Ilan Pragaspathy
Venture Partner at Eudemian Ventures
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President - Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning
2022 - Current
Lead the Corporate FP&A function - responsible for enterprise long-range strategic plans, budgets and annual forecasts working collaboratively with leaders across the company and analyzing business performance and industry trends. Lead the financial analysis of business cases, potential acquisitions and strategic initiatives. As member of the corporate leadership team lead special projects and contribute to decision making on growth, capital allocation, financing and capital raising, and management of the current portfolio of TDS companies that include wireless, wireline, cable, IT services and printing businesses.
Director - Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning
2021 - 2022
Director - Corporate Strategy
2018 - 2021
Responsible for driving growth at the enterprise level through strategic initiatives and investments, and providing strategic guidance in managing the portfolio of TDS companies that include wireless, wireline, cable, and IT services businesses.
Telephone and Data Systems is a telecommunication company that provides wireless products and services to the broadband sector.
Raised $375,000,000.00 from Oaktree Capital Management.
Board Member
2022
Venture Partner
2018
Venture Partner and Advisory Board Member at Eudemian Ventures, a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm supporting the world’s boldest founders to make potential actual. Eudemian Ventures' thesis is simple: Invest in great leaders. The firm's focus is on US early-stage software startups with product-market fit. Typical investment areas are AI, B2B SaaS, Consumer, FinTech, Digital Health. More at: www.eudemian.vc
Director, SAP.iO Fund
2017 - 2017
Developed the investment strategy for seed stage investments for the corporate venture fund across advanced software technology areas e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Drones, Blockchain, and Augmented / Virtual Reality. Developed the SAP.iO point of view on where to play in the software technology stack, identified startups that fit the criteria, and contributed to deal screening and evaluation. Supported the launch of the first cohort of the SAP.iO startup foundry/ accelerator.
SAP IoT Start up Accelerator is a global co-innovation program for B2B startups innovating in the world of the Internet of Things.
Senior Manager
2012 - 2017
Led engagements and provided strategic advice to Corporate and Private Equity clients in the areas of strategy, M&A and business transformation. Served clients across High-tech Software and Services, Telecom and Private Equity industries. Areas of expertise: Strategic planning, commercial and operational due diligence, financial modeling, sales plan assessment, pipeline analysis, revenue / business plan assessment, market research and sizing, competitive analysis, industry interviews, voice of customer studies, statistical analysis, organizational and functional benchmarking, transformation planning.
Principal Engineer
2007 - 2010
Senior Engineer
2003 - 2007
An ecosystem of software & hardware vendors, integrators and solution providers focused on adoption of NFV and SDN-based solutions.
Hardware Engineer
1999 - 2002
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
Raised $1,350,000,000.00.