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Josef Najm

Josef Najm

Principal atThomson Reuters VenturesNew York City
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Josef Najm joined Thomson Reuters Ventures as a Principal, focusing on early-stage tech in legal, tax, fintech, and media. He previously worked at Reuters and other firms, with a background in politics and media.

What Josef can write

Writes checks of$3M to $10M
Comes in atSeries AMostly follows a lead
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Thomson Reuters Ventures writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Thomson Reuters · Principal
    Now
  2. US Senate · politics
  3. DC consulting firms · politics
  4. MediaMath · position
  5. L'Oreal · position
  6. Diageo · position
  7. Reuters · commercial side
  8. Thomson Reuters Ventures · Principal
    Now

Focus

legal technologytax & accountingfintechnews & media

Education

The Catholic University of America, Political Science

Also at Thomson Reuters Ventures

Tamara SteffensManaging Director
Joe DormaniPartner
Jack BenedictPrincipal
Alex Carvalho
Alex CarvalhoInvestor
Karen Lopez
Karen LopezInvestor

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Who is Josef Najm?

Josef Najm joined Thomson Reuters Ventures as a Principal, focusing on early-stage tech in legal, tax, fintech, and media. He previously worked at Reuters and other firms, with a background in politics and media.

How much does Josef Najm invest?

Josef Najm invests through Thomson Reuters Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at series a.

How do I pitch Josef Najm?

A warm intro from a founder Thomson Reuters Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Josef Najm do before Thomson Reuters Ventures?

politics at US Senate; politics at DC consulting firms; position at MediaMath; position at L'Oreal; position at Diageo; commercial side at Reuters.

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