
Praveen Akkiraju
Managing Director
Praveen applies a product-focused perspective to investing in entrepreneurs challenging conventional approaches in automation, data platforms, DevOps, and infrastructure. Previously, he was a managing partner at the SoftBank Vision Fund, where he led investments in enterprise software, including Automation Anywhere. He also advised Team8, a startup foundry, and served as CEO of VCE, where he guided it to $1 billion in revenue as an enterprise cloud infrastructure pioneer.
Investor scope
Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Series A
Series B+
Target regions
USA
Canada
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Israel
Latin America
Investment ranges
$3M - $10M
$10M - $50M
Focus areas
AI
Cybersecurity
Biotech
Consumer
E-commerce
Education
Fintech
Future of Work
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