India’s next billion-dollar leap
Consumer App have scripted a unique success story in India: they are transforming the way we eat, shop, and make payments, thus helping us to embrace technology at an accelerated pace. As they expand geographically, these billion-dollar businesses have also inspired and enabled a new...
India’s Angel Led Disruption
IAN Group is an early stage investing platform platform that invests in startups from seed to series A. According to Padmaja Ruparel, co founder and senior managing partner at IAN Alpha fund, the early stage is very attractive because innovative solutions are built by entrepreneurs,...
India needs a deeptech fund and not just a startup fund
With the rise of India Stack, UPI and consumer apps, India has rapidly evolved into a digital economy. This has enabled Indians to go online to ease payments, logistics, e-health, etc. While digital-first startups have reshaped the consumer economy and enabled incredible convenience, they depend...
IAN Alpha Fund invests in EndureAir Systems with ₹25 crores
New Delhi, 10th Sep 2025: EndureAir Systems, a deep-tech UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) company & aerial robotic solutions provider, has raised ₹25 crores from IAN Alpha Fund (along with IAN Angel Fund). The capital will be deployed to strengthen EndureAir’s deep-tech drone capabilities for the...
Dectrocel raises ₹4 crore funding led by IAN Group-powered BioAngels
Funding to fuel expansion of AI-powered diagnostic solutions for Respiratory and HPB (Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary) diseases across India, North America, Middle East and Southeast Asia Dectrocel, a pioneering health-tech company developing AI-powered diagnostic solutions, has raised ₹4 crore in recent funding. The round was led by IAN Group-powered...
Has The Era Of Vanity Metrics Finally Ended For Indian Startups?
The headlines have been relentless over the past year and numbers reflect this, 38 per cent decline in startup funding in 2024. Funding has slowed down, startups are down sizing or even closing down as investors are cutting back. On the surface, it does indicate that...
IAN Angel Fund Leads ₹4 Crore Seed Round in Famyo to Build India’s Smiggle and LEGO Equivalent
Famyo, a kids’ lifestyle brand that transforms everyday essentials into cool collectibles, has raised ₹4 crore in a seed funding round led by IAN Angel Fund, with participation from Shivali Vij, Deepank Kumar, Pratik Mathurkar and Uday Sodhi as lead investors. Chennai Angels, Stoffer Norden, along...
Lot of Indian-origin AI, deep-tech talent is moving abroad: Padmaja Ruparel
India Angel Network (IAN), one of India’s earliest angel investors, is completing two decades of supporting more than 225 startups. Padmaja Ruparel, cofounder of IAN, in a telephonic interview with Udisha Srivastav spoke about the company’s progress and India’s opportunities and challenges in technology....
The Week Reinforces IAN Group’s Perspective: India’s Deep Tech Moment is a Global Imperative
The recent issue of The Week magazine (August 10, 2025) highlights the growing importance of India’s deep tech capabilities and reinforces the position that IAN Group has long advocated. It explains that India’s global standing increasingly relies on breakthroughs in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing,...
Dial4242 Raises ₹9 Crore in Pre-Series A Funding Led by IAN Group
New Delhi, 15th July 2025: Dial4242, India’s leading tech-enabled ambulance service platform, has raised ₹9 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round led by IAN Group, with additional participation from BioAngels, IIM Bangalore’s NSRCEL, and other prominent angel investors. The funds will be used to strengthen...