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Param Patel

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Founder & CEO at Optima
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Param Patel is the Founder and CEO of Optima, an AI-powered investment management firm focused on India. A graduate of the University of Southern California and a former Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow, he has a background in founding web3 startups and scouting for AI and web3 investments at Draper Associates.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Param enjoys hiking, poker, and exploring the Los Angeles food scene. He actively discusses topics like technology, policy, and startups, and is passionate about the learning opportunities available within early-stage companies for those with a growth mindset.

During his time at USC, he researched verifiable delay functions, a niche area of cryptography.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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AI in Investing
Currently building Optima (Stellar), an AI-powered investment management platform targeting the Indian market, and is hiring for his founding quant team.
Web3 & Digital Identity
Co-founded Indux, a wallet and identity layer for web3, and previously focused on sourcing web3 deals as a Venture Scout.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Founder & CEO
Optima
11-2022 - 12-2023
Founder & CEO
Indux
8-2022 - 11-2022
Founding Engineer
Peaze
11-2021 - 8-2022
Venture Scout
Draper Associates
9-2021 - 11-2021
Software Engineering
Open Raven
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Southern California
Master of Science - MS
University of Southern California
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