Sal Ismail
InvestorGeneral Partner at Mount Parker Ventures
Hong Kong SAR
Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $100K
About
Former equity derivatives trader and options market maker at Lehman Brothers and Refco who founded options market-making firm Bluebridge and co-founded the e-commerce site Petfoo. Holds a BA in Philosophy from UC Berkeley.
Experience
- Mount Parker VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentHong Kong SAR
- GFO-XInvestor (seed)current2020 — present
- Rice RoboticsInvestor (seed)current2019 — present
- GOGOXInvestor (seed) - IPOcurrent2013 — present
- ShoplineInvestor (seed) - Acquired2014 — 2020
- XinfinManaging Director2012 — 2014Hong Kong
- WarbSenior Trader2009 — 2012Hong Kong
- PetfooCo-founder2002 — 2008San Francisco, CA
- BluebridgeFounder1998 — 2001Hong Kong
- RefcoDirector - Options Market Maker1997 — 1998Hong Kong
- Lehman BrothersEquity Derivatives Trader1996 — 1997Hong Kong
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Philosophy
- Island School
Skills & more
PythonRMySQLPHPJavaScriptSolidityValuation6502 Assembly
Languages Cantonese · English · Japanese · Mandarin
- Python 3 Programming Specialization — Coursera Course Certificates
- Data Science Specialization — Coursera Course Certificates
- 汉语水平考试 (三级) — Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
From Sal's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mount Parker Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sal Ismail work?
- Sal Ismail is General Partner at Mount Parker Ventures.
- What check size does Sal Ismail write?
- Sal Ismail typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rice Robotics1
Also worked at GOGOX1
Also worked at Shopline3
Also worked at Lehman Brothers242
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