About
Twenty years of backing India's outliers.
Indian Angel Network was founded in 2006 by a group of operators who believed India deserved a serious capital partner for its earliest stage. Today, IAN is one of Asia's largest angel networks — and IAN 3.0 reimagines the network as a living intelligence layer for the next decade of Indian capital.
The arc
- 2006IAN founded — one of Asia's earliest angel networks.
- 2012Crossed 100 portfolio companies; pan-India chapters.
- 2018First fund vehicle launched alongside the angel platform.
- 2022Expanded into DeepTech, Climate, and Space sectors.
- 2026IAN 3.0 — the network becomes AI-native.
What we believe
Quiet intelligence
AI should reduce friction, not announce itself. The best advisor is the one you barely notice.
Long memory
Two decades of relationships compound. We treat capital as a story arc, not a transaction.
Founder-first
Conviction beats process. We back people before patterns and trust before traction.