A new national angel association, backed by more than 30 funds and a 100+ strong angel fund network, sets targets of expanding angel investors to 1 million and mobilising $3 billion over five years.
The Association of Prolific Angels in India (APAII) was launched with the backing of more than 30 leading angel funds, early-stage funds, family offices, micro VCs and individual angel investors, according to YourStory reporting. The organisation is supported by TiE Mumbai and says it aims to deepen India's domestic early-stage capital pool while expanding the country's angel investor base to 1 million. [1]
APAII positions itself as a regulatory and operational bridge connecting angel investors with policymakers. YourStory puts India's current base at an estimated 100-plus angel funds and 1,00,000 angel investors, who deployed close to $1 billion in early-stage investments in FY25. The association says it wants to grow that base more than a hundred-fold, mobilise an estimated $3 billion in early-stage capital over the next five years, and scale to $30 billion in annual angel participation by 2047. [1]
The body will be led by Satish Kataria, a venture capital veteran with more than two decades in early-stage investing, who joins as Executive Director. According to the same report, the key office bearers include Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma of Venture Catalysts++ and 100 Unicorns as President, alongside Vinay Bansal of Inflection Point Ventures and Physis Capital, Gaurav Singhvi of WeFounder Circle, Shanti Mohan of LetsVenture, Hanuman Tripathi of Lead Angels and Vikrant Varshney of Sucseed Ventures. [1] [1]
APAII says its objectives include mobilising domestic risk capital by bringing angel funds, early-stage funds, UHNIs, family offices, micro VCs, corporates and diaspora investors onto a single national platform. It also plans to act as the collective voice of India's angel investing community with regulators and policymakers, build structured education programmes, governance standards and due-diligence resources, and extend angel participation beyond metro hubs into Tier II and Tier III cities and districts. [1]
YourStory reports that the initiative will provide a single structured interface linking angel investors, HNIs, family offices and funds with founders, regulators and one another, and will support founders through mentorship, industry connects and go-to-market support. The association's advisory board includes Harish Mehta of Onward Group, Atul Nishar of Hexaware Technologies, Nishith Desai of Nishith Desai Associates and Varun Bajaj of RSD Bajaj Global Law Firm. APAII says it will announce its phased roadmap, programme scope and timelines in due course. [1] [1] [1]
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[1] YourStory · APAII brings 30+ angel funds together to strengthen India’s early-stage capital ecosystem | YourStory ↗
17/9/2026 · Publisher reporting
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