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Kaz Nejatian

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Chief Executive Officer at Opendoor

Canada

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About

Nejatian previously spent six years at Shopify, where he led Shopify Money and merchant services before becoming VP Product and COO, and earlier worked as a lead product manager at Facebook. He co-founded and ran the payments company Kash, served as director of strategic planning at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and began his career as an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP.

Chief Executive Officer at Opendoor

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Opendoor's investors · 46

A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksAccess IndustriesNew York · since 2016Access Technology VenturesMill Valley · since 2018AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2018at.inc/San FranciscoBlue Lion GlobalSouth San FranciscoCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2014Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2014Fifth WallLos Angeles · $250K – $100M checksGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2018GGV CapitalMenlo Park · since 2018GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksHaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014Jack AltmanSan FranciscoKalaari CapitalBengaluru · $800K – $25M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2018LakestarZurich · $540K checks · since 2018MaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checksMoxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2018Night CapitalCapitolaNomad Venture Partners, LlcLos AngelesNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2018Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksResolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2014Saga VenturesAustinSam Altmansince 2014SBI JI Innovation Advisory Ltd.Tel Aviv-YafoSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksSoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2020SoftBank Vision FundLondonSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2014Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2015Torch CapitalNew York · $750K – $1.5M checksTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2014Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco · since 2014Very Serious VenturesLynnwoodWestRiver GroupIssaquahWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Opendoor

EWEric Wu
Eric WuCo-founder
JR
JD RossCofounder
KRKeith Rabois
Keith RaboisCo-founder

Experience

  1. OpendoorChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. ShopifyVP Product & Chief Operating Officer2022 — 2025
  3. ShopifyVice President, Merchant Services2020 — 2022
  4. ShopifyVP & GM Shopify Money2019 — 2020
  5. FacebookLead Product Manager2018 — 2019Menlo Park, California
  6. KashCEO & Co-founder2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Citizenship and Immigration CanadaDirector of Strategic Planning2011 — 2012
  8. Ropes & Gray LLPAssociate2008 — 2011

Skills & more

Venture Capital56Private Equity44Business Development24Hedge Funds3DerivativesInvestment Management1Investments32Start-ups63Joint Ventures7Securities2Corporate Governance14Mergers
+4 moreDue DiligenceCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingPolitical Communication

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kaz Nejatian?
Nejatian previously spent six years at Shopify, where he led Shopify Money and merchant services before becoming VP Product and COO, and earlier worked as a lead product manager at Facebook. He co-founded and ran the payments company Kash, served as director of strategic planning at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and began his career as an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP.
Where does Kaz Nejatian work?
Kaz Nejatian is Chief Executive Officer at Opendoor.
What companies has Kaz Nejatian invested in?
Investments tracked here include /dev/fast, Akkari, Allus AI, Caddy, Char, Cohesion, Convexia, Cortex AI, Cranston AI, Dayjob, Eden Robotics, FinalDose, and 38 more.
Where did Kaz Nejatian go to school?
Kaz Nejatian studied at University of Toronto (J.D., Law); Queen's University (B.Com, Business (Finance and Strategy)).

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