Q Motiwala
InvestorInvestor at Dnx Ventures · Board Observer; Managing Director, DNX Ventures at Nauto Connected Car
United States
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Q Motiwala is Managing Partner at DNX Ventures, where the focus is on investing in technology startups. Work centers on advising and supporting entrepreneurs and startup management teams.
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Board Observer; Managing Director, DNX Ventures at Nauto Connected Car
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Allianz XMunich · since 2016BMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checks · since 2016Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checks · since 2016Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2017Maniv MobilityTel Aviv · $2M – $126M checksMudita VentureDetroit · $250K – $2M checksPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2017SoftBank Vision FundLondonStellantis Venturessince 2023Toyota VenturesLos AltosTrucks VCSan Francisco
Co-founders at Nauto Connected Car
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Heck StefanExecutive Officer, Director
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Stefan HeckFounder & Chief Executive Officer
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Frederick SooCo-Founder & CTO (former)
Experience
- DNX VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2008 — present
- MovandiDirector Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentUnited States
- ICEYEMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentFinland
- NAUTOBoard Observercurrent2016 — present
- Diligent RoboticsDirector Board Of Directors2020 — 2026
- Macrometa Corp.Director Board Of Directors2020 — 2025
- NayaDirector Board Of Directors2021 — 2025
- Quark.aiDirector Board Of Directors2021 — 2024Silicon Valley, California, United States
- SquadcastDirector Board Of Directors2021 — 2024
- AirhouseDirector Board Of Directors2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- CyPhy WorksBoard Observer2016 — 2020Greater Boston
- Enlighted IncBoard Observer2015 — 2018
- Draper Venture NetworkMember Board of Directors2013 — 2016
- Azteq Mobile / SKY MobileMedia (Mobile Startups)Marketing/ Product Management2005 — 2008
- QualcommEnginnering, Product Management, Business Development Leadership Roles1994 — 2005San Diego, California, United States
Skills & more
Venture Capital32Product Management74Product Strategy1Wireless34Portfolio Management6Product Marketing28Start-ups50Product Development26Business Strategy23Entrepreneurship11Due Diligence4Strategy11
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Q Motiwala?
- Q Motiwala is Managing Partner at DNX Ventures, where the focus is on investing in technology startups. Work centers on advising and supporting entrepreneurs and startup management teams.
- Where does Q Motiwala work?
- Q Motiwala is at Dnx Ventures and Board Observer; Managing Director, DNX Ventures at Nauto Connected Car.
- Where did Q Motiwala go to school?
- Q Motiwala studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA); Virginia Tech (M.S, Electrical Engineering); University of Mumbai (Bachelors, Electronics Engineering).
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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management421
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalMonica PlazaOperating Partner at CapitalGJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate Ventures
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Also attended Virginia Tech286
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity
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Also attended University of Mumbai279
Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mohan MenonManaging Director at Richmond Global VenturesUllas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESRishika MadanAssociate, India at Jungle VenturesBhavana WaigankarCOO at Lightbox
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Shared employers
Also worked at Movandi8
Bobby YazdaniFounder & Managing Partner at Cota CapitalSriram ViswanathanFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalAlbert AzoutPartner at Cota CapitalKeyan KazemianFounder at 222Rick MillerInvestor at Rogue Venture PartnersMaryam RofougaranCEO at Movandi RFCMOS for 5G world
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Also worked at NAUTO21
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockTom StephensonOperating Partner at Gaia VenturesStefan HeckAdvisor at ChrysalixLee RawlingsManaging Director at ID VenturesMarcus BehrendtManaging Partner at BMW i VenturesKasper SageManaging Partner at BMW i Ventures
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Also worked at Diligent Robotics8
Avantika DaingFounding Partner at Plum Alley InvestmentsSunil NagarajFounder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity VenturesLaurie Felker JonesVisiting Partner at True Wealth VenturesCelestine SchnuggFounder at Boom Capital VenturesRich BoyleInvestor at Canaan PartnersRick MillerInvestor at Rogue Venture Partners
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