Paras Patel is the Founder and Managing Partner of E3 Capital where he expertly balances big-picture strategy with the day-to-day operations of managing one of Africa’s longest standing climate-tech venture funds.  

As part of the founding team of E3, he played a pivotal role in constructing the fund’s thesis around investing in smart infrastructure solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa. After driving EAV’s first exit in 2020, he subsequently led the successful raise of the E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund.  

Prior to E3, Paras built a strong foundation in finance, spending 10 years in Investment Banking and Asset Management at HSBC and after went on to establish and scale one of his first ventures, Simply Live, into a pan-European company before successfully exiting it in 2014.

Paras is passionate about healthy living and is a proud dog dad to his beloved pups, Pacco & Luno.

He holds an MSc in Finance from Warwick Business School.