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Kevin Parakkattu

Partner at Plug and Play

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Kevin Parakkattu is a Partner at Plug and Play in Austin, Texas, with a background in investing in companies at various stages, including Series A and Seed, within sectors such as Retail, Media/Content, and E-commerce. His career highlights include serving in various roles at Plug and Play Tech Center and making strategic investments in companies like BigID, Madison Reed, and MANSCAPED.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2023 - Current

  • Principal

    2020 - 2023

  • Senior Associate

    2018 - 2020

  • Associate

    2017 - 2018

Plug & Play Topeka is a Venture Capital company that offers corporate Innovation, open Innovation, and accelerator Programs.

  • Investor

    2016

BigID is a data intelligence company that helps organizations discover, manage, and protect sensitive information.

Raised $306,099,999.00 from Riverwood Capital, Advent International and Silver Lake Waterman.

  • Investor

    2017

Madison Reed is a beauty company that offers hair coloring products online.

Raised $273,711,245.00 from Runway Growth Capital.

  • Investor

    2019

MANSCAPED creates a dynamic educational movement and culture focused on the importance of men’s health, hygiene, and refinement.

Raised $500,000.00 from Banner Capital Management, LLC, Smash Ventures and Pure Imagination Brands.

  • Investor

    2019

OXIO is a telecom-as-a-service platform designed for brands and enterprises.

Raised $59,626,631.00 from Ascend Venture Capital, Allan Green, King River Capital, ParaFi Capital, Digital Currency Group, FinTech Collective, Leyden Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Atlantico and monashees.

  • Investor

    2018

ChargeAfter is the global multi-lender network for point-of-sale financing.

Raised $61,000,000.00 from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, MUFG Bank, Banco Bradesco, Citi Ventures, Phoenix Financial and Plug and Play.

  • Investor

    2020

  • Investor

    2021

  • Investor

    2021

Gr4vy is a cloud payment orchestration platform that helps businesses manage their payment solutions

Raised $27,200,000.00 from W23.

  • Investor

    2017

Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in affordable, luxury cashmere products.

Raised $16,000,000.00 from Plus Capital, MEGA Holding and Vanterra Capital.

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