Overview
Naresh Soni serves as a Limited Partner at 8VC [4]. Soni holds the position of Chair at South Coast Angel Group - II [3] and Chair of Southcoast Angels Fund [5], roles held concurrently with advisory work at Dallas Venture Capital [6]. Soni is Chief Executive Officer of Next Wave Technologies, Inc. [9] and Managing Partner at Modcircle LLC [7]. Soni's educational background includes a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin [11], Advanced Management Studies from ST University [13], and Innovation Management training from MIT Sloan School of Management [12].
Profile introduction
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Career history
- ChairJan 2026 to presentSouth Coast Angel Group - II
- Limited PartnerJul 2025 to present8VC
- Chair, Southcoast Angels FundJan 2020 to presentSOUTH COAST ANGELS LLC
- AdvisorMay 2023 to presentDallas Venture Capital
- Managing Partner – Luxury HospitalityMay 2022 to presentModcircle LLC
- Managing PartnerMay 2022 to presentModcircle LLC
- Chief Executive OfficerJun 2013 to presentNext Wave Technologies, Inc.
- Chief Technology OfficerJun 2023 to Nov 2024CXApp
Education
- MSEE, Computer Engineering1990 - 1992The University of Texasat Austin
- Innovation Management at MIT Sloan School of Management2010 - 2010
- Advanced Management Studies at ST University1999 - 2003
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