Ricky Ghai

Ricky Ghai is a UK-based investor and entrepreneur who serves as Executive Chairman of Plus 1 Communications, a fully integrated design, PR, and digital solutions agency with offices in Windsor (UK), Dubai Silicon Oasis (UAE), and Andheri West, Mumbai (India). The agency operates under the tagline "Design. Create. Communicate." and focuses on brand storytelling across social media, PR and events, design and content, and web/SEO. Ghai's career, as reflected in his professional history, spans multiple international markets including London, Dubai, the greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas, New York, Rome, and Stockholm.

Alongside the agency, Ghai chairs TIS Ventures UK Limited, a boutique investment firm headquartered in London with operations based in Dubai. TIS Ventures describes itself as backing "seed and venture capital" initiatives with "several investments and projects in development across Africa, UK and India," and provides capital for start-up expansion together with board support, management consulting, and advisory services. The firm leverages a network of relationships across banking, media, and marketing.

As an angel investor, Ghai has made personal investments in entertainment-software and digital companies, most notably TAPPP and Gazillion, with recorded activity around 2016. In February 2024, Ghai helped forge a global alliance between Plus 1 Communications and the Indian agency Everymedia, a partnership he framed as building on a decade-long relationship between the two firms and dramatically expanding capacity — moving from managing a small support team in India to accessing a combined team of over 300 employees to serve international brands.

• Backs seed and early-stage companies, favoring "young and new business entrepreneurs that have a 'Gem' of an idea but need a balance of financial and management support" (TIS Ventures).
• Provides more than capital: board support, management consulting, and advisory services, plus introductions across banking, media, and marketing networks.
• Sector tilt toward digital, technology, entertainment software, and media/marketing businesses — consistent with his operating background in communications and PR.
• Geographically oriented toward cross-border opportunities across the UK, India, UAE, and Africa, reflecting Plus 1's and TIS's multi-market footprint.