Hyderabad Angels

Know the one route in

The only founder route the site states is funding from the network, applied for through its portal. It does not describe an incubation programme, a coworking space or a training course.

How applications work

• Submit your pitch deck and business plan through the portal. The thesis page asks for a pitch deck and financials.
• Expect a 30-minute discovery call with an investment associate if the team shortlists you.
• Be ready for a rigorous diligence period of about four to six weeks, covering legal and technical or financial questions.

How selection works

• Shortlisted startups present to the wider angel network, which the site describes as an interactive session.
• The network says it showcases only three to four startups each month, so a shortlist is not automatic.

What reviewers look for

• A large and growing market.
• Revenue growth and traction.
• A strong team and disciplined cap table.
• Competitive differentiation.

Points to confirm before you apply

• The stage wording differs between the homepage and the thesis page. Check whether your company fits seed or pre-seed.
• The pages read do not state a legal form or minimum incorporation requirement. Ask the network directly.

Hyderabad Angels is an angel investor network based in Hyderabad, Telangana. Its own site describes it as a collective of entrepreneurs, industrialists and visionary families that invests early and stays involved after the investment. Founders apply for funding through the network's portal, and the network reviews each application against a published investment thesis.

What the network invests in

The network invests at the seed and pre-seed stage. Its thesis page gives the stage as seed to pre-seed A, while its homepage gives it slightly differently, so confirm the stage with the network before you apply. The site says it is sector agnostic and names fintech, health tech, consumer and retail, SaaS and AI, and deep tech among its focus areas. Its geography is stated as Hyderabad first, with a pan-India focus, and it says it also supports companies scaling into the US, GCC and SEA markets.

Who it backs

The network says it looks for large and growing markets, revenue growth and traction, a strong team with cap table discipline, and clear competitive differentiation. It says it does not invest in non-scalable business models, weak governance structures, or founders who lack a long-term focus. The pages read do not state a minimum incorporation requirement or a legal form for applicants.

How selection works

Applications go through the portal, with a pitch deck and business plan on the startups page, or a pitch deck and financials on the thesis page. The startups page describes a 30-minute discovery call with an investment associate, a deep dive covering technical, financial and legal diligence, a presentation to the wider angel network, and then funding and onboarding. The thesis page describes its own sequence and a rigorous four to six week due diligence period. The network says it showcases only three to four startups each month. Once a company is selected, the network finalises the term sheet and executes a shareholders' agreement before the investment closes.

Support beyond the investment

The site says founders get direct access to members who have built, scaled and exited businesses, warm introductions across government, enterprise and the diaspora, and help with follow-on fundraising and exits. It also says it manages investor introductions, legal structuring and due diligence during a raise, and that portfolio founders join peer-learning forums and deal sharing.

Track record

The About page says the network backed 60+ startups across 2020 to 2024. These are the network's own figures and no audit is cited.The homepage lists portfolio companies including Growit, TurboHire, Wicked Gud, Bluecopa, NowFloats, Innovapptive, Session AI and RED.Health. NowFloats is marked as exited, and Innovapptive and Session AI as partial exits. Several counters on the homepage and portfolio pages show zero in the copy we read, so none of those are used.

Who runs it

Srinivasan Namala is listed as chairman and Kishore Ganji as vice chairman. Rathnakar Samavedam is the chief executive. BVR Mohan Reddy and Srini Raju appear as founders. The About page lists a board of members with operating backgrounds in pharma, manufacturing, finance and software, and a small investment team.

What to check first

Three points are left open by the pages read. Confirm the exact stage the network funds, whether it expects an incorporated company, and how long its review takes. The site gives a review turnaround, but the figure in the source is not clear enough to quote, so ask the network directly rather than relying on it.

Where to find it

The office is in the Ilabs Centre on Software Units Layout in Madhapur, Hyderabad, 500081. General enquiries go to info@hyderabadangels.in.