Nikhil Punwaney

Nikhil Punwaney is an experienced investor currently working at Partech since May 2023 and previously held an investment role at Antler in July 2022. Nikhil co-founded DeepBench, serving as CTO from February 2017 to December 2021, and was an ambassador for Sofar Sounds from June 2017 to June 2019. Additional experience includes software development roles at Acquia, LinkedIn, and McKinsey & Company, along with a research position at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT Sloan School of Management. Nikhil holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in the same field from MIT. Nikhil's educational background also includes completion of the International Baccalaureate at Emirates International School - Jumeirah.