Ratan Tata

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Heading the Tata Group since 1991, Ratan Tata is the Chairman of Tata Sons, holding company of the Tata Group and major Group companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power and more. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group has further expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over eleven-fold to around USD$70 billion, after the most recent acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover.

Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of the National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company, which he was responsible for transforming into the Group's strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses. He is associated with many organizations in India and abroad in varying capacities, some of which are the government of India’s Investment Commission, the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, South Africa’s International Investment Council, several prestigious universities and several philanthropies.

Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1962, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.

The government of India honored Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan, this year.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
16
Ratan Tata has made 16 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 11, 2015, when Urban Company raised 0.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Feb 16, 2022 GOQii Series C $50M Consumer Electronics Detail
Jul 22, 2019 GOQii Series C ₹138.10M Consumer Electronics Detail
Jan 3, 2019 CarDekho Series C $110M Automotive Detail
Nov 26, 2018 GOQii Series B $30M Consumer Electronics Detail
Feb 7, 2017 YourStory Series B ₹200M Information Technology Detail
Oct 3, 2016 GOQii Series Unknown Consumer Electronics Detail
Jan 19, 2016 Cashkaro Series Unknown Coupons Detail
Jan 6, 2016 Tracxn Series Unknown Analytics Detail
Dec 11, 2015 Urban Company Series Unknown Apps Detail
Sep 10, 2015 Abra Series A $12.59M Bitcoin Detail
Aug 17, 2015 YourStory Series A $2.50M Information Technology Detail
Apr 15, 2015 Ola Series E $400M Apps Detail
Apr 9, 2015 Urban Ladder Series C $50M E-Commerce Detail
Feb 5, 2015 One97 Funding Round $575M Finance Detail
Sep 11, 2014 BlueStone Series B E-Commerce Detail
Aug 27, 2014 Snapdeal Series Unknown E-Commerce Detail