Amish Parashar

Amish Parashar is the CEO of Explorers' Lab, a firm dedicated to understanding, building, and funding disruptive and industry-creating technologies. A multifaceted innovator, Parashar has built a distinguished career as an inventor, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and university lecturer. He co-founded and served as a Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures, the global investment and innovation office of Yamaha Motor Co., where he spearheaded the company's pioneering investments in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Exoskeletons, and Blockchain. His strategic contributions to startup growth and technology commercialization earned him recognition as a Top 100 Rising Star by Global Corporate Venturing in 2017. Prior to his venture capital career, Parashar served as Director of Innovation at Triple Ring Technologies, a leading Silicon Valley technology creation firm. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Sciences and a Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering, as well as a Master of Science from the University of London. A respected academic voice, Parashar has held lecturing appointments at Stanford's d.school, Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering, and Singularity University. He has served on the Dean's Council of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth and as a Fellow of the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. Parashar continues to advise startups, public company innovation groups, and non-profit organizations, cementing his reputation as a leading expert in technology innovation and venture capital.