About
Rakesh Pai earned a B.Tech in Computer Science from REC (NIT) Calicut and an MBA from IIM Calcutta, and began his career as a programmer working on mobile development. He joined IndigoEdge in 2009 and has worked as an investment banker for over a decade. He focuses on early-stage, technology-driven businesses.
Invests in
Deep Tech
Experience
- IndigoEdgePartnercurrent2010 — present
- VirtusaSenior Consultant2010
- Infineon TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2005 — 2008
- TCSAsst Software Engineer2004 — 2005
Skills & more
Financial Modeling51Business Analysis51Management Consulting32Valuation24Business Strategy35Investment Banking13Competitive Analysis12Strategy14Corporate Finance7Requirements Analysis8Market Research9Web Technologies3
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Colleagues at IndigoEdge
Aaron George
Associate at IndigoEdge
Abhinav Tongia
Director at IndigoEdge
Adit Kumar
AVP at IndigoEdge
Aditi Thakur
Associate at IndigoEdge
Amanda Woods
Chief Investment Officer at National Digital Infrastructure Fund
Anmol Verma
AVP at IndigoEdge
Anushka Chaturvedi
Associate at IndigoEdge
Arjun Ram Venkatesan
Director at IndigoEdge
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rakesh Pai?
- Rakesh Pai earned a B.Tech in Computer Science from REC (NIT) Calicut and an MBA from IIM Calcutta, and began his career as a programmer working on mobile development. He joined IndigoEdge in 2009 and has worked as an investment banker for over a decade. He focuses on early-stage, technology-driven businesses.
- Where does Rakesh Pai work?
- Rakesh Pai is Founder & Managing Director at IndigoEdge.
- What does Rakesh Pai invest in?
- Rakesh Pai invests in Deep Tech.
- Where did Rakesh Pai go to school?
- Rakesh Pai studied at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta; National Institute of Technology Calicut (B.Tech, CSE); Model Techical Higher Secondary School, Kaloor.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta87
Veenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Dr. Nikhil HegdeHead, New Ventures at W Health Ventures Gp LlcJeff BaldwinPrincipal at TCVMonika AdamowiczHead of People at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMadhur MakkarPrincipal, Asia at RTP GlobalAbhay PandeyGeneral Partner at A91 Partners
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Also attended National Institute of Technology Calicut6
Shared employers
Also worked at Virtusa5
Also worked at Infineon Technologies35
Andy TangPartner at Draper AssociatesGil RosenGP at Blockchain BuildersJay ChongManaging Partner at Millennium New HorizonsMehmet ÇelimliData Engineer at Planet A VenturesPeter HerzGeneral Partner at 1st Course CapitalKelly ChenInvestor, Brand Capital Fund at XRC
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