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Farooq Abbasi

Investor

Associate / Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) · General Partner at Preface Ventures · Board director at IP Copilot

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $750K checks · typically $500K

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Paul KwanunlockedFarooq: together at Stanford University (2020–2026)
Farooq: together at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
×9Farooq: together at DN Capital
Farooq: together at Seedcamp

About

Farooq Abbasi is the founder and sole general partner of Preface Ventures. He began his venture career at 19 and previously invested at Costanoa Ventures (Alpha Health, Lively, Auterion, Leap), DN Capital, and Mosaic Ventures (Remitly, Auto1), and as a solo angel (Redlock, Truebill, Armory.io, Ambient.ai). He founded Diversity.vc in 2016 and states he has invested over $86M across 100 companies.

Contact· published on Farooq's own website

Invests in

Enterprise Software

Board director at IP Copilot

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IP Copilot's investors · 3

NextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Preface VenturesNew York · $750K – $2M checks · since 2024Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024

Experience

  1. Preface VenturesFounder and General Partnercurrent2015 — presentNew York, United States
  2. 3i MembersMembercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Diversity VCCo-foundercurrent2016 — presentLondon
  4. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMentorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Stanford UniversityMentorcurrent2020 — present
  6. Creative Destruction LabAssociate / Fellowcurrent2018 — presentToronto, Canada Area
  7. Costanoa VenturesPrincipal, Advisor2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  8. SeedcampMentor2016 — 2018
  9. Mosaic VenturesAssoc. Partner2016 — 2018London, San Francisco
  10. DN CapitalInvestment Analyst2014 — 2016London, United Kingdom
  11. Horizon PartnersAssociate2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Sandbox IndustriesEntrepreneur in Residence2011 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
  13. FanSnapIntern2008Palo Alto
  14. CitiSummer Analyst2008New Delhi Area, India

Skills & more

Venture Capital48Entrepreneurship43Start-ups37Due Diligence14Mergers & Acquisitions12Emerging Markets7Digital Media11Business Development11Alternative Investments6Valuation4Private Equity4Investments5
+10 moreCorporate FinanceCorporate DevelopmentMergersM&A experienceBusiness ValuationInvestment BankingInfrastructureMobile ApplicationsNegotiationEnterprise Software

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish

From Farooq's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Alpha HealthLed round

via Preface Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

AuterionLeapLively

Investor

Ambient.aiArmory.ioAuto1 (A1G)Redlock (PANW)Remitly (RELY)Truebill (RKT)

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Adrian Berliner
Partner at Zoic Capital
Ajay Agrawal
Founder; Professor, Rotman School of Management at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Ajay Agrawal
Co-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
Alison Sunstrum
Managing Partner at NYA Ventures
Amarpreet Kaur
Press Contact at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Andrea Drager
Partner at Azure Capital Partners
Barney Pell
Venture Partner at Radical Ventures
Brandon Zhao
Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures

Network11

Arif JanmohamedScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Deepak JeevankumarScout
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital
Ethan AustinScout
Founding Partner at Outside VC
Luke CooperScout
Operating Partner at Preface Ventures
Ron PragidesScout
Vice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITAL
Alex Rubalcava
Managing Partner at Amplify.LA
Greg Barnes
Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Ira Weiss
Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Nadav Eylath
Managing Partner at ATINC
Toni Alejandria
Events + Community at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Victor Gutwein
Managing Partner at M25

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Farooq Abbasi?
Farooq Abbasi is the founder and sole general partner of Preface Ventures. He began his venture career at 19 and previously invested at Costanoa Ventures (Alpha Health, Lively, Auterion, Leap), DN Capital, and Mosaic Ventures (Remitly, Auto1), and as a solo angel (Redlock, Truebill, Armory.io, Ambient.ai). He founded Diversity.vc in 2016 and states he has invested over $86M across 100 companies.
Where does Farooq Abbasi work?
Farooq Abbasi is Associate / Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Board director at IP Copilot.
What does Farooq Abbasi invest in?
Farooq Abbasi invests in Enterprise Software.
What check size does Farooq Abbasi write?
Farooq Abbasi typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.
What companies has Farooq Abbasi invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alpha Health, Auterion, Leap, Lively, Ambient.ai, Armory.io, Auto1 (A1G), Redlock (PANW), Remitly (RELY), Truebill (RKT).
Where did Farooq Abbasi go to school?
Farooq Abbasi studied at University of Illinois (B.S.).
Does Farooq Abbasi lead rounds?
Yes — Farooq Abbasi has led 4 tracked investments.

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