Sunil Mittal

Active Investor

Financial Controller at Airtel Africa

Libreville, Gabon

Sunil Mittal, Financial Controller at Airtel Africa is an active investor based in Libreville, Gabon. This profile covers what Sunil Mittal backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr Sunil Mittal is the Founder & serves as Chairman at Bharti Enterprises. Mr. Mittal serves as Chairman at Airtel Africa. He served as Chairman at GSMA. He is a Co-Founder of Centum Learning. He serves as Chairman at Airtel Africa & Bharti Airtel. He has joint ventures with several global leaders: Singtel, Softbank, AXA, and Del Monte. He serves as Vice President and Co-Chairman at Oneweb. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He also serves on the Prime Minister of India's Council on Trade & Industry, the World Economic Forum's International Business Council, the Telecom Board of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Commissioner of the Broadband Commission, and the Singapore Prime Minister's Research, Innovation, and Enterprise Council. He also serves as a Board Member at Bharti Telecom Limited. He is also an Angel Investor. He served as a Board Member at Unilever. He has been appointed by the Prime Minister of India as Co-Chair of the India-Africa Business Council and India-Sri Lanka CEO Forum, as well as a member of the India-US, India-UK, and India-Japan CEO Forums. Earlier, he served as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the premier industry body in India. He is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards. He has also been awarded the INSEAD Business Leader for the World Award 2011 and the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2011 for "Corporate Conscience". Earlier, he received the Global Economy Prize 2009 from the Kiel Institute, Germany, and the US-India Business Council also honored him with the 'Global Vision' Award 2008. He received the GSM Association Chairman's Award for 2008. He is also a member of the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs at Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, he is on Harvard University's Global Advisory Council, the Board of Dean's Advisors of Harvard Business School, and the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business. He is also a Trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He holds a BA/BS from Punjab University. He is a member of Harvard University's Global Advisory Council and a recipient of Harvard Business School's Alumni Achievement Award. He has also received the GSM Association's prestigious Chairman's Award. He has been conferred Honorary Doctorates by several leading universities in India, the UK, and Europe. He has served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce and the Chairman of the GSM Association concurrently from 2016 to 2018. He has been a Trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2009 to 2021. He served as Chair of the B20 India Action Council on African Economic Integration during India's G20 Presidency in 2023. Currently, he is a Commissioner at the International Telecommunication Union/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailClimate & EnergyMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsEdTechMarketing & AdTechTelecom & Connectivity
Location: Libreville, Gabon
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

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