About
Shaad Khan is an unusually networked micro‑fund GP in SF who cultivates a visible personal brand through multiple Substack publications on markets and venture capital and keeps his DMs open.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- venture capitalInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- WeightsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NationGraphInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BrowserbaseInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- bemInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Navier AI (W24)Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Serif.aiInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DelphiAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- CustomuseInvestorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- CandorInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Potion AIAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- WanderInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Afore CapitalInvestor2022 — 2023
- WeWorkStrategy & Operations EMEA2020 — 2021London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Storytelling16Public Speaking33Leadership19Project Management13Marketing22Branding & Identity6Content Strategy7Research12Event Management3Event Planning10Microsoft Office3Microsoft Excel3
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ManagementCommunicationTeamworkTime ManagementSocial NetworkingCreative DirectionLanguages English · Hindi · Spanish · Urdu
- Introduction to Corporate Finance — Coursera
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM
From Shaad's professional profile.
Colleagues at Afore Capital
Anamitra Banerji
Co-founder, Managing Partner at Afore Capital
Derrick Li
Principal at Afore Capital
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Siegle
Scout at Afore Capital
Gaurav Jain
Co-founder, Managing Partner at Afore Capital
Jack McClelland
Analyst at Afore Capital
Jackson Moses
Venture Partner at Afore Capital
Jared Luttrell
VP of Finance at Afore Capital
Jay Chen
Partner at Afore Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shaad Khan?
- Shaad Khan is an unusually networked micro‑fund GP in SF who cultivates a visible personal brand through multiple Substack publications on markets and venture capital and keeps his DMs open.
- Where does Shaad Khan work?
- Shaad Khan is Investor at Afore Capital.
- What does Shaad Khan invest in?
- Shaad Khan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Shaad Khan write?
- Shaad Khan typically writes checks of $500K – $1.2M.
- Where did Shaad Khan go to school?
- Shaad Khan studied at McGill University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Development); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Masters, MSc in Development Management); ESPM (Global Branding and Cross Cultural Management).
Same school
Also attended McGill University425
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)979
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended ESPM25
Joelle MaslatonVice President and Venture Partner at Gibraltar VenturesRicardo SangionPartner at TheVentureCityFlavia PiniPartner at HiPartners Capital&WorkEduardo TerraPartner (Advisor) at HiPartners Capital&WorkEduardo SánchezInvestor at Enzo VenturesMarcelo HoffmannFounding Partner at ABSeed Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at NationGraph2
Also worked at Browserbase10
Dan CahanaPrincipal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital, focused on Cloud Infrastructure & AIGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalReid ChristianGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Sumeet SinghPartner at Andreessen HorowitzAli RohdeCo-Founder and General Partner at Outset CapitalBucky MoorePartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also worked at Afore Capital31
Nate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsRiley FinchInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersGaurav JainCo-founder, Managing Partner at Afore CapitalAnamitra BanerjiCo-founder, Managing Partner at Afore CapitalDerrick LiPrincipal at Afore CapitalKayla KavanaughInvestor at Afore Capital
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Also worked at WeWork80
Ron GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyIsaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index VenturesAmy KalokerinosInvestor at Khosla VenturesMike SteadmanFounder, Coach, USNA '10 — writing, coaching, and designing categories for underdog military veteran founders and CEOsOliver MitchellPartner at Ff Venture CapitalAshwini AnburajanInvestor at Side Door Ventures
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