Mamoon Hamid
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mamoon Hamid | |
|---|---|
 Hamid in 2019 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) |
| 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 |
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]
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,[8] 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[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
He 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
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."[12]
Personal life
Hamid lives with his wife Dr. Aaliya Yaqub and children in Palo Alto, California.[1]