Growth Capital | Advisory Services

ABOUT US

Lead Advisory is an independent division of Lead Angels, with a focus on growth capital. Lead Angels is an early stage investment network, co-founded by IIT-B Alumni with presence across Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore, currently having an active portfolio of 25 companies.

Given our group’s legacy of being a successful early stage investor, we leverage our wide network of relationships with 200+ Institutional investors spanning India, South East Asia, China and in-depth understanding of diverse sectors to raise capital. We believe in building enduring relationships with our clients by bringing to the table strong Investment perspective and rich transaction experience to create long term value for all stakeholders.

In our short history, leading funds throughout the globe found comfort in having us as partners – because they know that our work is backed by thorough research & diligence. Lead Advisory has carved a niche as the go-to partners for technology and fast growth companies.

Transactions

Our Domain Expertise

Consumer Internet

Enterprise Software

Fintech

Retail

FMCG

Management Team

Sushanto Mitra

Founder & CEO

Sushanto is an Entrepreneur who has been associated with the early stage ecosystem in India for more than 15 years. with a prior experience in consulting and financial services.

As the Founder & CEO of Lead Angels - started initially by a team of three originally from IIT Bombay to assist early stage investments in start-ups. Sushanto has taken the network to over 130+ members/investors across the globe.

Lead Angels, today has gone beyond Angel Investing. The network has a process driven investment approach and provides 360° support across all stages to investee companies.

With 30+ investments over the past 5 years, Lead Angels’ portfolio and clients boasts of marquee names viz. SuprDaily, Planet Superheroes, AHA Taxi and Shopkirana to name a few.

His prior assignments include founding CEO, Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, (SINE) IIT Bombay and Director Hyderabad Angels. A TIE Chartered member, he is also a part of the advisory committee at premier incubators in India as well undertaken multiple training programs for Government & Private organizations such as IIT Bombay, DST, ISRO, CSIR. Carleton University, Tata Communications and UNAPCTT on startups and startup management.

Fenil Zaveri

Associate, Investment Banking

Fenil is a Chartered Accountant by profession having completed his Bachelors in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College and Master in Commerce from Mumbai University. He is a result-oriented professional with a cumulative experience of 5 years in Finance, Taxation, due diligence, transaction advisory and Investment Banking focusing on sectors like F&B, Fin-tech, Logistics, Consumer and Technology.

Previously, Fenil has worked with Polymath Advisors in their Investment Banking Team, providing transaction advisory services to Early Stage Start-ups and SMEs for Equity and Debt funds raising. He has also worked with Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd in Finance and Taxation department.

Tanmay Yadav

Analyst, Investment Banking

Tanmay is a business management graduate from the University of Mumbai.

Tanmay caught the bug quite early and has been working in and around start-ups since the age of 16. He worked throughout his under graduation, taking up various roles across functionalities in sectors such as F&B, consumer brands and retail.

Having worked closely with many founders, Tanmay understands the perspective and needs of entrepreneurs and strongly believes in assisting them realise their vision.