Paritosh Desai
About Paritosh Desai
Paritosh Desai is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Samsung Ads press materials from CES 2026 list him as VP of AI/ML at Samsung Ads. A recent post on his LinkedIn profile says he has joined Apple Ads Engineering, so check his current role before you reach out.
He started at Google in May 2020 as a Senior Director. A trade report on his move says he was working on ads shown in Discover and Gmail. Before that he was SVP and Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Target, which he joined in 2013. Earlier roles were Senior Director of Data Sciences at Gap Inc. and senior science and engineering roles at the retail analytics firm DemandTec, later part of IBM.
He holds a degree from IIT Bombay (1995) and an MS in Mathematics and a PhD in Operations Research from Stanford. He has also been a scientific advisor to Quantiply Corporation, an advisory board member at Comlinkdata (2019), and a speaker at The AI Summit New York in 2020.
Crunchbase lists one personal investment, one portfolio company, no lead investments, no exits and no companies founded. PitchBook also classes him as an individual angel investor with one investment. That investment is a seed round in Cuberon, dated August 2015 on PitchBook. PitchBook lists Cuberon as out of business. Deal size and his check amount are not public.
No public record shows an AI-specific angel investment by him. His AI work is operational. He built data science and AI teams at Target and now leads AI/ML for advertising products. At Samsung Ads he has spoken publicly about applying AI across connected TV ad solutions.
He has not published a thesis, preferred stage, geography or check size. The one known deal was a seed round in a business and productivity software company. His professional experience is in advertising technology, retail analytics, data science and machine learning. Founders in those areas may find the strongest overlap, but this is an inference from his career and not a stated investing focus.
- Cuberon (Cuberon Labs): business and productivity software company. He invested in its seed round, dated August 2015 on PitchBook. PitchBook lists the company as out of business.
- crunchbase.com/person/paritosh-desai
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/160139-71
- linkedin.com/in/paritosh
- samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/blog/ai-enhanced-advertising-soluti
- retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2020/5/14/paritosh-desai-departs-targ
- nasscomgccconclave2019.sched.com/speaker/paritosh_desai.1zfsi1gb
Investing activity
Paritosh Desai has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Paritosh Desai
Who is Paritosh Desai?
He is a Bay Area technology executive with a Stanford PhD in Operations Research. He has held senior data and AI roles at DemandTec, Gap, Target and Google. Samsung Ads lists him as VP of AI/ML, and a recent LinkedIn post mentions joining Apple Ads Engineering.
Does Paritosh Desai invest in AI startups?
No AI startup investment by him is publicly recorded. His one known angel investment is a 2015 seed round in Cuberon, a business software company. His day job is in AI and machine learning for advertising.
What is Paritosh Desai's check size?
It is not public. Neither Crunchbase nor PitchBook lists an amount for his investment, and he has not published a range.
What stage does Paritosh Desai invest in?
He has not stated a preferred stage. His only recorded deal was a seed round.
How many companies has Paritosh Desai invested in?
Crunchbase lists one investment and one portfolio company, with no lead investments and no exits. PitchBook also lists one investment.
Should I pitch Paritosh Desai if I am building ad tech or data and AI software?
His career is in advertising, retail analytics and applied machine learning, so he could be a useful advisor on those topics. He has not said he is actively angel investing, so treat it as an introduction and not a confirmed fit.
Is Paritosh Desai an angel investor?
Yes. Paritosh Desai invests personally as an angel and is VP of AI/ML at Samsung Ads. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
Where is Paritosh Desai based?
Paritosh Desai is based in San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States.
How can founders reach Paritosh Desai?
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