Saima Hasan

Saima Hasan

Founding General Partner atEvolutionCalifornia

Saima Hasan is Founding Partner at Evolution and Founder of Roshni, with over 15 years of experience investing in over 300 startups. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Harvard Business School.

What Saima can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Evolution writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Evolution.

Career

  1. Roshni · Founder
  2. Evolution · Founding Partner
    Now
  3. Evolution Ventures · Founding General Partner
    Now
  4. Evolution Ventures Management · Director
    Now
  5. Tokio Marine Holdings · Director
    2026-null

Companies founded

RoshniEvolution Ventures

Focus

venture capitaltechnologygovernment and policysocial entrepreneurshipbusiness

Education

Stanford University, BAHarvard Business School, MBA

Also at Evolution

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Questions

Who is Saima Hasan?

Saima Hasan is Founding Partner at Evolution and Founder of Roshni, with over 15 years of experience investing in over 300 startups. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Harvard Business School.

How much does Saima Hasan invest?

Saima Hasan invests through Evolution, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Saima Hasan?

A warm intro from a founder Evolution backed works best.

What did Saima Hasan do before Evolution?

Founder at Roshni; Director at Tokio Marine Holdings.

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