# Rishi Patel

> Rishi Patel is a seed investor at Plus Eight Equity Fund LP backing Hardware and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Plus Eight Equity Fund LP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plus-eight-equity-fund-lp)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishipatel83/

Rishi Patel is a seed investor at Plus Eight Equity Fund LP in New York focused on Hardware and E-Commerce. Rishi is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Plus Eight. He has 10 years of experience working with corporations and the private equity community as an investment banker on Wall Street. He has worked at Morgan Stanley & Co., Perella Weinberg Partners LP and Jefferies LLC and has executed over $10 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions andfinancing transactions. He currently serves on the Board of StudioFeed USA LLC. He received his undergraduate degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Series 7 and Series 63 license.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Online Games | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VersusGame | VersusGame is a global entertainment mobile gaming product that allows users to put their knowledge of mainstream culture to good use. Thousands of creators and brands, not to mention countless everyday people, have used the platform to drive excitement with an interactive audience actively participating because VersusGames gives them value fortheir time.VersusGame gives creators and brands the platform to promote interactive content to millions of people at once while giving them the chance to play games in 1v1 pairs and gain cash and prizes when they win. VersusGame is the number one prediction platform in the world and is played via the VersusGame app, mobile website, Snapchat and Instagram. | $25M | Series A | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| Lynq Technologies | Lynq connects the people who protect our lives. Lynq’s instant-on, scalable, and secure networks are used by first responders, government agencies, and enterprises for whom reliable communications is a life-or-death requirement. When seconds count in complex environments with no or unreliable connectivity, organizations rely on Lynq to connectpeople and their equipment. | $1.9M | Seed | Jun 19, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Investor Forum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-investor-forum-ct) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [APEX Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-capital-9cd3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond The Game Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-the-game-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kli Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnsg-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Feld Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/feld-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Plus Eight Equity Fund LP

VC Fund · New York, United States

Founded in 2014, Plus Eight Equity Partners is an early stage venture capital firm that has partnered with electronic music industry leaders to invest in groundbreaking music technology companies. The Principals of Plus Eight have over 100 years of combined experience in electronic music and music technology. Plus Eight possesses deep institutionalknowledge and relationships within these industries. The firm specializes in sourcing propriety investment opportunities and building value through organizational development and organic growth. Plus Eight drives significant momentum in its portfolio company investments by leveraging its robust network in music, technology, finance, operations and manufacturing.

2 contacts available at Plus Eight Equity Fund LP.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Acquaviva | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-acquaviva |
| Rishi Patel | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rishi-patel-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Rishi Patel invest in?

Rishi Patel invests primarily in Hardware, E-Commerce and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rishi Patel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rishi Patel closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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