Dr Kiran C Patel
Member of the Board of Directors @ CyberOptics
Dr Kiran C Patel is a seed investor at CyberOptics focused on FinTech and Medical. Kiran C. Patel is an Indian-American philanthropist, cardiologist and businessman.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 80%
Last updated:
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Industries Dr Kiran C Patel invests in
Stages Dr Kiran C Patel invests in
Countries Dr Kiran C Patel invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $400k–$500k
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 1 (20%)
- Medical 1 (20%)
- InsurTech 1 (20%)
- Insurance 1 (20%)
- Health Care 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (20%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Funding Round 1 (20%)
Country
- India 1 (20%)
- Botswana 1 (20%)
- United States 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Magenta Mobility
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Magenta is in business of 'Enabling electric mobility and Making electricity clean'. Magenta has four business divisions: 1. Magenta ChargeGrid - EV Charging Solutions 1. Magenta Power - Clean Energy Systems 3. Magenta Infomatics - Information Technology for clean energy 4. Magenta EVET - Electric Vehicle based transport solutions | $15M / Series A / May 19, 2021 | |
Concept Medical
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Concept Medical is driving innovation in medical devices, with a focus on developing technologies for drug delivery with a strong emphasis on intellectual property. Based in Tampa, Florida; Concept Medical has always striven to find solutions to improve and elevate health. With the attribute of being the first in class to take care of well-being ina natural way, it has committed itself to the fields of coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease. | $60M / Oct 09, 2018 | |
Alpha Direct
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Alpha Direct is a Botswana-HQ, Africa-focused risk carrying Insurtech that is focused on using cloud, big data and AI to deliver compelling insurance products for Africa’s growing consumer market.The insurance sector in Africa is underpenetrated vs most of the World. Given affordability, accessibility and inflexibility, insurance is seen asbeing a product “that is only available to the rich”.The company has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in their home market in under 5 years, and is now focused on regional and continental expansion across Africa as well as entering the long-term insurance market. The company has a strong stable of intellectual property including software, trademarks and patents. The company recently won The African Insurance Award for Innovation of the Year, for their insurance in a box product sold through retail outlets (with a cloud-based activation and policy management platform) where they have acquired thousands of customers and are scaling up rapidly. Over the next 5 years Alpha Direct plans to expand its product offering to include long-term insurance products as well to expand its footprint to include South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. Alpha Direct plans to license its products and technology in 10 African countries outside those where it has a physical presence. | $400K / Seed / Jun 01, 2016 | |
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Alpha Direct
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Alpha Direct is a Botswana-HQ, Africa-focused risk carrying Insurtech that is focused on using cloud, big data and AI to deliver compelling insurance products for Africa’s growing consumer market.The insurance sector in Africa is underpenetrated vs most of the World. Given affordability, accessibility and inflexibility, insurance is seen asbeing a product “that is only available to the rich”.The company has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in their home market in under 5 years, and is now focused on regional and continental expansion across Africa as well as entering the long-term insurance market. The company has a strong stable of intellectual property including software, trademarks and patents. The company recently won The African Insurance Award for Innovation of the Year, for their insurance in a box product sold through retail outlets (with a cloud-based activation and policy management platform) where they have acquired thousands of customers and are scaling up rapidly. Over the next 5 years Alpha Direct plans to expand its product offering to include long-term insurance products as well to expand its footprint to include South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. Alpha Direct plans to license its products and technology in 10 African countries outside those where it has a physical presence. | $500K / Seed / Jun 01, 2015 | |
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Alpha Direct
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Alpha Direct is a Botswana-HQ, Africa-focused risk carrying Insurtech that is focused on using cloud, big data and AI to deliver compelling insurance products for Africa’s growing consumer market.The insurance sector in Africa is underpenetrated vs most of the World. Given affordability, accessibility and inflexibility, insurance is seen asbeing a product “that is only available to the rich”.The company has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in their home market in under 5 years, and is now focused on regional and continental expansion across Africa as well as entering the long-term insurance market. The company has a strong stable of intellectual property including software, trademarks and patents. The company recently won The African Insurance Award for Innovation of the Year, for their insurance in a box product sold through retail outlets (with a cloud-based activation and policy management platform) where they have acquired thousands of customers and are scaling up rapidly. Over the next 5 years Alpha Direct plans to expand its product offering to include long-term insurance products as well to expand its footprint to include South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. Alpha Direct plans to license its products and technology in 10 African countries outside those where it has a physical presence. | $600K / Pre-Seed / Apr 19, 2014 |
Co-Investors
About CyberOptics
CyberOptics has provided industry leading process control sensors and inspection systems, primarily focused in the electronics assembly equipment market.From the beginning, the company has focused on non-contact laser sensors and three dimensional image analysis, quickly achieving global recognition for pioneering optical technology.Today,CyberOptics is the world leader in intelligent sensing solutions for the electronics assembly and semiconductor equipment markets. Hundreds of manufacturing plants around the globe use CyberOptics sensors and systems to measure and eliminate defects – providing the critical edge to our customers.
CyberOptics Contacts
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Dr Kiran C Patel
Member of the Board of Directors
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Carla Furanna
VP of Global Marketing
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Corey Felber
VP of Worldwide Operations
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Jeffrey Bertelsen
Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer
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Steven Case
Founder ,Chairman & Chief Technology Officer
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FAQ
What does Dr Kiran C Patel invest in?
Dr Kiran C Patel invests primarily in FinTech, Medical and InsurTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Dr Kiran C Patel's check size?
Dr Kiran C Patel typically joins rounds of $400k–$500k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dr Kiran C Patel participates in.
When did Dr Kiran C Patel last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dr Kiran C Patel closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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