Future Unicorn Index 2024: Top 5 angel investors betting big on startups

By Priyanka Deshpande

CNBC-TV18.com

Published June 20, 2024

The Hurun Research Institute on June 20 released the ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Future Unicorn Index 2024. Take a look at the top five angel investors in the index:

Anand Chandrasekaran, a partner and investor at General Catalyst, leads third year in a row with 20 investments in future Unicorns. His main investments include SaaS Labs, MoEngage, Safe Security, InVideo.

Image: Anand Chandrasekaran/LinkedIn

ANAND CHANDRASEKARAN

#1

Following closely behind is Kunal Bahl, CEO of Snapdeal, with 11 investments. Bira 91, MoEngage, AgroStar, Shadowfax are some of his main investments.

Image: Kunal Bahl/X

KUNAL BAHL

#2

Ranking third is Kunal Shah, co-founder of Freecharge & CRED, with 9 investments. His major investments include Scaler, Khatabook, Mosaic Wellness, Dezerv.

Image: Kunal Shah/Instagram

KUNAL SHAH

#3

New to top 5, Jitendra Gupta, the founder and CEO of Jupiter, ranks fourth with 7 investments. Major investments include Captain Fresh, M2P Fintech, GoKwik, Khatabook.

Image: Jitendra Gupta/X

JITENDRA GUPTA

#4

Rohit Bansal, COO of Snapdeal, has 7 investments with AgroStar, Bira 91, Shadowfax, Headout being some of his main investments.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

ROHIT BANSAL

#4

Another new entrant in the list, Ramakant Sharma, the CTO, COO & Co-Founder at Livspace, has 7 investments. His major investments include Captain Fresh, Chaayos, GoKwik, LoopHealth.

Image: Livspace

RAMAKANT SHARMA

#4