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Badrul Farooqi

Founder atCursor CapitalNew York
Cursor Capital websiteFirm profile

Badrul Farooqi is an early stage investor and product leader. He previously held product roles at Figma and Square.

What Badrul can write

Writes checks of$250K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Cursor Capital writes $250K to $500K checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Cursor Capital.

Career

  1. Expedia
    2011-2013
  2. Hook Studios
    2013-2015
  3. Teespring
    2015-2016
  4. Figma · Product Manager
    2016-2021
  5. Square
    2021-2022
  6. Cursor Capital · Founder
    Now

Companies founded

Cursor Capital

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

Artificial IntelligenceDeveloper Toolsfoundational softwareplatforms

Partners like Badrul

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Janine YorioCEO, Co-Founder, Everyrealm
Maya BakhaiFounder & Managing Partner, Spice Capital
Emily McMahan
Emily McMahanCo-Founder, Managing Partner, AIN Ventures
Sam Englebardt
Sam EnglebardtFounding General Partner, Galaxy Interactive
Brandon Ross
Brandon RossPartner, LightShed Ventures
Brian Gaister
Brian GaisterGeneral Partner, SaaS Ventures

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Questions

Who is Badrul Farooqi?

Badrul Farooqi is an early stage investor and product leader. He previously held product roles at Figma and Square.

How much does Badrul Farooqi invest?

Badrul Farooqi invests through Cursor Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Badrul Farooqi?

A warm intro from a founder Cursor Capital backed works best.

What did Badrul Farooqi do before Cursor Capital?

Expedia; Hook Studios; Teespring; Product Manager at Figma; Square.

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