Mo Islam
InvestorPartner at Obvious Ventures Β· Partner at Threshold Ventures
Menlo Park, California, United States
Writes $250K β $6M checks
About
Mo pairs engineering and national-security technical diligence experience at In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin, NSF and PNNL with early-stage investing and board leadership in AI, autonomy and biotech; author on automation.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechGamingHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- Obvious VenturesPartnercurrent2026 β present
- Moonlake AIBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- FreeformBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- EdgeQ Inc.Board Membercurrent2018 β present
- FloeDB IncBoard Observer2026
- ParspecBoard Member2025 β 2026
- Topos BioBoard Observer2025 β 2026
- ParasailBoard Observer2023 β 2026
- OpsLevelBoard Member2022 β 2026
- BenepassBoard Observer2021 β 2026
- ElementaryBoard Member2019 β 2026
- DFJPartner2014 β 2026
- CrowdAIBoard Member (Acquired by Saab)2020 β 2023
- In-Q-TelSystem Engineer2012 β 2014Washington D.C. Metro Area
- National Science Foundation (NSF)Summer Consultant2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2010 β 2011Stanford, CA
- Lockheed MartinSystems Engineering Intern2010Newtown, PA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PNNLNational Security Intern2009Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area
Skills & more
From Mo's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
BenepassEdgeQFreeformMoonlake AIParasailParspecTopos Bio
Investor
AtomwiseElementary RoboticsMythicNervana (Intel)Yellowbrick DataZoox (Amazon)
Sources: the firm's website Β· curated public sources.
Colleagues at Obvious Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mo Islam?
- Mo pairs engineering and national-security technical diligence experience at In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin, NSF and PNNL with early-stage investing and board leadership in AI, autonomy and biotech; author on automation.
- Where does Mo Islam work?
- Mo Islam is Partner at Obvious Ventures.
- What does Mo Islam invest in?
- Mo Islam invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Mo Islam write?
- Mo Islam typically writes checks of $250K β $6M.
- What boards does Mo Islam sit on?
- Mo Islam holds tracked board seats at Benepass, EdgeQ, Freeform, Moonlake AI, Parasail, Parspec, Topos Bio.
- What companies has Mo Islam invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Atomwise, Elementary Robotics, Mythic, Nervana (Intel), Yellowbrick Data, Zoox (Amazon).
- Where did Mo Islam go to school?
- Mo Islam studied at Stanford University School of Engineering (BS, Electrical Engineering); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Administering Business).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University School of Engineering35
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,519
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Shared employers
Also worked at Moonlake AI2
Also worked at Topos Bio1
Also worked at Parasail6
Also worked at Stanford University788
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