Karim Faris is a General Partner at GV, focusing on enterprise software, analytics, and security investments. He joined GV at its inception and previously held roles at Google, Level 3 Communications, Intel, Siemens, and Atlas Venture.
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GV writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- Level 3 Communications · business and product development positions
- Google · corporate development team
- Atlas Venture2002
- GV · General PartnerNow
- Intel · product manager
- Level 3 Communications
- Google
- Atlas Venture2002
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Who is Karim Faris?
Karim Faris is a General Partner at GV, focusing on enterprise software, analytics, and security investments. He joined GV at its inception and previously held roles at Google, Level 3 Communications, Intel, Siemens, and Atlas Venture.
How much does Karim Faris invest?
Karim Faris invests through GV, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Karim Faris?
A warm intro from a founder GV backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Karim Faris do before GV?
business and product development positions at Level 3 Communications; corporate development team at Google; Atlas Venture; product manager at Intel; Level 3 Communications; Google; Atlas Venture.
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