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Preetish Nijhawan

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Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin · Board director at Catch&Release

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $250K – $6M checks

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About

Preetish Nijhawan, Akamai co‑founder who pushed Danny Lewin to turn his thesis into a foundational infrastructure company, brings deep technical operating experience across companies and early‑stage product and go‑to‑market support.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Catch&Release

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Catch&Release's investors · 13

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019Array Ventures Management LlcSan Francisco · $1.5M checks · since 2019AstiaSilicon Valley · since 2019Asymmetric Capital PartnersBoston · $1M – $10M checks · since 2019CervinPalo Alto · $250K – $6M checks · since 2019CERVIN VENTURESFremont · since 2021Farvatn VentureBergen · since 2019Gingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019Hannah Grey VenturesDenver · $400K – $1M checks · since 2019Kevin Durantsince 2023Planet 9 CapitalBergen · since 2019Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks · since 2019UpWestSilicon Valley · $100K – $3M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Catch&Release

AGAnalisa Goodin
Analisa GoodinFounder
RD
Ross DabrowFounder

Experience

  1. BITSAA Int.Chairperson and Trustee2023 — 2024
  2. FireCompassInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2022 — 2024
  3. ArmorCode Inc.Investor and Member of the Board of Directors2021 — 2024
  4. BITSoM - BITS School of ManagementMember of the Governing Council2021 — 2024Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  5. Bungee TechInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2019 — 2024
  6. BlinkInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2018 — 2024
  7. CloudAppInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2017 — 2024
  8. DarkInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2017 — 2024
  9. Catch&Release, Inc.Investor and Member of Board of Directors2017 — 2024
  10. StackShareInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2024
  11. Bedrock AnalyticsInvestor2015 — 2024
  12. LaunchDarklyInvestor2015 — 2024
  13. Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engg, Univ of Southern CaliforniaMember of the Advisory Board2014 — 2024
  14. PayStandInvestor2014 — 2024
  15. FollozeInvestor2014 — 2024
  16. Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationInternational Board of Chancellors2012 — 2024
  17. CervinManaging Partner2010 — 2024
  18. Systems In MotionInvestor and Member of the Board of DIrectors2009 — 2024
  19. SnapLogicInvestor2009 — 2024
  20. EdCastInvestor2014 — 2022
  21. TynkerInvestor2012 — 2021Los Altos, CA
  22. Zycada NetworksInvestor and Member of the Board of Directors2015 — 2021
  23. Ampool, Inc.Investor2015 — 2021
  24. Punchh, Inc.Investor and Member of the Board of Directors2013 — 2021
  25. QuanticMindInvestor2012 — 2021
  26. AllyO | The End to End AI RecruiterInvestor2016 — 2020
  27. Soha Systems, Inc. (acquired by Akamai Technologies)Investor2013 — 2016
  28. ZephyrInvestor and Member of Board of Directors2007 — 2016
  29. Replay TechnologiesBoard of Directors2011 — 2016
  30. ClariticsBoard of DIrectors2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  31. SpotzotBoard Observer2011 — 2013
  32. InvolverInvestor and Member of Board of Directors2007 — 2012
  33. JME Software, Scalable Software, Neon Enterprise SoftwareCFO2007 — 2010
  34. NeoEdge NetworksVice President2006 — 2007
  35. BMC SoftwareVP Portfolio and Program Manager2001 — 2005
  36. iVita CorporationCo-Founder and Vice President1999 — 2001
  37. McKinsey and CompanyAssociate1998 — 1999
  38. Akamai TechnologiesCo-Founder1997 — 1998
  39. IntelProgram Manager1991 — 1996

Skills & more

Mergers5Cloud Computing35Corporate Development39Strategic Partnerships97Go-to-market Strategy76Private Equity23Angel Investing14Competitive Analysis20E-commerce15Distributed Systems2Team Building3Agile Methodologies8
+10 moreAnalyticsMobile ApplicationsMergers & AcquisitionsEnterprise ArchitectureManagement ConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipExecutive ManagementIT StrategyStrategyManagement

Languages English · Hindi · Punjabi

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Colleagues at Cervin

Courtney McKee
Vice President of Finance at Cervin Ventures
Daniel Karp
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Madison Steele
Operations Manager at Cervin
McKayla Nevins
Business Development Manager at Cervin
Neeraj Gupta
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Nilesh Maheshwari
Associate at Cervin Ventures
Samir Shah
Venture Partner at Cervin Ventures
Scott Brown
Partner, Head of Platform at Cervin Ventures

Network1

Neeraj GuptaMentee
Partner at Cervin Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Preetish Nijhawan?
Preetish Nijhawan, Akamai co‑founder who pushed Danny Lewin to turn his thesis into a foundational infrastructure company, brings deep technical operating experience across companies and early‑stage product and go‑to‑market support.
Where does Preetish Nijhawan work?
Preetish Nijhawan is Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin and Board director at Catch&Release.
What does Preetish Nijhawan invest in?
Preetish Nijhawan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Preetish Nijhawan write?
Preetish Nijhawan typically writes checks of $250K – $6M.
Where did Preetish Nijhawan go to school?
Preetish Nijhawan studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA); University of Southern California (MS, Computer Engineering); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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Also worked at Punchh, Inc.1

Neeraj GuptaPartner at Cervin Ventures