Nikhil Patel Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nikhil Patel

• Nikhil Patel, a British businessman and investor, specializes in the Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors as well as financial services. With over 18 years of expertise in the TMT industry, he has worked extensively across Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States of America.

• Nikhil holds certifications as both a transformation life coach and an accredited practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

• He was born in London, United Kingdom and spent his early years in Wales, United Kingdom, living with his grandparents.

• In 1987, Nikhil developed a fondness for football and began supporting Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, also known as Tottenham or Spurs. This professional football club is located in Tottenham, London, England.

• Nikhil graduated from Middlesex University London with a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Business Information Systems and Laws. He then relocated to Frankfurt, Germany, where he became a mobile technology consultant at the digital agency ‘Razorfish’ for nearly a year. During his time at Razorfish, Nikhil worked on several projects for multinational corporations such as ‘Siemens,’ ‘Deutsche Bank,’ and ‘Audi.’ One of his main responsibilities was to research and assess the potential advantages these companies could gain by incorporating mobile technologies into their existing user interfaces.

• Nikhil relocated to the United States of America in 2001 and joined Capari Group Inc., an Italian company based in New York that specializes in the beverage industry. Initially serving as the Director of Strategy and Development, he eventually rose to the position of Managing Partner within the company. His responsibilities included providing guidance and overseeing negotiations with esteemed hospitality groups such as IHG, Choice Hotels International, Inc., and Best Western. Throughout his nearly seven-year tenure, Nikhil regularly traveled within the country for 5-10 days per month.

• He became the Director of Business Development for ‘Gensource RX LLC,’ a pharmaceutical company based in the New York metropolitan area, in 2009. During his tenure of almost 2 years, he handled management accounts, cultivated strategic partnerships, and conducted negotiations with C-level executives and stakeholders for large accounts.

• Nikhil Patel relocated to Johannesburg, Africa in 2011 and joined ‘mi-Fone,’ the first African mobile devices brand. He served as the Chief Operating Officer for three years before being promoted to the position of Managing Director in May 2015. The board of directors entrusted him with the task of establishing a new African headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and expanding operations and strategic direction across more than 20 countries in the east, central, and SADC regions of Africa. Nikhil successfully held the role of Managing Director for nearly a year.

• After launching on the Google App store in October 2012, ‘Oju Africa,’ the world’s first Afro emoticons, gained global recognition and praise from the tech and media industries. Nikhil became a co-founder of the company in Johannesburg Area, South Africa, and remained there until May 2015. Subsequently, he relocated to China to gain knowledge about mobile phone manufacturing and the eco-system. In 2013, he then moved to Mauritius.

• Nikhil became a member of iROKO Partners, a prominent African entertainment company, located in London, United Kingdom, in September 2016. He held the position of Chief Commercial Officer within the company until August 2019.

• The Chief Growth Officer position at the financial institution ‘Watu’ in Mombasa, Kenya was undertaken by him in September 2019.

• ‘Sherpa Ventures,’ a venture firm that specializes in investing in early-stage tech and tech-enabled startups in Africa, partnered with him in November 2020.

• Nikhil joined ‘ARC Ride’ as a board member in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2022. The company is known for manufacturing electric vehicles.

• Nikhil possesses fluency in several languages, such as Spanish, German, French, English, Gujarati, and Hindi.

• He has a passion for exploring new places and frequently posts about his adventures on social media.

• Nikhil occasionally indulges in alcoholic beverages and takes to his social media account to share his latest experience of relishing a delightful single-malt scotch whisky on Instagram.

• Nikhil Patel, along with a colleague from Uber, is actively involved in the non-profit organization called ‘ROCK: Reaching Out with Compassion in Kibera.’ This organization is dedicated to providing education to children living in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya.

• Nikhil enjoys sharing his life experiences with others, and he has had the opportunity to speak at several notable events. These include the Africa Tech Summit and TMT World Congress, both of which attract top industry, finance, and advisory executives in London. Additionally, Nikhil has been invited to share his insights and experiences at esteemed institutions such as Yale School of Management, Sciences Po in Paris, and Afrobytes Paris. One of his notable speeches was delivered at the Retail World Africa Summit in 2015, where he discussed the subject of ‘Rethinking the Post-Purchase Experience’.

• At 16 years old, Nikhil Patel had the honor of speaking about his experience of growing up in a multicultural family in the United Kingdom. He addressed an audience of over 1,500 individuals, including British MPs, on the topic of being a “BrIndian” or “BrAsian” in the UK.

• Nikhil N. Patel documented significant events in his life on his official website. These notable experiences encompassed being imprisoned in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country located in Central Africa, illegally crossing land borders into Liberia, being stranded in Sierra Leone during the Covid era, and enduring the tragic loss of a family member in the 2019 DusitD2 complex attack in Nairobi, Kenya.

• Nikhil Patel, a fitness enthusiast, follows a disciplined routine. He wakes up at 5:02 am every morning and heads straight to the gym. In a recent Instagram post, Nikhil shared his incredible physical transformation in 2019. He disclosed that he used to weigh around 175lbs (79kg) with over 35% body fat, pre-diabetic, and had high cholesterol. Determined to get fit for a scheduled shoot in August 2019 (later postponed to October), Nikhil sought the guidance of a fitness trainer named Adam Hayley. With Adam’s help, he successfully achieved his fitness goals in time for the shoot. Nikhil and Adam then traveled to London by train, where they collaborated with photographer Craig Williams to complete the shoot. Nikhil actively shares his fitness journey on Instagram, inspiring others to lead a healthy lifestyle.

• Nikhil and Dalljiet Kaur, an Indian television actor, got engaged in Nepal on 3 January 2023. In an interview, Dalljiet revealed that they first met at a friend’s party in Dubai. During their conversation, they discussed their children from previous marriages and gradually developed feelings for each other. Dalljiet shared that when they met in Dubai last year, they bonded over their kids – she talked about her son while Nikhil proudly shared details about his two daughters, Aariyana (13 years old) and Aanika (eight years old). One thing that caught Dalljiet’s attention was the blue nail polish on Nikhil’s toes. Curious, she asked him about it, and he replied, “I am a proud dad of two girls.” Initially, there was no romance, just two single parents engaging in friendly conversation. However, as time passed, love grew between them. Their bond was strengthened by their deep love for their children. While Aanika lives with her mother in the US, Aariyana will be residing with them.