Where does Waqar Islam work?

Waqar Islam is Vice President at Springcoast Capital Partners.

What does Waqar Islam invest in?

Waqar Islam invests in Enterprise Software.

What boards does Waqar Islam sit on?

Waqar Islam holds tracked board seats at Peek.

Where did Waqar Islam go to school?

Waqar Islam studied at Princeton University (Computer Science); Stuyvesant High School.

Waqar Islam

Investor

Vice President at Springcoast Capital Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Waqar Islam is a Vice President at Springcoast and sits on the board of directors of Peek. He was previously Head of Growth at Arbor, an HR analytics software company, and before that worked in the growth equity business at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, focusing on enterprise technology investments, having started his career in Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategic Investments group. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Princeton University.

Invests in

Enterprise Software

Experience

Springcoast PartnersVice Presidentcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
PeekBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
ArborHead of Growth2023New York City Metropolitan Area
Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs Growth Equity2018 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
Goldman SachsSecurities Division2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
Goldman SachsSummer Analyst2016New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Java33C++23C18HTML14SQL10JavaScript15Microsoft Office20C#10Programming13MySQL12Windows10Linux8

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AndroidAndroid DevelopmentEclipsePokerHigh Performance DrivingEndowment FundsValue for MoneyTime ManagementSocial MediaNetworkingBusiness BasicPortrait Photography

Languages Bengali · English · Spanish

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Investments

Board seats

Peek

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Springcoast Capital Partners

Brian Dhatt

Operating Partner at Springcoast Capital Partners

Charlotte Everett

Associate at Springcoast Capital Partners

Christopher Dederick

Partner at Springcoast Capital Partners

Debra DeWitt

Executive Assistant at Springcoast Capital Partners

Dominique Tetro

Senior Executive Assistant at Springcoast Capital Partners

Evan Nawrocki

Principal at Springcoast Capital Partners

Fritz Van der Grift

Principal at Jefferson Capital

George Jiang

Vice President at Springcoast Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Waqar Islam?: Waqar Islam is a Vice President at Springcoast and sits on the board of directors of Peek. He was previously Head of Growth at Arbor, an HR analytics software company, and before that worked in the growth equity business at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, focusing on enterprise technology investments, having started his career in Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategic Investments group. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Princeton University.
Where does Waqar Islam work?: Waqar Islam is Vice President at Springcoast Capital Partners.
What does Waqar Islam invest in?: Waqar Islam invests in Enterprise Software.
What boards does Waqar Islam sit on?: Waqar Islam holds tracked board seats at Peek.
Where did Waqar Islam go to school?: Waqar Islam studied at Princeton University (Computer Science); Stuyvesant High School.