Indian Angel Network (IAN) is a network of Angel investors started in the year 2006 and has over 350 individual and institutional members. The members of the Network are the leaders in the Entrepreneurial Eco-System as they have had strong operational experience as CEOs or a background of creating new and successful ventures. Indian Angel Network in addition to money, provides constant access to high quality mentoring, vast networks and inputs on strategy as well as execution. IAN as on date has invested in more than 130+ companies all over the India and in abroad.
IAN Fund is founded in 2018 by industry veterans Saurabh Srivastava, Raman Roy and Padmaja Ruparel as an extension of the vastly successful India Angel Network. IAN Fund has raised Rs. 350 crores to invest in early stage businesses which have the potential to create disproportionate value and can benefit from the vast experience of its founding team and support base. IAN Fund has already invested in 15 companies and plans to deploy Rs 5000 crores over the next 10 years across 500 companies and help create 50,000 jobs in the process.
Al Falaj Investment Co. LLC (Al Falaj) is a private family office chaired by His Excellency Mr.Awadh Bin Tareef Al Ketbi, a prominent and well-respected businessman in the UAE. Established 2 years back, the main investment strategy of Al Falaj is “Sustainable ventures”, focusing on building a portfolio of platforms and partnering with reputable & well-established businesses (Local, Regional and Global).
One of Al Falaj’s first business ventures was in the F&B world in strategic partnership with AWJ Investments (www.awj.ae) holding some of the popular brands in the region such as Operation Falafel, Awani, Catch 22, and Smoky beach. Another recently completed private equity acquisition transaction has been in a technology company, “Bsqaured”, a service provider of Wifi as a Service (WaaS), capable to invest, provision and monetize large scale Cloud Managed Wifi networks for owners and operators of staff accommodation and labour camps. Other subsidiaries of Al Falaj include companies in the fields of Contracting (http://www.bagc-uae.com/), Real-Estate, Private Equity, and Education.
