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RAVI
PATEL
HOTELIER × INVESTOR × LECTURER — IOWA CITY, IOWA
100+ HOTELS DEVELOPED & ACQUIRED·$3B+ TRANSACTED·25+ STARTUP INVESTMENTS·UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LECTURER
BIO
MY STORY →
01 / OPERATINGHOSPITALITY
Hawkeye Hotels
100+ hotels developed and acquired. $3B+ in transactions. Family-owned since 1982.
HAWKEYEHOTELS.COM
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02 / TEACHINGUNIVERSITY OF IOWA
The Classroom
Entrepreneurship is the subject. Judgment is the point.
A University of Iowa classroom built around real decisions, great guests, and the parts of ambition business school usually leaves out.
THE CLASSROOM
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03 / PUBLIC MARKETS
Patel Investments
Patient most of the time. Aggressive when it matters.
Long-term ownership with opportunistic buying when price and value separate.
CURRENT HOLDINGSDISCLOSED QUARTERLY
PATEL.INVESTMENTS
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04 / VENTURE
Built By Iowa
Started in Iowa City in 2013.
25+ companies backed. 5+ exits. Early investments include TelePharm, Pear Deck, Roboflow and Huupe.
EXITPORTFOLIO COMPANY
BUILTBYIOWA.COM
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05 / CONTACTDIRECT LINE
Start a Conversation
Building something, looking to collaborate, or interested in speaking to my class?
ravi@hawkeyehotels.com
IOWA CITY, IOWA — 41.66°N / 91.53°W
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