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Saalim Chowdhury

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Managing Director at Techstars London 2016

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Saalim Chowdhury is a former founder with two exits to Cisco and Toptal who has spent a decade at partner level with accelerators Techstars London and 500 Startups, working directly with over 300 startups across more than 30 countries on growth strategy, unit economics, and fundraising. His angel portfolio includes Nothing, Axie Infinity, Quit Genius, Plum, and other early-stage companies, with a focus on founder-market fit and businesses addressing underestimated customer segments. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor at ETFuels and holds board advisory positions across multiple portfolio and independent companies.

Experience

  1. ETFuelsSenior Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  2. NothingAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
  3. Axie InfinityAngel Investor / Mentorcurrent2019 — present
  4. Quit GeniusAngel Investorcurrent2017 — present
  5. Angel InvestorAngel Investor - Underestimated customer segmentscurrent2017 — present
  6. TechstarsManaging Director2021 — 2024
  7. 500 StartupsPartner2016 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  8. Skillbridge (acquired by Toptal)CTO & Co-Founder of Skillbridge2013 — 2016
  9. Reach plcHead of Digital Strategy2012 — 2014
  10. Freelance ConsultingPrincipal Consultant2010 — 2014
  11. News CorpGM / Head of Digital, NIFN2007 — 2010
  12. ScanSafe, Inc (acquired by Cisco)Product Manager2005 — 2007
  13. The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Growth Strategy & GTMEarly-Stage Company OperationsFounder Development & MentoringVenture Capital & Angel InvestingFundraising & Capital AllocationExpert AdvisorExecutive AdvisoryDecision-MakingStart-upsDigital MediaData ScienceDigital Strategy
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentJournalismBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesDigital MarketingE-commerceProduct ManagementVenture CapitalMobileStrategy
  • AI Essentials — General Purpose: AI training that actually works

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Investments

Investor

nsavePelago

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Techstars London 2016

David G. Cohen
General Partner at Techstars London 2016

Frequently asked questions

Who is Saalim Chowdhury?
Saalim Chowdhury is a former founder with two exits to Cisco and Toptal who has spent a decade at partner level with accelerators Techstars London and 500 Startups, working directly with over 300 startups across more than 30 countries on growth strategy, unit economics, and fundraising. His angel portfolio includes Nothing, Axie Infinity, Quit Genius, Plum, and other early-stage companies, with a focus on founder-market fit and businesses addressing underestimated customer segments. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor at ETFuels and holds board advisory positions across multiple portfolio and independent companies.
Where does Saalim Chowdhury work?
Saalim Chowdhury is Managing Director at Techstars London 2016.
What check size does Saalim Chowdhury write?
Saalim Chowdhury typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Saalim Chowdhury invested in?
Investments tracked here include nsave, Pelago.
Where did Saalim Chowdhury go to school?
Saalim Chowdhury studied at University of Cambridge (BA (Hons), Psychology); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Statistics & Research Methods); Stanford University (Certificate (Executive Education), Venture Capital).

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Also attended Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY1

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