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Bio

Professional summary

Deepak Prasad is a Director at Qualcomm Ventures focused on US investments, sourcing, deal execution, and portfolio management. Before Qualcomm Ventures, he was part of the founding team at GPO Fund, where he led enterprise technology investments including MapAnything, and previously invested in consumer technology at Unilazer Ventures. He also worked on investment teams at The Carlyle Group and Soros Fund Management.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Spectro CloudTiveAviz NetworksEclypsiumMapAnythingLenskart

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Qualcomm VenturesDirectorPresent
  • GPO FundFounding Team / Investor
  • Unilazer VenturesInvestor
  • The Carlyle GroupInvestment Team
  • Soros Fund ManagementInvestment Team

Education

  • Columbia Business SchoolMBA
  • VJTI, MumbaiBachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering

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