Nagaraja Prakasam

Angel Investor, Mentor and Residence NSRCEL, IIMB
India

Nagaraja Prakasam is a versatile and passionate leader with 2+ decades of global experience. As a full time angel investor, he invested in 21 start-ups and seen 4 exits. He spearheaded Impact thinking in Indian Angel Network and co-founded IAN Impact.  His personal mantra is “Start-ups should focus on India’s strength – people, problems, Tech (PPT)”

He believes in hands on approach and travels extensively in rural areas. He is sought after as a thought leader in Impact space and inspired many students as a motivational speaker. Also featured by Forbes magazine as Social investor engineering social change. He spoke at the launch of Bank of Innovations and Ideas (BII) by Ministry of Rural Development along with Dr. Abdul Kalam. He was also awarded “Successful Person 2015/Vetri Tamilar” by Sangam4, Chennai.

Served as President of Atlanta and San Diego Chapters for the Association for India’s Development (AID).

Naga holds a B.E. from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India and an MBA from the San Diego/Kennesaw State University, United States.