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Rafiq Ahmed

Investor

Managing Partner at Dipalo Ventures

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $50K – $250K checks · typically $100K

About

VC and serial entrepreneur with over 30 years in innovation, product, and early-stage investing, and founding GP at Dipalo Ventures. A 4x founder and angel investor with a portfolio including one unicorn and five exits; co-founded Demibooks (acquired) and was Principal, Consumer Experience Design at Motorola Mobility.

Experience

  1. Dipalo VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. Techstars ChicagoMentorcurrent2018 — presentChicago
  3. Bangladesh AngelsMembercurrent2019 — presentBangladesh
  4. ServicechaiCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2018 — present
  5. NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2016 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
  6. gener8torMentorcurrent2017 — presentMadison, Wisconsin
  7. Nameless VenturesCo-Founder2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
  8. DemibooksCo-Founder, CEO2010 — 2015Chicago
  9. Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)Sr. Product Manager, MOTOBLUR Multimedia Services2009 — 2010Chicago
  10. Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)Principal, Consumer Experience Design2005 — 2009Greater Chicago Area
  11. Dipalo ConsultingPrincipal2000 — 2005Greater Chicago Area
  12. Publicis SapientSenior Manager1998 — 2000Greater Chicago Area
  13. BeggsHeidtSenior Software Engineering Consultant1997 — 1998Greater Chicago Area
  14. Fannie MaeBusiness Services Consultant1996 — 1997Washington D.C. Metro Area
  15. PricewaterhouseCoopersSenior Associate1992 — 1996Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

  1. Virginia TechMBA
  2. Virginia TechMS, Information Systems
  3. West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBS, Electrical Engineering
  4. Dhaka CollegeHSC, Science
  5. St. Francis Xaviers GreenheraldGCE (University of Cambridge), Science

Skills & more

LP1Fundraising1Hard Tech1ManufacturingClimate TechFounderInvestmentsPortfolio ManagementProduct InnovationEducational TechnologyMobile ExperiencesEarly-stage Startups
+12 moreSoftware engineeringInsureTechData WarehousingOracle DatabaseUser Experience Design (UED)Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)Production ReadinessTechnology ControlsPortfolio Risk ManagementStochastic ModelingIT AuditFinancial Services

Languages Bangla · Hindi · Portuguese

From Rafiq's professional profile.

Colleagues at Dipalo Ventures

Greg Rublev
Entrepreneur in Residence at Dipalo Ventures
Laurence Hayward
Venture Advisor at Dipalo Ventures
Mitul Patel
General Partner at Dipalo Ventures
Monika Razdan
Platform & Ops at Dipalo Ventures
Raquel Lourenço
Associate at Dipalo Ventures
Rezwan Shafique
Venture Partner at Dipalo Ventures
Seyi Fasoranti
Senior Associate at Dipalo Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Rafiq Ahmed work?
Rafiq Ahmed is Managing Partner at Dipalo Ventures.
What check size does Rafiq Ahmed write?
Rafiq Ahmed typically writes checks of $50K – $250K.

Same school

Also attended Virginia Tech99

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Also attended West Virginia Wesleyan College1

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Shared employers

Also worked at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)83

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Also worked at Publicis Sapient13

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