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ACTIVE
Global HQ
New Delhi, India
Countries of investment
  • India
  • United Kingdom
  • Israel
  • United States
  • Singapore
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • SaaS
  • Consumer Tech
  • Fintech
  • Deep Tech
About
IAN Group is India's first and largest network of angel investors, dedicated to funding and mentoring early-stage ventures. Comprising both an angel network and a formal VC fund, their mission is to foster entrepreneurship by providing smart capital, mentorship, and market access to innovative startups across various sectors.
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Investment Thesis

IAN Group operates as India's largest platform for seed and early-stage investing, leveraging a vast network of over 500 angel investors and a SEBI-registered VC Fund. They are sector-agnostic, backing innovative companies in areas like Agri-tech, Web3, HealthTech, and FinTech. Their unique value proposition lies in providing not just capital but also high-quality mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to a global network, supporting startups from inception to scale.
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Manager's Experience

The leadership team consists of pioneers in the Indian startup and IT/BPO industries with decades of experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem builders. The co-founders have been instrumental in establishing key industry bodies like NASSCOM and TiE, with one member being a recipient of the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian honors. Their collective expertise spans building and scaling technology companies from the ground up.

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Team

Padmaja Ruparel - Co-Founder

IAN & Founding Partner

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Raman Roy - Co-Founder

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Saurabh Srivastava - Co-Founder

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Anirudh Kumar - Partner

Priyank Garg - Partner

Jaiprakash R - Partner

Uday Chatterjee - Partner

Portfolio

Wow! Momo

Druva

Box8

Spinny

WebEngage

Fareye

Uniphore

Propelld

Phool

Dhruva Space

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