Paul Sethi
Location: USA
Paul Sethi is a co-founder and partner at Punja Global Ventures. He is co-founder and managing partner at 2048 Ventures. He serves as an advisor at MainBloq.
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Edward Lando serves as Chairman at Goody (Specialty Retail). He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Board member at Link (Other Financial Services). He was Co-Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer at Goody. He serves as Board Member at Nodal. He serves as President & Board Member at Noba. He is a Co-Founder of Pareto Holdings. He co-founded Conduit. He serves as Board Member at Misfits Market. He serves as Board Member at Smartrr. He is a Co-Founder of Horizons Alpha. He is a Board Member at Atom Finance. He also serves as Advisor at Vitrina. He finds the most promising young people around the world and gives them all the advantages they need to launch their successful careers in tech. He is an active angel investor in San Francisco and New York and has invested in startups like Apptopia, ZeroCater, Sawyer, The Infatuation, and FrenchFounders. In the past, he was the Co-Founder of GovPredict (YC S’14), the Co-Founder of Black V Neck Club, and an intern of StartX. He also serves as Advisor at Prototype Capital. He graduated from Wharton.
Professional Summary
Accomplished founder and early-stage investor with a proven track record of identifying and supporting unicorn startups. Early investor in 25+ unicorns, specializing in pre-seed and seed-stage investments. Founded and leads Pareto Holdings, focusing on investing in exceptional entrepreneurs worldwide with a unique no-external capital model.
Professional Experience
Pre-Seed & Seed Investor | 2014 – Present
- Early investor in multiple unicorn companies including Ramp, Mercury, Current, Spendesk, Side, Misfits Market, Truebill, Modern Treasury, Extra, and Gauntlet
- Developed extensive network of founders and investors across global startup ecosystem
- Successfully identified and invested in transformative companies at earliest stages
- Built reputation for supporting founders from concept stage through scale
Founder
Pareto Holdings | March 2020 – Present
- Founded and scaled investment firm focused on early-stage startups globally
- Developed a unique investment model operating without external capital
- Lead multiple pre-seed investments weekly across diverse sectors
- Created founder-focused investment approach emphasizing long-term partnerships
- Built extensive portfolio of high-growth technology companies
Co-Founder
Kinisi Robotics | September 2023 – Present
- Co-founded robotics technology company
- Leading strategic development and growth initiatives
- Overseeing product development and market strategy
Founding Investor & Board Member
Misfits Market | June 2018 – Present
- Served as founding investor and board member for $2B+ valued company
- Supported company’s mission to provide affordable, healthy produce while reducing food waste
- Provided strategic guidance through multiple funding rounds including SoftBank investment
- Helped scale operations and expand market presence nationwide
Co-Founder
Zamp | September 2022 – Present
- Co-founded innovative sales tax solution platform
- Developed strategic vision and growth strategy
- Led company through successful launch and early growth phase
- Built partnerships and customer relationships
Investment Portfolio
- Deal Date: June 4, 2024
- Deal Type: Later Stage VC
- Industry: Financial Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: April 30, 2024
- Industry: Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: February 1, 2024
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: September 1, 2023
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: February 6, 2023
- Industry: Network Management Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: January 20, 2023
- Industry: Food Products
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: December 9, 2022
- Industry: Financial Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: September 27, 2022
- Industry: Financial Software
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: September 5, 2022
- Deal Type: Angel (individual)
- Industry: Real Estate Services (B2C)
- Status: Generating Revenue
- Deal Date: July 27, 2022
- Deal Type: Early Stage VC
- Industry: Real Estate Services (B2C)
- Status: Generating Revenue
Education
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (2010-2014)
- International Baccalaureate (2007-2010)
Core Competencies
- Early-Stage Investment Strategy
- Venture Capital
- Entrepreneurship
- Company Building
- Strategic Planning
- Board Leadership
- Technology Innovation
- Business Development
Contact Information
- Location: New York, United States
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