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Asher Siddiqui

Investor

Fund Board & IC Member at Lumikai

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

Asher Siddiqui is a technology investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area and serves as Managing Director at Song United, where he oversees the venture investment portfolio of Dug Song, founder of Duo Security. He is building ASILICA, a service that assists founders and tech operators in evaluating investment opportunities and constructing venture portfolios across funds, direct investments, and secondaries. His career spans entrepreneurship, corporate development and M&A, and venture capital as both a general partner and limited partner, including more than 100 early-stage investments and over 20 venture fund investments as an LP.

Experience

  1. Song UnitedManaging Directorcurrent2026 — present
  2. Song UnitedSenior Investment Advisor2025 — 2026Detroit, MI
  3. AsilicaFoundercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  4. Sukna VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2025 — present
  5. Sukna VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2019 — presentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
  6. Sukna VenturesGeneral Partner2022 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  7. LattisLimited Partnercurrent2026 — present
  8. Starship VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Pax VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. Meridian VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2026 — present
  11. University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessResearch on Emerging VC'scurrent2024 — presentAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
  12. Race Capital (We are Hiring Engineers)Limited Partnercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  13. Race Capital (We are Hiring Engineers)Advisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. Lumikai FundInvestment Committee Membercurrent2020 — presentIndia
  15. Lumikai FundMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentCayman Islands
  16. Lumikai FundAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentNew Delhi, Delhi, India
  17. TreasuryLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  18. Better Tomorrow VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  19. AllocateInvestorcurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  20. UzVC National Venture Capital FundIndependent Member of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentTashkent, Uzbekistan

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityExecutive Education, Venture Capital Unlocked Program2017
  2. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Leadership Development Program - Strategy & Implementation2011
  3. Amsterdam Institute of FinanceExecutive Education, Advanced Valuation2010
  4. SOAS University of LondonPost Graduate IPC - Financial Law2009
  5. INSEADExecutive Education, Finance For Executives2008
  6. MIT Sloan School of ManagementExecutive Education, Leadership & Strategic Management2005
  7. Coventry UniversityMSc, Software Development1999 — 2000
  8. Coventry UniversityBA Hons, Business Administration1995 — 1998
  9. Stafford House College CanterburySixth Form1993 — 1995

Skills & more

Creativity and Innovation2Strategy99Management47Negotiation14Mentoring1Leadership9Business Networking1Innovation Management2Innovation Development1Business InnovationTechnological InnovationMergers & Acquisitions73
+12 moreVenture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyDue DiligenceInvestmentsEmerging MarketsStart-upsRestructuringEntrepreneurshipTelecommunicationsMergers

Languages English · German · Hindi · Urdu

  • Fellow — The Luminarian Fellowship
  • Innovation Mindset — Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education
  • ODA Fellowship — ODF
  • Certified Program Instructor (CPI) - Idea To Market — Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education
  • Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows

From Asher's professional profile.

Colleagues at Lumikai

Aanchal Pant
Manager - PR, Brand & Community at Lumikai
Abhay Malla
Sr. Investment Associate at Lumikai
Aditya Deshpande
Principal at Lumikai
Anant Seth
CFO & IC Member at Lumikai
Niyaz Laiq
Partner at Lumikai
Rishabh Sethia
Manager - Finance & Fund Operations at Lumikai
Salone Sehgal
Founder & Managing Partner at Lumikai
Sasha Bhatia
Founders Office at Lumikai

Network3

Ameya Upadhyay
General Partner at Flourish Ventures
Efayomi Carr
Investment Partner at Flourish Ventures
Monica Brand Engel
Managing Partner at Quona Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Asher Siddiqui work?
Asher Siddiqui is Fund Board & IC Member at Lumikai.

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Also attended Amsterdam Institute of Finance9

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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management488

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Also attended Coventry University21

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Shared employers

Also worked at Song United1

Dug SongFounder, Duo Security at Decibel Partners

Also worked at Sukna Ventures1

Marvin LiaoSupervisory Board Member at UzVC National Venture Capital fund

Also worked at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business16

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