IAN Group appoints Sarika Saxena as Managing Partner, IAN Alpha Fund
New Delhi, 19, October 2023: IAN Group has appointed Sarika Saxena as Managing Partner, IAN Alpha Fund, a SEBI registered AIF Cat II, sector agnostic Venture Capital fund. Sarika brings extensive experience with a proven track record in startup and early stage investments. Sarika brings over 25 years of diverse professional experience...
IAN Fund I provides Exit
New Delhi, 08, October 2023 – IAN Fund I announces great exits from some of its investments. With only a partial divestment from Woodenstreet, the company has provided IAN an exceptional return of more than 10 times with an IRR of 105%! This comes on...
AltUni Raises US$500K from Indian Angel Network
The capital raised will be deployed for further developing its online platforms and strengthening community engagement to make India’s youth industry-ready. Mumbai, 25th September 2023: AltUni by InsideIIM, an alternative digital university, has raised $0.5 million from Indian Angel Network and a host of angel investors....
N Vittal was prescient to support India’s IT services industry by Saurabh Srivastava
By Saurabh Srivastava N Vittal, who passed away on August 4, is perhaps the best example of a bureaucrat who changed the destiny of an industry that redefined India. For those of us who worked with him closely, he was a legend in his own lifetime...
Parineeti Chopra turns entrepreneur with strategic investment in Clensta
Actor Parineeti Chopra has turned entrepreneur by acquiring a minority stake in Clensta. The health & personal care brand provides an affordable and innovative range of sustainable products. Read more ...
IAN Group Welcomes Priyank Garg as Managing Partner of IAN Alpha Fund
IAN, the Indian seed and early-stage investment platform, welcomes Priyank Garg as Managing Partner of the IAN Alpha Fund, the second in the series of IAN Group’s funds. Priyank’s coming on board will strengthen the Fund’s top team and enable it to match and exceed...
AuraML Raises $230,000 In Pre Seed Round Led By IAN
AuraML, a synthetic image data platform for computer vision and robotics, raises $230,000 from IAN The fund raise will help AuraML to augment its core engineering team and expand its geographic footprint AuraML, a synthetic image data platform for computer vision and robotics, has raised $230,000 from IAN in pre-seed funding...
IAN leads $1 mn Pre-Series A round in Edmingle
Edmingle, a SaaS platform for small and medium-sized training and coaching businesses, has raised $1 million in its Pre-Series A Round, led by Indian Angel Network (IAN). Investors Jaideep Mehta, Rahul Mahipal, and Ms. Vasudevan led the funding round at IAN. Besides IAN, Keiretsu Forum joined the Pre-Series...
IAN Leads INR 4.11 Cr Seed Round in Cheelizza
Mumbai-based Cheelizza – India Ka Pizza, a Pure Vegetarian pizza chain from Mumbai, raised INR 4.11 crore in seed round led by Indian Angel Network (IAN). The round was led at IAN by Lead Investors Hari Balasubramanian, Uday Chatterjee, Deval Tibrewal and Rajeev Sarda. A bootstrapped...
Ideas are taking centrestage in India’s booming startup ecosystem
The rush of the ordinary Raj and Rahul (and his mate from IIT) becoming entrepreneurs is surprising because getting a salaried job had always been considered a better option in India than the risky proposition of starting one’s own business. Padmaja Ruparel, founding partner of...