What check size does Rand Hindi write?

Rand Hindi typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

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Investments tracked here include Blyss, Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Lucis, Mindstate Design Labs, Tensil.

Where did Rand Hindi go to school?

Rand Hindi studied at UCL (PhD, Bioinformatics); UCL (Bsc, Computer Science); THNK School of Leadership (Graduate Degree, Creative Leadership).

Rand Hindi

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Founder at Zama

Paris, France

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedZama

30 Under 30 2015 · Consumer Technology

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Rand Hindi is co-founder and CEO of Zama, a blockchain confidentiality protocol, and a general partner at Unit.vc, where he has invested in more than 70 companies in cryptography, AI, blockchain, and biotech. He previously founded Snips, an AI startup acquired by Sonos, and served as a member of the French Digital Council and a lecturer at Sciences Po. Hindi holds a BSc in Computer Science and a PhD in Bioinformatics from University College London, along with graduate degrees from Singularity University and THNK.

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Zama's investors · 13

Blockchange VenturesNew York · since 2024 CoinList Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks Lunar VenturesBerlin · $500K – $2M checks MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks · since 2024 Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2024 Pantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks Plug and Play VenturesSilicon Valley · $50K – $400K checks Protocol LabsSan Francisco · since 2024 Robot VenturesBeaverton · $100K – $1M checks Signum CapitalSingapore Stake Capitalsince 2024 Vsquared VenturesMünchen · since 2024

Co-founders at Zama

Pascal PaillierFounder

Experience

ZamaCo-founder & CEOcurrent2019 — present
Unit VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
CrunchDAOAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
Mindstate Design LabsAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
ChipironAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
NAVAL GROUPAdvisor2018 — 2021Paris Area, France
Sciences PoLecturer2017 — 2021Paris Area, France
Sonos, Inc.Advisor2020 — 2021
SnipsCo-founder & CEO2013 — 2019Paris Area, France
Conseil national du numérique (CNNum)Member2016 — 2017Paris
Self EmployedData Science Consultant2008 — 2012London, United Kingdom
UnivatorsFounder2011 — 2012
HinranFounder & CEO2000 — 2006London, United Kingdom
PlanetUltra.netCo-founder2000 — 2004Paris Area, France

Skills & more

Strategy37Scala8Java12JavaScript10HTML51NoSQL8C++4Databases2HTML 54Trading System3Hadoop4Open Source2

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GitBioinformaticsComputer ScienceProgrammingAgile Project ManagementPlay frameworkAlgorithm DesignAlgorithmic TradingData MiningPersonalized MedicineScalabilityHigh Performance Computing

Languages C# · C++ · CSS3 · English · French · HTML5 · Java · JavaScript · Kotlin · R · Scala · Spanish

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Blyss Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals Lucis Mindstate Design Labs Tensil

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Who is Rand Hindi?: Rand Hindi is co-founder and CEO of Zama, a blockchain confidentiality protocol, and a general partner at Unit.vc, where he has invested in more than 70 companies in cryptography, AI, blockchain, and biotech. He previously founded Snips, an AI startup acquired by Sonos, and served as a member of the French Digital Council and a lecturer at Sciences Po. Hindi holds a BSc in Computer Science and a PhD in Bioinformatics from University College London, along with graduate degrees from Singularity University and THNK.
Where does Rand Hindi work?: Rand Hindi is Founder of Zama.
What check size does Rand Hindi write?: Rand Hindi typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Rand Hindi found?: Rand Hindi founded Zama.
What companies has Rand Hindi invested in?: Investments tracked here include Blyss, Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Lucis, Mindstate Design Labs, Tensil.
Where did Rand Hindi go to school?: Rand Hindi studied at UCL (PhD, Bioinformatics); UCL (Bsc, Computer Science); THNK School of Leadership (Graduate Degree, Creative Leadership).