooms, Asiatic and Uniphore.
5. Amit Somani
A managing partner at Prime Venture Partners, Amit Somani has lead various teams at Google and has also been the Chief Products Officer at MakeMyTrip. He invests in domains like consumer internet and travel. His past investments include Ixigo.com, HotelTravel.com, MindTickle and Qikwell Technologies India.
6. Sachin Bansal
The co-founder of Flipkart, Sachin Bansal needs not much of an introduction. Just that if one is looking for someone to be mentored in turning one’s idea into reality, Sachin Bansal is your go-to person. With interests in SAAS, Internet Services, Media & Entertainment, online commerce, Sachin has invested in a plethora of startups like Inshorts, SpoonJoy, Plabro Networks, Unacademy and Tracxn.
7. Kunal Shah
CRED founder and CEO, Kunal Shah’s first startup attempt was Paisaback, a platform that provided cash-back promotions for organized retailers. He is seasoned in understanding market trends and invests in education, technology, e-commerce and consumer internet. His investments include Unacademy, Pianta, Cookifi, Bharat Bazaar, RazorPay, Inc42, Innov8 Coworking and Shaadisaga.
8. Sandeep Tandon
The co-founder of Freecharge, a mobile wallet and the Managing director at Tandon technology ventures and Infinix Healthcare, Sandeep investment interests lie in areas like Fintech, Healthcare, education and internet services. Today, with investments in Fabelio, pocket Aces, Ziploan, Tablehero, Inc42, Unacademy, he invested in 23 startups in 2017.
9. Rajan Anandan
Rajan Anandan’s investments are not just limited to Indian startups, but also Sri Lankan. He favors to invest in B2B startups in partnership, and is one of the most active angel investors in the country since 2017. The Managing Director of Sequoia Capital, Rajan has investments in Instamojo, Travelkhana, Explara, LBB, Letsventure and PopXo.
10. Ratan Tata
The grand personality in Indian business, Ratan Tata is also an active angel investor in the country. He hasn’t just financed startups but also mentored and given advice to a number of other businesses, ventures and programs. His past investments include Xiaomi, Urban Ladder, Snapdeal, UrbanClap, YourStory, Lybrate, Crayon Data, Cashkaro, Bombay Hemp Company, DogSpot, Invictus Oncology, Bollant, MUrgency, Idea Chakki and a host of other startups too.
