Irfan Ahmad
InvestorInvestor at DCVC (Data Collective)
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $15M
About
Irfan Ahmad is founder of CloudPhysics, a SaaS IT Operations Analytics company backed by Kleiner Perkins and Mayfield Fund, and currently serves as Chairman at MagnitionIO. He is an equity partner at DCVC and early-stage investor who has developed a startup strategy approach called Validation Hacking. Ahmad previously spent nine years at VMware as tech lead for the DRS product suite and has held engineering roles at Transmeta, Autodesk, and Toronto Stock Exchange; he holds over 40 patents and has published peer-reviewed research papers.
Experience
- MagnitionIOChairmancurrent2017 — presentGlobal
- Halo RadiusChairmancurrent2017 — presentGlobal
- GTM DeltaChairmancurrent2023 — presentGlobal
- DCVC (Data Collective)Equity Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VariousInvestor, Advisorcurrent2011 — present
- CloudPhysicsFounder, CTO, Board Director2011 — 2016
- VMwareTech Lead, DRS Product Portfolio2002 — 2011Palo Alto, CA
- TransmetaSoftware Engineer2000 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- Autodesk CanadaEngineer1999
- Toronto Stock ExchangeEngineering Intern1998
Education
- University of WaterlooBachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science1995 — 2000
- Barton Secondary1991 — 1995
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Irfan Ahmad work?
- Irfan Ahmad is Investor at DCVC (Data Collective).
- What check size does Irfan Ahmad write?
- Irfan Ahmad typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
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University of Waterloo mafia197
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Shared employers
Also worked at CloudPhysics2
Also worked at VMware101
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Also worked at Transmeta1
Also worked at Autodesk Canada52
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