# Top 40 Art Startup Investors in India in May 2026 ## LetsVenture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care Connect with 10,000 plus angel investors. Raise funding seamlessly. Find startups to invest in. Easy to use & seamless technology platform for startup investing & funding. ## Sidharth Rao - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Art, Product Design Entrepreneur since 1998. Proud founder of a couple of really spectacular internet businesses in India. And then, at least 2x number of equally spectacular turkeys. The first bit taught me how to find great partners, choose great investors, build awesome teams, be great in sales, execute, execute and ruthlessly execute. ## Prashant Tandon - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Financial Services Prashant Tandon Co-Founder, CEO, and Entrepreneur at 1MG Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Previously, He was Entrepreneur/ Founder at HealthKart and Sr Associate and Summer Associate at McKinsey and Company.Mr. Tandon graduated from IIT-Delhi with a B-Tech in Chemical Engineering and received an MBA in Business at Stanford University Graduate Schoolof Business. ## Longying Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Xian Shi, Shaanxi, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Art, Mobile Apps, Media and Entertainment Longying Network offers mobile phone software design, development and sales services. ## Vivek Mulchandani - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Marketplace Vivek Mulchandani ## Vikas Taneja - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Music, TV Vikas Taneja is an advisor to and investor in technology companies. He is a Partner & Managing Director with the Boston Consulting Group and a leader in BCG's Technology, Media, and Telecommunication practice. Vikas' investments with HT ventures include imedix, webchutney, Blip.tv, Quorus, Mashery, mobitrans, refinery29, 8tracks, andothers. Vikas received his MBA with Honors in Economics & Finance from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Computer Systems Engineering and Economic Development from Stanford University. Vikas is also on the Executive Committee of Pratham, an India-based organization that has helped over 2 million children achieve literacy and basic mathematics skills. ## Sudesh Samaria - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Art, Internet, E-Commerce Sudesh Samaria - Co-Founder and National Creative Director @ Webchutney ## Vivek Khare - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 Vivek Khare ## Electronic Soul Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Series A - Focus: Media and Entertainment, E-Commerce, Art Electronic Soul Ventures is an investment firm. ## Archna Chandra - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Marketplace Archna Chandra ## Cyrus Guzder - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Marketplace Cyrus Guzder ## Sid Khanna - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Marketplace Sid Khanna ## Dr. Ganesh Natarajan - Type: Angel - Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Health Care, Marketplace Dr. Ganesh Natarajan ## Ambarish Gupta - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Marketplace, Information Technology, E-Commerce Ambarish Gupta is the Founder & CEO of Basis Vectors.He attend to the Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business in 2005. ## SAIF Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software SAIF Partners is a leading private equity firm that provides growth capital to companies in Asia.Our primary areas of focus include Information Technology, Internet, Mobile, Consumer Products and Services, Healthcare, Cleantech, Education, Modern Agriculture, Financial Services & Manufacturing.SAIF Partners was founded in 2001 andcurrently manages over $4 billion in capital. With over 100 investments since its inception, SAIF has become one of the largest and most active funds in the region. SAIF is a long-term investor with local teams in Hong Kong, China, and India. ## Times Internet - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Apps, E-Commerce, Software Times Internet builds premium digital products that simplify and enhance the everyday lives of people. We are India’s largest digital products company with presence in a wide range of categories across news, entertainment, marketplaces and transactions.Many of our products are market leaders and iconic brands in their own right. TOI, ET,Cricbuzz, Gaana, MX Player, Dineout, Indiatimes, MensXP, iDiva, NBT, Gradeup among others are products that bring you closer to your interests and aspirations. Website - http://www.timesinternet.in Industry - Internet Company size - 1,001-5,000 employees Headquarters Gurgaon, Haryana Type - Privately Held Founded 1999 Specialities e-commerce, Advertisement Solutions, News and Entertainment, Start-up acceleration, Music streaming services, AdTech, Merger & A, Acquisition, Sports, Classified, and Startup Investment ## Vikram Saxena - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Marketplace Vikram Saxena ## Natarajan Iyer - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Marketplace Natarajan Iyer - ServiceNow Consultant @ OmniSparc Technology Solutions ## Empower Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Series A, Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care Empower Investment was founded in 2012 in Shanghai, China. Their investment covers early-stage ventures, mid-stage growth, and securities in the public market. With headquarters in Shanghai, the company established branch offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu. Empower Investment has invested in over 150 high-tech and high-growthcompanies on a global scale covering regions including China, U.S, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Their portfolio companies include fast-growing industries such as internet, AI, big data, automation & robotics, financial technology, cultural creativity, advanced materials, and healthcare.The Empower team has extensive experience in both deep technologies and financial services including internet, computer science, electronic engineering, materials science, auditing and investment banking. Some team members were serial entrepreneurs. With candidness and empathy, the team is eager to find and partner with the most visionary, determined and down-to-earth entrepreneurs. It always brings great excitement and pleasure to build a bright future with them. ## Ashish Jagtiani - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Marketplace Ashish Jagtiani is the Co-Founder and CTO of Chronus Health. ## Amit Ranjan - Type: Angel - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software Amit heads the team that is building SlideShare.Amit has a previous background in product marketing, sales & consumer research. His last job was with PepsiCo; prior to PepsiCo, he worked with Asian Paints & Godrej. He holds an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Univ Of Delhi and a Mechanical Engineering degree fromREC/NIT, Jaipur. ## Mukul Singhal - Type: Angel - Location: Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Social Media Mukul Singhal - Co-founder & Partner @ Pravega Ventures ## Rajesh Sawhney - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, 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. ## Prashant Malik - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Apps, Blockchain Prashant Malik is a Co-Founder and Co-Creator of Apache Cassandra and an Investor at Shadowfax, UrbanClap, Innov8 Coworking, and OfBusiness. He is a dynamic technologist, who focuses on building, leading and incubating teams. Prashant attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. ## JITO Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Education, Health Care, E-Commerce JITO Angel Network is backed by JITO's 15000+ Industrialits, Businessmen and HNI's of the Jain community spread worldwide. They provide Business support that accelerates the growth of startups. ## Deep Kalra - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Travel, Apps, SaaS Deep is the Founder and CEO of India's leading online travel company, MakeMyTrip.com. Launched in India in 2005, MakeMyTrip offered the convenience of online transactions coupled with great value prices, thus revolutionizing the way Indians research and purchase travel services. Under his stewardship, MakeMyTrip is today the largest e-commercebusiness in the country and the largest travel company in India and listed its shares on NASDAQ in August 2010.He also serves as a Board Member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Delhi and is an active Angel Investor in the internet space. Deep is a founding member of “I am Gurgaon” - an NGO focused on improving the quality of life in Gurgaon.Prior to his entrepreneurial venture with MakeMyTrip, Deep has had corporate stints with GE Capital, AMF Bowling Inc. and ABN AMRO Bank. Deep holds an MBA (PGDM) degree from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. His interests include swimming, yoga, quizzing, adventure sports and, of course, travelling. ## Sachin Bhatia - Type: Angel - Location: Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Travel Sachin Bhatia - CEO & Co-founder @ Bulbulive Shopping Network ## China Merchants Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Manufacturing, Internet, Software China Merchants Capital is engaged in alternative investment and asset management. ## Binny Bansal - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Apps 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. ## Elevar Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seattle, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech Elevar Equity fuels the economic resilience and vibrancy of underserved customers and low income communities by investing early growth capital in entrepreneurs building at the intersection of inclusivity, affordability and massive scale. Led by an entrepreneurial emerging markets team passionate about addressing issues of access and inequity, Elevar invests in businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns. So far in its 15-year journey, the Elevar Method of investing has democratized essential products and services for over 45 million households and catalyzed billions of dollars of capital into 40+ companies across India and Latin America. ## SHAREit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Series A - Focus: Art, Analytics, Mobile Apps SHAREit Group is a next-generation internet technology company that exists to democratize digital access and empower businesses to grow. ## Gaurav Agarwal - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Art Gaurav Agarwal is CTO @ HealthKart Plus. ## Vallabh Bhanshali - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Art, E-Commerce Vallabh Bhanshali - Chairman @ Enam Holdings ## Vivek Shah - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Art, Casino Vivek Shah is an MD, Investment Banking at Haitong. ## Naveen Tewari - Type: Angel - Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Naveen is the founder of InMobi. His philosophy of constant innovation and disruption is embedded deep into the DNA of InMobians and is resonated across InMobi. His dream is to re-imagine advertising in a truly ‘user-first’ way and unlock the true potential of the mobile ecosystem.He has a Bachelor’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur (IIT) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he was also bestowed with the Dean’s Award, for his exceptional leadership and contribution. In 2013, his alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur also honored him with the esteemed ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ for his excellence in entrepreneurship.Naveen is involved in the fueling of around 30 start-ups as yet in India and has personally invested and supported several start-ups like NestAway, SlideRule, Mettl, Moneysights, Bombay Canteen, Zimmber, Razorpay etc. A believer that start-ups will be the pillars of growing India, he co-founded iSPIRT, which is a change agent with the brain of a think tank and aims to address government policy, create market catalysts, and grow the maturity of product entrepreneurs in order to transform India into a hub for new generation software products.He also founded and chairs a U.S.-based nonprofit called India School Fund which funds and sets up schools in rural India, a cause he cares deeply for.Naveen is a board member at Paytm and has been recognized for his entrepreneurial skills at various platforms. He received several awards and recognitions over the last several years:>‘Future Leaders Award’ presented by Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister, 2015>Fortune’s ‘40 under 40’ most powerful, influential and important people in business, 2015>The ‘Pathbreaker of the Year’ Award, 2014>Forbes India Leadership Award for ‘Outstanding Start Up', 2014>‘100 Most Creative People’, 2014 across the world>The ‘Pathbreaker of the Year’ Award, 2013 presented by Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister>‘7th Most Important Person’ by Business Insider’s the Mobile Power List, 2013>‘Mobile Top 50’ in The Drum, 2013>‘2nd Most Important Person’ by Business Insider’s the Mobile Power List, 2012An avid fan of cricket, Naveen is a fitness enthusiast and his early morning routine alternates between a long run outdoors and a cycling trip around the less crowded parts of the city.Source (http://www.inmobi.com/organization/leadership/naveen-tewari#profile) ## Nish Bhutani - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel Nish Bhutani - Founder and CEO @ Indiginus ## Rajan Navani - Type: Angel - Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Art, Coffee, Mobile Rajan Navani - CEO & Founder @ JetSynthesys ## Gul Tekchandani - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Marketplace Gul Tekchandani ## Virtu Propdeal - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Marketplace Virtu Propdeal Pvt Ltd is a Kolkata-based fund focused on real estate and technology investments. Virtu's investments to date have included land, construction, and technology deals across India. We are investors in the future—in new homes, new communities, new ideas. We align ourselves long term. We can be patient, but also decisive whenthe moment is right. We seek opportunities that represent the India to come, in companies run by the kinds of Indians we all ought to become. We look forward to making an impact and being good stewards of our people and our capital.Virtu's directors are actively sourcing new opportunities and welcome inquiries through inquiry@virtugroup.in ## Anuj Chowdhary - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Art, E-Commerce, Marketplace Anuj Chowdhary # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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