Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Praful Shah was responsible for defining the company's business, product, and marketing strategy. Shah brings more than 20 years of experience with major technology companies in the software and cloud industries. Before joining RingCentral, he worked at WebEx from its founding days until its acquisition by Cisco in 2007. At WebEx, Shah held

various executive management positions, including Vice President of Strategic Communications, Online Products, Product Marketing, and Business Development. Shah previously served as the Senior Director of Marketing for the database and internet products divisions at Oracle. Shah holds a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology in India and a master's degree in computer science from Pennsylvania State University.

Number of Investments 1
Praful Shah invested in YouWeb on Aug 23, 2011. This investment - Venture Round - YouWeb - was valued at
$2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 23, 2011
YouWeb
Venture Round - YouWeb
$2M
Number of Past Jobs 3
Praful Shah has had 3 past jobs including Senior Director of Marketing for the Internet Products and Database Products Divisions at Oracle.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Oracle
Senior Director of Marketing for the Internet Products and Database Products Divisions19951997
Tandem Computers
Product Marketing and Performance Engineering
RingCentral
Senior Vice President StrategyApr 2008
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Praful Shah holds 3 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Agawi Inc, Advisors at OneFold, and Advisor at Zoom.
Praful Shah studied at Manipal Institute of Technology and Penn State University.
Number of Events 1
Praful Shah has participated in 1 event, Enterprise Connect Orlando 2018 on Mar 12, 2018.
Funding RoundAug 23, 2011
YouWeb raised $2,000,000 / Series Unknown from Brett Wander and 4 other investors