Asher Siddiqui

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Founder and Chief Investment Officer @ Asilica
California, United States
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About Asher Siddiqui

25+ year global career as an entrepreneur, corporate development / M&A professional and then a VC / tech investor (closed 100+ investments and $15bn in M&A deals).Experienced several disruptive events throughout career and learnt a few things:1997: The Asian Financial Crisis (building supplier relationships in Asia for my business while at University)2000: The Dotcom Crash (software engineer and tech founder trying to make it on my own)2001: 9/11 (co-founder of a SaaS startup)2007/08: The Global Financial Crisis (corporate development / M&A)2020: COVID-19 (raising capital for my next venture)Career Overview:2016-date: Tech Investor - Currently, a tech investor (in the Middle East) and an advisor to institutional LP's and a GP coach (or independent IC member) to VC fund managers / VC firms (in Silicon Valley, India, Pakistan, and Europe.)- Trained 100+ emerging Nordic VC fund managers and helped 60+ female STEAM graduates in Europe develop their careers in venture.- Previously part of the global leadership team at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley, where I was a member of the global funds Investment Committee and Funds Committee, co-led the management of the firm, raised capital, brought in a strategic investor/shareholder and launched the Opportunity Fund (later merged into Fund V).2006-2016: Corporate Development/M&A- Built an institutional M&A function, built the CVC platform, and led over 36 advanced stage TMT deals, at Etisalat Group, and closed 20+ deals valued at ~$15bn across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia.1997-2006: Entrepreneur - Started career by creating / building / working for myself (developed a male skincare brand while still at university, bootstrapped several B2B SaaS products, was a freelance java / j2ee software developer, interface developer, technical sales consultant, etc.) while helping angel investors, startup founders & emerging VC fund managers.

Asher Siddiqui's Current Company Details
Asilica

Asilica

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Founder and Chief Investment Officer
California, United States
Website:
asilica.com
Employees:
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Asher Siddiqui Work Experience Details
  • Asilica
    Founder And Chief Investment Officer
    Asilica
    California, United States
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  • Asilica
    Founder And Ceo
    Asilica
    California, United States
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  • Sukna Ventures
    General Partner
    Sukna Ventures Jun 2022 - Present
    Riyadh, Sa
    PORTFOLIO INCLUDES: MOZN, CLASSERA, MONEYHASH, OCTA, SIMPLIFI, ELEVATIX, BUNTAR AEROSPACE, GMDH STREAMLINE, ABHI, QWASAR, QUANTUMS, REVLY, MARN, DAWUL, ANECDOTE AI, SUBSBASE, PROTEINEA, FLEXXPAY, ETC.
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  • Sukna Ventures
    Member Of The Board Of Advisors
    Sukna Ventures Sep 2019 - Jun 2022
    Riyadh, Sa
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  • Asilica
    Founder & Board Member
    Asilica Oct 2023 - Present
    Palo Alto, California, Us
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  • Lumikai Fund
    Member Board Of Directors
    Lumikai Fund Jul 2024 - Present
    Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi, In
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  • Lumikai Fund
    Investment Committee Member
    Lumikai Fund Sep 2020 - Present
    Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi, In
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  • Lumikai Fund
    Advisory Board Member
    Lumikai Fund Jun 2019 - Present
    Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi, In
    Member of the Investment Committee & Advisor to the founding GP as they set up their exciting interactive media and gaming focused Fund in India.
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  • Race Capital (We Are Hiring Engineers)
    Limited Partner
    Race Capital (We Are Hiring Engineers) Jun 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
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  • Race Capital (We Are Hiring Engineers)
    Advisory Board Member
    Race Capital (We Are Hiring Engineers) Apr 2019 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
    Race Capital is an early stage venture capital firm, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, founded by an amazing team led by Alfred Chuang (former CEO & co-founder of BEA Systems), focused on the next generation of enterprise infrastructure.
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  • Better Tomorrow Ventures
    Limited Partner
    Better Tomorrow Ventures Sep 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
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  • Treasury
    Limited Partner
    Treasury Sep 2022 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
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  • Allocate
    Investor
    Allocate May 2022 - Present
    Menlo Park, Ca, Us
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  • Uzvc National Venture Capital Fund
    Independent Member Of The Supervisory Board
    Uzvc National Venture Capital Fund Sep 2022 - Present
    Independent Member of the Supervisory Board and Investment Committee of the National State Fund of Funds (UZVC)
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  • On Deck
    Oda Fellow
    On Deck Jul 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    On Deck Angels (ODA) Cohort #7
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  • Merus Capital
    Advisory Board Member
    Merus Capital Jan 2019 - Present
    Menlo Park, California, Us
    Merus Capital is a leading early stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, founded by ex Google and Microsoft corporate development executives who are focused on investing in the next generation of enterprise software (a thesis near and dear to me), with consistently top quartile performance across all funds.
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  • Zayn Vc
    Investment Committee Member
    Zayn Vc Apr 2021 - Present
    Islamabad , Pk
    Member of the Investment Committee at the Zayn Capital Bitrate Fund - investing in early stage technology startups in Pakistan
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  • Unifonic Inc
    Advisory Board Member
    Unifonic Inc Dec 2020 - Present
    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sa
    Working with the founders since 2016 as a mentor and coach. Currently advising the founders on the next phase of growth of the company (strategy, M&A, fundraising and business growth).
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  • Highgoal Capital
    Advisory Board Member
    Highgoal Capital Jun 2021 - Present
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  • Kall Morris Inc
    Advisor & Investor
    Kall Morris Inc Sep 2020 - Present
    Marquette, Mi, Us
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  • Redshift Capital
    Co-Founder
    Redshift Capital Apr 2019 - Present
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  • Venture Challenge
    Co-Founder
    Venture Challenge Jan 2021 - Mar 2024
    Oslo, No
    Trained 120+ aspiring European emerging fund managers and 60+ women from STEM backgrounds to develop careers in venture in Europe.
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  • Footprint Coalition
    Advisory Board Member
    Footprint Coalition Feb 2023 - Feb 2024
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    FootPrint Coalition is a climate tech venture capital investor and platform, led by a stellar team, including Robert Downey Jr, Jonathan Schulhof and Steve Levin.
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  • Fitd - Fund For Innovation And Technology Development
    Independent Board & Ic Member
    Fitd - Fund For Innovation And Technology Development Feb 2021 - Feb 2024
    Skopje, Mk
    Reviewed, scored and voted on over 1,700 funding / grant proposals in various sectors
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  • Vi Partners
    Advisory Board Member
    Vi Partners Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
    Altendorf, Schwyz, Ch
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  • Shuaa Capital
    Board Member, Shuaa Capital Partners Acquisition Corp I
    Shuaa Capital Mar 2022 - Nov 2023
    Dubai, Ae
    https://spac.shuaa.com
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  • Abu Dhabi Financial Group (Adfg)
    Advisor To Chief Executive Officer
    Abu Dhabi Financial Group (Adfg) Jan 2019 - Sep 2020
    Advised ADFG on their technology investment portfolio and sourcing global technology deal flow.ADFG is a leading global investment group that has invested in financial services, real estate and technology (including a significant strategic stake in 500 Startups) in the UAE, UK, Europe and the USA. (ADFG merged with SHUAA Capital in 2020)
  • 500 Startups
    Partner
    500 Startups Nov 2016 - Mar 2019
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Part of the global leadership team of 500, and architect of the deal, including leading deal negotiations, that led to ADFG's investment into 500 and its flagship funds in Q1'2018.Developed the investment thesis for 500's mid-to-growth stage fund (“Opportunity Fund”), which plans to make investments in selected 500 portfolio companies, to double down on "our winners". Secured significant (45%) LP commitments.Responsibilities & achievements included:- secured and/or raised ~$100m of Capital- guided the firm during crisis situations in 2017/18- Member of the Global Investment Committee (Funds I-IV)- Member of the Funds Committee (approves new funds and sets the strategy for 500's Fund business)About 500: 500 Startups (later renamed 500 Global) is a global Silicon Valley based early stage venture capital firm (family of funds and seed accelerator/s). 500 invested in 2000+ technology startups in 60+ countries. In 2018, 500 had 10+ unicorns and over 60+ centaurs (companies valued at above $100m) in its portfolio.Notable startups that 500 has invested in include: Twilio (TWLO), Credit Karma, Sendgrid (SEND), Canva, Grab, Carrousel, Gitlab, Lucid, Bukalapak, Ipsy, Equity Zen, Stack Commerce, Contactually, TheRealReal, Intercom, Talkdesk, Angel List, Reddit, Shippo, Revolution Precrafted, RealtyShares, Hooked and Udemy.
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  • 500 Startups
    Advisory Board Member
    500 Startups Apr 2016 - Nov 2016
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Member of Dave McClure's Global Advisory Board for 500 Startups.
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  • Aramis Partners
    Board Advisor
    Aramis Partners May 2016 - May 2018
    Advisor to the board of Aramis Partners, helping them to develop their Agency & Partnership business - Aramis Alpha.
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  • Imena Group
    Board Director & Chairman Of The Investment Committee
    Imena Group Feb 2013 - May 2017
    Founding Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (and Chairman of the Investment Committee) of iMENA Group - a $50m venture investment firm focused mainly on early stage (classifieds and marketplaces) startups in the MENA region.Investments include: OpenSooq, JustProperty/JRD Group, SellAnyCar, ReserveOut, Hellofood/foodpanda (exited), EasyTaxi and Telr.
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  • Mobily
    Head Of Corporate Development
    Mobily Sep 2014 - Sep 2016
    Riyadh, Sa
    Transferred from Etisalat Group as SVP to KSA to build M&A capabilities at Mobily (large, listed telecom operator in KSA and part of Etisalat Group) and drive inorganic growth & corporate restructuring. Initiated and led the sale-and-lease-back process of Mobily's towers (c.9,000 towers). Also looked at the divestment of Mobily's Data Center's, real estate portfolio and other non-core assets.
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  • Mobily Ventures
    Member Of The Investment Committee
    Mobily Ventures Apr 2015 - May 2016
    Non-Executive Member of the Investment Committee at Mobily Ventures - the venture capital fund of Mobily.Recent deals include: Fetchr / MENA360 (investment), TaskSpotting (investment) and HelloFood ME(divestment).
  • Etisalat
    Head Of Corporate Venture Capital (+ Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions)
    Etisalat Feb 2012 - Sep 2014
    Abu Dhabi, Ae
    Head of Etisalat’s Corporate VC program leading investments in adjacent segments / TMT value chain.In parallel, was also Co-Head of M&A (focused on Special Situations and core markets of Middle East and Asia), responsible for corporate development activity for Etisalat Group (c. $60-70bn market cap, c. 200m subscribers, c. $12.6bn revenues, c. $5.9bn EBITDA and operations in 19 countries), including leading Etisalat’s geographic expansion further and reinforcing existing operations in the region. Led over 36 advanced stage deals valued at approximately $34bn.Closed 20+ deals (9 M&A transactions and 12 VC deals) valued at c.$15bn, investing c.$7bn across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia.
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  • Etisalat
    Global Head Of M&A
    Etisalat Dec 2011 - Oct 2012
    Abu Dhabi, Ae
    Vice President and Global Head of M&A, responsible for leading and managing all M&A activities across the Group - with a focus on Middle East, Asia and Africa.Managed the restructuring of M&A capabilities at Etisalat Group (2011-2012) including re-building the team, implementing processes and systems, etc.Eventually recruited a replacement Head of M&A to allow me to focus on Corporate Venture Capital activities.During my c.10-year tenure at Etisalat Group (c. $40bn market cap, c. 200m subscribers, c. $12.6bn revenues, c. $5.9bn EBITDA and operations in 19 countries), I led over 36 advanced stage deals valued at approximately $34bn and closed 20+ deals (9 M&A transactions and 12 VC deals) valued at c.$15bn, investing $7bn across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia.
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  • Etisalat
    Group Vice President, Investments (Co-Head Of M&A)
    Etisalat May 2010 - Feb 2012
    Abu Dhabi, Ae
    Co-Head of Investments (leading Asia & Special Situations) and Advisor to Etisalat Management & Board on strategic investments / M&A expansion in Asia. Responsible for M&A expansion as well as active portfolio/investment management of our Asian subsidiaries / affiliates ($ c.3bn of investments in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka) and an Advisor to OpCo Management & Boards on strategic investment activity.
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  • Etisalat
    Group Director - Business, Mergers & Acquisitions
    Etisalat Oct 2009 - May 2010
    Abu Dhabi, Ae
    Creating and managing investment deal flow, evaluating opportunities and managing M&A transactions across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
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  • Etisalat
    Manager - Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions
    Etisalat May 2008 - Oct 2009
    Abu Dhabi, Ae
    Creating investment deal flow, evaluating opportunities and managing multiple M&A transactions throughout MENA, Asia and Africa.
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  • Etisalat
    Sr. Analyst - Transactions (Europe & Asia), Mergers & Acquisitions
    Etisalat Apr 2006 - Apr 2008
    Abu Dhabi, Ae
    Creating investment deal flow, evaluating opportunities and managing M&A transactions throughout Europe and Asia as well as supporting / managing multiple transactions in the MENA and Africa regions.
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  • Cnbc Africa
    Director, Business Development (Pre-Launch Team)
    Cnbc Africa Nov 2005 - Apr 2006
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za
    Part of the initial Dubai based pre-launch team and responsible for business and strategy development, for the launch of a new CNBC AFRICA TV channel to be based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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  • Asilica
    Founder
    Asilica Sep 1998 - Apr 2006
    Palo Alto, California, Us
    1998-2006: Working with partners (clients) to solve real business problems by building software solutions (subscriptions = "pay as you use"); helping startups on product development & developing sustainable business models; helped Angel investors with startups due diligence.
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  • Cert The Centre Of Excellence For Applied Research & Training
    Project Consultant, Techology & Media Ventures
    Cert The Centre Of Excellence For Applied Research & Training Dec 2003 - Nov 2005
    Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Ae
    Strategy and business development role, involved in the development of a Technology and Media venture fund and venture creation activities from project conceptualising / feasibility, set-up, incubation and through to roll-out.Sponsored the MIT $50k Competition in 2005 in Abu Dhabi.
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  • Asite
    Software Engineer, Technical Consultant & Portal Administrator
    Asite 2001 - 2002
    London, England, Gb
    Part of the initial pre-launch team.Initially a software development role to develop the interface of a large enterprise e-procurement portal (CommerceOne) focussed on the construction industry,After launch of the portal, was responsible for managing the portal and providing pre-sales technical consulting services support to potential and existing clients.
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  • Instantreg.Com
    Co-Founder
    Instantreg.Com 2000 - 2002
    Co-founder, head of product development and business development at InstantREG - an event management solutions provider serving clients in the US and UK.Led the development of the online event management system (the product), developed new and managed existing customer relationships.
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  • Land Registry
    Internship - Digital Archive Analyst
    Land Registry Jun 1999 - Sep 1999
    Croydon, Surrey, Gb
    Part of the team that digitized the vast amounts of information physically archived at the Land Registry (title deeds, etc.)
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  • Isna Marketing
    Market Analyst
    Isna Marketing 1998 - 1999
  • Crown Prosecution Service
    Internship - Case Officer, Criminal Justice Unit
    Crown Prosecution Service Jun 1997 - Sep 1997
    London, England, Gb
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  • Driving Standards Agency
    Summer Internship
    Driving Standards Agency Jun 1997 - Aug 1997
    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Gb
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  • Crown Prosecution Service
    Internship - Case Officer, Criminal Justice Unit
    Crown Prosecution Service Jun 1996 - Sep 1996
    London, England, Gb
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  • Kpmg
    Summer Internship
    Kpmg Jun 1993 - Sep 1993
    Toronto, On, Ca
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Asher Siddiqui Skills

Strategy Mergers And Acquisitions Business Strategy Business Development Venture Capital Management Corporate Development Start Ups Due Diligence Entrepreneurship Telecommunications Investments Emerging Markets Corporate Finance Restructuring Strategic Partnerships Negotiation Mergers Portfolio Management International Business Leadership Go To Market Strategy Executive Management Acquisitions Tmt Consulting Strategic Negotiations Restructures Divestitures Business Turnaround Strategic Consulting Acquisition Integration Joint Ventures M&a Experience Corporate Governance Board Of Directors Board Governance Advisory Boards Board Presentations Board Level Non Executive Director Entrepreneurship Development Angel Investing Venture Financing Corporate Venture Capital Venture Development Mentoring Organizational Leadership Business Networking Networking

Asher Siddiqui Education Details

  • Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Venture Capital Unlocked Program
  • Harvard Business School
    Harvard Business School
    Leadership Development Program - Strategy & Implementation
  • Amsterdam Institute Of Finance
    Amsterdam Institute Of Finance
    Advanced Valuation
  • Soas University Of London
    Soas University Of London
    Post Graduate Ipc - Financial Law
  • Insead
    Insead
    Finance For Executives
  • Mit Sloan School Of Management
    Mit Sloan School Of Management
    Leadership & Strategic Management
  • Coventry University
    Coventry University
    Software Development
  • Coventry University
    Coventry University
    Business Administration

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