Amar Goel
About Amar Goel
Amar Goel co-founded PubMatic, the ad technology company, in 2006. He was its first CEO until his brother, Rajeev Goel, took over as CEO. He remains on its board as Chairman and Chief Innovation Officer and has been a director since 2006.
His earlier work includes a software engineering role at Netscape Communications. While a 19-year-old student at Harvard, he co-founded the online retailer Chipshot.com. He also founded Komli Media, an Asia-focused digital media platform spun out of PubMatic. He was its CEO from 2006 to 2011 and again from December 2013 to September 2015, and its Chairman from 2008 to 2015. He holds an A.B. in Economics and an M.S. in Computer Science from Harvard.
Since May 2021 he has been Co-Founder and CEO of Bito Inc., an AI-powered developer tools company. Since March 2021 he has also sat on the board of Kredivo Holdings, a Singapore fintech company.
PubMatic's board biography describes him as an active angel investor in enterprise technology and AI companies. It names SafeGraph, Nanonets and Kredivo Group among his investments. Crunchbase lists 10 personal investments and PitchBook lists 11. Both show his most recent as the Miravoice seed round. Crunchbase also lists Pando, Rill Data, Octane11 and Scout Finance among his investments.
Check sizes and ownership terms are not public.
Miravoice announced a $6.3M seed round on April 2, 2026. Unusual Ventures led it, with participation from Neo and 25madison. The announcement named Amar Goel (CEO, Bito AI) among the angels. Miravoice builds a voice AI platform for quantitative surveys, such as market research and polling.
Nanonets is described in his PubMatic biography as one of his AI-related investments. Crunchbase lists it as a Series A round.
The public record describes enterprise technology and AI companies. His listed rounds span Seed, Series A and Series B. Crunchbase labels the Miravoice, Rill Data, Octane11, Kredivo Group and Scout Finance rounds as Seed, the Nanonets and SafeGraph rounds as Series A, and the Pando round as Series B. His investments include companies in the US and Southeast Asia. He has not published a check size or a statement of investment criteria that we could find.
- Miravoice: voice AI platform for quantitative surveys and polling; $6.3M seed announced April 2026.
- Nanonets: listed as a Series A investment on Crunchbase and named in his PubMatic biography.
- SafeGraph: listed as a Series A investment on Crunchbase and named in his PubMatic biography.
- Kredivo Group: Singapore fintech company with a buy-now-pay-later platform in Indonesia; he joined its board in March 2021.
- Pando: listed as a Series B investment on Crunchbase.
- Rill Data: listed as a Seed investment on Crunchbase.
Investing activity
Amar Goel appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent is Miravoice (Seed, $6.3M, Apr 2026).
Amar Goel most often invests alongside Unusual Ventures, Karim Atiyeh, Rajeev Goel and Neo, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Amar Goel
Who is Amar Goel?
Amar Goel is a co-founder and Chairman of PubMatic and the co-founder and CEO of Bito, an AI developer tools company. He is also an angel investor in enterprise technology and AI.
Has Amar Goel invested in AI startups?
Yes. He was a named angel in Miravoice's $6.3M seed round in April 2026. His PubMatic biography also names Nanonets among his investments.
What check size does Amar Goel write?
He has not published a check size, and the sources we found do not report one.
What stage does Amar Goel invest in?
His listed investments include Seed, Series A and Series B rounds. He does not appear to state a fixed stage preference publicly.
What companies has Amar Goel founded?
He founded or co-founded Chipshot.com, Komli Media, PubMatic and Bito. Crunchbase also lists him as a co-founder of Safeter.
How can founders contact Amar Goel?
His public profiles are on LinkedIn, X and amargoel.com. He has not published a pitch process or intake form that we could find.
Is Amar Goel an angel investor?
Yes. Amar Goel invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Amar Goel invested in?
Amar Goel's AI investments include Miravoice. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Amar Goel invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Amar Goel has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Amar Goel co-invest with?
Amar Goel's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Unusual Ventures (1 deal), Karim Atiyeh (1 deal), Rajeev Goel (1 deal), Neo (1 deal) and 25madison (1 deal).