Karim Gillani is a General Partner at Luge Capital with a background in fintech, mobile tech, and corporate development. He previously led M&A at PayPal Canada, Xoom, and BlackBerry.
What Karim can write
Luge Capital writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- BlackBerry · M&A and strategic investments lead
- Xoom · Corporate Development practice lead
- PayPal · Corporate Development and M&A lead
- Redknee Solutions
- BlackBerry
- Xoom
- PayPal
- Luge Capital · General PartnerNow
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Who is Karim Gillani?
Karim Gillani is a General Partner at Luge Capital with a background in fintech, mobile tech, and corporate development. He previously led M&A at PayPal Canada, Xoom, and BlackBerry.
How much does Karim Gillani invest?
Karim Gillani invests through Luge Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Karim Gillani?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Karim in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Luge Capital backed works better.
What did Karim Gillani do before Luge Capital?
M&A and strategic investments lead at BlackBerry; Corporate Development practice lead at Xoom; Corporate Development and M&A lead at PayPal; Redknee Solutions; BlackBerry; Xoom; PayPal.
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