Art of Angel Investing – From The Man who has done over 100 Angel bets | Kolkata

Mr. Rajesh Sawhney is a renowned business builder, a serial entrepreneur and a leading angel/ seed investor in India. He founded GSF in 2012, establishing it as one of the country’s top tech accelerators. He has invested in over 150 startups over the last fifteen years across a wide spectrum of industries SAAS, Fintech, Media and Consumer Internet. Rajesh curates and hosts GSF-Investor-Founders Retreat Conference in Goa each year that has attained an iconic status. It brings together eminent investors and startup founders from all over the world. He has been on boards of several companies- Indiamart, Ixigo, Matrimony, Neilsoft and Microland steering several IPOs, acquisitions and ramp-ups. Rajesh was the founding President of Reliance Entertainment (2005-2011) where he built a diversified entertainment conglomerate in India spanning green-field multiplex projects, a global movie production company, animation studios, TV & Radio broadcasting companies and multiple internet businesses including OTT and gaming websites. Earlier, he worked with the Times of India Group between 1991-20025. While with the Times Group, he set up many new products in print, radio and internet businesses. He was the Founding Director of Times Internet, where he launched industry leading internet portals and e-commerce businesses. Rajesh is an alum of Harvard Business School (AMP) and a fellow of the London School of Economics.