Preetish Nijhawan
Director/Board Member at BLINK TECHNOLOGIES INC
Profile
Preetish Nijhawan is a co-founder and partner at Cervin.
When it comes to day-to-day operations, Preetish serves on the board of several portfolio companies, mentoring and advising their founders.
He also meets entrepreneurs for potential investments and builds connections across other venture capital firms, alumni networks, and potential investors.
He is especially interested in the future of work, and his areas of investment focus are; the application layer in the IT stack, HR Tech, Sales & Marketing Tech, and DevOps tools.
Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Company, Neon, BMC, and iVita, an asset management software startup he co-founded.
Preetish was also a co-founder of Akamai Technologies.
Prior to Akamai he held various roles at Intel in engineering and program management.
He earned a BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the BITS, Pilani, India, an MS in Computer Engineering from USC, and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Preetish Nijhawan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| BLINK TECHNOLOGIES INC | Director/Board Member | 01/03/2018 |
Scalable Software LLC
 Scalable Software LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Scalable Software LLC provides IT compliance and asset management solutions. The company's products include Survey and WinINSTALL. It also provides solutions for asset discovery & inventory, software asset management, disaster recovery, desktop management and many more. Scalable Software was founded in 1999 and is located in Sugar Land, TX. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Folloze, Inc.
 Folloze, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Folloze, Inc. provides technology and software services. The firm specializes in sales enablement software, sales acceleration software, effective content marketing software and sales development software. The company was founded by David Brutman and Etai Beck in 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/02/2014 |
Stackshare, Inc.
 Stackshare, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Stackshare, Inc. enagges in providing online software for displaying and sharing technology stack. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/06/2016 |
Dark, Inc.
 Dark, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dark, Inc. develops and operates software applications. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/08/2017 |
FireCompass Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
 FireCompass Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services FireCompass operates as an artificial intelligence assistant. It analyzes security portfolio and identity gaps, conduct internal and external benchmarking, and generate and manage RFPs. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Director/Board Member | - |
Zight, Inc.
 Zight, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zight, Inc. enagges in the development of a software application that enables users to share images, links, music, videos, and files. Its platform CloudApp, enables to capture and share screenshots, GIFs, screen recordings and more. The company was founded by Tyler Koblasa, Larry Marburger, Max Schoening and Nick Paulson, in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/12/2017 |
Cervin Ventures Management LLC
 Cervin Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cervin Ventures Management LLC (Cervin Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Preetish Nijhawan and Neeraj Gupta. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 01/01/2008 |
Former positions of Preetish Nijhawan
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Zycada Networks, Inc.
 Zycada Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Zycada Networks, Inc. provides networking security solutions through artificial intelligence. Its products include CDN accelerator, connection insights, CDN Orchestrator, video stream optimizer and cloud security products. The firm offers eCommerce networking, live streaming and video on demand soltuions. The company was founded by Sameer Rao, Subbu Varadarajan and Roy Antonyraj in 2014 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Director/Board Member | 30/07/2021 |
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Training of Preetish Nijhawan
| University of Southern California | Graduate Degree |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science | Undergraduate Degree |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| INTEL CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 19 |
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Scalable Software LLC
Scalable Software LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Scalable Software LLC provides IT compliance and asset management solutions. The company's products include Survey and WinINSTALL. It also provides solutions for asset discovery & inventory, software asset management, disaster recovery, desktop management and many more. Scalable Software was founded in 1999 and is located in Sugar Land, TX. | Technology Services |
Blue Noodle, Inc.
 Blue Noodle, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Blue Noodle, Inc. was a leading the charge in melding online advertising into social and casual games, resulting in a combined offered that enriches both the developer's revenue and the user experience. It was also uniquely positioned to spur on such innovations, because it pairs world-class video ad technology with industry leaders from Pogo.com, Microsoft, and Electronics Arts. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
BMC Software, Inc.
 BMC Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BMC Software, Inc. develops enterprise software. It provides BMC helix service and operations management; truesight IT operations and automation; and automated mainframe intelligence. The firm also provides multi-cloud management; security and compliance; and IT optimization. The company was founded by Scott Boulette, John J. Moores, and Dan Cloer in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
| iVita Corp. | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
NEON Enterprise Software LLC
 NEON Enterprise Software LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services NEON Enterprise Software, Inc. develops software and data management solutions for compliance, data retention, IMS and DB2 tools. It offers Eclipse iRepair tool for viewing, analyzing and repairing IMS database data sets. The company was founded by John J. Moores in 1995 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX. | Technology Services |
Cervin Ventures Management LLC
Cervin Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cervin Ventures Management LLC (Cervin Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Preetish Nijhawan and Neeraj Gupta. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Involver, Inc.
 Involver, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Involver, Inc. operates as a social marketing platform. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Replay Technologies, Inc.
 Replay Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Replay Technologies, Inc. develops free dimensional video reconstruction technology solutions. The firm offers a free dimensional video technology that allows users to create various viewing angles. The company was founded by Oren Haimovitch-Yogev, Matteo Shapira and Aviv Shapira in 2011 and is headquartered in Newark, CA. | Technology Services |
QuanticMind, Inc.
 QuanticMind, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services QuanticMind, Inc. provides intuitive SaaS tools for enterprise-level advertisers to manage search engine, display and mobile marketing. It offers online marketing, performance marketing, optimization, analytics, search engine marketing, SEM, PPC, pay per click. The company was founded by Brian Bird, Enriko Aryanto and Chaitanya Chandrasekar on May 1, 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA. | Commercial Services |
Zight, Inc.
Zight, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zight, Inc. enagges in the development of a software application that enables users to share images, links, music, videos, and files. Its platform CloudApp, enables to capture and share screenshots, GIFs, screen recordings and more. The company was founded by Tyler Koblasa, Larry Marburger, Max Schoening and Nick Paulson, in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Blink Technologies, Inc.
 Blink Technologies, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Blink Technologies, Inc. develops robust, non-intrusive, eye tracking technologies. The company develops AI-based software solutions that deploys with any camera technology. The company was founded by Oren H. Yogev and Gilad Drozdov on April 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Distribution Services |
FireCompass Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
FireCompass Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services FireCompass operates as an artificial intelligence assistant. It analyzes security portfolio and identity gaps, conduct internal and external benchmarking, and generate and manage RFPs. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Technology Services |
Dark, Inc.
Dark, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dark, Inc. develops and operates software applications. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Stackshare, Inc.
Stackshare, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Stackshare, Inc. enagges in providing online software for displaying and sharing technology stack. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Folloze, Inc.
Folloze, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Folloze, Inc. provides technology and software services. The firm specializes in sales enablement software, sales acceleration software, effective content marketing software and sales development software. The company was founded by David Brutman and Etai Beck in 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Commercial Services |
Zycada Networks, Inc.
Zycada Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Zycada Networks, Inc. provides networking security solutions through artificial intelligence. Its products include CDN accelerator, connection insights, CDN Orchestrator, video stream optimizer and cloud security products. The firm offers eCommerce networking, live streaming and video on demand soltuions. The company was founded by Sameer Rao, Subbu Varadarajan and Roy Antonyraj in 2014 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Technology Services |
Akamai Technologies GmbH
 Akamai Technologies GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Akamai Technologies, Inc., Akamai Technologies GmbH is a German software development company. The company is based in Garching, Germany. The CEOs are McDonald Aitken, David Matthew, Justyna Kalina Jankowska. The company was founded by Preetish Nijhawan. | Technology Services |
FC Capital Management LLC
 FC Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance FC Capital Management LLC (Frontier Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Andrew Lindner and Richard Maclean. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. | Finance |
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