5 Key Angel Investors In India

India has grown into a hub for startups in various sectors. As the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, India now has more tech driven startups than Israel and China. Angel investors have been a boon to the startup society providing them with early equity investments. While starting a new business, angel investors help with the initial boost required to hone their product and launch the startup.

We’ve compiled a list of top investors in India who have helped several startups develop and grow.

1. Krishnan Ganesh

He is a serial entrepreneur and the cofounder and chairman of Portea Medical. Over the years he has invested in startups like Must See India, SilverPush, HackerEarth, Oximity, Overcart, Browntape, delyver.com and Onlineprasad.com. He was also the CEO of the online tutoring website TutorVista which addresses global students through remote teachers.

2. Meena Ganesh

India’s foremost business leaders, Meena Ganesh was selected by Fortune India as one of the 50 ‘Most Powerful Women in Business.’ She is the MD and CEO of Portea Medical and helped cofound one of India’s pioneering BPO company, Customer Asset. Meena also served on the jury for the inaugural Economic Times Startup Awards in 2015. Her current venture GrowthStory helps in founding and raising funds for startups through institutional venture capitalists.

3. Ranjan Anandan

He is an MIT and Stanford educated entrepreneur residing in Bengaluru. Ranjan has cofounded Blue Ocean Ventures in Sri Lanka and has emerged as one of the most active angel investors in India. He has invested in more than 80 startups such as Druva, Insta Mojo, TravelKhana, Quench, Miss Malini, Popxo.com and Burrp. He is currently Google India’s Managing Director and was previously part of Microsoft India.

4. Ravi Gururaj

He is the chairman and cofounder of Frictionless Ventures and chairs the product council of NASSCOM. Ravi is also a leading member on several angel platforms and is currently focusing on driving the 1000 Startups program backed by NASSCOM and Google. Ravi Gururaj has invested in various startups like AppVirality Inc, Wegilant (Appvigil), Hiree, Tookitaki, Explara, and Socialblood Inc.

5. Anupam Mittal

Boston College graduate Anupam Mittal is the founder and CEO of People Group and the ex chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI.) The People Group owns established business entities like shaadi.com, makaan.com, Mauj Mobile and People Pictures. Mittal’s key interest areas are SaaS, consumer internet, mobile and marketplaces and he likes to back businesses that have huge market potential.

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