# Top 25 Mobile Advertising Startup Investors in India in May 2026 ## K2 Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Software, Mobile Apps K2 Global is a venture capital firm based in Singapore and Miami that invests in high growth technology companies. ## Sanjay Nath - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, Machine Learning, Information Technology Sanjay Nath - Co-founder & Managing Partner @ Blume Ventures ## Pix Vine Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Health Care, Internet, News Pix Vine Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in startups in the areas of Info-Tech, Med-Tech, and Eco-Tech. It allows investments in disruptive technologies and bridging startup ecosystems across the world to partner, fund, and grow startups and high caliber teams. The portfolio businesses of the company are Calore, MoolahSense, WSC,ZAPR, and playbuzz. Collaborative partnerships with other investors, incubators, accelerators, tertiary institutions, and research laboratories world over through co-investment and cross-pollination of ideas are hallmarks of their investment and growth models. It began operation in 2007. ## Siddharth Talwar - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: News, Lifestyle, Advertising Platforms Siddharth Talwar - Co-Founder & Partner @ Lightbox ## Prashant Mehta - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Advertising, Ad Targeting Prashant is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Komli Media including sales, product development, engineering, marketing and business development. Prashant worked for Eight years at Yahoo! Inc., where he was Vice President and Head of Monetization for Yahoo!’s Emerging Markets Group which included India, Southeast Asia,Latin America, Middle East and Eastern Europe. Prior to Yahoo!, Prashant held various roles at Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan Chase (formerly, Chemical Bank) and NatWest. ## Samir Sood - Type: Angel - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Internet Samir Sood is the Founder and All Things Business and Chief Believer at Venture Highway. ## Ratan Tata - Type: Angel - Location: Houston, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care Heading the Tata Group since 1991, Ratan Tata is the Chairman of Tata Sons, holding company of the Tata Group and major Group companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power and more. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group hasfurther expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over eleven-fold to around USD$70 billion, after the most recent acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover. Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of the National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company, which he was responsible for transforming into the Group's strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses. He is associated with many organizations in India and abroad in varying capacities, some of which are the government of India’s Investment Commission, the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, South Africa’s International Investment Council, several prestigious universities and several philanthropies. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1962, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.The government of India honored Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan, this year. ## MediaTek - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hsinchu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series D - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Semiconductor MediaTek is another name for incredible innovation that powers the brands you love. From smartphones to smart homes, we are always by your side. ## Rajesh Kamat - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B - Focus: Mobile, Digital Entertainment, Social Media Listed as India’s hottest 40 under 40 Business Leaders by Economic Times and Spencer Stuart, Rajesh was previously the COO of Peter Chernin’s Asia focused private equity fund CA Media. Kamat had formerly launched Viacom18’s popular Hindi GEC network COLORS. With a mix of disruptive and differentiated programming, accompanied by aggressive marketingand distribution strategies Kamat catapulted COLORS to a number 3 position in its very first week and the number 1 position 9 months after launch, breaking Star Plus’ stranglehold on the position after nine years of unchallenged dominance. Under Rajesh’s leadership COLORS continued its successful run and grew into a vibrant brand reaching 140mm Households. It is the only GEC to have reached an operating break-even in 15 months. He served as COO of Viacom 18 Group and CEO of COLORS. Prior to COLORS, he launched Endemol India and served as its Managing Director. He has also served as SVP of Commercial & Business Planning at STAR India and held various marketing positions at Coca-Cola and MTV India. Kamat has also been named Impact Media Person of Year in 2009 and ‘Outstanding Entrepreneurs of Asia Pacific for 2010. Rajesh is a Bachelor of Engineering and also holds a Master's in Business Administration.Rajesh is also an active board member in over 10 companies and enjoys contributing to the angel investor ecosystem ## 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. ## Peepul Capital LLC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Port Louis Town, Port Louis, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Advertising, Video, Digital Media Peepul Capital is a private equity firm that offers early- and expansion-stage investment services to its clients. It was founded by Srini Raju and is based in Port Louis. ## Aloke Bajpai - Type: Angel - Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Mobile, SaaS, Apps Aloke Bajpai is ixigo.com’s Co-Founder and CEO. Aloke graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2001 and started his career at Amadeus in Europe where he held key product and technology roles, building and managing large scale web-based products and networks for the first four years of his career. He then went to INSEAD for his MBA, and returned to India tolaunch ixigo.com in 2007. Under Aloke’s leadership over the last 7 years, ixigo has gone from a bootstrapped startup to India’s leading travel search and planning business, with over 20 million active users every month across mobile and web. Aloke is a TiE charter member and a mentor and advisor with several startups and accelerators. ## TA Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet TA Ventures is globally-minded and network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups in Europe and North America shaping the industries of tomorrow. Our ticket size starts from $100k up to $1M. We offer speed of execution, proactive support, and access to a broad international network. Drawing upon our network, we support our portfoliocompanies by proactively soliciting large, growth-minded co-investors in subsequent rounds. We utilize our industry knowledge and network to give portfolio companies and partner VCs access to the highly skilled and cost-effective R&D outsourcing teams in Central and Eastern Europe. ## Vijay Shekhar Sharma - Type: Angel - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Internet, News, Software Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Paytm. He previously worked at India Today Group Online as a Tech head. Vijay Shekhar attended Delhi College of Engineering. ## Threshold - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile Threshold is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on a high-conviction investment strategy. The firm partners with entrepreneurs building innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies. Threshold was founded in 2019 and is based in Menlo Park, California. ## Indian Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Education, E-Commerce Started in April 2006, the Indian Angel Network is a unique concept which brings together highly successful entrepreneurs and CEOs from India and around the world who are interested in investing in startup / early stage ventures which have the potential of creating disproportionate value.The Network, in addition to money, provide constantaccess to high quality mentoring, vast networks and inputs on strategy as well as execution. The Network members, because of their background are better able to assess the potential and risks at the early stage. ## Anoop Mathur - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Security, Advertising, Mobile Apps Anoop Mathur - Founder & Investor @ CIO Angel Network ## Anupam Mittal - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services Anupam started his entrepreneurial journey by founding People Group - A New Media & Entertainment group, which includes businesses such as Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People Pictures. Today the group is recognized as one of the most innovative enterprises in the country. Besides his operational roles, Anupam is also one ofIndia's most active angel investors.He attended Boston College. ## Murugavel Janakiraman - Type: Angel - Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet Murugavel Janakiraman is the Founder and CEO at Matrimony.com. ## Samir Bangara - Type: Angel - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Apps, Digital Media Samir Bangara - Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Qyuki ## 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) ## Kae Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Kae Capital is a pioneer of early-stage investing in India, focused on tech startups, and has been investing in India for 10+ years. ## Nexus Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm established by ex-entrepreneurs in enterprise technology and consumer internet. The firm was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States. ## Norwest Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Growing together every step of the way. We empower great leaders throughout the journey of growth. ## Helion Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Port Louis Town, Port Louis, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Helion Venture Partners is a stage independent, India-focused venture fund, investing in high growth technology powered businesses and consumer services. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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