# Pramod Dabir

> Pramod Dabir is a Bay Area entrepreneur and investor, founder and former CEO of West Agile Labs, and founding president of Veltris following its 2023 formation. He is a co-founder of laundry technology company Cents and founder and partner of Open Doors Partners. An electrical engineering graduate of the University of Illinois, he played on its 2003 NCAA championship tennis team and competed in the 2003 U.S. Open doubles main draw with John Isner.

- **Role:** Founder and Partner at Open Doors Partners
- **Organizations:** Open Doors Partners, West Agile Labs, Veltris, Cents, Boutine, Goldman Sachs, TA Associates, 42Phi Ventures, Founders Space, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **From:** Fairfax, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Electrical Engineering; minor in Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Member of the 2003 NCAA championship Illinois men’s tennis team., Won the 2003 USTA Boys’ 18s national doubles championship with John Isner., Competed in the 2003 U.S. Open men’s doubles main draw.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Member of Illinois’s NCAA championship team; won the USTA Boys’ 18s national doubles title with John Isner and played the U.S. Open doubles main draw.
- **2006** — Completed electrical engineering studies at Illinois and entered investment banking at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco.
- **—** — Worked at TA Associates, focusing on internet and software investing.
- **2012** — Boutine was publicly profiled that year; Dabir started West Agile Labs using the engineering team assembled for Boutine.
- **2017** — Founded Open Doors Partners.
- **2022** — Reported more than 350 employees and over 40 clients at West Agile Labs on its tenth anniversary.
- **2023** — Became founding president of Veltris upon the combination of West Agile Labs and Wavelabs Technologies, announced October 4.

## Achievements

- Member of the 2003 NCAA championship Illinois men’s tennis team.
- Won the 2003 USTA Boys’ 18s national doubles championship with John Isner.
- Competed in the 2003 U.S. Open men’s doubles main draw.
- Built West Agile Labs from four employees to hundreds of team members before a 2023 private-equity-backed transaction.
- Co-founded Cents, which announced a $140 million Series C in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Cents, which Dabir co-founded, announced the acquisition of Insight Systems on July 14 to expand garment-care reporting and business intelligence.
- **2026-03** — Cents announced a $140 million Series C led by Sumeru Equity Partners with participation from Camber Creek on March 26.
- **2025-02** — A Verivend customer account described Open Doors Partners as an investor group with over 250 members and more than 20 SPVs; these are historical figures.

## Links

- Website: https://www.opendoorspartners.com/partners/pramod-dabir
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdabir
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pdabir84
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdabir

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