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Umer Faizan

Investor

Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures

Ithaca

About

MBA candidate at Johnson Cornell Tech with product strategy and growth expertise from telecom and technology sectors. Interested in AI-driven digital products and platform businesses.

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Experience

  1. Big Red VenturesFund Managercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. JazzSenior Product Manager, Growth2025Islāmābād, Pakistan
  3. JazzProduct Manager, AdTech2022 — 2024Islāmābād, Pakistan
  4. JazzAssociate, Lifecycle Management2021 — 2022Islāmābād, Pakistan
  5. Unicorn BlackAssociate Marketing Manager2020 — 2021Islāmābād, Pakistan
  6. Lahore University of Management SciencesTeaching Assistant2020Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  7. Roots IVY International SchoolDebate Coach2018 — 2020Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  8. JazzDigital Financial Services Intern2019Islāmābād, Pakistan
  9. LUMS Student CouncilGeneral Secretary2018 — 2019Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  10. TaleemabadGrowth Team Intern2018Islāmābād, Pakistan

Education

  1. Cornell Johnson Graduate School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA2025 — 2026
  2. Cornell TechMaster of Business Administration - MBA2025 — 2026
  3. Lahore University of Management SciencesBachelor of Science - BS, Political Science2016 — 2020

Skills & more

SQL1Google Analytics1Firebase1Facebook Ads Manager1Facebook Pixel1Google Ads1Microsoft Office3Fund ManagementInvestment ManagementData Analytics4Leadership2User Experience (UX)2
+7 moreUser Interface DesignDigital MarketingMicroStrategyManagementPublic SpeakingResearchSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)

Languages German

  • Google Analytics — Google
  • Excel Skills for Business: Advanced — Coursera
  • Blueprint - Digital Media Marketing — Meta
  • UI/UX Design — Coursera

From Umer's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management95

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaZack SchildhornVenture Partner at Lux CapitalQuinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm VenturesRichard TapalagaDirector at Qualcomm VenturesJustin FreehVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

+ 89 more

Also attended Cornell Tech18

Arjun HegdeAssociate at Moneta VenturesLourenço BelleauAssociate at ConvergeAnirvan BordoloiFund Manager at Big Red VenturesRishabh SurendranResearch at Rock HealthBerend van NieuwlandAI Developer at Endeit CapitalIan MukherjeeInvestor at Great Oaks Venture Capital

+ 12 more

Also attended Lahore University of Management Sciences20

Salman SaleemGrowth Manager at Orbit StartupsLabiba RasheedPortfolio Analyst at SarmayacarMaheen NadeemInvestment Associate at Reflect VenturesHaris ImtiazSenior Investment Manager at Arowana PartnersHaroon Jan BaryalayInvestor at Growth AdviceLaiba AhmadSenior Program Lead at Invest2Innovate

+ 14 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Jazz4

Salman WajidChief of Process Outsourcing at Systems LimitedMuhammad IlyasHead of Digital Infrastructure at Systems LimitedAbdul QadirChief Financial Officer, NGIF Capital and NGIF Accelerator at NGIF CapitalOmer ZabitPartner at Shorooq Partners

Also worked at Lahore University of Management Sciences4

Ali AwaisInvestor at Growth AdviceToima AsgharGroup CHRO at Systems LimitedShakir AslamAnalyst at Amaana CapitalBasit KhanAnalyst at Amaana Capital

Also worked at Taleemabad1

Shariq NajeebContent Creator at Catalysr

Colleagues at Big Red Ventures

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Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
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Christopher Archer
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Grant Rowlands
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Hongji Zhang
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Ian Akisoglu
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Khizar Jaffry
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