Investment thesis
Be an Angel Network invests in ambitious founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, taking a sector-agnostic approach to discovering businesses with the potential to scale.
Our investment philosophy combines founder-first thinking, collaborative co-investment, and an integrated startup ecosystem. Through the Incubate India Initiative, we discover emerging entrepreneurs and early-stage opportunities. Through Ientra Business Solutions, we support relevant businesses as they scale and prepare for subsequent stages of investment.
We believe great companies are built through the right combination of entrepreneurial vision, capital, capabilities, and connections.
Explore the companies in our portfolio and the founders working to build what comes next.
Arken Enterprises Pvt Ltd operates the direct-to-consumer footwear brand Desi Hangover, founded by Hitesh Kenjale, Lakshya Arora and Abha Agarwal. Desi Hangover creates sustainable footwear using an age-old vegetable tanning process.
It follows an omnichannel approach, driving sales through diversified online channels and offline retail partners.
Ajay Tiwari and Sainadh Duvvuru founded Happy Locate in January 2016. The company aims to make relocation journeys warm and comfortable by understanding customers' pain points.
A journey that started with a group of five people has become a hub of more than 600 enthusiasts working towards one goal: making relocation services hassle-free.
Singularity Automobiles is an electric mobility startup building safe, comfortable and reliable electric vehicles for ride-hailing and last-mile delivery.
Through its RePower programme, the company also converts heavy-duty vehicles to run on electric power, a solution it describes as the first of its kind in India.
WaveGen Energy generates clean electricity from ocean waves using its patented technology, which the company reports converts up to 52% of wave energy into electricity.
Its devices also work as wave breakers that protect coastlines from erosion, and can pump seawater at high pressure for desalination without needing extra electricity.
PawSpace is a one-stop platform for pet care at home, offering doorstep grooming, home boarding, pet sitting, dog training, dog walking, fresh dog food, pet taxis and pet relocation.
Pet parents book trusted, verified carers through the PawSpace app. Its services run across Bangalore, with grooming also available in Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune.