Maneesh brings two decades of advisory, investment, and operational experience to this role. Prior to this, Maneesh was on the buy side as Managing Director at Visium and CT Innovations (CTI) where he invested in and advised TMT companies such as BrainScape, HigherOne (NYSE:ONE), Kaptur, Keisense (acq by Nuance), MondoWindow, NetKey (acq by NCR), Perimeter E-Security (pre-IPO), and Premise (acq by Eclipsys). He co-founded NeuVis (acq. by IBM Rational) where he raised over $80 million and grew the company to over 350 employees. Maneesh holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he frequently lectures on Entrepreneurship, Technology and Private Equity; conducts industry panels; coaches students and alumni. He also serves on the Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center and Private Equity Executive Sounding Board. He is a Charter Member of TIE Silicon Valley and Columbia Venture Community.