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Emad Hasan

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Product Lead, AI & Agentic Advertising Products at Amazon Alexa Fund · Venture Partner at Dash VC · Founder at Retina AI

Los Angeles, California

Writes $20K – $2M checks · typically $250K

FoundedRetina AI

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About

A UCLA MBA with product roles at PayPal, Facebook, and Amazon, Emad led Business Marketing Operations & Analytics at Facebook and founded and led an AI company that raised $13 million. He contributes product and founder experience to Dash VC's operations and investment decisions.

Founder at Retina AI

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Retina AI's investors · 6

Alpha Intelligence CapitalSan Francisco · since 2021Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2021Crosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checks · since 2017Moonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksTime Zero CapitalLos AngelesVertical Venture PartnersPalo Alto · $500K – $4M checks · since 2021

Experience

  1. AmazonProduct Lead, AI & Agentic Advertising Productscurrent2024 — present
  2. Dash VCVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. YPOVice Chair - Artificial Intelligence Network2023 — 2025
  4. BeeDIGITALBoard Advisor2024 — 2025Spain
  5. Novex Advisory ServicesIndependent Consultant/Advisor2023 — 2024
  6. RETINACEO & Co-Founder2020 — 2023Greater Los Angeles Area
  7. RETINACOO & Co-Founder2017 — 2020Santa Monica, California, United States
  8. XpertlyFounder & CEO2016 — 2017Santa Monica & San Francisco, CA
  9. FacebookHead of Business Marketing Operations & Analytics2014 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
  10. FacebookMarketing Analytics Lead2014Menlo Park, CA
  11. PayPalAnalytics Product Manager2013 — 2014San Jose, CA
  12. Booz Allen HamiltonSr. Consultant2011 — 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
  13. BoeingGuidance Navigation & Controls Engineer2008 — 2011Los Angeles
  14. Sikorsky AircraftFlight Controls Engineer2005 — 2008Stratford, CT

Skills & more

Venture Capital1Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Large Language Models (LLM)1Product Strategy1Go-to-Market Strategy2P&L ManagementCross-functional Leadership2Machine LearningMarket Analysis5Confluence4Board Development3Board of Directors
+12 moreAnalyticsIntegrationBusiness AnalyticsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSimulationsData MiningSystems EngineeringGenerative AIMatlabEmbedded SystemsSQL

Languages English

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Colleagues at Amazon Alexa Fund

Abigail Hall
Brand & Creative at Pave Health Ventures
Adam Scharf
University Venture Fellow (Spring 2024) at Rebalance Capital Ventures
Adiari Vazquez
Partner at Amazon Alexa Fund
Alberto Baratas
Partner at Civeta Investment
Amanda Chan
Founder at OSIMple
Angela Lewis
Venture Associate at Scout Fund
Arvind Vivekanandan
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Ben Rush
Senior Associate at Pioneer Square Labs

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emad Hasan?
A UCLA MBA with product roles at PayPal, Facebook, and Amazon, Emad led Business Marketing Operations & Analytics at Facebook and founded and led an AI company that raised $13 million. He contributes product and founder experience to Dash VC's operations and investment decisions.
Where does Emad Hasan work?
Emad Hasan is Founder of Retina AI and Product Lead, AI & Agentic Advertising Products at Amazon Alexa Fund.
What check size does Emad Hasan write?
Emad Hasan typically writes checks of $20K – $2M.
What companies did Emad Hasan found?
Emad Hasan founded Retina AI.
Where did Emad Hasan go to school?
Emad Hasan studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA, Technology Management); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Masters, Electrical Engineering); Penn State University (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering).

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