After orchestrating a landmark exit for his fintech venture Mosambee, payments veteran Alok Arora could have chosen a quiet retirement. Instead, he has engineered a precise new mission: becoming one of India's most distinctive super angels, known for investing at the raw idea stage, often before a formal business plan exists.
His strategy targets a critical void in the ecosystem. While angel investors typically seek early traction, Arora's model is to bankroll startups from absolute scratch with investments from ₹1 to ₹2.5 crores. He provides not only crucial early capital but also decades of hands-on building experience, helping founders navigate their first—and most perilous—steps.
The Crown Jewel: ContactME
While his portfolio is diverse, the investment Arora is most bullish about is ContactME, a venture that exemplifies his thesis of backing foundational tech. Initially perceived as a creator economy play, ContactME has pivoted to become a next-generation marketplace for services powered by voice and Agentic AI.
For Arora, ContactME represents the ideal investment archetype: a venture tackling a fragmented market with deep, proprietary technology. “ContactME is building the intelligent plumbing for service commerce,” Arora states. “It moves beyond simple listings to autonomous transaction facilitation. This is the kind of foundational shift I look for.” The platform uses Agentic AI—autonomous systems that can understand, decide, and execute complex tasks—to manage the entire workflow from voice command to service fulfillment, making it a standout bet in his portfolio.
A Portfolio Built on Disciplined Fundamentals
True to his roots as a builder, Arora backs ventures with clear paths to revenue and scalability. His current portfolio, now seeking subsequent funding rounds, showcases this focus:
· ZataakSe (Navi Mumbai): A pivot-ready quick-commerce venture with a unique in-vehicle delivery model. After refining its approach to a nodal merchant-led model, it is preparing to launch near-airport pickup locations, demonstrating operational agility.
· H3D (Bandra, Mumbai): A licensed 3D printing and manufacturing company with agreements with giants like Disney and Netflix. Generating strong monthly revenue through retail partners, H3D is profitably scaling production and planning international expansion into injection molding.
· Other Strategic Bets: His portfolio also includes ventures in anonymous B2B service matching and other sectors, all selected for their execution focus and potential to address sizable markets.
The Super Angel Impact: A Ripple Effect
Alok Arora’s approach creates a multiplier effect for India's startup ecosystem. First, it gives bold, foundational ideas the resources to survive the vulnerable first year. Second, his deep involvement as a former founder ensures these companies are built with financial discipline, focusing on sustainable metrics from day one. This creates stronger, more investor-ready companies for later-stage VCs, effectively strengthening the entire investment chain.
For Alok Arora, being a super angel is more than writing cheques; it's about applying a seasoned founder's blueprint to plant and nurture the seeds for the next generation of industry-defining companies. Through this focused, hands-on strategy, he is not just funding startups—he is actively building the foundation of tomorrow's economy.