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Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Overview

Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India (SAE India) is a Stanford Alumni Association group based in India that seeks to strengthen Stanford’s startup community by fostering relationships among entrepreneurs and alumni investors. Our community approach to the investment process creates diverse opportunities for education, professional development, advising / mentoring, and growing one’s business and investment portfolio. SAE India has been set up in close collaboration with SAE, Silicon Valley, which was founded in 2010 and has helped fund over 20 startups to date, greatly impacting the Silicon Valley landscape.

Total investments
4
Lead investments
3
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
2
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Investment portfolio

  • BrainSightAI

    Led · Seed · Sep 2021

    Brainsight Technology, incorporated in 2019, is a healthtech company that provides evidence-based treatment hooks for neurosurgeons, psychiatrists and neurologists, along with private and digital aids for patients and related business activities. The company has focused product offerings for clinical specialists in neurology and psychiatry. It remained at or near pre-revenue until FY23, when operating revenue grew 25.3% to Rs 27.5 lakhs. The firm reported losses of Rs 3.28 crore in the last fiscal year. Brainsight's commercial traction appears limited based on disclosed FY23 numbers, and the company continues to rely on external strategic investments to support its operations and growth. BrainSightAI is a Bengaluru-based deep-tech company offering an MRI-based SaaS platform to improve precision in neurological and psychiatric investigation. The platform aims to enable more precise diagnosis and data-informed treatment planning for neuro-oncological and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company says its technology helps shorten patients' path to recovery by moving from informed estimation to data-assured diagnosis and data-predicted prognosis. BrainSightAI has received ecosystem support, including admission to the GE Edison Accelerator and Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE program. It also won the BIRAC BIG 15 grant from the Government of India in January 2020 to conduct clinical studies on brain-function alteration in dementia. The company plans to use the new capital to further its mission of improving diagnostic and treatment precision.

  • Terra.do

    Led · Seed · Aug 2020

    Terra.do operates a global climate career platform combining cohort-based learning, job fairs, and a community to connect talent with climate employers. The company recently launched a mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play to provide insider access to climate professionals. Terra.do runs cohort-based learning programs with several thousand mid-career professionals from more than 25 countries and its job fairs have connected over 10,000 professionals with more than 100 climate-tech employers. The platform’s stated mission is to get 100 million people working in climate by 2030. The newly raised capital is intended to scale the mobile app and accelerate growth of its integrated learning-and-jobs product. Terra.do was founded in 2020 by Anshuman Bapna, Dr. Kamal Kapadia, and Mayank Jain. Terra.do operates an online climate school offering intensive 12-week bootcamps taught by experts, broader online learning programmes, and a community-driven collaboration platform. The company selects talented individuals and helps them transition their skills into high-impact climate projects. It was founded and run remotely by Anshuman Bapna, Kamal Kapadia, and Mayank Jain; the founders have built the company culture without meeting in person. Financially, Terra.do closed a $1.4M seed round to support scaling its initiatives. The five-month-old startup intends to use the power of the internet to organize and expand coordinated climate action across sectors and geographies. Prominent investors and angels backing the round emphasized long-term commitment to climate solutions and operational experience as part of their support.

  • trezi

    Participated · Equity · Mar 2016

    Trezi is referenced only in the context of its latest funding event, with no further disclosures about its core product, target market, or business model in the available article. The company’s founding year, headquarters location, and team size are not mentioned. Likewise, the article provides no operating metrics such as revenue, users, or growth rates. Because the firm’s sector and offering are undisclosed, its competitive positioning and future roadmap remain unclear. The sole concrete information is that Trezi attracted Series A capital, indicating it is at an early growth stage and likely aiming to scale its operations. Without additional context, the strategic use of funds—whether for product development, market expansion, or hiring—cannot be determined. The article therefore leaves Trezi’s broader business narrative and financial health largely unaddressed.

  • PropheSee

    Led · Equity · Dec 2015

    PropheSee Solutions is a Software-as-a-Service platform that delivers digital and social analytics to brands. The company provides data-driven insights and has worked with clients such as Faith Connexion, Rock N Shop, NDTV's Indian Roots, MissMalini and PVR. PropheSee plans to use new capital to scale its technology and build core talent. Over the next six months it will focus on developing industry-specific analytics and modules and enhancing audience listening and community management capabilities. The company was founded in November 2014 by Ishaan Sethi, Harshil Gurha and Jitesh Luthra; Sethi has experience in big-data marketing analytics and is a Brown alumnus, Gurha worked at Samsung India and Luthra at KPMG India. PropheSee competes with other data analytics firms such as Mumbai-based Customer360.

Team

  • Paula Mariwala

    Founder and Co-President

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  • Prashant Adurty

    Co-President and Board Member

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