Ravi Patel

Ravi Patel is currently an Investment Associate at Parade Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm where he primarily focuses on sourcing and evaluating seed-stage startup investments. Prior to transitioning into the venture capital industry, he spent time working as a Software Engineer at Magellan Health, a prominent managed healthcare company. During his tenure in the corporate healthcare sector, Patel was specifically responsible for building, developing, and designing technical software solutions aimed at modern pain management. In his current investment capacity, he leverages this hands-on technical experience to assess emerging technology companies, with his active portfolio involvement including the operational manufacturing software startup HowFactory. Patel’s foundational background in software engineering now directly informs his analytical investment approach as he continues to identify and support early-stage founders navigating the initial phases of product development and seed funding rounds.