Based in London, Ashish Patel is the Managing Director for Europe, Israel and the Middle East at Intel Capital.

Mr. Patel has been investing in young business for the better part of a decade and has been with Intel for over seven years, during which time he has invested in over 25 technology start ups, including Suse, NetCentrix, and Multimania. He currently serves in various capacities on the Board of Freedom4 (UK), IP Access (UK), Runet (Russia) and AVG (Czech).

Prior to Intel, Mr. Patel was an Investment Director with Actis, a leading Global PE investor in emerging markets focused on IT and Communications. He qualified as an ACA with Coppers & Lybrand where he was engaged with corporate finance advisory activity mainly with large cap international businesses.

Mr. Patel graduated with a degree in economics from the London School of Economics.