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Zain Gulamali

Investor, Alexa Fund atAmazon Alexa FundSan Francisco Bay Area
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Zain Gulamali is an investor at Amazon Alexa Fund in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has held roles at Workday, AWS, Amazon Catalytic Capital, and other firms.

What Zain can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Amazon Alexa Fund writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. MIT Media Lab · Researcher
  2. Blackstone · Investment Analyst Intern - Alternative Asset Management
  3. Workday · GM of Strategic Partnerships; Partner Strategy and Business Development
  4. Amazon Catalytic Capital · Founder and Head
  5. Amazon Alexa Fund · Investment Partner
    Now

Focus

frontier techvoiceairoboticsconsumer internet

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS (Dual) Computer Science and Media Studies + Management ScienceMassachusetts Institute of Technology, BS Computer Science and Media StudiesStanford University Graduate School of Business, MS Management

Also at Amazon Alexa Fund

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Paul BernardInvestor, Alexa Fund

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Brad Greiwe
Brad GreiweCo-Founder & Chairman, Fifth Wall
Rajiv Patel-O'Connor
Rajiv Patel-O'ConnorGeneral Partner, Framework Ventures

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Who is Zain Gulamali?

Zain Gulamali is an investor at Amazon Alexa Fund in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has held roles at Workday, AWS, Amazon Catalytic Capital, and other firms.

How much does Zain Gulamali invest?

Zain Gulamali invests through Amazon Alexa Fund, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Zain Gulamali?

A warm intro from a founder Amazon Alexa Fund backed works best.

What did Zain Gulamali do before Amazon Alexa Fund?

Researcher at MIT Media Lab; Investment Analyst Intern - Alternative Asset Management at Blackstone; GM of Strategic Partnerships; Partner Strategy and Business Development at Workday; Founder and Head at Amazon Catalytic Capital.

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