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Pranav Pai

Investor

Founding Partner at 3one4 Capital

India

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Pranav Pai, a Stanford-trained engineer in a rare cross-generational GP alongside his ex-Infosys CFO father, product-manages the fund with data, concentrates on firms using India’s UPI/Aadhaar, and builds founder communities.

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Pranav Pai @pai_dpiper

14/ A version of this article was published on @Inc42 https://t.co/bCvhl0Wi8o

Jul 28, 2026

Pranav Pai @pai_dpiper

13/ Vikram-1 should not stay an outlier. It should become the template. India has supplied the brilliance. The state now has to provide the demand. Consistent demand at scale and long tenures will turn breakthrough into an industry.

Jul 28, 2026

Pranav Pai @pai_dpiper

12/ The right modality is dual. Grants must fund the hard, pre-commercial research in propulsion, advanced materials, and sensors, while anchor-customer contracts guarantee the revenue to scale what that research produces. Grants push the frontier outward, and procurement

Jul 28, 2026

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. 3one4 CapitalManaging Partner and Chief Investment Officercurrent2016 — presentBengaluru Area, India
  2. India Deep Tech AllianceExecutive Committeecurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA)Deep Tech SIG Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. LiciousSeed Investorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
  5. DarwinboxSeed Investor (Partially Exited)current2016 — presentHyderabad Area, India
  6. ToneTagInvestor (Exited)current2016 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. KapivaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  8. JupiterSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  9. DozeeSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  10. BetterPlace Safety SolutionsInvestorcurrent2017 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  11. Wint WealthSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  12. Bugworks Research Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2016 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  13. WiomSeed Investor (Exited)2016 — 2023New Delhi, Delhi, India
  14. Code For IndiaSteering Committee Member2013 — 2016Mountain View, CA
  15. EdCastSenior Product Manager2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Stanford UniversityGraduate Student2011 — 2013Stanford, CA
  17. Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant2013Stanford, CA
  18. Stanford SeedFellow, Social E Lab2013Stanford, CA
  19. Stanford Graduate School of BusinessProgram Participant at Stanford Ignite2013Stanford, CA
  20. Design for Extreme Affordability, Stanford UniversityProject Member & Co-Founder2013Stanford, CA

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityM.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering2011 — 2013
  2. RV College Of EngineeringB.E., Electronics and Communication2007 — 2011
  3. St. Joseph's Boys' High SchoolI.C.S.E and I.S.C2000 — 2007

Skills & more

Strategy20Management10Public Speaking8Writing2Early Stage InvestmentVenture Capital4InvestmentsCapital MarketsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Principal InvestmentsPortfolio ManagementFinancial Sponsors
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipStart-upsSolar EnergyBusiness StrategyAlgorithmsProduct ManagementRenewable EnergyProject PlanningSustainable DesignWeb DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentProject Implementation

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada

From Pranav's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,726

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,720 more

Also attended RV College Of Engineering18

Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAnu BharadwajPresident, Atlassian at Operator CollectiveNarendra BhandariGeneral Partner at SeafundAravind RatnamChief Strategy Office, Q-Ctrl at SeafundAshok RampalliChief of Staff / Analyst at Dallas Venture CapitalJay KrishnanPartner & Head of India Investment Groups at Beyond Next Ventures

+ 12 more

Also attended St. Joseph's Boys' High School1

Derick Brian SaldanhaAssociate at IndigoEdge

Shared employers

Also worked at Darwinbox4

Alexander WortmannPartner at TCVSateesh AndraManaging Director at Endiya PartnersDev KharePartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersGopi VaddiGeneral Partner at TCV

Also worked at Kapiva3

Ben MathiasManaging Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kartik KalaVP Marketing at Arkam VenturesAyushi GargVice President at 3one4 Capital

Also worked at Bugworks Research Inc.2

Nruthya MadappaPartner at 3one4 CapitalKiran MysorePrincipal at UTEC

Also worked at Stanford Graduate School of Business148

Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

+ 142 more

Colleagues at 3one4 Capital

Akshay Sharma
Vice President at 3one4 Capital
Anand Batra
Investments at 3one4 Capital
Anurag Ramdasan
Partner at 3one4 Capital
Ashwini Thulsaram
Principal at 3one4 Capital
Ayushi Garg
Vice President at 3one4 Capital
Hardik Raj Kharga
Investor at 3one4 Capital
Ida Boitlung
Principal - Head of Platform, Programs & Strategic Alliances at 3one4 Capital
Mohandas Pai
Investor at 3one4 Capital

Network1

Anjali Bansal
Founder at Avaana Capital

Investors connected to Pranav in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.