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Zain Rizavi

InvestorFounder

Former Senior Associate at Pelion Venture Partners · Former Principal at Ridge Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $7M

FoundedCimento

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Experience

Cimento AICo-founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
Kleiner PerkinsScoutcurrent2025 — present
Cloudflare Angels NetworkCo-foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
Ridge VenturesPrincipal2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Pelion Venture PartnersSenior Associate2020 — 2022Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Cloudflare, Inc.Special Projects2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Pelion Venture PartnersWinter Intern2016Greater Salt Lake City Area
University of Utah - Student AthleteStudent Athlete - Rugby2013 — 2016

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Languages English · Urdu

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Artie Probo Sherpa Tinfoil

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Principal at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Zain Rizavi?: Investor at Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)
Where does Zain Rizavi work?: Zain Rizavi is Co-founder & CEO of Cimento.
What check size does Zain Rizavi write?: Zain Rizavi typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
What companies did Zain Rizavi found?: Zain Rizavi founded Cimento.
What companies has Zain Rizavi invested in?: Investments tracked here include Artie, Probo, Sherpa, Tinfoil.
Where did Zain Rizavi go to school?: Zain Rizavi studied at University of Utah (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Political Science | Minor: Nutrition).

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University of Utah mafia95

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Kleiner Perkins mafia80

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Cloudflare mafia38

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Michael RoyzenSystems Engineering InternFounded Smartlens +2 Brian BrunnerPrincipal Software EngineerFounded DataShare +1 Pranav SekharGrowth & GTMFounded Almostapps +1 Carl LedbetterMember, Board of Directors; Chairman, Compensation Committee; Member, Audit CommitteeFounded SimpleRose Ryan LackeyProduct EngineerFounded Cryptoseal Brendan Irvine-BroqueGroup Product ManagerFounded Awesometalk

Pelion Venture Partners mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Matt MosmanGeneral PartnerFounded Unifi Software +1 DOUG SCHNEIDERInvestment AdvisorFounded Genea +1 Sterling SnowVenture PartnerFounded Redo Carl LedbetterPartner, EmeritusFounded SimpleRose Carine ClarkGeneral PartnerFounded Allegiance Justin JorySummer AssociateFounded Light Wave Holding

Ridge Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Yousuf KhanVenture PartnerFounded Clario

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Also attended University of Utah223

Sid KrommenhoekPartner at Album Kelly KoVice President of Technology Ventures and Innovation at Flare Capital Partners Travis HeathAdministrative Partner & CFO at Signal Peak Ventures Aidan DaoussisPrincipal at Balerion Space Ventures Helen McBrideOperating Partner at BOLD Longevity Charlotte MageePrincipal at Enable Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cimento AI2

Dan ScheinmanBoard Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator Collective Simon WijckmansFounder at c/side

Also worked at Ridge Ventures23

Reid JacksonInvestor at Luminar Ventures Brendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Alexander RosenManaging Partner at Ridge Ventures Gil PenchinaPartner at Ridge Ventures Peter ZatloukalOperating Partner at Ridge Ventures Eliyahou AmsellemAssociate at Ridge Ventures

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Also worked at Pelion Venture Partners29

Erika NashInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Ben DahlGeneral Partner at Signal Peak Ventures Phil WilliamsPartner at Signal Peak Ventures Blake ModersitskiManaging Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo Ventures Matt BarkerInvestment Associate at Cross Creek Advisors Angela SmithInvestor and Director at Utah Innovation Fund

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Also worked at Cloudflare, Inc.57

Ben DahlGeneral Partner at Signal Peak Ventures Wenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital Ventures Karim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures Aliza KnoxAdvisor at iGlobe Partners Ben ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern Technical Dafina TonchevaGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners

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