Purvi Shah
InvestorPartner and CFO at Defy Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $6.5M
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About
Purvi Shah is a partner and CFO at defy, where she oversees the firm's operations. She previously spent 11 years as a fund controller at General Catalyst, and earlier worked in mutual funds at Investors Bank and Trust and State Street Research.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- defy.vcPartner, CFOcurrent2021 — presentWoodside, California, United States
- defy.vcCFO2017 — 2021Woodside, CA
- VCBCBoard Member2021 — 2024
- General CatalystFund Controller2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- General CatalystFund Manager2006 — 2015Cambridge, MA
- Investors Bank & TrustSenior Financial Reporting Specialist2005 — 2006
- State Street ResearchFinancial Reporting Analyst2003 — 2005
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Skills & more
Bloomberg2High Rise1Strategy3Private Equity13Financial Reporting17Venture Capital11Financial Modeling14Valuation8Investments9Corporate Finance3Due Diligence2Mergers & Acquisitions3
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Financial AnalysisInvestment BankingCorporate DevelopmentStart-upsLBOEntrepreneurshipEquitiesHedge FundsBusiness StrategyAsset ManagementBowlingLanguages English · Gujarati
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Colleagues at Defy Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Purvi Shah?
- Purvi Shah is a partner and CFO at defy, where she oversees the firm's operations. She previously spent 11 years as a fund controller at General Catalyst, and earlier worked in mutual funds at Investors Bank and Trust and State Street Research.
- Where does Purvi Shah work?
- Purvi Shah is Partner and CFO at Defy Partners.
- What does Purvi Shah invest in?
- Purvi Shah invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Purvi Shah write?
- Purvi Shah typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Purvi Shah go to school?
- Purvi Shah studied at Bentley University (Bachelor of Science, Economics - Finance).
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