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Parin Shah
Head of Ventures at KIRKB
London, England
Overview
Parin Shah is the Head of Ventures at KIRKBI, the LEGO Family Office, where he specializes in growth strategies, corporate finance, venture capital, and investments. With a background in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge and experience at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Shah has successfully navigated the world of early-stage startups and has made significant contributions to the growth and success of companies in sectors such as games, education, gaming/eSports, and AI.
Work Experience
Head of Ventures
2022 - Current
I lead Ventures for KIRKBI, the Kirk Kristiansen family’s private holding and investment company. Active LP investor in Venture. Growth Stage focus on direct investments. Always interested in meeting exceptional founders as early as possible across Gaming (+Media, Entertainment), Edtech and Climate (+Sustainability).
Angel Investor
2020
Head of LEGO Ventures
2020
Board Observer
2022
BEGiN is an education technology company that creates learning products to bring children quality education.
Raised $207,289,285.00 from Sand Hill Angels, Aditum Ventures and SevenTrainVentures.
Board Member
2022
Board Observer
2022
Board Observer
2022
Advisory Board Member
2020 - 2022
Growth Lead
2017 - 2019
Exploding Unicorn: AI Healthcare start-up / scale-up w/ >USD 1 BN revs + peak valuation of >USD 4 BN Listed via SPAC transaction in Oct '21 and filed for bankruptcy in Aug '23
Associate, Equity Research (TMT)
2014 - 2017
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