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Manish Patel

General Partner at XYZ Venture Capital

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Overview

Manish Patel is a General Partner at XYZ Venture Capital [1][3]. Patel has held roles across venture capital and academia, including as General Partner at Highland Capital Partners from 2010 to 2021 [8], Teaching Faculty and Strategic Advisor at Stanford University since 2015 [4], and Founder of Nava Ventures since 2021 [5]. Patel has also served as a Distinguished Fellow at IDEO from 2020 to 2022 [7], an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Fellow at the University of Toronto since 2018 [6], and as a mentor for Google for Startups Accelerator programs in 2020 [9]. Patel holds a BS and BA in Engineering and Economics from Stanford University [11]. Patel's professional focus centers on solving problems at the intersection of technology, business, and human experience, drawing on experience with products including AdWords and Google Maps [2].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

As a Silicon Valley veteran, I have been fortunate to lead teams that have designed, developed, and scaled products with global impact from enterprise advertising systems like AdWords to consumer experiences like Google Maps. I have a particular passion for those products and technologies that address deep human needs and then evolve to become a part of our everyday life. I focus on solving problems at the intersection of technology, business, and the human experience.

Career history

  1. General PartnerAug 2026 to presentXYZ Venture Capital
  2. Teaching Faculty & Strategic Advisor2015 to presentStanford University
  3. Founder2021 to presentNava Ventures
  4. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Fellow2018 to presentUniversity of Toronto
  5. Distinguished Fellow2020 to 2022IDEO
  6. General Partner2010 to 2021Highland Capital Partners
  7. Mentor: Google for Startups Accelerator for Black Founders + Women Founders2020 to 2020Google
  8. Advisory Board Member2015 to 2017MIT / Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB)

Education

  1. BS + BA, Engineering + EconomicsStanford University

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