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Yousuf Khan
InvestorVenture Partner at Ridge Ventures · Board director at Theom
Mountain View, California
Writes $3M – $7M checks · typically $5M
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About
Yousuf Khan is a Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures who brings operational experience to supporting the firm's portfolio founders. Before Ridge, he served as the first CIO of Automation Anywhere, CIO and VP of Customer Success at Moveworks, and CIO of both Pure Storage and Qualys. He earned a BSc in Business Management from King's College London.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Board director at Theom
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Theom's investors · 7
Co-founders at Theom
Experience
- ClarioCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Ridge VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Ridge VenturesPartner2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Ridge VenturesCIO Advisor2017 — 2020
- Scoop Analytics, Inc.Investor and Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- RafayInvestor and Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- Armature SystemsAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- BeHeard LabsInvestor2024 — 2025
- OpenPolicyInvestor2024 — 2025
- Prompt SecurityInvestor and Board Member2024 — 2025
- ClazarInvestor and Board Member2024 — 2025
- theomInvestor and Board Member2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Streamline AIInvestor2022 — 2025
- ChiselInvestor2021 — 2025
- CerbyInvestor and Board Member2021 — 2025
- ArcheraInvestor and Board Member2021 — 2025
- Reach SecurityInvestor2021 — 2025
- RewindInvestor and Board Observer2020 — 2025
- ProductivAdvisor, Investor2020 — 2025
- LevelOpsAdvisor2019 — 2025
- StrikeReadyFounding Advisor2019 — 2025
- Material SecurityAdvisor2019 — 2025
- AsimilyInvestor and Board Member2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- LightyearInvestor and Board Member2021 — 2025
- KibsiInvestor2023 — 2024
- ZoomAdvisor2016 — 2022
- LEVL TechnologiesAdvisor2020 — 2022
- VezaAdvisor2020 — 2022
- PulseAdvisor2019 — 2021
- Jyve CorporationBoard Member2021
- PollyBoard Member2018 — 2021
- Automation AnywhereChief Information Officer2020San Francisco Bay Area
- MoveworksCIO & VP Customer Success2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Mist SystemsAdvisor2016 — 2019
- Pure StorageChief Information Officer2015 — 2018Mountain View, California
- QualysChief Information Officer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Hult International Business SchoolChief Information Officer2010 — 2013London, Boston, Dubai, Shanghai, San Francisco
- EF - Education FirstGlobal IT Programme Manager2008 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
- EF - Education FirstProject Manager - EF.com2007 — 2008
- Inspired GamingPlatform Manager2006 — 2007London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
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Business StrategyVendor ManagementChange ManagementManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentProgram ManagementBusiness AnalysisInformation TechnologyPresenterStart-upsIntegrationBudgetsLanguages English · Hindi · Urdu
From Yousuf's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Reserved.ai Inc.Board seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Jun 2024 · $13M raise
TheomBoard seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Jul 2022 · $16.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
ArcheraCerbyChisel LabsLightyearRafay SystemsRewind
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Ridge Ventures
Network1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yousuf Khan?
- Yousuf Khan is a Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures who brings operational experience to supporting the firm's portfolio founders. Before Ridge, he served as the first CIO of Automation Anywhere, CIO and VP of Customer Success at Moveworks, and CIO of both Pure Storage and Qualys. He earned a BSc in Business Management from King's College London.
- Where does Yousuf Khan work?
- Yousuf Khan is Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures and Board director at Theom.
- What does Yousuf Khan invest in?
- Yousuf Khan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software.
- What check size does Yousuf Khan write?
- Yousuf Khan typically writes checks of $3M – $7M.
- What boards does Yousuf Khan sit on?
- Yousuf Khan holds tracked board seats at Archera, Cerby, Chisel Labs, Lightyear, Rafay Systems, Reserved.ai Inc., Rewind, Theom.
- What companies has Yousuf Khan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Archera, Chisel, Clazar, Kibsi, Lightyear, Paklaunch, Prompt Security, Rewind, Scoop Analytics, Theom.
- Where did Yousuf Khan go to school?
- Yousuf Khan studied at King's College London (BSc, Business Management); Nairobi Academy; King Alfred's School.
Founder mafias
King's College London mafia155
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Zoom mafia8
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Cerby mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Moveworks mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Material Security mafia5
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Same school
Also attended King's College London410
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