Mamoon Hamid
Mamoon Hamid | |
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 Hamid in 2019 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 47â48) Pakistan |
| Citizenship | United States and Germany |
| Education | Purdue University Stanford University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Employer | Kleiner Perkins |
| Title | Managing Member and General Partner |
| Website | Profile at Kleiner Perkins |
Mamoon Hamid (born 1978)[citation needed] is a Pakistani-German-American[1] venture capitalist[2][3] currently serving as a Managing Member and General Partner at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.[4][5][6][7]
Early life
[edit]Hamid was born in Pakistan and grew up in Frankfurt, Germany.[8] He moved to the United States to attend Purdue University, earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1997.[9][8] He subsequently earned a master's degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[8]
Career
[edit]Xilinx and USVP
[edit]Early in his career he held various business and engineering roles at Xilinx, and he subsequently joined U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) in 2005,[10] where he led early-stage investments in startups such as Yammer and Box.[2]
Social Capital
[edit]In 2011, he co-founded the investment firm Social Capital[6][7] where he led investments in companies such as Intercom, Greenhouse,[4] Netskope,[6] and Front,[2] and was the first outside investor in the unicorn startup Slack.[4]
Kleiner Perkins
[edit]He became a Managing Member[10] and General Partner at Kleiner Perkins in August 2017.[5][7]
He first appeared on Forbes's Midas List of top tech investors in 2014.[1] As of August 2017, he had appeared on the list three times.[4] In 2017, he ranked No. 76 among the Top 100 VCs named by Electronics Weekly[11] and No. 61 among the Top 100 Venture Capitalists named by CB Insights and The New York Times.[12]
Public involvement
[edit]As chairman of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, Hamid organized a private fundraiser for the institute the day after President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769 on January 27, 2017.[13] The event raised funding for the institute to challenge the Trump administration's policies in court.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Hamid lives in Palo Alto, California.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Mamoon Hamid". forbes.com. March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Mamoon Hamid". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- â Loizos, Connie (February 15, 2019). "Kleiner's Mamoon Hamid thinks we could be in a 15-year-long bull market (and other insights from the firm)". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Konrad, Alex (August 4, 2017). "Slack Investor Mamoon Hamid's Mission At Kleiner Perkins: Restore Its Venture Glory". Forbes. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- 1 2 Haggin, Patience (August 3, 2017). "Mamoon Hamid to Join Kleiner Perkins as General Partner". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Schubarth, Cromwell (August 4, 2017). "Social Capital co-founder jumps to Kleiner Perkins amid shakeup". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Loizos, Connie (August 3, 2017). "Mamoon Hamid is heading from Social Capital to Kleiner Perkins". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Mamoon Hamid". kleinerperkins.com. Kleiner Perkins. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- â "Mamoon Hamid". engineering.purdue.edu. Purdue University Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- 1 2 "Mamoon Hamid Profile". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- â Manners, David (February 20, 2017). "The Top 100 VCs". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- â "The Top 100 Venture Capitalists". CB Insights and The New York Times. April 4, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- 1 2 Chapman, Lizette (October 25, 2017). "Silicon Valley Gets Behind Initiative to Challenge Trump's Agenda in Court". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
