Sunny Patel
About Sunny Patel
Sunny Patel is a Canadian who has lived and worked in North America, Europe and Asia and lives in Bangkok. He holds a BA (Honors) in Philosophy from Western University, an MBA from INSEAD (graduated July 2005) and the CFA designation.
His early career was in institutional investing. He was an investment analyst at CIBC Mellon from 2000 to 2001, then worked in asset management at Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson) in Toronto until 2004. From 2005 to 2010 he was on the alternative investment team at GAM in London, which covers hedge funds and funds of funds.
In 2013 he founded Trends Digital in Bangkok, where he is CEO and Managing Director. It is a digital agency serving international corporations, NGOs and government agencies in Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, and his bio describes a team of about 40. He has been a Forbes Agency Council member since 2017 and a CanCham Thailand board member since 2016. He is also listed as faculty at Harbour.Space in digital marketing.
Crunchbase lists 2 investments, 2 portfolio companies, 0 lead investments and 0 exits. Its only identified entry is a pre-seed round in Trends Digital, the company he founded. Crunchbase does not publish the second investment, and his investor type and stage fields are hidden. His bio cites more than 20 years of operating and investing in emerging markets since 2000, with experience in hedge funds, private equity and real estate. It does not list individual angel deals.
No public AI investments by Sunny Patel were found. His AI exposure is through education and operating work. He completed MIT Sloan executive courses in Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (2018) and Internet of Things (2017), and lists MIT and CSAIL AI for Business. His bio also names AI, machine learning, NLP, quantum computing, blockchain and AR for education among his interests, and he is an Intel Software Innovator.
Crunchbase tags his regions as Asia-Pacific, ASEAN and Southeast Asia. His bio names emerging markets in those regions, plus big data, fintech, sustainability through technology, social data and sentiment analysis, and digital and social media. Stage preferences and check size are not public.
- Trends Digital: Bangkok digital agency he founded in 2013. Crunchbase records a pre-seed round with him as the investor.
Investing activity
Sunny Patel has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has founded 2 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Sunny Patel
Does Sunny Patel invest in AI startups?
No AI deals by him are public. He has taken MIT Sloan AI courses and lists AI, ML and NLP among his interests.
What is Sunny Patel's angel check size?
He has not published a check size, and Crunchbase hides his investor stage and type. Ask him directly before assuming a range.
Where is Sunny Patel based?
He lives in Bangkok, Thailand. His bio describes work in Asia-Pacific, ASEAN and Southeast Asia.
What companies has Sunny Patel founded?
Crunchbase lists 2 companies founded. The one confirmed in public sources is Trends Digital, a Bangkok digital agency he started in 2013.
What is Sunny Patel's professional background?
He is a CFA charterholder with an INSEAD MBA. He worked at CIBC Mellon, Towers Perrin and GAM's alternative investment team before founding Trends Digital.
Should founders pitch Sunny Patel?
Founders working on Southeast Asian markets, digital media, social data, fintech or sustainability tech are closest to his stated interests. His public record has no lead investments and no exits.
Is Sunny Patel an angel investor?
Yes. Sunny Patel invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 2 investments.
How can founders reach Sunny Patel?
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