Deven Parekh is a managing director with Insight Venture Partners. Deven Parekh became a member of Insight Venture Partners in year 2000. Deven Parekh had been a Principal for Berenson Minella & Company, a NYC based merchant banking firm, where he served in the firm’s M & A Committee. Before Berenson Minella, Deven Parekh was with The Blackstone Group, where he was basically involved with together M & A advisory and principal activities.

Deven Parekh has invested in technological know-how coupled with Web based businesses including: Chegg.com, Connexus, eCommerce Industries, eVestment Alliance, Football Fanatics, Hayneedle, MediaMind, Newegg.com Seevast and Synchsort.

Deven Parekh Non-Profit Activities

Deven Parekh is on the board of Publicolor (www.publicolor.org) a non-profit enterprise that makes use of coloration as well as painting to engage and inspire disaffected teenagers students. Publicolor helps teens to be effective together with each other to elevate the quality and appearance of their own learning environments.