Abhay Singhal

Abhay Singhal is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of InMobi, and active angel investor with a distinguished track record in building global technology companies. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in 2001 with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, where he demonstrated strong entrepreneurial instincts even as a student. In 2013, he was honored with the prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Kanpur for his excellence in entrepreneurship.

During his undergraduate years, Singhal co-founded his first startup, TeN, in 2001, where he headed the sales department and successfully raised venture capital funding shortly after. He led significant revenue growth at TeN, establishing his credibility as an entrepreneur. Following this experience, he worked as a Product Manager at Andale, gaining valuable insights into the technology sector and product development.

In 2007, Singhal embarked on his most significant entrepreneurial journey when he co-founded InMobi (originally called mKhoj) in Mumbai alongside fellow IIT alumni Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, and Amit Gupta. The company started operations from a shared one-bedroom apartment in Mumbai. InMobi initially launched as an SMS-based search engine before pivoting to mobile advertising in 2008, a strategic move that would transform the company into a global leader in mobile advertising technology. InMobi became India's first unicorn startup in 2011, a groundbreaking achievement for the Indian startup ecosystem.

Throughout his tenure at InMobi, Singhal has held multiple leadership positions including Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Human Resources. During his time as CRO, he drove record revenue growth globally across China, Asia-Pacific, and the United States markets, helping InMobi earn recognition as one of the 50 most disruptive companies by both CNBC and MIT Technology Review. In 2019, he assumed the role of CEO of InMobi Advertising, where he currently drives the company's global business operations, enabling the world's leading brands to reach over 1.3 billion people in over 190 countries. He was recognized as one of India's most influential and impactful young business leaders by the Economic Times 40-Under-Forty in 2018.

Beyond his operational role at InMobi, Singhal is an active angel investor who has made strategic investments in promising early-stage companies, particularly focusing on revenue-generating startups in the fintech, SaaS, and consumer technology sectors. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and remains deeply engaged in the global startup ecosystem.

As an angel investor, Abhay Singhal focuses on backing revenue-generating startups with demonstrated market traction and commercial viability. His investment philosophy emphasizes companies that have moved beyond the ideation stage and are showing evidence of product-market fit. He has made 8 investments across diverse sectors, with a particular concentration in financial technology, business productivity software, and consumer platforms.

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Investment Approach: Singhal invests primarily at the seed stage, leveraging his operational expertise in scaling technology companies and building global businesses. He brings significant value to portfolio companies through his deep understanding of product-market fit, go-to-market strategies, and revenue scaling, drawn from his experience building InMobi from a Mumbai apartment into a multi-billion dollar global company. His investments often include companies where fellow InMobi co-founders (Naveen Tewari and Amit Gupta) are also investors, suggesting a collaborative approach to angel investing within his network.

• Financial Technology & Software (Razorpay, Bright Money)
• Business/Productivity Software & SaaS (Factors.AI, Goldcast)
• Social Platforms & Consumer Technology (TrulyMadly, Wooplr)
• Sharing Economy & Services (RentSher, Flurn)