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Najam Kidwai

Investor

Partner at Frontier Venture Capital · Venture Partner at Frontier Ventures · Advisor, Executive Committee Member at EQUIAM

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Najam Kidwai holds board and advisory roles at companies including Neurable, ForgeGlobal, Boxed, Alpha Square Group, Asia Innovations, and Hello Genius. He was the founding CEO of two companies that went public, and founded Real Time Content, an adaptive media platform acquired by Pitney Bowes. He previously held investment roles at Edge Venture Capital and Stanford Research International, and is a partner and co-founder of Equiam, a private-markets-focused VC fund.

Experience

  1. C1Fund Inc.Co-Founder, President and CEO C1 Fund Inc.current2024 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. C1Fund Inc.C1 Fund Inc.current2024 — present
  3. IO Acquisition CorpCo-Founder, Director and CEOcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  4. A120 Fund Inc.Co-Founder and CEO A120current2025 — presentHong Kong SAR
  5. Klickl GroupMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentAbu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
  6. C1 Fund Inc. / CFND FundPresident and CEOcurrent2023 — presentGlobal
  7. TransFiCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentGlobal
  8. Destiny (D/XYZ)Investorcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  9. NeurableBoard Advisorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston
  10. EQUIAMCo-Founder and Board Directorcurrent2017 — presentUnited States
  11. Frontier VenturesAdvisory Board & IC Membercurrent2013 — presentMoscow, Dubai, London
  12. Garage.XYZ, Inc.Member Board Of Directors2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  13. C1 Holdings LLC, www.c1fund.comCo-Founder, Managing Partner & Board Member2023 — 2024United Arab Emirates
  14. Boxed WholesaleBoard Advisor2014 — 2023USA
  15. Crypto 1 Acquisition Corporation ($230M SPAC)Co-Founder & Chairman Of The Board Of Directors2021 — 2022Miami, Florida, United States
  16. Forge (formerly Equidate)Advisor to the Board2014 — 2022Silicon Valley, Dubai, UK & India
  17. TO THE NEWBoard Of Directors2019 — 2021India, Middle East & USA
  18. ServifyBoard Advisor2019 — 2020Mumbai, Middle East & USA
  19. InfomediaBoard Of Directors2018 — 2019UK and UAE
  20. Kokoon TechnologyNon Executive Chairman2017 — 2018Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  21. 23andMeAdvisor2016 — 2018Middle East
  22. PAI HealthNon Executive Director2015 — 2018Vancouver and Dubai
  23. ToTheNew VenturesAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2018Dubai, India, Singapore, China, Indonesia
  24. Cleartrip.comBoard / Middle East Advisor2011 — 2014Dubai and Mumbai
  25. GlobalLogic Inc.Advisory Board2010 — 2014UK, India, Ukraine and USA
  26. The Million Dollar ArmAdvisor2010 — 2014San Francisco
  27. InMobiMiddle East Advisor2011 — 2013Dubai and London
  28. Real Time ContentFounder & CEO2006 — 2009UK and USA
  29. SRI InternationalDirector1999 — 2001UK and USA

Skills & more

SaaS10Enterprise Software7Strategy85Leadership11International Finance3Private Equity43Venture Capital78Start-ups99Mergers13Mobile Internet10Wireless2Advertising3
+12 moreEntrepreneurDigital MediaEntrepreneurshipMobileMobile DevicesDigital StrategyEmerging MarketsTelecommunicationsInvestmentsAlternative InvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentMergers & Acquisitions

Languages English · Urdu

From Najam's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Alpha Square GroupAsia InnovationsBoxedForgeGlobalHello GeniusNeurable

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Frontier Venture Capital

Bob Perille
Venture Partner at Frontier Venture Capital
David Cremin
Founder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture Capital
Dmitry Alimov
Founding Partner at Frontier Ventures
Frank Foster
Managing Director at Frontier Venture Capital
Jim Schraith
Venture Partner at Frontier Venture Capital
Julia Lemberskiy
Principal at Frontier Venture Capital
Scott Lenet
Managing Partner at Frontier Venture Capital
Steven Hellman
Investor at Frontier Ventures

Network2

David Cremin
Founder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture Capital
Dmitry Alimov
Founding Partner at Frontier Ventures

Investors connected to Najam in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Najam Kidwai?
Najam Kidwai holds board and advisory roles at companies including Neurable, ForgeGlobal, Boxed, Alpha Square Group, Asia Innovations, and Hello Genius. He was the founding CEO of two companies that went public, and founded Real Time Content, an adaptive media platform acquired by Pitney Bowes. He previously held investment roles at Edge Venture Capital and Stanford Research International, and is a partner and co-founder of Equiam, a private-markets-focused VC fund.
Where does Najam Kidwai work?
Najam Kidwai is Partner at Frontier Venture Capital.
What boards does Najam Kidwai sit on?
Najam Kidwai holds tracked board seats at Alpha Square Group, Asia Innovations, Boxed, ForgeGlobal, Hello Genius, Neurable.
Where did Najam Kidwai go to school?
Najam Kidwai studied at University of Staffordshire (Honorary Doctorate Technology); University of Lincoln (Honorary Doctorate, Business Administration); University of Staffordshire (BSc (Hons) Technology Management, Computer Science and Business).

Same school

Also attended University of Staffordshire14

Abdul GueforManaging Director at Intel CapitalDaniel WallmanGeneral Partner at Balerion Space VenturesJohn GlasspoolVenture Partner at Agent CapitalKieran O'GormanTechnical Partner at Deepbridge CapitalOlanike JagunInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Dr. Suresh Naidu SadasivanDirector of Communication & Innovation at MASVERSE

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Also attended University of Lincoln10

Dario VasquezProgram Manager at The Innovation SpaceLarissa-Patricia NauePartner People Excellence at Hannover Finanz GmbHMatt FinchDirector - Wealth Management at Bentley ReidAva GlennWealth Management Executive at Bentley ReidRob QuirkCMO at Tempting VenturesFlorian Le VavasseurCompany Officer at MBO+

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Shared employers

Also worked at Neurable5

Dale R. DavisSenior Principal at Ultratech Capital PartnersAlexander HoffmannGeneral Partner at ForbionDeepak VermaPartner at Innospark VenturesDaniel FrankePrincipal at M VenturesAndrew J DollPartner at Ten Eleven

Also worked at TO THE NEW1

Leon CK LeongFounder at MindFi

Also worked at GlobalLogic Inc.12

Betsy AtkinsAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersJuan CabreraGeneral Partner at Xperiment VenturesRajul GargFounder & Managing Partner at Leo Capital VenturesDinesh SinghPartner at Leo Capital VenturesGaganpreet LuthraOperating Partner at Leo Capital VenturesRoman KravtsivSoftware Engineer at Hum Capital

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