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
early stage investments. 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$100mn SEBI registered AIF Category II, Venture Capital Fund.

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 if India, Govt. of India) & TDB
(Technology Development Board, Govt. of India) . Padmaja is a member of the Executive
Council of IVCA (Indian Venture Capital Association) and on the board of TIE NCR. She was
also a member of NASSCOM’s Deep Tech Council.

Padmaja has extensive experience in the corporate world specially in the IT industry. She is
currently, an Independent Director on the Boards of Avendus Finance Pvt. Ltd., Ester Industries
Ltd., Manipal Technologies Ltd.