#5 Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners was started in 1987 and invests in entrepreneurs by providing them the required networks, insights and operational guidance to build high-performance technology and healthcare companies. Over the last 25 years, Canaan's seasoned investment professionals have leveraged their deep domain expertise and extensive industry relationships to help build market-leading companies. They have played their part by being the early investors in some of the world’s leading companies. They have known to have invested in Indian tech companies like Cartrade, Bharat Matrimony, AdNear, iYogi, mCarbon and Naaptol.

#4 SAIF Partners

This is a leading private equity firm that is currently managing over $1 billion investments in India. SAIF Partners makes privately negotiated equity or equity-linked investments in early and growth stage companies across sectors such as consumer products and services, technology, media, telecom, financial services, healthcare, travel and tourism, and manufacturing. Generally they make individual equity investments between $2 million to $75 million through multiple rounds of financing. Some of their investments in tech or Internet companies in India include iXigo, Justdial, MakeMyTrip, Homeshop18, Mindtree and inkfruit.com

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