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According to Inc42 DataLabs, since H1 2015, over 1668 unique angel investors have participated in the Indian tech startup funding. Starting with 257 in H1 2015, the participation of angels investors in the startup funding reached 326 in H1 2017 i.e. a rise by 27%.
Though most of the angel investors have participated in a single deal, if we look at the historical data of startup funding in India, since H1, 2015, over 127 angel investors participated in more than three deals and about 560 Angel investors participated in more than one deal.
Angel investors play an important role in the growth of startups. Being the first investor in the company, they guide startups in their initial journey and help them raise the first institutional round. A few years back, angel investing was more about HNIs (high net-worth individuals) investing in startups but, in the past few years, more and more entrepreneurs have boarded the angel investing bandwagon.
In this article, we would like to highlight the top angels…