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Sal Ismail

Investor

General 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

  1. Mount Parker VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentHong Kong SAR
  2. GFO-XInvestor (seed)current2020 — present
  3. Rice RoboticsInvestor (seed)current2019 — present
  4. GOGOXInvestor (seed) - IPOcurrent2013 — present
  5. ShoplineInvestor (seed) - Acquired2014 — 2020
  6. XinfinManaging Director2012 — 2014Hong Kong
  7. WarbSenior Trader2009 — 2012Hong Kong
  8. PetfooCo-founder2002 — 2008San Francisco, CA
  9. BluebridgeFounder1998 — 2001Hong Kong
  10. RefcoDirector - Options Market Maker1997 — 1998Hong Kong
  11. Lehman BrothersEquity Derivatives Trader1996 — 1997Hong Kong

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Philosophy
  2. Island School

Skills & more

PythonRMySQLPHPJavaScriptSolidityValuation6502 Assembly

Languages Cantonese · English · Japanese · Mandarin

  • Python 3 Programming SpecializationCoursera Course Certificates
  • Data Science SpecializationCoursera Course Certificates
  • 汉语水平考试 (三级)Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

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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.

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