Where does Sameer Halai work?

Sameer Halai is Venture Partner at AiiM Partners.

Where did Sameer Halai go to school?

Sameer Halai studied at University of Michigan - School of Information (MSI, HCI); University of Mumbai (BE, Computer Engineering).

Sameer Halai

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Venture Partner at AiiM Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Sameer Halai is Founder and CEO of Hub Public Benefit Corp, which develops digital public infrastructure including Wehealth® by Hub and PHapp®, a platform serving over 3,000 communities with public health information and response tools. Over more than 20 years, he has co-founded and led ventures in public health, energy finance, and social computing, and previously held roles at Jirav, SunFunder, Limeade, and Microsoft Research. He also serves as a Venture Partner at AiiM Partners and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

Experience

Hub Public Benefit CorpFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — present
University of ArizonaAdjunct Professorcurrent2025 — presentTucson, Arizona, United States
AiiM PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2018 — present
JiravCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
The Schmidt Family FoundationImpact Investment Consultant2016 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
SunFunderCo-Founder & Chief Design Officer2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
LimeadeDirector of User Experience2012 — 2013Bellevue, WA
MicrosoftProduct Manager - Microsoft Research2010 — 2012Redmond, WA
MicrosoftProduct Manager - Windows2008 — 2010Redmond, WA
University of MichiganGraduate Research Assistant2007 — 2008Ann Arbor, MI
University of MichiganTechnical Support and Admin2006Ann Arbor, MI
IBMGraduate Researcher2007Cambridge, MA
NetAidAnalyst2007New York, NY
AmdocsSoftware Engineer2004 — 2006Pune, India

Skills & more

Leadership3ResearchUniversity LecturingProduct Design3Product Management13Software Development10Web Design1Social Computing2Human-centered Design1User Experience67Usability17Web Applications8

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Human Computer InteractionInformation ArchitectureUsability TestingUser-centered DesignInteraction DesignUser Experience DesignPersonaWireframesData VisualizationjQueryHTML 5Agile Project Management

Machine Learning: Classification — Coursera Course Certificates
Machine Learning: Regression — Coursera Course Certificates
Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach — Coursera Course Certificates

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Colleagues at AiiM Partners

Diana Lieberman, CFA

General Partner at AiiM Partners

Ellen Chang

Venture Partner at AiiM Partners

Ellen Chang, USN CAPT (Ret.)

Venture Partner at AiiM Partners

Ida Posner

Industry Partner at AiiM Partners

Jason Thomson

Advisory Board at AiiM Partners

Jessie Lam

Venture Partner at AiiM Partners

Justin Manley

Venture Partner at AiiM Partners

LeAnn Aharonian

CFO at AiiM Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sameer Halai?: Sameer Halai is Founder and CEO of Hub Public Benefit Corp, which develops digital public infrastructure including Wehealth® by Hub and PHapp®, a platform serving over 3,000 communities with public health information and response tools. Over more than 20 years, he has co-founded and led ventures in public health, energy finance, and social computing, and previously held roles at Jirav, SunFunder, Limeade, and Microsoft Research. He also serves as a Venture Partner at AiiM Partners and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
Where does Sameer Halai work?: Sameer Halai is Venture Partner at AiiM Partners.
Where did Sameer Halai go to school?: Sameer Halai studied at University of Michigan - School of Information (MSI, HCI); University of Mumbai (BE, Computer Engineering).

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