Overview
Parekh is a Managing Director at Insight Partners [1][2]. Parekh joined Insight in 2000 and has made more than 140 investments in enterprise software, data, and consumer internet businesses globally across North America, Europe, India, Israel, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Australia [2]. Parekh serves on the boards of directors for Calm, Candy, Checkout.com, Chrono24, CoreLogic, Diligent, DistroKid, Ellkay, Fanatics, Gamma, iad, PDI, TetraScience, Vinted, WeWork, and Within3, with additional portfolio companies including Chargebee, FTX, Thunes, Splitwise, and 1stdibs [2]. Prior to joining Insight, Parekh was a Principal at Berenson & Company from 1992 to 2000 [4] and an Analyst at The Blackstone Group from 1991 to 1992 [5]. Parekh holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School [6].
Profile introduction
Deven Parekh is a Managing Director at Insight Partners. Since joining Insight in 2000, he has made more than 140 investments in enterprise software, data, and consumer internet businesses globally, including in North America, Europe, India, Israel, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Australia. Currently, Deven serves on the Boards of Directors for Calm, Candy, Checkout.com, Chrono24, CoreLogic, Diligent, DistroKid, Ellkay, Fanatics, Gamma, iad, PDI, TetraScience, Vinted, WeWork, and Within3. Other companies within his portfolio include Chargebee, FTX, Thunes, Splitwise, 1stdibs, Sl…
Career history
- Managing Director2000 to presentInsight Partners
- Principal1992 to 2000Berenson & Company
- Analyst1991 to 1992The Blackstone Group
Education
BS, Economics1987 - 1991The Wharton School
In the news
- Insight Partners’ Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and AnthropicInsight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified.
TechCrunch Venture · Sep 13, 2026
- AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10A boutique StrictlyVC evening returns to New York's West Village on September 10 with Keith Rabois, Craig Shapiro, Jason Levien, Tristan Walker, Brynn Putnam, and Deven Parekh — covering AI, sports investing, community-building, venture economics, and politics, with cocktails, food, and networking throughout the night.
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