Deepen Parikh
Partner
Courtside Ventures
About Deepen Parikh
Deepen Parikh is a partner at Courtside Ventures, one of the leading early-stage VC funds focused on sports and gaming. They are backed by several professional sports team owners, public corporations and industry executives.
Since launching Courtside Ventures in 2016, they have invested in over 100+ companies globally. Though US-focused, Courtside has invested internationally in high-growth markets including India, Brazil and across the MENA region. Select investments include Winzo, Elo Elo, The Athletic (acquired by New York Times), StockX (exited in secondary markets) and Beam (acquired by Microsoft), among several others.
Previously, Parikh was a partner at Interplay Ventures, an early-stage technology incubator and investor, where he was part of launching/building 15+ companies and investing in another 12 companies.
Parikh started his career as an Associate at UBS Financial Services. He recently relocated to Dubai with his wife and three children.
What are 3 things you’re passionate about?:
– American Football – harder to follow living in Dubai now, but will wake up at any hour to watch the Baltimore Ravens
– Traveling with my wife and three little kids. Not the most enjoyable to be on flights with a two year old, but it’s great once we get there.
– Yoga and meditation