Jateen Parekh is the CTO and co-founder of Jelli. During the past 15 years Parekh has developed innovative platforms and assembled teams redefining consumer experiences. Prior to Jelli, Parekh was recruited by Amazon as the first employee, Principal, and Head of Advanced Technology for the Kindle project. He was also an early engineer and architect at ReplayTV (assets owned by DirecTV via various acquisitions) which launched the first Digital Video Recorder (DVR) which consequently altered the viewing behavior of TV audiences.
At Philips Research in Palo Alto (Philips Multimedia Center), he was the technical lead for Pronto, the first internet-enabled, universal remote control, and architect of several new platforms intended for TV delivered e-coupon & digital wallet systems, domestic digital assistants and internet-enabled set-top products. Other products Parekh has been involved with include Progio, the first Sport PDA, and Global Village’s Newscatcher, the first persistent wireless content delivery service for PCs prior to broadband adoption. In addition to technology, Parekh is deeply passionate about music and is excited about the prospect of reinventing radio - a medium that has given him so much over the years. He was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a degree in EE/CS and minors in Math, Chemistry and Physics.
