Prashant Pahade

Member at IAN Group

Prashant Pahade is an accomplished leader and investor in the technology sector, currently serving as an Investor and Growth Scaler at MosaicAI Solutions since January 2024 and as the Founder & CEO of csfirst since 2014, where the focus is on enhancing customer experience for SaaS companies. Prashant also holds positions as a Scale-up Partner at SafeAI, Inc. and Lead Investor on the Board of Directors at AutomataPi Solutions Private Limited. An active member of several investment committees, including the Indian Angel Network and JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation, Prashant has a strong track record of supporting early-stage startups. Previous roles include VP & Managing Director at Apache Design Solutions, where Prashant played a crucial role in operations and growth leading to a significant acquisition, and Director of Sales and Business Development at Cadence Design Systems, achieving notable sales performance. Prashant holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications from Manipal Institute of Technology.

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Cupertino, United States

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IAN Group

IAN Group is the country’s single largest platform for seed and early-stage investment platform with IAN Angel Network, BioAngels and IAN Fund I and IAN Alpha Fund enabling entrepreneurs to raise from Rs. 50 lakhs to Rs. 50 crores. The platform brings money, mentoring from successful entrepreneurs and global market access. The platform is sector-agnostic and has funded innovative startups across 19 sectors in India and 7 other countries, thereby growing the global footprint of companies. IAN has been listed by Forbes as one of iconic business and economic events of Independent India, over 75 years along with LIC, NASSCOM, RBI, Naukri.com amongst others.


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India

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11-50

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