Vijen Patel

Vijen Patel is the Founding Partner of The 81 Collection, a Founders Fund for un-sexy industries. Vijen is also the Co-Owner of One Knoxville SC, where Vijen works alongside other successful founders and leaders in various industries. Vijen previously served as an Advisor and later as CEO of Tide Cleaners, post-acquisition of Pressbox which Vijen co-founded. With a background in finance and mathematics, Vijen has also worked at Friedman Fleischer & Lowe and McKinsey & Company before starting their entrepreneurial journey.