Bangalore: Angel investment has gone through different stages of development since at first when angels were helping entrepreneurs with time and money. Then came the angel networks which were clusters comprising hundreds of angels who invested in early-stage ideas. Now even as the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem is still shaping up, many experienced professionals are choosing to engage in angel investments with entrepreneurs in their individual capacities, reports Archana Rai of Economic Times.
These professionals are called "Real Angels" and they create a fresh layer of capital and expertise for aspiring entrepreneurs. This group include a cross section of experts like VeriSign country manager Shekhar Kirani, big-ticket entrepreneurs such as Jerry Rao of MphasiS, Alok Kejriwal of Games2Win, Naveen Tewari of In-Mobi , Ravindra Krishnappa of Vertexperts Consulting, industry mentor Sanjay Anandaram, as well as venture capitalists Ashish Gupta and Kanwaljit Singh of Helion Advisors who are occasional angels backing start-ups that do not fall within the purview of the fund.
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