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
Education
- Columbia UniversityMA in Statistics, Mathematics of Finance2002 — 2003
- Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship2002
- University of PennsylvaniaBachelors in Engineering, Chemical Engineering1995 — 1998
Colleagues at Nirvana Venture Advisors
Abishek Balendran
Associate Vice President 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
- Where does Arihant Patni work?
- Arihant Patni is Director & Co-founder at Nirvana Venture Advisors.
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