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Neeraj Tyagi

Co-founder & Partner at Avinya Ventures

Neeraj Tyagi is a prominent entrepreneur, angel investor, and venture capitalist with extensive experience in the startup ecosystem. He is the CoFounder and Partner at Avinya Ventures, an early-stage USD 60M VC fund.1

Professional Background

Neeraj currently holds several key positions:

  1. CoFounder & CEO of We Founder Circle: Since July 2020, he has been leading this global platform that offers investment, networking, and business opportunities for founders. The platform provides seed capital ranging from $50K to $150K to early-stage startups.1

  2. CoFounder & Partner at Avinya Ventures: He joined this role in May 2023, focusing on early-stage investments.1

  3. Angel Investor: Neeraj has personally invested in over 50 startups, including notable companies like Rooter, Zypp Electric, Anveshan, Hesa, ClearDekho, and HomeCapital.13

Previous Experience

Prior to his current roles, Neeraj served as:

  • Managing Partner & Head of Global Alliances at Venture Catalysts: From November 2017 to July 2020, he helped make Venture Catalysts the #7 top global early-stage investor, as recognized by Crunchbase.12

  • Founder Director at Emotion Digital: Since March 2010, he has been involved in media production and digital marketplace development.1

Education

Neeraj has a strong educational background:

  • Executive Education in Digital Marketplace Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management.1
  • MBA in Marketing from the Graduate School of Business Administration.1

Achievements and Expertise

Neeraj is known for his:

  1. Extensive investment portfolio of over 50 personal angel investments.3
  2. Leadership in fundraising, having raised over $150M for more than 200 startups during his tenure at Venture Catalysts.2
  3. Experience in leading startup delegations to major startup capitals like London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, and Dubai.3
  4. Regular appearances as a mentor, speaker, and panelist at corporate events, industry chambers, and premier educational institutes.3

Neeraj Tyagi's LinkedIn username is indeed neeraj-angel, reflecting his significant involvement in angel investing and the startup ecosystem.

Highlights

Aug 30 · linkedin

Global Startup Investments is #NextBigThing

After 8 years of building communities in global capital and raising funds for over 50 startups from India expats abroad… I feel India is all set to actively influence the global investing.

Multiple reason for this 🌟 great startup investable opportunity 🌟 easing out crossborder funding 🌟 taxation & regulation ease 🌟 startups offering multiple exit options… M&A to IPOs

So if you want to explore this growing trend then Join my co-founder, Bhawna B. for an open discussion as she shares valuable insights on navigating the Indian startup ecosystem for global investors.

With our extensive reach in over 60 countries, we recognize the importance of bridging the awareness and cross-border gaps to cultivate a truly inclusive community.

This webinar will directly address the challenges that global investors encounter when investing in India. 🇮🇳

#Date&Time 30th Aug’24 9:30 PM EDT I 31st Aug’24 7 AM IST

#Register Now: https://lu.ma/xydbr8hb

#IndiaStartups #GlobalInvestors #Webinar #CrossBorderInvestment

Aug 22 · linkedin

WeFounderCircle invested in CricHeroes

This is special, a product grown among the millions of cricket lovers …something they have been using actively for years. CricHeores has a cult following … as a cricket fan myself I want them to be successful at even bigger scale. Lot of people from our community had similar feelings for them and this fundraise had lot of emotional investment also.

Founded by Abhishek Desai  Kuntal Shah, and Meet Shah, CricHeroes empowers millions of grassroots cricketers to showcase their talent, gain recognition, and improve their skills through data-driven insights. The platform also fosters a strong grassroots cricket community by capturing all transactions between its members. And their numbers speaks loud about their influence in this category.

We feel they have a massive opportunity ahead as they are leaders in grassroots level… and a great fit in the larger cricket ecosystem which is booming and a big market.

Thanks everyone who have supported us in this investment.

#LetsBuildItTogether

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Experience

Co-founder & Partner at Avinya Ventures (May 2023 - Present)
CoFounder & CEO at We Founder Circle (July 2020 - Present), Managing Partner & Head Global Alliances at Venture Catalysts (November 2017 - July 2020)

Education

MBA in Marketing from Graduate School of Business Administration; Executive Education in Digital Marketplace Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India