Mamoon Hamid

Mamoon Hamid (born 1978)[2] is a Pakistani-American venture capitalist[1] currently serving as a Managing Member and General Partner at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.[3][4][5][6]

Mamoon Hamid
Hamid in 2019
Born1978 (age 41–42) Pakistan
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materPurdue University
Stanford University
Harvard Business School[1]
OccupationVenture capitalist
EmployerKleiner Perkins
TitleManaging Member and General Partner
WebsiteProfile at KPCB

Career

Xilinx and USVP

Early in his career he held various business and engineering roles at Xilinx, and he subsequently joined U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) in 2005,[7] where he led early-stage investments in startups such as Yammer and Box.[1]

Social Capital

In 2011, he co-founded the investment firm Social Capital[5][6] where has led investments in companies such as Intercom, Greenhouse,[3] Netskope,[5] and Front,[1] and he was the first outside investor in the unicorn startup Slack.[3]

Kleiner Perkins

He became a Managing Member[7] and General Partner at Kleiner Perkins in August 2017.[4][6]

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[8] and remains one of its youngest members. In 2017, he ranked No. 76 among the Top 100 VCs by Electronics Weekly[9] and No. 61 among the Top 100 Venture Capitalists named by The New York Times and CB Insights.[10]

Public involvement

As 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."[11]

Personal life

Hamid lives with his wife Dr. Aaliya Yaqub, a Stanford physician, and children in Menlo Park, California.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Mamoon Hamid". Forbes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. "UC sees 1st drop in international applicants in more than decade". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. Konrad, Alex (August 4, 2017). "Slack Investor Mamoon Hamid's Mission At Kleiner Perkins: Restore Its Venture Glory". Forbes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. Schubarth, Cromwell (Aug 4, 2017). "Social Capital co-founder jumps to Kleiner Perkins amid shakeup". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  6. Loizos, Connie (August 3, 2017). "Mamoon Hamid is heading from Social Capital to Kleiner Perkins". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  7. "Mamoon Hamid Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  8. Partners, TrueBridge Capital. "Mamoon Hamid - pg.12". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  9. Manners, David (February 20, 2017). "The Top 100 VCs". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  10. "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.
  11. Chapman, Lizette (October 25, 2017). "Silicon Valley Gets Behind Initiative to Challenge Trump's Agenda in Court". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
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