Draft:Prashanth Prakash

  • Comment: The person did not start Accel. References are only running mentions. Please see WP:N and WP:SIGCOV. User4edits (talk) 15:53, 30 January 2024 (UTC)


Prashanth Prakash is an Indian venture capital investor[1], entrepreneur and philanthropist[2][3][4] based in Bengaluru. He is the partner of Accel in India.[5][6][7] He is the chairman of the Vision Group for Startups for the Government of Karnataka.[8][9][10]

Venture Capital Investor

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Since 2004, Prakash has played a key role as a Venture Capitalist in nurturing Karnataka's and India's start-up landscape[11][12][13], and was appointed as the advisor to Karnataka's ex CM Yeduriappa in 2021[14][15].

As a partner at Accel, Prakash has played a role in shaping up some renowned Indian start ups - on the likes of Flipkart, Ola, Freshworks, Bookmyshow, Swiggy & Bounce among many others.[16][17][18][19][20]

Prakash has co-authored a book called 'Unboxing Bengaluru - The city of New Beginnings'[21].[22] It was launched by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah. [23]

Social Work

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Prakash is also the chairman of United Way of Bengaluru[24][25] and UnboxingBLR Foundation (a non-profit organisation dedicated to curating, facilitating, and promoting activities for Bangalore's people and communities.)[26][27][28]

He is the Chairman & Trustee of the NGO Sikshana Foundation and has worked with government schools and anganwadis, with a special focus on education for girls. His work has impacted 50000 schools and 3 Million students in India.[29]

In 2021, Prakash built a 100-crore covid fund along with fellow VCs and established ATC Grants to support Start-ups that were dedicated to building products and services to address challenges of the pandemic.[30][31]

He has also partnered with IISC, Bangalore to set up their Geriatrics Wing. [32][33]

Prashanth was honored as the Social Impact Leader 2021 for his philanthropic work by ASSOCHAM.[34]

Education

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Prakash completed his Bachelor's degree from Bangalore University (Computer Science).

Prakash earned a doctorate from the University of Mysore in 2021.[35]

References

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  1. ^ "PM hosts roundtable interaction with representatives of Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  2. ^ Aneja, Tanya (2023-11-02). "From Nikhil Kamath to Prashanth Prakash: Key Highlights from EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023". Business Today. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ^ "'Team, practicality of business plan are what we look at, not spreadsheets'". BusinessLine. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  4. ^ "A GROUP OF EMINENT ALUMNI/BENEFACTORS CALLS ON PRESIDENT OF INDIA". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  5. ^ Shah, Sneha (2023-12-28). "Invest in new ideas, not flavour of the season, says Accel's Prashanth Prakash". mint. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  6. ^ Livemint (2016-12-09). "Accel's India story". mint. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  7. ^ "Epicentre of climate-change tech will move into India: Prashanth Prakash". Moneycontrol. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  8. ^ "Mission Startup Karnataka". www.missionstartupkarnataka.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  9. ^ "BLR Tech Summit on Twitter".
  10. ^ "National Startup Advisory Council reconstituted; non-official members nominated". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  11. ^ "'Team, practicality of business plan are what we look at, not spreadsheets'". BusinessLine. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  12. ^ "Hot bets for investors". Business Standard.
  13. ^ Prashanth Prakash, Founding Partner of the US Venture Capital firm Accel Partners in India, 11 December 2023, retrieved 2024-02-26
  14. ^ "Accel's Prashanth Prakash appointed advisor to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa". Moneycontrol. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  15. ^ "Accel partner Prashanth Prakash to advise Karnataka CM on strategy, planning". VCCircle. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  16. ^ "The Accel effect". www.fortuneindia.com. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  17. ^ Prakash, Prashanth (2023-12-31). "Innovation, sustainability to fuel transformative phase: Accel's Prashanth Prakash". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  18. ^ "There is no real ecosystem for deep tech in India: Accel's Prashanth Prakash". Moneycontrol. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  19. ^ "Manufacturing-focussed startups got $8 billion in investments over 7 years: Prashanth Prakash". The Economic Times. 2023-10-12. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  20. ^ "Of 100 Indian unicorns, 25 will go IPO in the next 3-5 years: Accel's Prashanth Prakash". Business Today. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  21. ^ Jasline, Cheryl (2023-12-02). "'Bengaluru is a city that offers different types of Bengaluru, all coexisting'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/UnboxingBlr/status/1736312965052407896?s=20
  23. ^ "CM of Karnataka, Twitter - Launch of UNBOXING BENGALURU - The City of New Beginnings".
  24. ^ Callie (2019-01-10). "Accel -Lessons For Social Change". Innovations of the World. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  25. ^ "UWBe - Board of Trustees". www.uwbengaluru.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  26. ^ Muyiwa, Joshua (2023-12-08). "Bengaluru is flexing its cultural muscle". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  27. ^ www.thephilanthropist.org https://www.thephilanthropist.org/article/philanthropy-with-purpose-an-inspiring-vision-for-india-s-future. Retrieved 2024-02-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ^ "Karnataka announces 10-day Unboxing Bengaluru Habba festival to showcase best of state capital". The Indian Express. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  29. ^ "Prashanth Prakash honored with 'India CSR Impact Leader Award' - India CSR". 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  30. ^ "Accel's Prashanth Prakash: Building A Rs 100 Crore Covid-19 Relief Fund". Forbes India. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  31. ^ "ACT Grants helped create disruptive scalable solutions to fight against Covid19: Prashanth Prakash - India CSR". 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  32. ^ "IISc signs agreement with Prashanth Prakash to set up geriatrics wing". Business Standard.
  33. ^ "Venture capitalist Prashanth Prakash signs up with IISc, to fund geriatrics unit at Bagchi hospital". The Economic Times. 2022-08-11. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  34. ^ "ASSOCHAM honors Prashanth Prakash as Social Impact Leader 2021 - India CSR". 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  35. ^ University of Mysore (2021-09-07). "101st Annual Convocation :: Live On 07/09/2021 @ 11.30 AM". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-01-10.