Praveen Paranjothi

Praveen Paranjothi is an entrepreneur and technology investor.
He invests in early-stage tech and consults high-growth tech companies and VCs.
He is the founder of Startup Europe India Network, the tech-corridor part of the EU-India Agenda for Action 2020.
In his previous role at the European Investment Fund (EIB group), Praveen was involved in over $500m commitments in leading VC and growth capital funds and co-investments.
Praveen has served on the Advisory Boards of 14+ funds and worked with VC teams that together managed over $3 billion of AUM.
He also worked in investments, pre-sales and engineering at Siemens Venture Capital, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks in Germany.
Praveen’s experience and exposure includes Europe, US, Israel, and Asian markets.
Praveen is recognized as a top 40 EU-India leader.
He attended his MBA at HEC Paris and the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
He holds a Masters in Engineering from UAS Darmstadt, Germany and a Bachelor in Engineering from University of Madras (VIT Vellore), India.
Praveen espouses education and environmental causes.