Taz Patel

Experience

1. Higgsfield AIVice President of Platform Partnershipscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. PerplexityAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
3. PerplexityHead of Advertising and Shopping2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
4. Captiv8Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
5. DistrictFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
6. The House FundPart-Time Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
7. BreadcrumbsAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentSingapore
8. AtlasAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
9. 500 GlobalEIR (2019 & 2024)2014 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
10. Green Cow Venture CapitalVenture Advisor2019 — 2023
11. ER AcceleratorMentor2013 — 2023Greater New York City Area
12. PlaymakerChief Business Officer2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
13. PlaymakerStrategic Advisor2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
14. Blue Wire PodcastsAdvisor2020 — 2022
15. AirAsiaAdvisor - RedBeat Ventures2020
16. Cloud CampaignAdvisor2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
17. WAVEAdvisor2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
18. OhmConnectAdvisor & Investor2014 — 2017
19. SizmekVice President of Business Development2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
20. Republic ProjectChief Revenue Officer2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA

Education

1. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor, Pre-Law and Marketing2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Languages English · Gujarati · Spanish

From Taz's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley987

BDByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTOTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBBBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)GAGlen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalALAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalSSScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at District5

BFBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesMMMichael MaPartner at Liquid VenturesJGJason GrayFounder & Managing Partner at PioneerAPArjun PatelManaging Partner at Ex Machina VenturesCFCharlie FengInvestor at FOG Ventures

Also worked at 500 Global128

KTKaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalCNChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDODemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesGAGbenga AjayiPartner, Head of Africa and Middle East at QED InvestorsJLJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesDDannyInvestor at MGV.VC

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Also worked at WAVE2

FFFaraz FatemiPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersLALyle AyesInvestor at Verance Capital

Also worked at Yahoo! Network Sales239

JLJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMSMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFDFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)MVMarcie VuPartner at GreycroftIPIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPLPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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