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Amir Banifatemi

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Current Investing Position
K5 Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$200K - $1.2M
Sweet Spot
$600K
Investments On Record
13

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Amir Banifatemi's Investments On Record (12)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Connectifier
Series AJun 2015$4.1M
$12M
Co-investors: Tony Conrad (True Ventures), Andrew Chen (Andreessen Horowitz), James Hong, Sean Ellis
Digsy
Seed RoundJan 2015
Co-investors: Sean Ellis
Immediately
Seed RoundMar 2014$400K
$2.6M
Co-investors: Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), David Ulevitch (Andreessen Horowitz), Jeremie Berrebi (Magical Capital), TK Kuegler (Wasabi Ventures), Ryan Holmes (LOI Venture), Rashaun Williams, Peter Kazanjy, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Kyle York, Chris Yeh
SquareOne
Venture RoundMar 2014$200K
$200K
Co-investors: David Ulevitch (Andreessen Horowitz), TK Kuegler (Wasabi Ventures), Chris Yeh, Kyle York
Crowdfunder
Angel RoundFeb 2014$1M
$4.5M
Co-investors: Tim Draper (Draper Associates)
Compass
Seed RoundDec 2013$700K
$1.1B
Co-investors: Kenneth Chenault (General Catalyst), Ken Chenault Jr. (General Catalyst), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Todd Chaffee (IVP), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Ludwig Schulze (Alumni Ventures Group), Allen Morgan (Idealab), Sean Seton-Rogers (Pro Founders Capital), Daniel Recanati (Rhodium), Jordan Fudge (Sinai Ventures), Roseanne Wincek (Renegade Partners), Jonathan Keidan (Torch Capital), Cyrus Massoumi (Humbition), Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Andre De Baubigny (Modern Venture Partners), Oliver Thylmann, Anil Sethi, Eduardo Haber
Pogoseat
Seed RoundSep 2013$800K
$3.3M
Co-investors: Aamer Abdullah (MI Ventures), Carine Magescas (AngelPad), Jason Seats (Techstars), Jeremie Berrebi (Magical Capital), Keval Desai (InterWest), Mike Walsh (Structure Capital), Pietro Dova (XG Ventures), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), Andrea Zurek (XG Ventures), Jillian Manus (Structure Capital), Joshua Schachter, Richard Chen
Experiment
Venture RoundJun 2013$1.2M
$1.2M
Co-investors: Ryan Petersen (Founders Fund), Michael Karnjanaprakorn (Turing Capital), Dave Morin (Offline Ventures), Ellen Levy (Silicon Valley Connect), Jude Gomila (Jude Gomila Rolling Fund), Jade Wang, Ligaya Tichy, Evan Cheng, Esther Dyson

Amir Banifatemi's Experience

AI Lead XPRIZE2016 - Present
Curator and founder AI For Good2016 - Present
Curator and Organizer TEDxLA2013 - Present
Founder, Managing Partner K5 Ventures2011 - Present
Managing partner Bayspring Ventures2004 - 2011
President Agendize2004 - 2005
VP Marketing and Business Development Critical Path Inc.2002 - 2004
Co Founder & Managing Partner The Business Model Institute1999 - 2002
Founder and CEO Private company1997 - 1999
General Manager Europe Electromed International1995 - 1997
VP Medical Innovations, investments and strategic planning AP-HP1992 - 1995
CIO Assistance publique- hopitaux de paris1990 - 1992
National Expert European Commission1989 - 1992
Project Director Airbus Group1988 - 1990
Researcher Engineer INSERM1987 - 1988
Design Engineer European Space Agency1986 - 1987

Amir Banifatemi's Education

lycée razi International Baccalaureate
Groupe HEC MBA Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Université René Descartes (Paris V) Doctorate Studies Systems Design & Cognitive Sciences
Université de Technologie de Compiègne MS EE Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Université Paris Sud (Paris XI) DEUG Sciences