Ashish Patel
InvestorPartner – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
About
Ashish Patel is a Partner at Aavishkaar Capital with experience in corporate business development, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions across mid and large enterprises. His background includes roles at AVG Technologies and Intel Corporation, as well as board positions at AVG, IP Access, and RuNet (Yandex). He has worked across multiple geographies including Africa, the US, Europe, India, China, and the Middle East, with particular focus on emerging markets, software delivery models, and semiconductors.
Experience
- AavishkaarPartnercurrent2019 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- The Abraaj GroupManaging Director2011 — 2019Nairobi, Kenya
- AVG Technologies s.r.oSr. VP AVG and Head Corporate Development Group2010 — 2011
- AVG Technologies s.r.oAdvisor to the Board of Directors2004 — 2010
- Intel Capital EuropeManaging Director, Europe Middle East and Africa1999 — 2010
- Freedom4 WirelessNon Executive Director2008 — 2010
- IP AccessAdvisor to the Board of Directors2007 — 2010
- ActisDirector1997 — 1999
- Sanwa BankSenior Manager1994 — 1996
- PwCSenior Manager1990 — 1993
Education
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)BSc (Economics), Accounting & Finance1987 — 1990
Skills & more
Venture Capital89Private Equity38Start-ups29Corporate Development34Mergers33Due Diligence41Mergers & Acquisitions79Entrepreneurship18Business Development24Investments10Emerging Markets13Portfolio Management5
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Colleagues at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Abhishek Mittal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ajay Maniar
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Anurag Agrawal
Partner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Darren Lobo
Associate Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Debobroto Das
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Divya Gupta
Director at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
E. N. Venkat
Advisor at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Ekta Shah
Associate Vice President, Finance at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ashish Patel work?
- Ashish Patel is Partner – Credit at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited.
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Abraaj Group19
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Also worked at AVG Technologies s.r.o6
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Also worked at Intel Capital Europe331
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Also worked at Actis23
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