Ruzgar Barisik Overview

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Ruzgar Barisik General Information

Biography

Mr. Ruzgar Barisik is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Next Billion Ventures. He serves as Managing Partner, Next Billion Digital Growth Fund at responsAbility Investments. He served as Senior Investment Officer, Venture Capital at International Finance Corporation. He also served as a Board Observer of Kaiima Bio-Agritech. Prior to the IFC, he was a Partner at GTI Group, a New York-based private investment firm. At GTI, he was responsible for the firm's first growth equity and buyout transactions. He led various investments and realizations in the US and India and represented the firm on the boards of GTI's portfolio companies. Earlier in his career, he was Director of Corporate Development at KCI, a diversified holding company. At KCI, he led acquisition and divestiture transactions and managed global outsourcing and manufacturing projects. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Treasurer and Financial Analyst. He graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Mathematics and Economics and holds an MBA from the Columbia Business School.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Next Billion Ventures
Education
Columbia Business School, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Cornell University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
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Address
  • Washington, DC
  • United States

Ruzgar Barisik Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Next Billion Ventures Investor Co-Founder and Managing Partner Washington, DC Venture Capital
responsAbility Investments Investor Managing Partner, Next Billion Digital Growth Fund Zurich, Switzerland Impact Investing

Ruzgar Barisik Network (14)

Board Members (14)

Name Company Representing Location From
Atsushi Mizuno Kaiima Mitsui Global Investment Campinas, Brazil
Jennifer Fonstad Kaiima Self Campinas, Brazil
Kaiima Self Campinas, Brazil
Kaiima Infinity Group Campinas, Brazil
Kaiima DFJ Tamir Fishman Campinas, Brazil

Ruzgar Barisik Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Next Billion Digital Growth Fund I Next Billion Ventures Venture Capital - Later Stage Open

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