IAN Group's Investment Philosophy
Invest and back in innovative companies solving real world problems, driven by technology, targeting a large market led by entrepreneurs focused on execution and excellence. IAN’s investment strategy is built on risk mitigated high return strategy, driven by leveraging the Group’s mentor and expert pool and global networks.
Portfolio Highlights
1 platform, multiple stages of Early Stage Investments
IAN Group is India’s largest horizontal platform for early-stage investments, supporting founders across the full early-stage journey.
From the first institutional cheque to successive phases of growth, entrepreneurs raise from ₹50 lakhs to ₹50 crores, backed by high-quality mentoring and access to global markets.
IAN platform comprises:

20+ years of Early Stage Investing in India,
creating a lasting impact

₹ 1400
Cr (INR) invested

260+
Companies backed

20
Sector

1,60,000
Jobs created

39,00,000
39 Lakhs MT CO2

59
Women Founders
Closed $100M IAN Alpha fund
IAN Alpha Fund invests in innovative startups/MSMEs solving real problems or those aligning with India’s strategic imperatives.
Latest Insights
IAN Angel Fund leads ₹8 crore funding round in Biodimension
IAN Angel Fund, the evergreen fund of IAN Group, has led a ₹8 crore funding round in Biodimension, a Bengaluru-based…
IAN Alpha Fund Leads ₹45 Crores Investment in Aquapulse, an Odisha based startup
IAN Group, the country’s largest early-stage investment platform, through IAN Alpha Fund, has participated in the successful closure of Aquapulse’s…
IAN Angel Fund leads ₹70 lakhs funding round in The Sweet Change
IAN Angel Fund, the evergreen fund of IAN Group, has led a ₹70 lakhs early-stage funding round in The Sweet…
IAN Alpha Fund Leads USD$ 6 million investment round in BigEndian Semiconductors
As AI and edge computing surge, startup bets on security-first chip design to position India as a product-led semiconductor hub…
IAN Alpha Fund leads ₹32.7 crore investment round in a Sports-Tech Startup, SportVot
Building the infrastructure layer for the long tail of global sports, bringing visibility, structure, and talent discovery to an ecosystem…
Startup Founders Speak
To invest in IAN Angel Fund
Write to us on : smriti@iangroup.vc
To invest in IAN Alpha Fund
Write to us on : sanat@iangroup.vc

India@75: IAN's Group inception Featured as an Iconic Event of Independent India
On Independence Day, Forbes India released an exhaustive timeline of iconic moments and milestone events over 75 years and IAN Group (2006) found a place in a list that includes the launch of institutions like RBI, LIC, Reliance, IIM, IDBI , HCL, Infosys, NASSCOM, Naukri, Flipkart etc. which contributed to the economic rise of our country.
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