Sanjiv Parikh

Sanjiv Parikh is the Managing Partner at Avanta Ventures, the venture capital arm of CSAA Insurance Group. He oversees a $300 million asset pool, including a $225 million fund launched in 2022, and manages an existing portfolio of approximately 20 active companies as the firm winds down new investments. Previously, Parikh served as Managing Director of Corporate Ventures at Hewlett Packard and was an early member of the Microsoft Ventures team. His corporate development background includes leading acquisitions for SK Telecom in the Americas, acting as Corporate Vice President of Investments at HTC, and serving as Senior Vice President of Business Development at Sentilla before its sale to Ericsson. Over his 25-year career, Parikh has maintained a consistent focus on strategic corporate growth and early-stage investments across the insurtech, mobility, and cloud infrastructure sectors.