Background
Parag has been an early-stage VC for most of his career.
Venture investor
Parag started his VC career with ICICI Venture, India’s first venture capital company, in 1993. He followed that up with stints at GE and Intel’s corporate venture arms. Parag joined Inventus in 2008, shortly after the first close of Fund I. Parag is/was a Board Director/Observer at redBus (acq: Naspers/MakeMyTrip), FundsIndia (acq: Westbridge), Lemnisk (buy-back), eTechies (buy-back), Power2SME, PolicyBazaar (IPO), Avaz (buy-back), peel-works, Tricog, worxogo, Pixxel, Clootrack and Ati Motors.'
India entrepreneurial leader
Parag is a Charter Member, and past member of the Governing Body, of TiE Bangalore. He is on the Investment Committee of a couple of incubators in Bangalore.
Education
Parag has a B.Tech. (Mechanical Engg.) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore.
What Founders Say
“It’s been a pleasure working with the Inventus team ever since our first interaction with them. They have been no-nonsense, fast-moving, incredible supporters.”
Awais Ahmed, CO-FOUNDER & CEO at Pixxel
“Athera (then Inventus) is thoughtful and friendly. Just the kind of people an entrepreneur wants on their board.”
Phanindra Sama, CEO at redBus
“More than any other VC we've met, Athera (then Inventus) understood our business. They just get it.”
Yashish Dahiya, CEO at PolicyBazaar