About Native Angels Network
Native Angels Network, established in 2015, is an angel investment group based in Madurai, India. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in India. Its portfolio includes 4 firms, spanning the Food and Agriculture Tech, Consumer sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like FreshWorld, MangoPoint and Farmers Fresh Zone. Its latest investment was a $1M Seed round in MangoPoint on Feb 22, 2025, which also saw participation from Inflection Point Ventures and TCA.
To date, 105 investors have co-invested in Native Angels Network's portfolio companies, including prominent names like S Vijayan.
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Founded Year
2015
Location
Madurai, India
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed
Locations of Investment
Native Angels Network's List of All Investments
Native Angels Network has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investmentis in FreshWorldTheir portfolio spans across and India. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Consumer, Retail and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Native Angels Network:1. FreshWorld
FreshWorld sells farm-fresh fruits and vegetables (FnV) with a street vending model using electric carts. Operates over 20 customised and battery operated vehicles which are equipped with tablet, printer and communication technologies to provide receipt, track inventory and analyse data to understand customer purchase behaviour. Aims to reduce costs by procuring directly from the farmers/aggregators and being the sole intermediary between farmer and consumer. Partnered with chat platform, Lookup, to enable customers to order FnV through the Lookup mobile app by sending a message. Operating in 12 regions in Bangalore and claims to be selling over 200 kgs of fruits and veggies per cart every day as of Feb 2015. Raised undisclosed amount of funding in Feb 2015 from Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys, along with angel investor Nagaraja Prakasam who led the deal for Indian Angel Network. Plans to use the funds for scaling the retail network and tripling the number of electric carts to 60 by the end of 2015.
Key facts about FreshWorld
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.48M
- Employee Count: 48 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Pratithi Investments, CreedCap Asia Advisors and 118 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 28, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. MangoPoint
Retailer of fresh mangoes and various processed fruit food products. This business supplies raw fruit and manufactured items including beverages and dried snacks. Operations involve sourcing produce from orchards for distribution to consumers. The inventory includes multiple fruit varieties and prepared food items derived from mangoes.
Key facts about MangoPoint
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Chennai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.92M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Caspian Debt, Keiretsu Forum and 100 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 22, 2025, $*****
Online platform offering fruits and vegetables on a subscription basis. The product catalog includes carrots, cabbage, lettuce, lady finger, tomato, potato, garlic, and more. The platform also offers fruits and exotic vegetables like kiwi, red cabbage, zucchini, and more.
Key facts about Farmers Fresh Zone
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Kochi (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.97M
- Employee Count: 73 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Manipal Group, Sparrow Technologies and 113 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 21, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
NativeSpecial is an online platform offering native special grocery products from different cities of Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. The product offering includes sweets, snacks, immunity booster items, and much more. Shipping will be made to any part of the country within 7 days by the venture. Also, caters to corporate orders.
Key facts about NativeSpecial
Native Angels Network's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Native Angels Network has invested in 4 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in MangoPoint.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Native Angels Network's Investments by Stage
Native Angels Network has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $501K.Native Angels Network's Investments by Sector
Native Angels Network has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech, Consumer Goods, Food and Agriculture and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 4 Consumer (B2C) companies and 4 Tech companies.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 4 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
Food and Agriculture | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Native Angels Network's Investments by Geography
Native Angels Network has made most investments in India (4).Native Angels Network's recent investments
Native Angels Network has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Native Angels Network:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 22, 2025 | India | Seed | 9748 | ||
Sep 09, 2021 | India | Seed | 9619 | [+1] | |
Jan 27, 2018 | India | Seed | 2388 | [+18] | |
Jan 19, 2017 | India | Seed | 8037 | [+35] |
Team profile of Native Angels Network
Native Angels Network has a team of 4 members including 4 Partners located in India. Native Angels Network's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Native Angels Network:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | India | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Native Angels Network
Over the past 9 years, 383 investors have co-invested in Native Angels Network's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Native Angels Network: Indian Angel Network, Ajay Kaul and 229 others have invested in rounds before Native Angels Network. There are 2 companies where Indian Angel Network has invested before Native Angels Network and 2 companies where Ajay Kaul has invested before Native Angels Network.
- Top Co-investors of Native Angels Network: 105 investors entered a company along with Native Angels Network. These include investors like S Vijayan (2 companies).
- Invested after Native Angels Network: A total of 47 investors have invested in Native Angels Network's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Austin Roach (1 company) and Peron Roach (1 company).
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