# Top 20 Angel Investors in India in May 2026

## Arihant Patni
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

Arihant is the Managing Director of Patni Financial Advisors, a wealth management company that advises high net worth families on a wide range of investment options. He is also Co-founder and Director at Nirvana venture Advisors. Arihant began his career at his family business, Patni Computer Systems, one of the leading Indian IT businesses of thetime, where he held positions in the computer software and human resources departments, as well as being a business development and marketing executive. Subsequently, Arihant worked as a Business Strategy Consultant for Fidelity Investments in Boston.

## Ranjan Pai
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet, Health Care, Information Technology

Ranjan Pai - MD & CEO @ Manipal Group

## Mukesh Bansal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series F
- Focus: Financial Services, Apps, FinTech

Mukesh Bansal is a Co-Founder, CEO, and W.I.P at CureFit. Previously, he co-founded Myntra and served the same company as the chief executive officer.
Bansal holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

## Lakshmi Narayanan
- Type: Angel
- Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Analytics, Venture Capital

Lakshmi Narayanan - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Cognizant

## Suhail Sameer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Fashion

Suhail Sameer Attended Chief Executive OfficerChief BharatPe . Suhail Sameer Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.

## Virendra Gupta
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Training, Education, Performing Arts

Viru brings over 20 years of rich management experience in the Telecom industry including in companies like Bharti Airtel, Trilogy, OnMobile and BPL Mobile.In 2007, Viru is a Founder of VerSe Innovation Pvt Ltd which is now shaping India’s real Mobile Internet through Dailyhunt, iPayy & Operator Services. Verse is now a 500 strong team. Virubrings in the energy and drives product development and operations at Ver Se & it’s his passion to make information available to every Indian their own language & Dailyhunt, the flagship product strives to achieve just that. It is among the most downloaded app that offers array of offerings across Local News, eBooks, Magazine.Under his leadership, Ver Se won many accolades like –1. mBillionth 2013 Award for News & Journalism2. GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2013: Best Publishing Product or Service3. Opera App Awards 2012 :Newshunt has been chosen as Top Entertainment App in Java & Symbian App4. Android App Expo: Won Second place for Best App at Google Development App expo 20135. Nielsen top ten mobile consumed in India. Only one in News Category6. India Digital Awards 2012: Top Mobile App NewsHunt7. Navteq Global LBS Challenge, 2011, Grand Prize Winner8. NASSCOM Emerge AppFame, 2011: Top 7 Mobile Apps9. Mobile India: Winner, Mobile India Entrepreneur Demo Showcase, 201010. Best Mobile App, AppJam Bangalore, 2010Viru holds a Master’s Degree in Management from IIT Mumbai & enjoys brainstorming with his team and is always on the look - out for the new idea that will transform and further strengthen the bridge between technology and common man. He loves his junk food and chai and it’s not uncommon to see him catching up with his team with his favorite phrase – Kyon Bhai, Aur kya chal raha hai?.

## Scott Shleifer
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series D, Series C, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Internet

Scott Shleifer - Partner @ Tiger Global Management

## Neeraj Goenka
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Local, Travel, Leisure

Neeraj Goenka

## Ritesh Jain
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Internet

Experienced Digital & technology leader, lead change in industries - financial services, Fin-tech, Shipping, Telecom and Government, currently building an enabling function to build bank of the future.Ritesh comes from an entrepreneurial background, he has experience in building & mentoring successful businesses – A Wealth ManagementCompany, corporate uniforms business, Investor & Mentor for start-ups, Ritesh holds non-executive with start-ups and corporates, and as a mentor offers technical expertise and advise to Parliamentary Digital Service in UK and Advisor for payment regulatory and other Governments.

## Mahesh Ramachandran
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, FinTech, Payments

Mahesh Ramachandran

## Sanjay Nayar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Lending

Sanjay Nayar is the CEO at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

## Utsav Somani
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Software, Financial Services

Looking for - Passionate founders looking to target a market with tremendous future potential and stands to be disrupted by a new entrant. Crucial that the product / service is not easily replicable and the domain expertise of the company is a deterrent to fresh entrants.Keen interest in - Clean Technology, Consumer Internet, EnterpriseSoftware, Health Care, Mobile, SaaSSkills - Angel Investing, Financial Modelling & Valuation, Information Technology, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

## Shalini Chhabra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Finance

Shalini Chhabra is a Managing Partner at Incipia Advisors LL.

## Vikram Gandhi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Delhi, Delhi, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series D
- Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech

Vikram Gandhi is very renowned businessman and an investment banker. Vikram Gandhi is the founder & CEO of VSG Capital Advisors and also founded Asha Impact. Vikram Gandhi is an alumni & a faculty member at the Harvard Business School (HBS). He worked with Credit Suisse & Morgan Stanley etc. Know more about Vikram S Gandhi visit uswww.vsgcapital.com & ashaimpact.com

## Arun Jain
- Type: Angel
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Analytics, Venture Capital, Service Industry

Arun Jain is the Chairman and Managing Director of Intellect Design Arena Limited. Intellect is a specialist in applying true Digital Technologies, the world's first full spectrum Banking and Insurance technology products company, across Global Consumer Banking (iGCB), Central Banking, Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), Risk, Treasury andMarkets (iRTM) and Insurance (Intellect SEEC). With revenues of USD 124 Mn and employee base of around 4000, Intellect powers over 200 leading Banks and Financial Institutions around the globe with its suite of Products.Arun commenced his entrepreneurial journey by setting up Nucleus Software Workshop in 1986. In 1993, he founded Polaris Software Lab, which recorded a CAGR of nearly 200% during the seven year period 1993-2000. This path of deep domain expertise, vision and planning began in 1993, with just $250 and a dream. His journey was guided by two strong beliefs - (1) ordinary people coming together to achieve extraordinary results, if the dreams are Big (2) the power of the organizational subconscious in realizing the vision. Intellect is his third venture, in pursuit of his vision to make India the IP Capital towards the next growth wave for the IT Industry. Arun's passion in creating a technology product power house from India made Intellect a reality.Arun is passionate about Design Thinking as a science to create biggest impact on Individual and organizational performance. He visualizes it as a platform for learning and applying, with a child like curiosity to ask questions, forming the foundation of the practice of Design Thinking. An avid practitioner, Arun also evangelizes Design Thinking through public workshops. FinTech 8012, the World's first Design Center dedicated to Financial Technology is a testimony of his commitment to Design Thinking. He architected the creation of this Center from Concept to Execution.Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award to Arun at the India's premier ICT Event, Connect 2016. He has received multiple awards including 'INDO ASEAN Business Initiative Award', 'ICICI Venture - CII Connect Entrepreneur Award', 'Visionary of India 2014-15', amongst others in recognition of his contribution to the Industry and the Society. His contribution was recognized by the Times Group, with an award and a feature in a book titled 'Pathfinders' that lauds the achievements of extraordinary personalities in the IT & ITES industry.He holds / has held positions in CII, MMA, STPI, National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) and the Indo American Chamber of Commerce. He has been the Chairman of CII BANKing TECH Summit from 2014-2016, for three consecutive years.A social engineer by nature, Arun has been working towards creating a better community. Ullas Trust, founded in 1997, with the purpose of igniting young minds and guiding them to realizing their dreams, has since reached out to over 2,00,000 children from the economically challenged sections of Government, Municipal and Aided Schools.This brainchild of Arun provides vital professional skills to adolescent children across the country nurturing the "Can do" spirit among the young minds.Continuing his Social Connect initiatives, Arun has recently launched 'Project Samriddhi'. Samriddhi is dedicated to holistic human development in India, through the design and development of projects that are sustainable and capable of scale to positively impact the larger population. Through START-UP Nukkad, another unique initiative for Start-up Entrepreneurs, Arun conducts special workshops for them to understand their purpose and nurture and mentor their innovative thinking.Arun holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering.

## 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.

## Madan Padaki
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Software, Analytics

Madan Padaki is the Co-Founder and CEO at 1BRIDGE.

## Prashanth Prakash
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Retail

Prashanth Prakash joined Accel in 2008.Prashanth began investing in Indian technology start-ups in 2004, well before they acquired global attention. He started his investing career as a co-founder of Erasmic, one of India’s first early-stage funds. Prior to that, he founded two enterprises in the Internet and multimedia publishing domains.As akey member of Accel’s India team, Prashanth focuses on consumer Internet services, online marketplaces, and SaaS. He has led investments in Agrostar, BlueStone, BookMyShow, Clevertap, FabHotels, Glowroad, HolidayMe, HomeLane, InfraMarket, PropTiger, QwikCilver (acquired by Pine Labs), Rentomojo, TeaBox, and other early-stage companies.Prashanth is from Bangalore and holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Delaware and an undergraduate degree in computer science.

## Rahul Mehta
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments

Rahul Mehta is a Co-Founder at DST Global.

## Amit Patni
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, Artificial Intelligence, Local

Amit is Co-founder & Chairman at Nirvana Venture Advisors and is a promoter shareholder of Patni Computers. Patni Computers Ltd. was a pioneer in Indian ITES. The promoter family stake in Patni Computers was divested in May 2011 in a sale to iGate Corporation at value of $1.5 billion. Amit has 22 years’ experience in technology, software andprojects. He has extensive experience in the computer hardware and components market in India and overseas. In his various roles, Amit has independently ensured implementation of Greenfield projects and launched new business operations.As a Whole time Director of PCS Technologies Ltd., a listed Indian company in the computer hardware and manufacturing space, Amit was responsible for setting-up the copper clad laminates business. Subsequently he was Managing Director of PCS International Pvt. Ltd. with the responsibility of expanding PCS Technologies hardware business in UAE and Africa. Thereafter, Amit developed Health Management Systems, a healthcare software product that was marketed by PCS Technologies Ltd.Amit is a Director of the Board of Patni Financial Advisors the family office of the Patni Family. Amit has done his BS in Accounting and Masters from Babson College, USA.

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