# Dipan Patel

> Dipan Patel is a private equity investor at Permira backing Marketplace. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Permira](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/permira)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dipan-patel-b2003929/

Dipan Patel is a private equity investor at Permira in Menlo Park focused on Marketplace and Legal. Dipan Patel is based out of London, England and is the Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Permira. Dipan previously worked at The Gores Group as an Associate. Dipan Patel attended the University of Cambridge.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | 3 | 50% |
| Legal | 1 | 17% |
| Events | 1 | 17% |
| Wedding | 1 | 17% |
| Auctions | 1 | 17% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 17% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 17% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| India | 1 | 17% |
| Norway | 1 | 17% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SILA Group | SILA Group is a real estate platform that provides real estate project management and facility management services. The company is driven by an aim to build a sustainable institution that thrives due to its people, processes, and culture. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | $100M | Private Equity | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Sila | Sila Nanotechnologies is an electronics company that offers new battery materials chemistry. It works directly with leading consumer electronics and automotive OEMs to help accelerate product roadmaps, and partners with battery manufacturers commercial cell production. The company was founded in 2011 and headquartered in California, United States. | $100M | Secondary Market | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Adevinta | Adevinta is a marketplace specialist. They help their local digital marketplaces thrive through global connections and networks of knowledge. Their marketplaces unlock the full value in every person, place and thing – helping local communities prosper and leaving a positive footprint on the world. | $2.2B | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| Catawiki | Catawiki is an online catalog and auction house for rare, vintage, and hard to find items.The marketplace hosts weekly auctions for categories such as collectibles, art, design, jewelry, watches, and classic cars, comic books, coins, stamps, model trains, wine, vinyl records, jewelry, ceramics, books, and many more. Catawiki’s business modelenables its enthusiasts to discover and buy special objects to fulfill their passions. Buyers can also keep track of their own collection based on the company's central catalog.Catawiki was founded in 2008 by Marco Jansen and René Schoenmakers and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. | $1.6M | Private Equity |  |  |
| Axiom Global Inc | Axiom provides tech-enabled legal, contracts, and compliance solutions for large enterprises. Its solutions combine legal experience, technology, and data analytics to deliver work in a way that dramatically reduces risk, cost, and cycle-time. The firm comprises 2,000-plus lawyers, professionals, process engineers, and technologists who serve overhalf the Fortune 100 across 15 regions and three centers of excellence globally. |  | Corporate Round |  |  |
| WeddingWire | WeddingWire, the global category leading technology company serving the $200 billion international wedding and events industry, is the largest online vertical marketplace connecting engaged couples with event professionals. With more than three million consumer and professional peer reviews across 15 countries, it is the industry leader in reviews.The site enables engaged couples to search, compare and book from an extensive database of more than 250,000 reviewed event professionals, from venues to photographers. Engaged couples also have access to a suite of mobile and online desktop planning tools - including wedding websites and checklists, at no charge. WeddingWire provides event professionals with the technology they need to serve their clients, including a SaaS platform that powers the advertising, marketing, and CRM needs of local wedding and events businesses nationwide. | $350M | Private Equity |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TCV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technology-crossover-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Permira

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Permira is a global investment firm that multiplies the potential of companies and people to build successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm applies a thematic approach across two core asset classes – Private Equity and Credit – with a focus on growth in five key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Services andClimate. Permira employs over 500 people in 16 offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.

5 contacts available at Permira.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amol Kulkarni | Senior Adviser | — |
| Andrew Young | Partner | — |
| Barry O'Sullivan | Senior Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-osullivan |
| Brian Ruder | Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO | — |
| Dipan Patel | Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Dipan Patel invest in?

Dipan Patel invests primarily in Marketplace, Legal and Events startups, most often at Private Equity and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Dipan Patel?

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### When did Dipan Patel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dipan Patel closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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