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Sanjay Parekh

Startup Cheerleader

Atlanta, Georgia

Invests in

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  • Min Investment:

    $25,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Work Experience

  • Advisory Board Member

    2023

    Purpose Groups buys and holds "forever" companies that are enduringly profitable in the southeast. Have a company that you are looking to exit from but want to make sure your employees are treated well and taken care of? Reach out and we can chat.

  • Co-founder and Host

    2021

    Edgewise Media helps clients showcase their brand through podcasts. We help clients leverage podcasts to create a plethora of content they can use across social media. Check out Hiscox's Side Hustle to Small Business podcast or Susan G Komen's Real Pink podcast to see our work.

  • Co-founder

    2020

  • Founder

    2020

    Backed by Engage Ventures. Working to make data breaches a thing of the past.

  • Co-host

    2017

    I co-host this podcast with Adam Walker. We talk about tech and startup news in a way that is accessible to most people and hopefully with a bit of southern flair.

  • Founder

    2008

    Innovation and startup consulting firm that produces events and efforts around startups. Previously launched and managed Startup Riot.

  • Entrepreneur in Residence

    2024 - 2025

2022 - 2022

  • Co-Founder

    2022 - 2022

    Artist-designed, limited-edition gift wrap paper for cultural holidays poorly represented in mainstream retail.

  • Co-Founder

    2015 - 2019

    Prototype Prime (now known as Curiosity Lab) was a scalable tech startup focused incubator. We worked with startups that are building both hardware and software products and services.

  • Associate Director, CREATE-X

    2014 - 2017

    CREATE-X is an initiative designed to build entrepreneurial confidence among students at Georgia Tech. I was brought in to help launch the initiative and in the process guided the messaging, branding, execution, and engagement of the program with students, faculty, institution management, and the public.