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Priya Patel is an experienced AI ML Product Manager at Google since August 2023, with a substantial background in product management and mentorship roles. As a Limited Partner in Footprint Coalition Investments, Priya has invested in various companies including Turntide Technologies and Atlast Food Co., while also serving as a Seed Investor in 99 Tartans, LLC and mentoring at both Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship and Techstars. Prior experience includes a senior product management role in mixed reality at Microsoft and leadership positions at Boeing, contributing to ventures and enterprise development. Priya holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and an AI Product Management Certificate from Duke University.
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Each year Carnegie Mellon students, staff and professors launch 20 – 30 startups. Many of these spin-offs are based on industry leading intellectual property developed on campus. CMU Startups on Crunchbase: http://bit.ly/2nowN4F We believe companies with CMU technical DNA have an unfair advantage in the market. The purpose of this group is to find the best of the best and share these investment opportunities with CMU Alumni (and select friends). Together we can all help these great entrepreneurs succeed and also share in their financial success. What we look for: 1) Passionate, coachable founder(s) with deep empathy for customers. Lean, Focus, and Hustle. 2) Technology innovation rooted in next technology Epoch. 3) Large and growing addressable market or high-value problem. How does this get exponentially big? 4) Demonstrated early product traction. 4) Plausible "why now?" answer. 99 Tartans is independent of and not affiliated with the Carnegie Mellon University in any way.