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Naimish Patel

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Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital · Executive at Fauna Systems · Board director at Butlr

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

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Naimish Patel is Executive Chairman at Fauna Systems. He brings 30 years of experience founding and leading early-stage companies across telecom equipment, data center services, advanced energy infrastructure, and computational life sciences, holding roles including chief architect, CTO, CEO, and board member.

Executive at Fauna Systems

Board director at Butlr

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Butlr's investors · 22

1Flourish CapitalMountain View500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2019AlabasterSydney · since 2021Carrier VenturesPalm Beach GardensFounder CollectiveCambridgeFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checksGS FuturesSeoulHDS CapitalNew York CityHyperplane Venture CapitalBoston · $250K – $3M checksOpen Network LabTokyoParticleHong KongPrimetime PartnersNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2022Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoTaiwan Global AngelsBerkeley · $300K – $3M checksTectonic VenturesBostonThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksThe Engine VenturesCambridgeUNION Labs VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2.5M checksVentekWorkshop Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $3M checksZEMU Venture CapitalHong Kong

Co-founders at Butlr

HDHonghao Deng
Honghao DengFounder
JZJiani Zeng
Jiani ZengFounder

Experience

  1. Fauna SystemsExecutive Chairmancurrent2025 — present
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAdvisory Board Member, MIT Proto Venturescurrent2022 — present
  3. FlumeBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. NucleaiAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  5. ElucidataAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  6. ButlrBoard Member2021 — 2022
  7. BiotiaBoard Observer2020 — 2021
  8. General CatalystExecutive In Residence2018 — 2019Cambridge, MA
  9. Advanced Energy Economy (AEE)Board Member2015 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Gridco SystemsFounder and CEO2010 — 2017
  11. Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringMember of President’s Council2010 — 2017Natick, Massachusetts, United States
  12. General Catalyst PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence2007 — 2010
  13. Verne GlobalStrategic Advisor2007 — 2008
  14. Sycamore NetworksChief Technology Officer2002 — 2007
  15. Sycamore NetworksDirector of Network Architecture1998 — 2001
  16. Digital Equipment Corporation (USA)Principal Engineer1996 — 1998
  17. MIT Lincoln LaboratoryResearcher1993 — 1996Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

SaaS8Software as a Service (SaaS)1Databases1Embedded Systems1Strategy26Management1Start-ups80Renewable Energy30Product Management56Entrepreneurship34Strategic Partnerships29Business Strategy28
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentEnergyCleantechMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalProduct DevelopmentEngineeringEthernetProduct MarketingSoftware DevelopmentIP

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Colleagues at Hyperplane Venture Capital

Anthony Tayoun
Principal at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Benjamin Blum
Venture Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Blake Billiet
Principal at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Brendan Kohler
Co-Founder and CTO at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Chris Curtis
Vice President, Finance & Portfolio Management at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Jack Klinck
Investor at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Jason King
Chief Financial Officer at Converge
John L. Klinck
General Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital

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Abigail Risse
Analyst at Hyperplane Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Naimish Patel?
Naimish Patel is Executive Chairman at Fauna Systems. He brings 30 years of experience founding and leading early-stage companies across telecom equipment, data center services, advanced energy infrastructure, and computational life sciences, holding roles including chief architect, CTO, CEO, and board member.
Where does Naimish Patel work?
Naimish Patel is Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital and Executive at Fauna Systems and Board director at Butlr.
What check size does Naimish Patel write?
Naimish Patel typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
Where did Naimish Patel go to school?
Naimish Patel studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, MEng, Electrical Engineering, Physics).

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