Naimish Patel
InvestorPartner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
About
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.
Experience
- Fauna SystemsExecutive Chairmancurrent2025 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAdvisory Board Member, MIT Proto Venturescurrent2022 — present
- FlumeBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- NucleaiAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- ElucidataAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- ButlrBoard Member2021 — 2022
- BiotiaBoard Observer2020 — 2021
- General CatalystExecutive In Residence2018 — 2019Cambridge, MA
- Advanced Energy Economy (AEE)Board Member2015 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Gridco SystemsFounder and CEO2010 — 2017
- Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringMember of President’s Council2010 — 2017Natick, Massachusetts, United States
- General Catalyst PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence2007 — 2010
- Verne GlobalStrategic Advisor2007 — 2008
- Sycamore NetworksChief Technology Officer2002 — 2007
- Sycamore NetworksDirector of Network Architecture1998 — 2001
- Digital Equipment Corporation (USA)Principal Engineer1996 — 1998
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryResearcher1993 — 1996Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
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Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, MS, MEng, Electrical Engineering, Physics1991 — 1996
Skills & more
SaaS8Software as a Service (SaaS)1Databases1Embedded Systems1Strategy26Management1Start-ups80Renewable Energy30Product Management56Entrepreneurship34Strategic Partnerships29Business Strategy28
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Colleagues at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Abigail Risse
Analyst 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
John Murphy
Co-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Naimish Patel work?
- Naimish Patel is Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital.
- What check size does Naimish Patel write?
- Naimish Patel typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280
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Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology441
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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Also worked at Butlr14
Pavan OngoleAdvisor at MFV PartnersPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcVivjan MyrtoCo-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalRags GuptaOperating Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalNate WilliamsFounder, Managing Partner at UNION Labs VenturesChris KimCo-Founder at UNION Labs Ventures
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