Animesh Damani

Active Investor

Founder & CEO at Artha Energy Resources

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Animesh Damani, Founder & CEO at Artha Energy Resources is an active investor based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This profile covers what Animesh Damani backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Animesh Damani is an Angel Investor. Mr. Damani served as a Managing Partner at Artha India Ventures. Previously, he served as an Analyst Intern at Mumbai Angels. He has always been inclined towards entrepreneurship. A graduate of Babson College, Massachusetts, he began his career with an internship at Mumbai Angels, which helped him gain insight into the Indian venture capital industry. With the help of his family office, AIV, he gained a first-hand perspective on the whole sector. In 2012, his family took over the struggling hospitality business of Platinum Hotels in Ahmedabad. He stepped up to the challenge and successfully turned around the operations, making the hotel brand profitable. The very next year, Artha decided to expand and set up Artha Energy Resources (AER), India's first and only investment bank focused on the Indian renewable energy sector, which has advised on renewable energy transactions worth $812 million. With the help of his team, he has set up a data-driven business that maps 99% of renewable capacity and 40% of power consumers in India.

Investor type: AngelVCPEInvestment Bank
Stages: Pre SeedSeedSeries ASeries BLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailClimate & Energy
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Typical check: $1M
Past investments: 1

Notable investments

Platinum Hotels

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