About
Advisory network member; founder of Motive.
Experience
- MotiveCo-founder and CEOcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Khosla VenturesInvestor2011 — 2013Menlo Park, CA
- AdMobGrowth2008 — 2011San Mateo, CA
- Google Inc.APMM2006 — 2008
- YahooAnalytics Intern2005
Skills & more
Mobile Devices63Start-ups65Marketing12Mobile Applications30Mobile Advertising28Web Analytics16Product Management14Sales4Mobile Marketing8Integration1Product Marketing23Venture Capital5
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User ExperienceMergersCross-functional Team LeadershipMergers & AcquisitionsPPCBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareStrategic PartnershipsStrategyFrom Shaoib's professional profile.
Colleagues at Houghton Street Ventures
Adam French
Partner at Antler
Adam French
Partner at Houghton Street Ventures
David Houghton
Principal at Houghton Street Ventures
Frederick Blackford
GP, Future Positive Capital at Houghton Street Ventures
Hannah Leach
Partner at Houghton Street Ventures
Stephan Chambers
Director, Marshall Institute at Houghton Street Ventures
Veronika Kapustina
Founder at Houghton Street Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shaoib Makani?
- Advisory network member; founder of Motive.
- Where does Shaoib Makani work?
- Shaoib Makani is Founder, Motive at Houghton Street Ventures.
- Where did Shaoib Makani go to school?
- Shaoib Makani studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc); Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Founder mafias
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia133
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anne OsdoitCorporate Finance & Strategy - Executive summer schoolFounded Moon Surgical +2Jim McKelveyGeneral CourseFounded Invisibly +1Steve LoughlinCertificateFounded RelateIQ +1James J BesharaDevelopment Economics and International DevelopmentFounded Tilt +1Kyle MichelsonGovernment & GlobalizationFounded Getlabs +1Evan BeardEntrepreneurshipFounded Standard Bots +1
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Khosla Ventures mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Vinod KhoslaFounderFounded AliveCorDelian AsparouhovPrincipalFounded Nightingale +1Nessan BerminghamOperatorFounded Korro Bio +2Uri LopatinOperatorFounded Pardes Biosciences +1Hari ArulInvestorFounded BoldAustin HayOperatorFounded Clarify
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Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)980
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 Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science10
Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesPriya PurewalSenior Associate at Smash CapitalBrian Huskinson, PhDVenture Partner at ATPJoanne ShangInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Rishi TalatiFounder at HotplateJagath VytheeswaranFounder at Vogent
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Shared employers
Also worked at Motive11
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesAlex NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture PartnersJeremy KaufmannPartner at Scale Venture PartnersRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersIlya FushmanPartner at KPCBSiva Kumar ThotaAI Engineer at Untapped Ventures
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Also worked at Khosla Ventures85
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesAdina TeckluInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Google Inc.1,715
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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Also worked at Yahoo305
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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