Jindagi Live Angels

How to approach them

• Use the form on the For Founders page. It asks for your funding requirement and current turnover, so have both ready.
• Write a clear company profile. The fund says it looks at founding team, market opportunity, traction, scalability, competitive edge and business model.

What to expect

• The site says the process takes 1.5 – 2 months once an agreement to raise funds is signed.
• After your presentation, the fund's investors choose whether to invest. A pitch does not guarantee funding.
• The site says it supports portfolio companies with mentorship, network access and operational help.

Jindagi Live Angels is an angel fund based in Gurugram, Haryana. The website describes Jindagi Live Angel Fund as a Category I Alternative Investment Fund registered with SEBI, and says it targets startups from the Seed to Pre-Series A stage. It is managed by fund manager Deepak Maheshwari, who also founded Jindagi Live Angels and Maheshwari Angels.

Who is behind it

The fund runs on a small team. Deepak Maheshwari is the fund manager and describes 29+ years of work in the financial services industry. The investment committee lists Sunita Maheshwari, co-founder of DealPlexus, and Ajay Gattani, an angel investor. An analyst and due diligence team sits below them. The portfolio page says it covers companies the group worked with under the Jindagi live Angel Network and the Maheshwari Angel Network, and that this experience will carry into the angel fund.

What it invests in

The fund says it is sector-agnostic and sector-neutral. Its FAQ names technology, healthcare, consumer products, fintech and SaaS as examples, not limits. The portfolio page shows a spread: waste management, agritech, education, drones, neurotech headphones, legal tech, electric vehicle battery swapping, pet nutrition, toys and business software. The fund says it looks for startups that have a minimum viable product, initial traction and are ready to scale.

How it evaluates startups

The For Founders page lists what the fund looks at: founding team strength and experience, market opportunity and problem-solution fit, traction and validation, scalability and growth potential, competitive edge, and financial viability and business model. The site says its evaluation process selects the top 1% of companies. It also describes due diligence on business models, market potential and management teams.

How to apply

The For Founders page has a form that asks for your name, email, phone, company name, funding required, current turnover and a company profile. That form is the stated way in. The site says the funding process typically takes 1.5 – 2 months, counted from the date an agreement to raise funds is signed with the startup. The steps it lists are screening, investment committee review, due diligence, investor presentation, confirmation, drawdown and disbursement. The site adds that after each founder presentation, its investors choose whether to invest and how much.

Support beyond capital

The fund says it offers mentorship from its team, access to a network of other investors, industry experts and potential customers, and operational support in finance, product development, marketing and fundraising strategy.

Contact and the fine print

The office is at Spaze I-Tech Park, Sohna Road, Gurugram. General enquiries go to contactus@jindagiliveangels.com. The site states that it acts as an introducer between investors and businesses, is not a stock exchange, and does not facilitate buying or selling of securities.