Advisor
Kamal Hassan
Investor | Board Member | 3x Co-Founder
Investor | Board Member | 3x Co-Founder
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Experience
Board Member-in-Residence
Mach49 helps Global 1000 companies develop a pipeline and portfolio of successful new ventures by Disrupting InsideOutTM — creating, building, and launching new ventures generated... more from within their organizations — and Disrupting OutsideInTM — designing and managing world-class corporate venture groups.
As a Board Member-on-Residence for new ventures built by Mach49 for global corporate clients, I leverage my expertise to help incubate, accelerate, and scale fundable businesses. Working closely with the portfolio company's new venture team and the corporate management members, I provide strategic advice and guidance in venture building, board governance, leadership development, operational management, fundraising, M&A, and strategic planning. Additionally, I facilitate introductions to potential customers, partners, and investors, providing the portfolio companies with the necessary resources to succeed in their respective industries. My guidance and connections help these companies unlock their full potential and achieve long-term success. With Mach49's experience and resources, I help these companies achieve their goals and navigate the complex and competitive startup market.
As a Board Member-on-Residence for new ventures built by Mach49 for global corporate clients, I leverage my expertise to help incubate, accelerate, and scale fundable businesses. Working closely with the portfolio company's new venture team and the corporate management members, I provide strategic advice and guidance in venture building, board governance, leadership development, operational management, fundraising, M&A, and strategic planning. Additionally, I facilitate introductions to potential customers, partners, and investors, providing the portfolio companies with the necessary resources to succeed in their respective industries. My guidance and connections help these companies unlock their full potential and achieve long-term success. With Mach49's experience and resources, I help these companies achieve their goals and navigate the complex and competitive startup market.
General Partner
TURN8 is a Venture Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS) firm with a global network of innovators and investors who approach change in a unique way. With over $500 million in enterprise... more value under management, we have helped more than 30 corporate partners with their innovation and corporate venturing strategies, accelerated 120 startups for corporate clients, invested in over 82 early-stage startups through several CVC funds, angel networks, and syndicates, and provided co-working and incubation services for hundreds of entrepreneurs and startups. We have also organized many corporate and entrepreneurial competitions, hackathons, and events.
As a General Partner, I work alongside this dynamic team to identify and invest in the most promising early-stage startups.
As a General Partner, I work alongside this dynamic team to identify and invest in the most promising early-stage startups.
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About us
Accelerator Program Director · We’ve created a Seed and Series A follow-on fund to fill in the funding gap startups often experience after an… · More accelerator. A later startup-stage investment ensures the startup is able to reach the scale and traction VCs are expecting.
A strategy of the fund is to provide capital and global support to TURN8 graduates primarily. We assess the startup’s management team development, product scalability and evidence of customer traction to measure the strength and its ability to continue. Our co-investment model empowers startups to attract additional investors under a shared risk equation.
A strategy of the fund is to provide capital and global support to TURN8 graduates primarily. We assess the startup’s management team development, product scalability and evidence of customer traction to measure the strength and its ability to continue. Our co-investment model empowers startups to attract additional investors under a shared risk equation.
Founder · The Cribb is a creative and well-equipped incubator in Dubai that helps tech startups take their business to the next level. It is an… · More exciting place where work meets business adventure in a fun environment. The space is carefully crafted to offer complete entrepreneurial resources, meetups for all types of events, and interaction between entrepreneurs and industry thought leaders. The Cribb aims to help young innovators develop their business ideas and to build a community of new businesses, in support of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Dubai.
My company, Innovation 360, created and manages The Cribb.
My company, Innovation 360, created and manages The Cribb.
Education
About
Achievements
I am a genetic engineer turned entrepreneur, investor, and corporate innovation expert. Over the past 28 years, I've founded Innovation 360 and TURN8 Venture Capital, which have helped global companies, limited partners, family offices, and HNWIs invest in early-stage technology startups through various channels. As a 3x co-founder, I've learned valuable lessons from successes and failures, including one that taught me how to build new ventures.
I am currently at Mach49, helping Global 1000 companies develop a pipeline and portfolio of successful new ventures. As a Board Member-on-Residence, I leverage my expertise to help incubate, accelerate, and scale ideas to become fundable businesses.
Specialty:
> Venture Capital
> Corporate Venture Capital
> Fund Management
> Corporate Innovation
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Q&A
What's your favorite non-business book?
Soccer