Angel Investor firms are the ones which are looking to invest in startups in which they see the potential to be industry toppers one day. Almost all successful startups have the backing of some angel firm which give them the necessary funding and guidance to be successful in their venture. Here is a list of the top 10 angel investor firms which invest in Indian companies.

1. TOP 10 ANGEL INVESTOR
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2. NEXUS VENTURE PARTNERS
 About them:
Investing in the early growth stage of
companies across Indian and U.S sectors,
Nexus Venture Partners play key role in the early
life of the startup ventures by becoming the first
institutional round of capital. Their investment
size ranges up to $10 million in early-growth
stage companies. They also have a seed
program to support high potential entrepreneurs
with breakthrough ideas with investment of up to
$500,000. They also take part in follow-on
investments at later stages for companies that
successfully execute their business plan.
 Startups invested in:
Olx, Salorix, Netmagic, Snapdeal, Komli,

3. INDIAN ANGEL NETWORK
 About them:
Indian Angel Networks is a platform for
entrepreneurs and CEOs from India and
around the world who are interested in
investing in startups during their early stage
in order to bring out their potential in creating
disproportionate value. Started in 2006, this
network provides funding as well as constant
access to high quality mentoring, vast
networks and inputs on strategy as well as
execution. They invest in sectors such as
Education, Healthcare, Agriculture, Banking,
Retail, Telecom and embedded domains, IT
products and services etc.
 Startups invested in:
Aurus Network, Hashcube, Stayzilla,

4. CANAAN PARTNERS
 About them:
Canaan Partners was started in 1987 and
invests in entrepreneurs by providing them
the required networks, insights and
operational guidance to build high-
performance technology and healthcare
companies. Over the last 25 years,
Canaan's seasoned investment
professionals have leveraged their deep
domain expertise and extensive industry
relationships to help build market-leading
companies. They have played their part by
being the early investors in some of the
world’s leading companies.
 Startups invested in:
Cartrade, Bharat Matrimony, AdNear,
iYogi, mCarbon, Naaptol etc

5. KAE CAPITAL
 About them:
Kae Capital invests in early stage companies
which are focused on bringing about
innovative solutions for the existing gaps in
the markets. These companies are backed by
a great team capable of executing and
building a large business. Mostly the firm
looks to back startups aiming to disrupt
sectors such as Mobile, e-Commerce,
Education, Healthcare, Consumer Internet
among others. The focus of the company lies
in investing in Innovation, Leadership and
Growth
 Startups invested in:
ZipDial, Mobstac, Myntra, InMobi, Fractal,

6. SEEDFUND
 About them:
Seedfund is an early-stage venture
capital fund, with operations in Bombay,
Bangalore and New Delhi. Founded in
2006 by Bharati Jacob, Mahesh Murthy
and Pravin Gandhi, the team has grown to
include Paula Mariwala, Sanjay
Anandaram, Sarabjeet Singh, Shailesh
Vickram Singh and Tarana Lalwani who
have all played the role of entrepreneurs at
some point in their careers. They believe
that time and direction is equally important
as money in the success of a startup.
 Startups invested in:
AFAQS, CarWale, EduSports, Fetise,

7. BESSEMER VENTURE
PARTNERS
 About them:
Bessemer Venture Partners is a well
known investment sector across the
globe with over 100 years of experience
having invested over $4 billion in more
than 130 companies around the world
with investments in web brands like
Skype and LinkedIn among other now
global bigwigs. Since 2004, Bessemer
has invested in more than 24 companies
in India and they see a great opportunity
in India driven by the growth in
innovation and middle-class prosperity. It
has set-up a 14-person, Mumbai-based
team to handle its Indian investments.
 Startups invested in:
Remedinet, Snapdeal, NetAmbit,
Taxiforsure, Onmobile, Palogix,
matrimony.com etc

8. SAIF PARTNERS
 About them:
This is a leading private equity firm that
is currently managing over $1 billion
investments in India. SAIF Partners
makes privately negotiated equity or
equity-linked investments in early and
growth stage companies across sectors
such as consumer products and
services, technology, media, telecom,
financial services, healthcare, travel and
tourism, and manufacturing. Generally
they make individual equity investments
between $2 million to $75 million
through multiple rounds of financing.
 Startups invested in:
iXigo, Justdial, MakeMyTrip,
Homeshop18, Mindtree, Inkfruit.com

9. LIGHTSPEED VENTURE
PARTNERS
 About them:
Founded in 2004, Lightspeed Venture
Partners has invested in direct and
cross-border Indian companies and has
an Indian advisory team with offices in
New Delhi. They invest across several
stages and sectors in India, with
investment sizes ranging from $1 million
to $25 million. They are currently
investing out of Lightspeed IX, a $675
million fund focused on early and
expansion stage investments in the
consumer, enterprise technology and
cleantech markets.
 Startups invested in:
Asklaila, Fashionara, Line Road, One
Assist, Tutor Vista, ItzCash, Dhingana

10. HELION VENTURE
PARTNERS
 About them:
Helion Venture Partners is a $605 million,
early to mid-stage venture fund, focused
mainly on Indian startups. They invest in
technology-powered and consumer
service businesses in sectors like
outsourcing, Internet, mobile, technology
products and retail services, Healthcare,
Education and Financial Services. They
describe their mission as “Partnering with
entrepreneurs to build world-class
companies in the sector”.
 Startups invested in:
Taxiforsure, Makemytrip, Komli, YepMe,
shopclues, NgPay, Hurix, Netambit etc

11. MORPHEUS VENTURE
PARTNERS
 About them:
Morpheus describes itself as a “Gang of
Startups” on its website. This was
started by two experiences
entrepreneurs and has grown since to
hold 58 active startups with more than
145 founders. The Morpheus runs a
Startup Acceleration Program for
talented, progressive and young startups
where it guides startups through one of
the most crucial phase they endure
during their early growth stage, often
called as the valley of death.
 Startups invested in:
CloudEngine, Yourbus, MathHarbor, Mot
rPart, MyCodeSchool, Padhaaro, iimjobs
, Pocket Science etc