Mamoon Hamid (born 1978)[2] is a Pakistani-American venture capitalist[1][3] currently serving as a Managing Member and General Partner at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.[4][5][6][7]
Mamoon Hamid | |
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 Hamid in 2019 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Purdue University Stanford University Harvard Business School[1] |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Employer | Kleiner Perkins |
| Title | Managing Member and General Partner |
| Website | Profile at KPCB |
Career
editXilinx and USVP
editEarly in his career he held various business and engineering roles at Xilinx, and he subsequently joined U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) in 2005,[8] where he led early-stage investments in startups such as Yammer and Box.[1]
Social Capital
editIn 2011, he co-founded the investment firm Social Capital[6][7] where has led investments in companies such as Intercom, Greenhouse,[4] Netskope,[6] and Front,[1] and he was the first outside investor in the unicorn startup Slack.[4]
Kleiner Perkins
editHe became a Managing Member[8] and General Partner at Kleiner Perkins in August 2017.[5][7]
Forbes has included him on its Midas List of top tech investors in five consecutive years.[1] He appeared on the Midas List for the first time in 2014[9] and remains one of its youngest members. In 2017, he ranked No. 76 among the Top 100 VCs by Electronics Weekly[10] and No. 61 among the Top 100 Venture Capitalists named by The New York Times and CB Insights.[11]
Public involvement
editAs chairman of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Hamid organized a private fundraiser for the institute the day after Executive Order 13769 was signed on January 20, 2017. The event raised $1 million from contributors to "challenge the Trump administration’s most controversial policies in court."[12]
Personal life
editHamid lives with his wife Dr Aaliya Yaqub and children in Palo Alto, California.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Mamoon Hamid". Forbes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "UC sees 1st drop in international applicants in more than decade". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ Loizos, Connie (2019-02-15). "Kleiner's Mamoon Hamid thinks we could be in a 15-year-long bull market (and other insights from the firm)". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ a b c Konrad, Alex (August 4, 2017). "Slack Investor Mamoon Hamid's Mission At Kleiner Perkins: Restore Its Venture Glory". Forbes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Haggin, Patience (August 3, 2017). "Mamoon Hamid to Join Kleiner Perkins as General Partner". Wall Street Journal. New York City, New York, United States. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c Schubarth, Cromwell (Aug 4, 2017). "Social Capital co-founder jumps to Kleiner Perkins amid shakeup". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c Loizos, Connie (August 3, 2017). "Mamoon Hamid is heading from Social Capital to Kleiner Perkins". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "Mamoon Hamid Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ Partners, TrueBridge Capital. "Mamoon Hamid - pg.12". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ Manners, David (February 20, 2017). "The Top 100 VCs". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "The Top 100 Venture Capitalists". CBinsights and The New York Times. New York City, New York, United States. April 4, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ Chapman, Lizette (October 25, 2017). "Silicon Valley Gets Behind Initiative to Challenge Trump's Agenda in Court". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 11, 2018.