Investing Profile

Zain Rizavi(214)

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Principal at Ridge Ventures
zainrizavi.comSan Francisco, California
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5 Investors

Connected to Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Stonly Baptiste Blue (Third Sphere), Kevin Zhang (Upfront Ventures), and 2 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position
Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA) Principal
Investment Range
$1M - $20.0M
Sweet Spot
$7.0M
Investments On Record
4
Current Fund Size
$130M

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Zain Rizavi's Investments On Record (4)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
c/side
Pre SeedApr 2024$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Jason Warner (Redpoint Ventures), John Smothers (Scribble Ventures), Kevin Weil
Macrometa
Series AJun 2021$20M
$28M
Co-investors: Jim Smith (Mohr Davidow Ventures), Chris Cooper (Pelion Venture Partners), Réza Malekzadeh (Partech Ventures), Yash Hemaraj (Benhamou Global Ventures), Lu Zhang (Fusion Fund), Q Motiwala (DNX Ventures), Eva Nahari (DNX Ventures), Chris Cooper
Ottocredit
SeedN/A$500K
$500K
Presidio Identity
SeedN/A$3M
$8M
Co-investors: Matt Mosman (Pelion Venture Partners), Douglas Merritt, Anshu Sharma, Marc Benioff, Eileen Murray, Sohaib Abbasi

Zain Rizavi's Experience

Cybersecurity Vertical Co-lead; Member of EVCA Committee EVCA2022 - Present
Senior Associate Pelion Venture Partners2020 - 2022