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Sukaina Alarakhia

Investor

Venture Partner at Moore Venture Partners

San Diego, California

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Venture Partner at Moore Venture Partners since 2012, supporting the investment team in evaluating opportunities. She previously worked as an analyst at Tech Coast Angels, advised startups at CONNECT San Diego, and served as an Expert-in-Residence at UCI's Applied Innovation. She holds a doctorate in Strategic Management and began her finance career at J.P. Morgan.

Experience

  1. Moore Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Diego
  2. Leonhardt Ventures | Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator IncAdvisory Board Member2012 — 2019Santa Monica, CA
  3. General Informatics LLCSenior Consultant and Postdoctoral Research Associate2010 — 2019
  4. 41 North LLCSenior Associate, Investment Banking2016 — 2017Newport Beach, CA
  5. CB Capital PartnersAssociate, Investment Banking2014 — 2015Newport Beach, CA
  6. Index Fund Advisors, Inc.Research Analyst2013 — 2015Irvine, CA
  7. TCA Venture GroupAnalyst2012 — 2013San Diego, CA
  8. Seelos Therapeutics, Inc.Corporate Development Intern2012San Diego, CA
  9. CONNECTSpringboard Fellow, Research Analyst and Finance Domain Expert2011 — 2012San Diego, CA
  10. WD-40 CompanySummer Project - Acquisition Analyst2005San Diego, CA
  11. World Trade Center San DiegoInternational Trade Intern2005
  12. SonyProject Manager for a Strategy Class - Consulting Project2005SONY Corporation – Robotics Division, AIBO
  13. JPMorganChaseDocumentation Support Specialist2001 — 2004
  14. South African AirlinesStrategy and Marketing Consulting Project for Senior Executive1998 — 1999Dar es salaam, Tanzania
  15. Gulf AirConsultant to Senior Executive Team1997 — 1998Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  16. Raha - acquired by Liquid TelecomISP Team Member1996 — 1997Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Education

  1. Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant Int'l University, formerly U.S. Int'l UniversityDoctorate, Business Administration2005 — 2010
  2. Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant Int'l University, formerly U.S. Int'l UniversityMBA, International Business Administration2000 — 2002
  3. United States International University - Nairobi, KenyaBS, International Business Administration1996 — 2000
  4. United States International University - Africa1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Start-ups88Strategy76Business Strategy87Entrepreneurship66Strategic Partnerships46Management Consulting41Mergers & Acquisitions32Venture Capital35Business Development25Management28Strategic Planning27Analysis20
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Colleagues at Moore Venture Partners

Brady Beauchamp
Investor at Moore Venture Partners
Jake Waxenberg
Investor at Moore Venture Partners
Molly Holman
Investor at Moore Venture Partners
Terry W. Moore
Founder and Managing Partner at Moore Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Sukaina Alarakhia work?
Sukaina Alarakhia is Venture Partner at Moore Venture Partners.
What check size does Sukaina Alarakhia write?
Sukaina Alarakhia typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended United States International University - Africa4

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Shared employers

Also worked at CONNECT4

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Also worked at Sony52

Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesOmar HamouiPartner at Mucker CapitalFelix ShpilmanVenture Partner at Moses CapitalSandeep MurthyPartner at Lightbox, a Mumbai-based consumer-focused venture capital firmLihi LubranskiPrincipal at Triventures

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Also worked at JPMorganChase330

Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera Capital

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