Arihant Patni
InvestorDirector & Co-founder at Nirvana Venture Advisors · Venture Partner/Co-Founder at Ideaspring Capital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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About
Managing Director of Patni Financial Advisors, which he founded in 2004, overseeing over $500M of assets across India, UK and the US. He co-founded The Hive big data incubator and Nirvana Ventures, and holds degrees from University of Pennsylvania, Babson College and Columbia University.
Experience
- TheMathCompanyDirectorcurrent2019 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
- Ideaspring CapitalVenture Partner/Co-Foundercurrent2016 — presentMumbai/Bangalore
- Hive TechnologiesManaging Directorcurrent2013 — presentMumbai/Bangalore
- Nirvana Venture AdvisorsDirector/Co-Foundercurrent2011 — presentMumbai Metropolitan Region
- Patni Financial AdvisorsManaging Directorcurrent2004 — present
- Waterfield Advisors Pvt LtdDirector2014 — 2025Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Bodhi Global ServicesCo-Founder2006 — 2013
- RAAY Software Inc.Vice President - Business Development2003 — 2004
- Patni Computer SystemsManagement Rotation Program1998 — 2000
Colleagues at Nirvana Venture Advisors
Amit Patni
Co-Founder and Chairman at Nirvana Venture Advisors
Rajan Mehra
Partner at March Capital Partners
Ritu Dharilwal
CFO at Nirvana Venture Advisors
Ritu Dhariwal
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary at Nirvana Venture Advisors
Yoshihiko Tezuka
Board Representative (SBI Holdings) at Nirvana Venture Advisors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arihant Patni?
- Managing Director of Patni Financial Advisors, which he founded in 2004, overseeing over $500M of assets across India, UK and the US. He co-founded The Hive big data incubator and Nirvana Ventures, and holds degrees from University of Pennsylvania, Babson College and Columbia University.
- Where does Arihant Patni work?
- Arihant Patni is Director & Co-founder at Nirvana Venture Advisors.
- Where did Arihant Patni go to school?
- Arihant Patni studied at Columbia University (MA in Statistics, Mathematics of Finance); Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelors in Engineering, Chemical Engineering).
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