Siddharth Parekh

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Siddharth has over 12 years of work experience across the US, UK and India, a majority of which involved investing in emerging markets. Prior to founding Paragon Partners in 2015, Siddharth served as a Principal in the Mumbai office of Actis, a leading emerging markets private equity fund with a growing portfolio of investments in Asia, Africa and Latin America and US$6 billion of funds under management.

Siddharth joined Actis’ London office in 2008 and focused primarily on investing in the Financial Services industry. He completed 6 investments across a number of sectors and geographies, managed 8 companies in Actis' Indian portfolio and executed 6 exits. Siddharth has also been an active participant on the angel network in India, having invested in a number of start-ups engaged in the financial technology and health & fitness sectors.

Prior to joining Actis, Siddharth was an Investment Analyst at the International Finance Corporation based in Washington D.C. focusing on investing in the Global Manufacturing & Services sectors and also spent 2 years as a Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in New York. He has an MBA and Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
3
Siddharth Parekh has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 1, 2014, when CreditVidya raised $59.20K.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Jun 8, 2016 CreditVidya Series A $2M Credit Detail
Nov 1, 2014 CreditVidya Angel $59.20K Credit Detail
Sep 23, 2014 CreditVidya Angel $39.10K Credit Detail