Paras Patel is the Founder and Managing Partner of E3 Capital. He has 15+ years of investment banking and asset management experience and is a serial entrepreneur with exits in Europe and Africa. Raised in Kenya, Paras has always had a strong desire to foster sustainable development across the African continent. His mission is clear – leverage market-based approaches to extend digitised, decentralised and decarbonised affordable, appropriate services to those who need them most. With a keen eye for emerging trends and a passion for innovation, Paras has carved a distinguished path in the corporate landscape successfully leading the E3 Low Carbon Economy fundraise to its first close in Q2 2023, demonstrating his market-leading reputation in bringing strong LPs into the firm’s second fund.