Manish Patel: Founder of Nava Ventures Backing Market-Creating Innovators
May 18, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Episode description
Manish Patel is the founder of Nava Ventures. He led teams that have designed, developed, and scaled products with global impact, from enterprise advertising systems like AdWords to consumer experiences like Google Maps. Prior to that, he was a GP at Highland Capital Partners. Highland has raised over $3B in committed capital and invested in more than 270 companies, resulting in category-defining businesses across consumer and enterprise technology. Investments include companies such as Rent the Runway, 2U, Catalant, Harry's, Malwarebytes, nuTonomy, Clearbanc, Scopely, ThredUP, and Turbonomic.Topics:
- Enterprise AI adoption
- Bridging traditional industries with AI
- The future of work and automation
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