Where does Prateek Joshi work?

Prateek Joshi is Founder of Plutoshift and Investor at Moxxie Ventures.

What check size does Prateek Joshi write?

Prateek Joshi typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.

What companies did Prateek Joshi found?

Prateek Joshi founded Plutoshift.

Where did Prateek Joshi go to school?

Prateek Joshi studied at University of Southern California (Master of Science (MS), Artificial Intelligence); National Institute of Technology Karnataka (B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering).

Prateek Joshi

InvestorFounder

Investor at Moxxie Ventures · Founder at Plutoshift

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $250K – $1.5M checks · typically $750K

FoundedPlutoshift

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About

Investor, founder, and engineer who has built AI infrastructure across computer vision, mobile, and industrial automation at Fortune 500 companies. He authored 13 books on AI, hosts the Infinite Curiosity podcast, started his career at Nvidia, and founded Plutoshift.

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Plutoshift's investors · 5

500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2016 Comet LabsSan Francisco Fall Line CapitalSan Mateo · since 2019 Nat TurnerNew York City Unshackled VenturesPalo Alto · $300K – $500K checks · since 2019

Experience

Moxxie VenturesMember of Investment Staffcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
PlutoshiftFounder and CEO2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
StartupsMachine Learning Engineer2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
NVIDIAMachine Learning Engineer2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Computer Vision73Pattern Recognition13Image Processing26OpenCV17Machine Learning56Weka2Programming Languages3Algorithm Development4Mobile Technology6Matlab11LaTeX1Python47

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CPerlC++Assembly LanguageVisual C#Objective-C

Languages English

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Alex Roetter

General Partner at Moxxie Ventures

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Founder at Bold

Jonah Sklar

Technical Advisor at Untapped Ventures

Josh Sushan

Principal at On Deck

Katie Jacobs Stanton

Founder and General Partner at Moxxie Ventures

Marie Drez

Chief Financial Officer at Magnify Ventures

Rob Goulding

Operating Partner at Moxxie Ventures

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Alex Roetter

General Partner at Moxxie Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Prateek Joshi?: Investor, founder, and engineer who has built AI infrastructure across computer vision, mobile, and industrial automation at Fortune 500 companies. He authored 13 books on AI, hosts the Infinite Curiosity podcast, started his career at Nvidia, and founded Plutoshift.
Where does Prateek Joshi work?: Prateek Joshi is Founder of Plutoshift and Investor at Moxxie Ventures.
What check size does Prateek Joshi write?: Prateek Joshi typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
What companies did Prateek Joshi found?: Prateek Joshi founded Plutoshift.
Where did Prateek Joshi go to school?: Prateek Joshi studied at University of Southern California (Master of Science (MS), Artificial Intelligence); National Institute of Technology Karnataka (B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering).

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