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Q Motiwala

Investor

Investor at Dnx Ventures · Board Observer; Managing Director, DNX Ventures at Nauto Connected Car

United States

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282 people in our graph share verified history with Q Motiwala — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Houman HaghighiunlockedQ Motiwala: together at Qualcomm (2003–2005)
×2Q Motiwala: together at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Q Motiwala: together at Diligent Robotics
×7Q Motiwala: together at Qualcomm

About

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.

Board Observer; Managing Director, DNX Ventures at Nauto Connected Car

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Nauto Connected Car's investors · 11

Allianz XBMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksDnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksManiv MobilityTel Aviv · $2M – $126M checksMudita VentureDetroit · $500K – $1M checksPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonStellantis VenturesToyota VenturesLos AltosTrucks VCSan Francisco

Co-founders at Nauto Connected Car

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Heck StefanExecutive Officer, Director
SHStefan Heck
Stefan HeckFounder & Chief Executive Officer
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Frederick SooCo-Founder & CTO (former)

Experience

  1. DNX VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2008 — present
  2. MovandiDirector Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentUnited States
  3. ICEYEMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentFinland
  4. NAUTOBoard Observercurrent2016 — present
  5. Diligent RoboticsDirector Board Of Directors2020 — 2026
  6. Macrometa Corp.Director Board Of Directors2020 — 2025
  7. NayaDirector Board Of Directors2021 — 2025
  8. Quark.aiDirector Board Of Directors2021 — 2024Silicon Valley, California, United States
  9. SquadcastDirector Board Of Directors2021 — 2024
  10. AirhouseDirector Board Of Directors2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  11. CyPhy WorksBoard Observer2016 — 2020Greater Boston
  12. Enlighted IncBoard Observer2015 — 2018
  13. Draper Venture NetworkMember Board of Directors2013 — 2016
  14. Azteq Mobile / SKY MobileMedia (Mobile Startups)Marketing/ Product Management2005 — 2008
  15. QualcommEnginnering, Product Management, Business Development Leadership Roles1994 — 2005San Diego, California, United States

Skills & more

Venture Capital32Product Management74Product Strategy1Wireless34Portfolio Management6Product Marketing28Start-ups50Product Development26Business Strategy23Entrepreneurship11Due Diligence4Strategy11
+12 moreManagementNew Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesBusiness PlanningSaaSLeadershipSemiconductorsBusiness DevelopmentMarketingCorporate DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisGo-to-market Strategy

From Q's professional profile.

Colleagues at Dnx Ventures

Akira Kurabayashi
Managing Partner / Head of Japan at Dnx Ventures
Rick Miller
Investor at Rogue Venture Partners
Shuhei Nitta
Investment Vice President at Dnx Ventures
Yuma Tanaka
Investment Vice President at Dnx Ventures

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 Management329

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 Tech210

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 Mumbai221

Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mitesh SinghInvestor at Initialized CapitalUllas 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 NAUTO14

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

+ 8 more

Also worked at Diligent Robotics7

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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Also worked at Quark.ai1

Rick MillerInvestor at Rogue Venture Partners