Ms. Padmaja Shailen Ruparel

Ms. Padmaja Ruparel is nationally recognized as a key player in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem and has helped co found many of the relevant institutions, besides being an active Angel investor herself. Her operating experience spans large corporates, M&A, and startups/ early stage companies. She has been recognized in several “Most Powerful Women” lists for several years and repeatedly, by Fortune India, Forbes India and Business Today. The Women Economic Forum recognized her with its “Women of the Decade in Investment Banking” award. She is Co Founder of Indian Angel Network (IAN), India's single largest horizontal platform for seed and early stage investments. She founded BioAngels, India’s first sector focused angel investor group, in partnership with BIRAC, the innovation arm of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Ms. Padmaja is the Founding Partner of IAN Group’s uniquely differentiated Venture Capital business with the IAN Fund I, a US$ 55mn SEBI registered AIF Category I VC Fund. As Senior Managing Partner, she has now launched the second Fund, with the IAN Alpha Fund, a US$125mn SEBI registered AIF Category II Venture Capital Fund. Ms. Padmaja is a member of the TiE NCR board and has been nominated as Co Chair of Global Business Angel Network (GBAN). She is a member of the Government’s NEAC, Board Member of SIDBI (Small Industries Development Board of India, Govt. of India) & TDB (Technology Development Board, Govt. of India). Ms. Padmaja is a member of the Executive Council of IVCA (Indian Venture Capital Association) and on the board of TIE NCR. She is a member of NASSCOM’s Deep Tech Council. Ms. Padmaja is an Independent Director on the Boards of Avendus Finance Pvt. Ltd., Ester Industries Ltd., and Manipal Technologies Ltd.