Preethy Padmanabhan
Preethy Padmanabhan
Founder & Managing Member
Preethy Padmanabhan is a seasoned technology executive with experience across engineering, sales and marketing. She is currently the VP, Marketing at Bidgely. Her past roles include Sr.Dir, Platform Marketing at Freshworks, VP of Marketing at Panzura and Director of Marketing at Nutanix. She is an investor with Portfolia, How Women Invest and serves as a Board Director for Nextstem.ai. She is the host of 10X Growth Strategies podcast and has featured popular silicon valley CXOs and investors as guests. She has served in various non-profit boards focused on economic empowerment, women, children and education. Preethy also enjoys singing, meditating and traveling.
All Sessions by Preethy Padmanabhan
Panel 1: What's Hot, What's Not in AI Investing
​AI is moving faster than ever, but where are investors placing their bets, and what trends are already cooling off? Join leading VCs for a candid conversation on the evolving AI landscape: from agentic AI, vertical applications, infrastructure, and cybersecurity to the realities of enterprise adoption, defensibility, and monetization. The panel will explore what’s driving conviction in today’s market, where investors see overcrowding and hype, and what founders need to build to stand out in the next wave of AI innovation.