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Aleem Rizvon

Aleem Rizvon

Vice President atCisco InvestmentsCalifornia
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Aleem Rizvon leads Cisco's investment team focusing on mass-scale infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise networking. He is passionate about closing the digital divide and has a background in computer science and engineering.

What Aleem can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeries A, Series BLead preference not reported
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Focus

mass scale infrastructurecloud computingenterprise networkingartificial intelligencenetworkingai for networking

Education

National Institute of Technology, bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineeringThe University of Texas at Arlington, master’s in computer science and engineering

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Who is Aleem Rizvon?

Aleem Rizvon leads Cisco's investment team focusing on mass-scale infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise networking. He is passionate about closing the digital divide and has a background in computer science and engineering.

How much does Aleem Rizvon invest?

Cisco Investments has not reported a check size. It invests at series a, series b.

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