Technology Strategist / Deal Maker / Evangelist / Innovator
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Partner at Shotput Ventures
- Founder at Startup Gossip
- Founder at GivingTi.me
- Founder and Organizer at Startup Riot
- Member, Board of Directors at Coyote Point Systems
- Senior Member at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Consultant, Mentor, and Advisor (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Co-Founder at Skribit
- Member, Board of Directors at Digital Envoy
- Senior Product Manager and Consultant to the VP, Consumer Access Products at EarthLink, Inc.
- Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Digital Envoy
- American Marshall Memorial Fellow at German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Member at Young Entrepreneurs Organization
- Technology Pioneer (2002 & 2003) at World Economic Forum
- Member at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Founder and CEO at Digital Envoy
- Senior Systems Engineer at Arris Interactive
- Systems Engineer (Intern) at General Electric Transportation Systems
- Systems Engineer (Intern) at GE Transportation Systems
- Technician (Intern) at AEL Defense Corp.
- Education
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- Emory University - Goizueta Business School
- Georgia Institute of Technology
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Sanjay Parekh’s Summary
Sanjay was a founder of Digital Envoy where he led the strategic vision of the company most recently as the Chief Strategy Officer and previously as the CEO. Sanjay is also the original inventor of Digital Envoy's patented NetAcuity IP intelligence technology. Digital Envoy was acquired by Landmark Communications in June 2007.
Sanjay has served as an expert consultant for numerous startups, corporations, and organizations including the Department of Justice.
In 2004, Sanjay was named an Outstanding Young Atlantan by Outstanding Atlanta, one of the "Top 40 Under 40" Georgians by Georgia Trend magazine, and a 2004 American Marshall Memorial Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States. In 2003, Sanjay was named to MIT's Technology Review TR100 list as one of the top 100 young innovators of 2003 and one of the "Top 50 Entrepreneurs" in Atlanta by Catalyst Magazine. Sanjay was also named a Technology Pioneer with the World Economic Forum in 2002 and 2003.
Sanjay has an electrical engineering degree, specializing in computer engineering, from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Sanjay also holds an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.
Sanjay Parekh’s Specialties:
Technology, Internet, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Fund Raising, Software Development, Sales, Partnerships, Business Development, Innovation, Strategy
Sanjay Parekh’s Experience
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Partner
Shotput Ventures
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Shotput Ventures is an Atlanta based seed stage investment fund. The first class of companies launched at the end of summer of 2009.
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Founder
Startup Gossip
(Internet industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Startup Gossip is a news aggregation site based on all the startup news in a city. Launched so far are:
atlanta.startupgossip.com - September 2, 2008
tampa.startupgossip.com - September 21, 2008
raleigh.startupgossip.com - September 24, 2008
chicago.startupgossip.com - September 25, 2008 -
Founder
GivingTi.me
(Internet industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
GivingTi.me will be a site through which entrepreneurs can help one another, one hour at a time. The idea was worked on extensively at Atlanta Startup Weekend 2 in November 2008 and was awarded the top prize in BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt's Ideas Competition in November 2008.
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Founder and Organizer
Startup Riot
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Events Services industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Startup Riot is an event showcase in which startups are able to pitch themselves, for three minutes, to an audience of potential employees, customers, and investors. See startupriot.com for more details.
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Member, Board of Directors
Coyote Point Systems
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Networking industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Brought on as an independent member of the board of directors.
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Senior Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)
Interviewed for the article "The View From The Top" in IEEE's Spectrum magazine in November 2004.
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Consultant, Mentor, and Advisor
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)
Consult with various organizations on strategy, innovation, and technology.
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Co-Founder
Skribit
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
November 2007 — November 2007 (1 month)
Skribit is a Startup Weekend company. More info on Skribit at www.skribit.com.
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Member, Board of Directors
Digital Envoy
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
March 1999 — June 2007 (8 years 4 months)
Digital Envoy was acquired by Landmark Communications in June 2007.
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Senior Product Manager and Consultant to the VP, Consumer Access Products
EarthLink, Inc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ELNK; Computer Software industry)
June 2006 — December 2006 (7 months)
Hired to develop EarthLink’s video on demand and online video strategy.
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Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Digital Envoy
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
March 1999 — May 2005 (6 years 3 months)
Chief evangelist for the company to the public, press, clients, and prospects. Responsible for training and guiding the team in a number of different aspects. Spearheaded the development of Digital Envoy’s technology and vision.
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American Marshall Memorial Fellow
German Marshall Fund of the United States
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; International Affairs industry)
January 2004 — December 2004 (1 year )
Travelled in June 2004 to Europe for this fellowship. I went to Brussels (Belgium), Hamburg (Germany), Bilbao (Spain), Krakow & Warsaw (Poland), and Paris (France).
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Member
Young Entrepreneurs Organization
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 2001 — June 2004 (2 years 9 months)
Member of the Atlanta Chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization.
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Technology Pioneer (2002 & 2003)
World Economic Forum
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2002 — December 2003 (2 years )
Selected as a Technology Pioneer with the World Economic Forum for 2002 and 2003.
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Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1993 — October 2003 (10 years 8 months)
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Founder and CEO
Digital Envoy
(Internet industry)
March 1999 — July 2001 (2 years 5 months)
Originally founded the company after inventing the NetAcuity technology. Recruited the original founding employees and executives. Successfully raised $1.5m in angel funding and then led the executive team through more than two hundred venture capitalist presentations over ten months culminating with an investment of $10.5m from AOL Time Warner Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Garage Technology Ventures, H&Q Asia Pacific, Frontier Capital, Cordova Ventures, and Crossbow Ventures in July 2001.
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Senior Systems Engineer
Arris Interactive
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; ARRS; Telecommunications industry)
April 1996 — January 2000 (3 years 10 months)
Among the first twenty employees hired within the company and the first Systems Engineer to be hired and deployed to the field. Responsible for new field deployments and managing customer expectations. Also responsible for being fully engaged during the sales process and ensuring a smooth technical sale. Founder of a new consulting group within Arris Interactive named Acceleration Services (now known as ARRIS Global Professional Services).
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Systems Engineer (Intern)
General Electric Transportation Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Railroad Manufacture industry)
June 1995 — September 1995 (4 months)
Hired to work on the AC6000 locomotive design team. The AC6000 is the newest and most technologically advanced locomotive available with the ability to provide over 6,000 gross horsepower.
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Systems Engineer (Intern)
GE Transportation Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Railroad Manufacture industry)
June 1994 — September 1994 (4 months)
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Technician (Intern)
AEL Defense Corp.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
June 1993 — September 1993 (4 months)
Sanjay Parekh’s Education
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Emory University - Goizueta Business School
MBA , Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy , 2005 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- One Year Accelerated Full Time MBA Program, Goizueta Advanced Leadership Academy Fellow, Dean's List (Fall 2005)
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelors , Electrical Engineering , September 1991 — March 1996
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Sanjay Parekh’s Websites:
Sanjay Parekh’s Groups:
IEEE (Member from 03/1993-10/2003, Senior Member 10/2003-Present), Marshall Memorial Fellowship, Outstanding Atlanta, Council on Foreign Relations, World Economic Forum - Technology Pioneers
Sanjay Parekh’s Honors:
• Named one of the top ten Outstanding Atlantans (2004)
• Named one of the "Top 40, Under 40" Georgians by Georgia Trend magazine (2004)
• Named to the TR100 list (top innovators) by MIT's Technology Review magazine (2003)
• Named one of the "Top 50 Entrepreneurs" in Atlanta by Catalyst Magazine (2003)
• Awarded U.S. Patent 6,757,740 - "Systems and Methods for Determining Collecting and Using Geographic Location of Internet Users"
• Awarded U.S. Patent 7,349,989 - "Systems and Methods for Determining, Collecting, and Using Geographic Location of Internet Users"
• Awarded U.S. Patent 7,403,978 - "Systems and Methods for Determining, Collecting, and Using Geographic Location of Internet Users"
• Awarded European Patent EP1699189 - "Geo-intelligent router"
• Kauffman Fellowship finalist
Sanjay Parekh’s Contact Settings
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