IAN Investments and Portfolio Companies

IAN Group is India's largest seed and early-stage investment platform, supporting startups through the IAN Angel Network, BioAngels IAN Fund I, and IAN Alpha Fund. It helps entrepreneurs raise Rs 50 lakhs to Rs 50 crores by offering money, mentoring from successful entrepreneurs, and global market access.

IAN Investments and Portfolio Companies

The platform invests across various sectors and has funded innovative startups across 19 sectors across India and 7 other countries. Forbes has recognized IAN and has been listed by Forbes as one of the iconic business and economic events of Independent India, alongside LIC, NASSCOM, RBI, Naukri.com, and others.

Which sectors does the Indian Angel Network Fund invest in?

Indian Angel Network Fund has a diverse portfolio, investing in various sectors such as companies operating in the consumer, enterprise applications, retail, high tech, and transportation and logistics tech. It has invested in more than 27 tech companies, 18 consumer (B2C) companies, 13 software companies, and 12 (B2B).

Founded by Padmaja Ruparel, Saurabh Srivastava, Raman Roy

Recent News of IAN

• IAN Group has appointed Sarika Saxena as the Managing Partner of IAN Alpha Fund, a SEBI-registered AIF Category II Venture Capital fund. Sarika brings vast, extensive experience and a proven track record in startup and early-stage investments.

• IAN (Indian Angel Network), India’s first and largest seed and early-stage investment platform, has partnered with IIM Alumni Singapore, a network of Indian Institutes of Management, to form a win-win strategic collaboration advantage for both organizations.

• Indian Angel Network says the government's new policy will help positively impact the start-up ecosystem.

• Top startup groups such as Indian Angel Network, NASSCOM, Indian Venture Capital Association, TiE, and Mumbai Angels have asked the government to review tax rules that are making the startup ecosystem.

• Indian Angel Network (IAN), India's largest angel investor group, invested around Rs 340 crore in seed and early-stage deals in 2016.

• IBM and Indian Angel Network (IAN) have partnered to help startups, where IAN portfolio companies and members will work with IBM through special workshops and programs to build new ideas.

• Mobile advertisement platform PayTunes raises $500,000 from IAN, CIO Angels, and other existing investors.