Here is the list of some of the most prominent VCs and Angel Investor in New Delhi:
Dinesh Agarwal: Founder and CEO of IndiaMART, an online marketplace. His successful investments include food discovery and delivery startup InnerChef, Mumbai-based crowdfunding startup Wishberry, Flintobox, Overcart, DocsApp, and Gigstart, among many others.
Utsav Somani: He is an active angel investor and has some notable investments in Indian startups. An omnichannel marketing automation tool Betaout, a location management startup Zippr, an online investing platform Tavaga, to name a few.
Rajul Garg: Founder and Managing Partner of Leo Capital India, an early-stage venture capital fund. Popular startups like Meesho, Lifecare, Babygogo, SHEROES, Fashalot, are there in his portfolio.
Neeraj Kumar Singhal: Founder and Director of SEMCO Infratech Pvt Ltd. His major investments are in the startups working in clean technology, fintech, artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, food tech, and virtual reality domain. Startups in his portfolio include Unocoin, AI startup Arya.ai, SmartVizX, online lending marketplace Rubique, among many others.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma: Founder and CEO of Paytm, India’s leading digital payments company. He has helped many Indian startups in their journey. FactorDaily, ThePrint, Flyrobe, TapCheif are some of his prominent investments.
Rohit Bansal: Co-founder of Snapdeal, an Indian e-commerce business. Rohit Bansal is one of the prominent investors in the Indian Startup ecosystem. He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi with Btech and Mtech in Computer Science. He is skilled in team management, business development, and strategic planning. He not only provides finance to startups via investing in them but also guides them through their journey by mentoring them in areas of sales, product management, competitor analysis, operations, vendor management, and marketing.
Alok Mittal: Co-founder, and CEO of Indifi Technologies Pvt Ltd is not only among the prominent angel investors but also the founder of Indian Angel Network, a platform that connects startups and investors. He is an alumnus of the University of California and completed his Bachelors in Computer Science from IIT Delhi.
Rajesh Sawhney: Co-founder, and CEO of InnerChef (Food Tech Startup) is a successful entrepreneur and angel investor He is also the CEO of GSF, an Indian Capital firm and accelerator which is focused on mobile startups. He has a wider experience in media and entertainment ventures. Earlier he worked as the COO of Times internet ltd, as the president at Reliance Entertainment and around 14 years with BCCL. He created several successful businesses across sectors like TV, eCommerce, and travel.
Kunal Khattar: Founding Partner of AdvantEdge Partners (Venture Capital Firm), is one of India’s most prominent investors. He also acts as the Director of Rapido, leading a two-wheeler ride-sharing platform. Earlier, he worked as the Marketing Manager at Vodafone. He has also Co-founded ventures like Simply Look.
Samir Sood: Co-founder of Venture Highway (Early-stage venture investment firm) is one of an active private investors in Delhi. He served as the Head of Corporate Development, South Asia and Australia at Google. He was also associated with organizations like Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, and Lehman Brothers. He is an MBA graduate from The University Of Chicago and completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.
Utsav Somani: a prominent angel investor in Delhi via AngelList (an online marketplace of startups and investors). He did his Masters in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from ESADE Business School in 2012. At present, he is also the partner at OB1T Capital (Investment management). He is a well-experienced investor and has been active in the Indian Angel Network.
Dinesh Agarwal: Founder and CEO of IndiaMart, is a prominent entrepreneur and angel investor. He is a well-known member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). Being an alum of The Harcourt Butler Technological Institute of Kanpur, he served as a system analyst at HCL Technologies.
Neeraj Kumar Singal: Founder and Director of SEMCO Infratech Pvt ltd and also Lightyear Infratech, is a focused investor in varied fields. He is an active member of IAN (Indian Angel Network), LetsVenture, and HBS Alumni Angels. He values innovation and appreciates strategic ideas that can transform the world of Business. He is also well represented at various leadership roles and organizations like FCCI, HBS Club of India, Young President Organisation, AIMA, CII, TiE, Ph.D. Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and many.
Nikunj Jain: Co-founder and CEO of Zohem (A blockchain-based data exchange protocol) is a warm investor in the Indian Startup industry. He is a keen investor and also a noteworthy entrepreneur. Before zohem, he had co-founded Frankly.me, which is a video microblogging startup along with inoXapps (a gaming startup). Nikunj did his Btech, Textile Technology from the reputed IIT Delhi.
Pranay Gupta: Co-Founder of 91springboard, India’s leading co-working spaces. He also acted as the Joint CEO at Centre for Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship. Before Co-founding 91springboard, he worked with Lehman Brothers and Nomura Securities.
Hetal Sonpal: Mentoring young minds and budding entrepreneurs along with the students of Amity International School in Gurugram. Earlier, he worked with Intel as the Head of Strategic Alliances. From the esteemed Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Hetal obtained his MBA Degree. He possesses relevant knowledge and expertise in his field.
Yogesh Bansal: Founder, and CEO of ApnaCircle Infotech is a tech missionary with tremendous knowledge and expertise in this field. He holds an MBA Degree in IT & Finance from the University of North Carolina and also founded companies like GeoRapid, GoActiveClub, and Mail Genie. He has got exposure to skills like team building, merger and acquisitions, and serial entrepreneurship.
Satyan Gajwani: the VP of Times Internet & Board member of Times India Group, is among the prominent investors in Delhi. Times Internet is one of India’s largest digital media companies that possess brands like Mumbai mirror, Gaana, Times of India among many. He is an alumnus of Stanford University. He also acts as a mentor to startups in media planning, market research, strategic planning, and team building.
