Yousuf Khan
InvestorPartner at Ridge Ventures · Board director at Theom
Mountain View, California
Writes $3M – $7M checks · typically $5M
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Board director at Theom
Intro paths
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In turn, Yousuf can intro founders to Theom's investors below.
Theom's investors · 7
Databricks VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022General PartnershipSan Francisco · $1M – $30M checks · since 2022M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks · since 2022S VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022WingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Theom
NV
Navindra VermaFounder & CEO
RN
Ravi Netravali
FN
Farid Naja
NY
Navindra YadavExecutive Officer, Director
SH
Supreeth Hosur Nagesh RaoExecutive Officer
RS
Ravi SankuratriFounder
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
Strategy99Team Leadership84Leadership99Management88Communication Skills9Negotiation8Public Speaking13Analysis11Team Management11IT Strategy99Project Management99IT Service Management53
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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
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Ridge Ventures
Akriti Dokania
Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures
Alayzain Rizavi
Principal at Ridge Ventures
Alexander Rosen
Managing Partner at Ridge Ventures
Derrick Lee
CFO at Ridge Ventures
Eliyahou Amsellem
Associate at Ridge Ventures
Gil Penchina
Partner at Ridge Ventures
Jeffery Ponders
Principal at Ridge Ventures
Karen Otani Brewer
Head of Investor Relations 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 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, Reserved.ai Inc., Rewind, 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 mafia51
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Moveworks mafia5
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Material Security mafia4
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Cerby mafia3
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Productiv mafia3
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Same school
Also attended King's College London232
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