Campus Angels Network connects accomplished entrepreneurs, industry leaders and experienced investors with high-potential startups emerging from India's leading university incubators.
We invest in technology-driven companies that have validated their products and are ready to scale — combining capital with mentoring, governance, strategic partnerships and business acceleration.
Campus Angels Network is an angel investment network focused on promising startups emerging from university incubators and innovation ecosystems.
We bring together successful entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, technologists, domain experts and experienced investors who share a common objective: helping innovative founders build scalable and well-governed businesses.
Beyond capital, we support founders through strategic mentoring, customer and partner introductions, governance, business acceleration and preparation for future funding rounds.
To become India's most trusted angel investment network for university-led innovation — helping exceptional founders build globally competitive technology businesses.
Access to carefully selected startups emerging from leading university incubators and innovation ecosystems.
Our members include successful entrepreneurs, CXOs, investors, technologists and domain experts across multiple industries.
We help founders with strategy, governance, customer access, partnerships, organizational development and future fundraising.
Investment opportunities undergo structured business, financial, legal and technical evaluation before investment.
We work with leading incubators, accelerators, co-investors and professional partners across India.
Our involvement continues after investment through Board Observer engagement, portfolio reviews, mentoring and follow-on support.
The leadership team at Campus Angels Network brings together more than 100 years of combined experience across global corporations, entrepreneurship, technology, energy, manufacturing, strategy and venture investing. Having worked with startups, corporates, incubators and investors, the team combines deep operating experience with a passion for nurturing innovation — helping founders transform promising technologies into scalable, investment-ready and globally competitive businesses.
An IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta alumnus with over 40 years of leadership experience across India and international markets. Having held senior leadership positions across multiple industries, he now works extensively with startups, incubators and investors, helping founders scale businesses through strategy, governance, fundraising and market access.
An entrepreneur and angel investor with over 30 years of leadership experience in the global Information Technology industry. Having led technology services, digital transformation and large-scale business operations, he now works extensively with startups, incubators and investors — helping founders build scalable businesses through venture development, investment readiness, fundraising and business acceleration.
An engineering graduate from NIT Tiruchirappalli and an MBA from LIBA with over 40 years of leadership experience across energy, infrastructure, strategy and business development. Having led renewable energy initiatives, mergers & acquisitions and large-scale strategic projects, he now works with startups, investors and corporates — helping founders commercialize technologies, forge strategic partnerships and accelerate sustainable business growth.
Campus Angels Network is guided by a distinguished Advisory Board comprising accomplished entrepreneurs, industry leaders, investors, academicians and technology experts. Their collective experience spans global corporations, entrepreneurship, research, technology commercialization and venture investing. The Advisory Board provides strategic guidance to CAN and contributes insights that strengthen our investment approach and the value we create for founders and investors.
Our individual members include successful entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, technologists, professionals, domain experts and experienced investors from India and overseas. They bring capital, operating experience, industry knowledge and valuable networks to the startups we support.
Explore membership →Our Corporate Members are strategic partners in the CAN ecosystem. They gain access to emerging technologies and carefully evaluated startup opportunities while contributing industry expertise, market access and strategic connections — and can support portfolio companies through mentoring, customer introductions, pilots and partnerships.
Corporate membership →Whichever side of the table you're on, CAN provides a structured path from innovation to scale.
Startup Evaluation & Investment Readiness. We work with partner incubators to identify startups with product validation and early market traction, then evaluate and guide shortlisted startups on strengthening their business plans and investor readiness.
Investor Connect & Funding. Investment-ready startups are presented to our members; where there is meaningful interest, we coordinate term sheet discussions, due diligence, legal documentation and transaction execution.
Demo Days & Startup Events. We participate in demo days, innovation showcases and startup events, helping founders connect with investors, corporates and industry experts.
Mentoring & Business Acceleration. We mentor selected startups on strategy, commercialization, governance, customer acquisition, organization building and fundraising.
Investment. We invest up to ₹2 crore in promising early-stage startups with validated products, early customers and strong growth potential.
Business Acceleration. We help founders strengthen strategy, commercialization, market access, governance, organization building and readiness for future funding rounds, with access to relevant external acceleration programmes through our ecosystem.
Board Involvement & Strategic Support. For funded startups, an investing member is appointed as Board Observer, working with founders on strategy, business development, organization building, governance and execution of growth plans.
Learn more →Curated Investment Opportunities. Access carefully evaluated startups sourced primarily through university incubators, accelerators and the wider innovation ecosystem.
Investment Evaluation. Participate in startup presentations and deeper evaluations supported by domain experts, due diligence partners and experienced co-investors.
Mentoring & Board Engagement. Contribute expertise to portfolio companies; selected investing members may serve as Board Observers.
Knowledge, Community & Follow-on. Benefit from investor meetings, knowledge sessions, events, portfolio reviews and follow-on funding opportunities.
Become a member →Curated Opportunities. We share carefully evaluated opportunities with co-investors where there is strategic and investment alignment.
Collaborative Investing. We work with angel networks, family offices, venture funds, accelerators and other institutional investors to syndicate suitable rounds and bring complementary expertise to portfolio companies.
Shared Value Creation. Co-investment enables startups to access broader pools of capital, industry knowledge, strategic networks and follow-on funding relationships.
Partner with us →A disciplined path we run alongside our partner incubators and members — from first contact to eventual liquidity.
We collaborate with leading university incubators, research institutions and innovation centres to identify promising technology startups with validated products and early market traction — through evaluation, investor readiness, mentoring, demo days and strategic networking.
We source startups through incubators, accelerators, ecosystem partners, industry events and member referrals. Each shortlisted opportunity undergoes structured evaluation covering the problem, technology differentiation, market, business model, team, traction and scalability.
Once meaningful investor interest is established, CAN coordinates term sheet negotiation, financial and legal due diligence, finalization of investment agreements, completion of Conditions Precedent and execution — with an investing member appointed as Board Observer.
Our engagement continues after investment. Through the Board Observer and CAN team, we support portfolio companies with periodic reviews, strategic guidance, governance, organization development, introductions and preparation for subsequent funding rounds.
As companies mature, we work with founders and investors to evaluate appropriate liquidity opportunities — including secondary transactions, strategic acquisitions and exits through subsequent funding rounds — in the context of stage, objectives and long-term value.
Whether you're an investor seeking curated deal flow or a founder ready to scale, Campus Angels Network is where capital meets capability.
Or write to us at info@thecampusangels.com