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Basit Khan

Investor

Investment Analyst, Venture Capital group at Amaana Capital

Pakistan

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Basit Khan is an Investment Analyst in the Venture Capital group at Amaana Capital. He previously worked with the National Incubation Center, an early-stage startup incubator at LUMS, and with mKhata, a local fintech startup, in a strategy role supporting fundraising, and earlier worked at Standard Chartered Bank on design and strategy for sustainable finance products in emerging markets. He holds a Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance with a minor in Computer Science from LUMS.

Experience

  1. Braden Fellman GroupSoftware Engineer Interncurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  2. Georgia Institute of TechnologyResearch Interncurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, GA
  3. Amaana CapitalAnalystcurrent2022 — present
  4. Lahore University of Management SciencesTeaching Assistant2021 — 2022
  5. Standard Chartered BankSummer Intern2021
  6. LUMS Daily StudentSub Editor2020 — 2021
  7. LUMS Daily StudentReporter2019 — 2020
  8. All Pakistan Textile Mills AssociationData Analytics Intern2019

Skills & more

Creative Writing2Problem Solving3Research3Programming1Analytical Skills3Editing1News WritingPython (Programming Language)1C++1RMicrosoft ExcelVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)
+5 moreCommunicationCritical ThinkingManagementTeamworkMusic Production
  • The Data Scientist’s Toolbox — Coursera
  • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) — Coursera

From Basit's professional profile.

Colleagues at Amaana Capital

Ali Najam
Investor at Amaana Capital
Kash Molwani
Head of Investments at Amaana Capital
Shakir Aslam
Analyst at Amaana Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Basit Khan?
Basit Khan is an Investment Analyst in the Venture Capital group at Amaana Capital. He previously worked with the National Incubation Center, an early-stage startup incubator at LUMS, and with mKhata, a local fintech startup, in a strategy role supporting fundraising, and earlier worked at Standard Chartered Bank on design and strategy for sustainable finance products in emerging markets. He holds a Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance with a minor in Computer Science from LUMS.
Where does Basit Khan work?
Basit Khan is Investment Analyst, Venture Capital group at Amaana Capital.
What check size does Basit Khan write?
Basit Khan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Basit Khan go to school?
Basit Khan studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Lahore University of Management Sciences (BSc., Accounting and Finance with a Minor in CS).

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