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Benjamin Bayat

Managing Director at NextGen Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Investor
Angel

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

SaaS
Start-ups
Venture Capital
Enterprise Software
Sales Enablement
Go-to-market Strategy
ASIC
Testing
Semiconductors
Product Management
Program Management
Product Marketing
Competitive Analysis
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Cloud Computing
Strategic Partnerships
Management
Mobile Devices
Microprocessors
Characterization

Education

Investments

Dusty Robotics

Seed

Total Funding: $69M

Syncari

Seed

Total Funding: $24M

Geosite

Series A

Total Funding: $7M

Datazoom

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $4M

Bungee Tech

Seed

Total Funding: $3M

Work Experience

NextGen Venture Partners

2018

  • Managing Director

    2018

    NextGen Venture Partners is a network-driven venture firm. We hand-select the nation's top next generation of founders, innovation executives, technologists, and serial investors and turn them into part-time Venture Capitalists. We build, fuel, and accelerate our portfolio through our collective resources, connections, and expertise. NextGen's goal is becoming the most powerful network of entrepreneurial investors in the world. NextGenVP.com Select current investments include Aceable, Avizia, Convey, EverlyWell, Hyperloop One, Limbix, Neighborhood Goods, Outbound Works, Qwil, Renoviso, Stoplight, Tape, Urban Stems, Vemo Education, and Visor.gg

Alchemist Accelerator

2014

  • Mentor

    2014

Berkeley Angel Network

2013

  • Member, Deal Review Committee

    2013

Illuminate Ventures

2013 - 2018

  • Partner

    2013 - 2018

    Illuminate Ventures is an early stage VC firm led by a team of experienced investors with significant operating and investment track records. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the firm targets North American-based high growth, ”lean startups” in the high-tech landscape, with a particular focus on Enterprise cloud computing. We work closely with founders to support them in building truly great companies. We’ve been there ourselves and know that a team-based approach delivers the best results.

IBM

2002 - 2014

  • Sr. Manager, Engineering and Sales

    2008 - 2014

    - Director for team of engineers and technical sales representatives responsible for generating new business and silicon solutions for major networking industry clients. Manage profit and loss budget for tactical yearly revenue and target for future design projects over 3-5 year horizon. - Manager for engineering team responsible for development, qualification, and delivery of IBM's ASIC design system and customer applications across four technology nodes (130nm, 90nm, 65nm, and 45nm). Significant customer base including companies such as Cisco, Ericsson, and IBM Server Group.

  • Engineering Program Manager

    2007 - 2008

    IBM site executive for Sony PlayStation3 project

  • Engineering Team Lead

    2002 - 2007

    Design and development for processors including STI Cell BE for the Sony PlayStation3 and PowerPC for IBM Server Group and Nintendo.

GuideRide

2013 - 2014

  • Cofounder & COO

    2013 - 2014

    Peer-to-peer ridesharing mobile app connecting locals to tourists.

Ripple Wave

2011 - 2013

  • Cofounder & COO

    2011 - 2013

    Cloud-based transportation fleet management and frontside auto collision detection system.