Mohammad Naqvi

Mohammad Naqvi

Senior Investment Associate atCalifornia Innovation FundCalifornia

Mohammad Naqvi is a Senior Investment Associate at California Innovation Fund. He has a background in engineering and product management in AI/ML, with degrees from Georgia Tech and UC Berkeley.

What Mohammad can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

California Innovation Fund writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Comerica Bank Technology and Life Sciences Division · Trusted banker
  2. UC LAUNCH · Co-Chair
  3. California Innovation Fund · Senior Investment Associate
    Now

Focus

vc-backed startupsopportunity recognitionmarket mappingartificial intelligencemachine learningdata

Education

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, MBA CandidateGeorgia Tech, Master's degree in Computer EngineeringUC, Berkeley, CBA (Statistics and ML)Haas School of Business, UC, Berkeley, MBA

Also at California Innovation Fund

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Questions

Who is Mohammad Naqvi?

Mohammad Naqvi is a Senior Investment Associate at California Innovation Fund. He has a background in engineering and product management in AI/ML, with degrees from Georgia Tech and UC Berkeley.

How much does Mohammad Naqvi invest?

Mohammad Naqvi invests through California Innovation Fund, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Mohammad Naqvi?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mohammad in the subject. A warm intro from a founder California Innovation Fund backed works better.

What did Mohammad Naqvi do before California Innovation Fund?

Trusted banker at Comerica Bank Technology and Life Sciences Division; Co-Chair at UC LAUNCH.

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