Amir Banifatemi

Entrepreneur, investor, product strategist. I help start, grow, and run companies. I work with startups and growth oriented companies on products and initiatives that could bring significant economic and societal impact.

Website: angel.co/amir
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/abanifatemi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/A225
California, United States
Member since May 11, 2010

About

Investor interests

Type of investor	Angel Seed Fund Early stage VC
Typical investment size	$50,000 - $100k
Categories of interest	Advertising Analytics Big data Cloud Computing Collaboration Crowd-sourced innovation Data analytics Digital media E-commerce Education Enterprise software Location-based Marketplaces Mobile Search Social commerce Social games Software as a service (SaaS) Travel Wireless Consumer Internet (B2C) Email Events Internet Semantic search
Locations of interest	California, United States
Credentials	Qualified Purchaser

Activity

Investments made	Fundly, MixRank, VOKLE, Tech Coast Angels, Wise Window, Inc., Getaround, Streak, Visually, Curebit, Verbling, Submittable, Microryza, Social Rewards, Strikingly, AwayFind, Momentum Machines, drumbi, Compass, Academize, Connectifier, Unfold, AuraWare, BrokerRoster, Mashermedia, Experiment, Javelin, Cheers, Conductrics, Faraday Bicycles, AirPair, Raynforest, VIsage, crowdfunder.com, Infobitt, LensGen Inc., MobileCause, Audienced m, TrueVault, Pogoseat, GetThis
Board seats	drumbi, DreamFunded, Unfold Inc., Wonder Technologies m, Fusion Brakes, Curb Call, Enovant Foundation
Advisory positions	Momentum Machines, drumbi, Compass, Social Rewards, BrokerRoster, MobileCause, Infobitt, Fusion Brakes, LensGen Inc.

Education

1994 HEC , MBA

1986 UTC , MS , EE

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Full bio

Amir's constant focus has always been on identifying and developing emerging and transformative technologies that can impact society in large and exponential ways. Amir does this by creating inter-disciplinary frameworks for understanding and planning new developments required to bring those technologies to market.

He usually works with startups and growth oriented companies. Special emphasis on knowledge sharing and education; 3D manufacturing, nanosciences and Robotics, real-time crowdsourcing, and predictive health and entertainment.

Amir also has managed a few private and public technology investment funds and knows how to establish fund operations and their overall strategies and requirements.

He enjoys teaching and has been a guest lecturer and adjunct professor at UC Berkeley, Chapman University, Claremont McKenna College, UC Irvine, and HEC Paris

Specialties: Market opportunity evaluation, Product roadmap strategy, Pricing, Go-to-Market management, Funding and mentorship.