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Angel investors are high-net-worth individuals who invest in early-stage startups, often at the ideation or pre-revenue stage, mostly via convertible notes. The benefit of taking investment from angel investors is that these rounds close faster than priced rounds and are flexible in structure. In addition to funding, angel investors help startups with mentoring, connections, and domain knowledge.
India’s startup ecosystem draws active angel investors across key sectors like fintech, SaaS, consumer internet, health tech, and deep tech. Yet identifying the right investor remains time-consuming for founders. To simplify this process, we have curated a 2026-updated list of India’s top angel investors, ranked by verified investment activity and recent deal participation.
Typically, angel investors have domain preferences some invest in the consumer segment, while others prefer healthcare or education. Here, we have curated the top angel investors based on their total investment deals.
Kunal Shah is a popular angel investor who is the founder of Cred, one of the fastest-growing Indian fintech companies. Earlier, he also co-founded Freecharge, a payment gateway platform, along with Sandeep Tandon in 2010. Through his entrepreneurial journey, he has built and scaled technology-driven consumer platforms in India. As an active angel investor, he supports early-stage startups across fintech and digital businesses. His latest investment was in ZILO‘s Series A round in February 2026.
Major Investment Domains: Consumer Internet, Fintech, Health Tech, Edtech, Coworking Spaces, E-commerce
Key Investments: Razorpay, Unacademy, ShaadiSaga, Drona Pay, Cookifi, Innov8 Coworking, Bharat Bazaar, Spinny
No. of Investments: 304
No. of Exits: 27
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Gokul Rajaram currently serves as the Product and Business Helper at DoorDash. He was an ex-product director at Facebook. He majorly funds technology startups. Recently, he has joined Noida-based Pine Labs as an advisor. In Nov 2021, he funded the employee management fintech startup SalaryBox.
Major Domains of Investment: Internet Services, Analytics & AI, Media & Entertainment, SaaS
Key Investments: SalaryBox, LivSpace, Daily.co, Buffer, Flipora, Loop, Whatfix, Edu Fire
No. of Investments: 110+
No. of Exits: 5
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn
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Rajan Anandan is a Managing Director at Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and SEA), where he helps lead early‑stage and growth‑stage investing across India and Southeast Asia. He also serves as Managing Director of Surge, Peak XV’s seed‑stage rapid‑scale program that supports founders with capital, talent access, and hands‑on mentorship. He prefers to invest in B2B startups. Additionally, Rajan is also the co-founder of the first seed fund of Sri Lanka, Blue Ocean Ventures.
In parallel, Anandan is Co‑Founder and Non‑Executive Chairman of BOV Capital, a venture‑oriented platform focused on supporting early‑stage companies. He continues to advise high‑growth startups in his role as an advisor at Sellerapp and as a board member at Checkbox, leveraging his extensive experience in scaling technology businesses.
Major Domains of Investment: SaaS, Big Data, Analytics, Healthcare, Early-stage Technology
Key Investments: Pregbuddy, Unacademy, TravelKhana, Dunzo, Smytten, InnovAccer, Indifi Technologies
No: of Investments: 81
No: of Exits: 19
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Binny Bansal co-founded Flipkart in 2007, one of India’s earliest and most successful online marketplaces. He currently serves as Co-founder and Executive Chairman of xto10x Technologies, a platform that supports startups with strategy, finance, and talent growth. As an angel investor and anchor investor at 021 Capital, he has backed numerous early-stage ventures across technology and consumer sectors.
Major Domains of Investment: Consumer Internet, Online Commerce, Health Tech, Fintech, E-commerce, AI Driven platforms
No. of Investments: 88
No. of Exits: 9
Key Investments: Mindhouse, CureFit, Inshorts, Roposo, Ather, Yulu, ShopOS, Acko, Rupeek
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Anupam Mittal is the Founder and CEO at People Group. He is popular for starting the successful venture Shaadi.com. Anupam has more than 50 investments to his credit. He focuses more on technology startups, be it the health sphere, or consumer internet.
Major Domains of Investment: Co-working spaces, Healthcare, Consumer Internet, SaaS, Real estate
Key Investments: BigBasket, Ola Cabs, Druva, Animall, Pretty Secrets
No. of Investments: 55+
No. of Exits: 11
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn , Twitter
Ramakant Sharma is presently the Founder and CEO at Livspace. With more than 15 years of experience in the software products domain, he has invested in more than 50 startups to date. Previously, Ramakant was also associated with popular companies like Myntra, JungleVentures, and GE Healthcare. As an active angel investor, he backs early-stage technology startups. His latest investment was in the Series A round of Material Depot in February 2026.
Major Domains of Investment: SaaS, Ecommerce, Real Estate, Fintech, Consumer Tech, AI
Key Investments: Masai School, PharmEasy, CoinSwitch, Zooty, Fynd, Shop101, ZunRoof, TruckMandi, Enerzolve Smart Technologies, Truva, Orange Sugar, Ozi
No. of Investments: 105
No. of Exits: 1
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Kunal Bahl is the co-founder of 2 major companies Snapdeal and Titan Capital. Titan Capital is a VC firm supporting entrepreneurs with mentorship and capital. This firm has supported more than 150 startups in India, South-East Asia, and the US. Bahl largely invests in technology startups. In January 2026, he invested in Corel Lifecare, a healthcare startup.
Major Domains of Investment: Online Travel, Transport, Enterprise Services, Edtech, Logistics, Fintech, Healthtech, Ecommerce, SaaS
Key Investments: CredR, OlaCabs, Urban Company, RazorPay, xStep, Smylo
No. of Investments: 99
No. of Exits: 15
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Anand Chandrasekharan is the present Executive Vice-President at Five9. Formerly, he has worked with major companies like Snapdeal (as Chief Product Officer), Facebook (Director of Messenger Platform), Bharti Airtel, and Yahoo. He has invested in more than 50 companies - Mudrex, the crypto firm being his latest investment.
Major Domains of Investment: Fintech, SaaS, B2C, Consumer Internet
Key Investments: Mudrex,, Fynd, NoBroker, Wooplr
No. of Investments: 70+
No. of Exits: 4
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the CEO and founder of Paytm (One97 Communications). At present, Paytm has over 500+ million users, and they make daily transactions to the tune of 45+ million. With immense experience in the telecom domain, Vijay Shekhar Sharma has more than 60+ investments to his name. Recent investments include Presentations.AI in early 2025, expanding his tech portfolio.
Major Domains of Investment: Consumer Internet, Ed-Tech, FinTech, AI/ML, Health-Tech, Agritech, Space/Deep Tech, Mobility/EV, Logistics.
Key Investments: GOQii, Flyrobe, The Ken, Milaap, InnerChef, Ola Electric, Kawa Space, Leverage Edu, NoBroker, Unacademy,
No. of Investments: 66
No. of Exits: 6
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Girish Mathrubootham is the CEO and founder of India's top customer support provider, Freshworks. Mathrubootham likes to invest in customer-centric products and technologies.
Major Domains of Investment: SaaS, Content & Listing Platforms, Consumer Internet, Education, Enterprise Software, Customer support
Key Investments: Go Bumpr, Zarget, Unacademy, and Inkmonk
No. of Investments: 34+
No. of Exits: 6+
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Alok Mittal is the Co-founder and CEO of Indifi, a platform for debt financing for MSMEs. Mittal is also a founding board member of Indian Angel Network, an angel investor group that focuses on early-stage startups. Previously, he was also associated with the venture capital firm Canaan Partners, Baring Private Equity Partners, and JobsAhead. As an active angel investor, he has backed multiple technology-driven startups across sectors.
Major Domains of Investments: Consumer Services, Transport, Healthtech, Edtech, Fintech, AI/ML
Key Investments: Bite Club, Cuelearn, Drivezy, Baxi-Fresh, Wysa, LifCare, Touchkin, Cleevo, Helium, DigitalPaani, leap.club, Mistry.Store
No. of Investments: 38
No. of Exits: Not specified
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Company Website: https://www.indifi.com/
Dheeraj Jain is a famous angel investor in the healthcare sector. He is the founder of Redcliffe Life Diagnostics and Crystal IVF, two major companies in the healthcare domain. Previously, he has also been associated with companies like Nokia and Fujitsu. At present, he is the director of PeeSafe, a venture focused on women's health. He is also associated with Nine River Capital as a Value Partner and with Numia Capital as a hedge fund manager. He has experience in structuring and financing investment transactions and works closely with investors and financial institutions on capital deployment initiatives.
Major Domains of Investment: AI, Virtual reality, Big data analytics, Healthcare, Internet of Things, Biotechnology, D2C Consumer Brands
Key Investments: Mappr, Shaadisaga, Qdesq, Deyor Camps, Yumlane, The Man Company, Qdesq, Yobee, Candes, Shoopy
No. of Investments: 11
No. of Exits: 1
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn
T.V. Mohandas Pai is a well-known personality in the Indian business ecosystem. During his tenure as the Chief Financial Officer of Infosys, the company has won numerous awards for the Infosys Annual Report. Notably, he is on the board of the National Stock Exchange of India pertaining to the security market in India. He prefers to invest in technology startups.
Major Domains of Investment: Technology startups, Media, Consumer internet
Key Investments: Zoomcar, YourStory, FairCent, Licious, SwitchMe, TaxSutra
No. of Investments: 28+
No. of Exits: 4+
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Sanjay Mehta is the Founder & Partner at 100X.VC. He is the only angel investor in India with four unicorns under his belt: Oyo, CoinDCX, Block.One and AXIOM Space. Sanjay is also a member of the Indian Angel Network & Mumbai Angel network. His core investment areas have been analytics & cloud, consumer services, and the automotive domain.
Major Domains of Investment: Automotive, Blockchain, EdTech, FinTech, Enterprise B2B and Consumer Internet sectors, AgriTech
Key Investments: Loginext, OYO, Box8, Fab Alley, WOW Momos, Block.one
No. of Investments: 20
No. of Exits: 6
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Personal Website: mehtaventures.co/
Sachin Bansal is one of the founding members of Flipkart. At present, he is the chairman of the financial services company Navi. This firm aims to make financial services simple and affordable for the masses. Since 2014, Sachin has invested in early-stage startups. In February 2025, he transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman at Navi to focus on long-term strategy, fundraising, and mergers and acquisitions.
Major Domains of Investment: Edtech, Entertainment Tech, Healthtech, Transport, Consumer Services, Hardware & IoT, FinTech
Key Investments: Ola Cabs, GreyOrange, Inshorts, Tracxn, Unacademy, Ola Electric, Milkbasket, Ather Energy, SigTuple
No. of Investments: 20
No. of Exits: 4
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Amit Gupta is the Co-founder and CEO of Yulu and previously co-founded InMobi. Yulu uses IoT technology to create the next-generation green bikes. In contrast, InMobi uses mobile intelligence and the marketing cloud to engage brands and consumers. Amit is not sector-specific as an angel investor and mentors entrepreneurs belonging to different domains.
Major Domains of Investment: Not Sector Specific
Key Investments: Razorpay, MyChild, Wooplr, BharatBazaar, HealthifyMe, Archil, Tensor9
No. of Investments: 23
No. of Exits: 2
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Mekin Maheshwari is the founder of Udhyam.org, which aims to empower the next generation of students through innovative learning models. He is also the co-founder of the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME), which aims to enhance the creation of entrepreneurial jobs. Mekin was also associated with the popular company Flipkart as its Chief People Officer. As an angel investor, he invests in technology startups and social enterprises.
Major Domains of Investment: Entertainment Tech, Edtech, Online Travel, Ecommerce, Healthtech
Key Investments: Aisle, Docwise, Purple Quarter, TapChief, Urban Company, Hansel.io, Quizizz, Vaahan
No. of Investments: 28
No. of Exits: 6
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Sunil Kalra is an angel investor with investments across, Israel, Singapore, and the United States. He serves as Venture Partner at Stride Ventures and is the Managing Director of ViaProjects Pvt. Ltd. He is a member of the Indian Angel Network and has been actively involved in mentoring early-stage companies.
Major Domains of Investment: Technology, Health & Finance sectors.
Key investments: Hasti Dry Port, Exclusively.in (Acquired by Myntra), Jigsee (Acquired by VuClip), Viavya Labs, Innovise, MyShaadi.in
No. of Investments: 18
No. of Exits: 3
Sandeep Tandon is one of the founding members of FreeCharge (acquired by Snapdeal on 2015, a mobile wallet for making financial transactions. He is also a member of renowned organizations like CRED, IIFL Investment Managers, and Iron Pillar. He is an active angel investor with 20+ investments to his credit. In June 2022, he invested in Progcap, a fintech startup focused on supply chain financing.
Major Domains of Investment: Healthcare, Education, FinTech, Media, Information Technology
Key Investments: Inc42, Unacademy, Remitware Payments, Pocket Aces, Ziploan
No. of Investments: 24
No. of Exits: 6
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Personal Website: tandongroup.com
Ritesh Malik is a doctor turned entrepreneur who is currently the Founder and Trustee at Plaksha. Also, he is the founder of innov8 Coworking, India's workspace brand for entrepreneurs. As a philanthropist, Ritesh Malik has founded many companies like ADIF (Architects of Digital India) and hospital Radix. He is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum and has been recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016 and Fortune 40 Under 40 India 2018. In July 2025, he invested in Kluisz.ai, an AI startup.
Major Domains of Investment: Robotics, Nanotechnology, HealthTech, SAAS
Key Investments: Safe Securities, Sattviko, Josh Talks, Inc42, Dukaan.IO, Pepper Content, Ketto
No. of Investments: 25
No. of Exits: 1
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn
Personal Website: https://www.drriteshmalik.com/
Amit Ranjan is another well-known angel investor who invests in early-stage startups in the US, India, and Singapore. He is currently working as an architect with the National Digital Locker Project under the Union Ministry of Information Technology (IT). As a mentor to multiple startups, Amit is also an advisor to AngelList India. In February 2025, he invested in axiTrust, a fintech startup.
Major Domains of Investment: Cybersecurity, SaaS, Digital Technology, Fintech, B2B Tech
Key Investments: Tracxn, Wishberry, Pepper, Yulu, axiTrust, RippleHire, Seekho.ai
No. of Investments: 22
No. of Exits: 6
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn
Personal Website: https://www.webyantra.com/contact-amit-ranjan/
Zishaan Hayath is the founder and CEO of Toppr.com, a personalized learning app for classes 5th - 12th. Previously, he has worked with organizations like Futurebazaar.com, Chaupaati Bazaar, Opera Solutions, and ITC Limited. As an angel investor, Zishaan has invested in famous companies like Housing.com and Olacabs.
Major Domains of Investment: Ed Tech, SaaS
Key Investments: Olacabs, Shadowfax, Wealthy, Qyk, AdPushup, Housing.com, Flyrobe
No. of Investments: 19
No. of Exits: 6
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Aneesh Reddy is the co-founder and CEO of Asia's leading SaaS product company Capillary Technologies. He has previously worked as the assistant manager at ITC Limited. As a featured entrepreneur, his name finds mention in leading magazines like Forbes, The EconomicTimes, and Harvard Business Review. As a global retail expert, he works with product teams across India. In March 2025, he invested in Beacon.li, a productivity software startup.
Major Domains of Investment: Not Sector Specific
Key Investments: Skillenza, Whatflix, JustLikeNew, Bite club, COZNISAAS
No. of Investments: 18
No. of Exits: 2
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn
Sharad Sharma is the co-founder of the iSPIRIT foundation, and he is also a board member at the Indian Angel Network. He has rich experience in enterprise software, infrastructure market, and internet technologies. He is a member of the National Startup Advisory Council and SEBI's Financial and Regulatory Technology Committee.
Major Domains of Investment: Software ecosystem, Enterprise Applications, FinTech
Key Investments: Wishberry, Minjar, Vebbler, Ezetap, Druva
No. of Investments: 13
No. of Exits: 4
Social Media Profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Rohit Bansal is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Titan Capital. He previously co-founded Snapdeal with Kunal Bahl, where he led category growth and seller operations before transitioning to full-time investing. Through Titan Capital, he has backed many startups across consumer tech, SaaS, and fintech. In December 2025, he backed Hyrly, an AI-powered hiring platform.
Major investment domains: Consumer Tech, SaaS, Fintech, Edtech
Key investments: Urban Company, Razorpay, Ola, Purplle, Khatabook
No. investments: 76
No. of exits: 15
Social media profile: LinkedIn, Twitter
Amit Lakhotia is the Founder and CEO of Park+, a unicorn parking and mobility platform. He previously held senior roles at Paytm and Tokopedia before launching Park+. As an angel investor, he actively backs startups in mobility and fintech.
Major investment domains: Mobility, Fintech, SaaS, Consumer Tech
Key investments: Chargeup, Battery Smart, Rapido, Kazam
No. investments: 29
No. of exits: Not specified
Social media profile: LinkedIn, X
Kris Gopalakrishnan is a co-founder of Infosys Technologies Limited, where he served as CEO, Managing Director, and later Vice Chairman. He is currently Chairman of Axilor Ventures and invests through his family office, Pratithi Investments.
Major investment domains: Enterprise Applications, SaaS, Fintech, Healthtech, Deeptech, Climate Tech.
Key investments: Lenskart, ACKO, HungerBox, Crayon Data, Unbxd
No. of investments: 32
No. of exits: 4
Social media profile: LinkedIn, X
Lakshmi Narayanan is the former Vice Chairman and ex-CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions, where he also served as President. He was Chairman of NASSCOM and is a founding member of The Chennai Angels, one of India's leading angel investment groups.
Major investment domains: Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Natural Resources, Sales and Marketing, Hardware and Technology, Healthcare, Education
Key investments: Furlenco, InsuranceDekho, Dunzo, Hitwicket, Astrome Technologies
No. of investments: 20
No. of exits: 2
Social media profile: LinkedIn
Rajesh Sawhney is the Founder and CEO of GSF Accelerator, one of India's leading tech startup accelerators. He is also the co-founder and CEO of InnerChef, a cloud kitchen-based food delivery platform. In October 2025, he invested in We360.ai, a business productivity software startup.
Major investment domains: Consumer, Enterprise Applications, SaaS, Mobile Technology, Health-Tech, Media and Entertainment, Education-Tech, Food-Tech
Key investments: Whatfix, Quizizz, Slintel, FlintoClass, Citymall
No. of investments: 53
No. of exits: 12
Social media profile: LinkedIn
Gaurav Munjal is the co-founder and CEO of Unacademy. He is an entrepreneur and active angel investor who has backed multiple early-stage startups while continuing to lead one of the country’s prominent online learning platforms.
Major investment domains: Edtech, AI/ML, Consumer Tech, Health-Tech, Gaming, Fintech, SaaS
Key investments: Swish, Snabbit, BiteSpeed, Ultrahuman, Pepper Content
No. of investments: 54
No. of exits: 3
Social media profile: LinkedIn, X
Choosing the right angel investor can be a laborious process that can take months of analysis. You may connect and engage with your target angel investors on LinkedIn and Twitter. Their recent investments announcements and regular posts may indicate their investment habits.
Communicating and building relationships can take time but it's better to do it well before you need the investment. You can leverage these relations in future when you are looking for angel investments.
Disclaimer: We have taken data from Crunchbase, CB Insights, Pitchbook, and MoneyControl for investment numbers and exit deals. Since the numbers vary across these platforms, we have taken the lower limit for the number of deals.
Start with a clear problem statement, explain your solution in simple terms, and show early traction or validation. Personalise your pitch based on the investor’s past investments and sector focus. Angels prefer concise decks that explain why this problem matters, why you are the right team, and how the business can scale.
Angel investors primarily look for strong founders, a problem worth solving, early signals of traction, and a large market opportunity. A clean cap table and clarity on how the funds will be used also play a key role in their decision-making.
Most angel investors take between 5% to 20% equity, depending on the startup’s stage, valuation, and amount invested. Early-stage rounds typically involve smaller cheque sizes with higher risk, which reflects in equity expectations.
Yes, founders should approach multiple relevant angels in parallel. Fundraising takes time, and having multiple conversations helps you understand market expectations and avoid delays in closing your round.
Very important. Angels closely review founder equity, dilution, and existing shareholding structures. A simple and transparent cap table signals that the startup is prepared for future fundraising.
