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Overview
- Gender
- male
- Investor Type
- Angel
Chief technology officer in residence (CTO-IR) Umair Akeel is an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Umair brings 15 years of experience in technology development and leadership to Bessemer, focusing on machine learning, self driving/mobility as a service, and developer tools.Umair loves the process of building and growing products, teams and organizations, and as CTO in residence, he works closely with BVP-funded companies as an advisor. Interestingly, he’s been in their shoes before, having worked at two BVP-funded companies: he was Eloqua’s chief architect through its IPO and subsequent acquisition by Oracle (where he served as VP of product development), and earlier, he worked as a software engineer for Trigo Technologies—a company founded by BVP partner Byron Deeter.
Personal Investments
| Date | Company Name | Round | Money Raised | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2020 |
Courier
|
Series A | $10.10M | Developer APIs | Detail |
| Apr 26, 2019 |
Courier
|
Seed | $2.30M | Developer APIs | Detail |
Jobs
| Organization Name | Title At Company | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Twilio
|
Product Architect | Jan 1, 2018 | — | Detail |
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
|
Associate | — | — | Detail |
