Najam Kidwai Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Investments
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2
- Portfolio
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1
- Exits
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1
Najam Kidwai General Information
Description
Dr. Najam Kidwai is a Co-Founder and serves as Executive Committee Member & Advisor at EQUIAM. He served as an Advisor at reQall. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Chairman at Crypto 1 Acquisition. He serves as a Board Member at Change Finance. He serves as a Venture Partner at Frontier Ventures. He served as an Advisor at AskMen.com Solutions Canada. He served as an Advisor at Global Ventures (Dubai). He also served as a General Partner at Edge Ventures. He served as an Advisor at Quixey. He is an experienced CEO, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, Board Director, and private equity investor in technology, digital media, consumer & business internet, and entertainment sectors in the US, UK, Middle East, and India. Since 2004, He is a General Partner of Edge Venture Capital, a US VC fund. From 2006 until 2009, he founded and led as CEO of Real-Time Content, a leading personalized video platform. From 1999 until 2004, Mr. Kidwai was a co-founder of Atomic Tangerine (an SRI International spin-off), a VC firm that invested in several companies in the US and Europe, SRI investments including the NASDAQ-listed Nuance Communications, one of the leading providers of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide. He currently sits on several companies' Advisory Boards, including Cleartrip, Palringo, Inmobi, Global Logic, and Sophia Search. He serves as a Partner, Board Member, and Advisor at Garage. He served as an Advisor at Boxed.
Business Details
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 565 Commercial Street
- 3rd Floor
- San Francisco, CA 94111
- United States
Najam Kidwai Investments (2)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| GarageXYZ | 03-Mar-2022 | Seed Round | Automotive | Generating Revenue | ||
| Forge Global | 07-Feb-2017 | Brokerage | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable |
Najam Kidwai Exits (1)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Forge Global | 22-Mar-2022 |
Najam Kidwai Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Najam Kidwai Co-Investors (5)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Cosmic Venture Partners | 1 |
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| Reid Hoffman |
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| Stefan Johansson |
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| The General Partnership |
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Najam Kidwai FAQs
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Who is Najam Kidwai?
Najam Kidwai is an angel Investor who has made 2 investments.
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What kind of investor is Najam Kidwai?
Najam Kidwai is an angel investor.
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What does Najam Kidwai do?
As an angel investor, Najam Kidwai invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Najam Kidwai hold?
Najam Kidwai holds 2 board seats including GarageXYZ and Chainge Finance.
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What has Najam Kidwai invested in?
Najam Kidwai has made numerous investments in companies like GarageXYZ and Forge Global within the Automotive and Brokerage industries.
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What has Najam Kidwai invested in recently?
Najam Kidwai's latest investment was on 03-Mar-2022 in GarageXYZ, a company within the Automotive industry.
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