Mo Islam is a Partner at Obvious who focuses on deep tech and frontier AI. He previously held roles at DFJ, Threshold, and several engineering organizations.
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Obvious Ventures writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- National Science Foundation
- Lockheed Martin
- In-Q-Tel
- DFJ · partner
- Threshold · partner
- Obvious · PartnerNow
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Who is Mo Islam?
Mo Islam is a Partner at Obvious who focuses on deep tech and frontier AI. He previously held roles at DFJ, Threshold, and several engineering organizations.
How much does Mo Islam invest?
Mo Islam invests through Obvious Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at seed, series a.
How do I pitch Mo Islam?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mo in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Obvious Ventures backed works better.
What did Mo Islam do before Obvious Ventures?
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; National Science Foundation; Lockheed Martin; In-Q-Tel; partner at DFJ; partner at Threshold.
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