About this episode

Deven Parekh discusses his journey in technology investing and the strategies of Insight Partners in the current market landscape.

In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Deven Parekh, renowned technology investor, civic leader, and managing director of Insight Partners, the global software investment firm. Over the course of the wide-ranging conversation, we learn about Insight's deep expertise and differentiation in software investing, Parekh's own evolution as a business leader, and how he thinks about the current moment — as an investor, engaged nonprofit board member, and New Yorker. We begin with Parekh's early days. He entered college as a budding scientist, but soon "traded his early love of biochemistry for economics," and graduated from Wharton into a career in finance, first at Blackstone and then the merchant bank Berenson Minella & Company. When Parekh joined Insight Partners in 1999, it was a team of approximately ten; today Insight is a 450-person global firm, with over $90 billion in assets under management, and investing out of its thirteenth fund. Parekh walks us through the distinguishing elements of Insight's strategy, including a singular focus on software across the full investment continuum from early-stage venture to private equity like buyouts; a nearly 70-person strong and…

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Guest: Deven Parekh

Topics covered

• software investing
• technology
• startups
• AI
• business leadership
• investment strategy

Keywords

• Deven Parekh
• Insight Partners
• software investment
• startups
• AI
• business leadership
• investment strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Insight Partners, Blackstone, Berenson Minella & Company

Places: New Yorker, Wharton

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