Ali Jamal

Founding Partner

2020 - Current

https://www.firstcheckventures.com/ https://angel.co/s/first-check-ventures/zL3eU/

Angel Investor & Advisor

2007

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Head of Growth and Performance Marketing

2020 - 2021

Head of Performance Marketing

2019 - 2020

Digital Marketing - Display, Mobile Growth, & China Innovation

2017 - 2019

Leading the Display, Mobile Growth and China Innovation teams

Director of Product - Strategy and Insights

2013 - 2017

Promoted from Principal, Product Strategy and Analytics to Director of Product - Strategy and Insights in May 2015 Promoted from Senior Manager, Product Strategy and Analytics to Principal, Product Strategy and Analytics in July 2014 Promoted from Senior Product Manager to Senior Manager, Product Strategy and Analytics in March 2014 Responsibilities fall into three categories: Corporate Strategy and Development Responsibilities include M&A activities, P&L analysis, Operational Planning , Long Term and Growth Strategy Product Management Responsibilities include Monetization and Revenue Optimization Initiatives, Feature Design, Economy Tuning, Growth and Viralization Analytics Responsibilities include A/B Testing, Experiment Design, User Behavior Analytics, Market Analysis, Metrics Engineer, Data Scientist

Principal, Product Strategy and Analytics

2014 - 2015

Senior Manager, Product Strategy and Analytics

2014 - 2014

Senior Product Manager

2013 - 2014

Product Manager

2013 - 2013

Defined and drove product strategy and road map for multiple initiatives Initiated, designed, developed, and released features that generated over $1 million in revenue Performed in-depth data analysis on multivariate experiments and reported and presented key metrics and insight to executives, senior staff, and other games

Strategist and Data Scientist

2010 - 2013

Data Analysis, Metrics Engineer, Corporate Strategy, Operational Strategy, Corporate and Operational Planning, Analytics

Investment Banking Analyst

2010 - 2010

Tech M&A - Software, SaaS, Digital Media • Developed pitch and targeted marketing materials, memorandums, and management discussion materials • Analyzed potential buyers,conducted extensive industry analysis, and completed comprehensive valuations • Responsible for all phases of transactions and assisted senior bankers in presentations to senior management • Executed several M&A transactions for mandates in technology, software, internet, SaaS, and digital media industries

Investment Banking Analyst

2008 - 2009

M&A - Retail, E-Commerce, Consumer Products • Participated in all aspects of M&A, restructuring, and capital raising assignments • Conducted financial modeling (LBO, accretion/dilution and DCF models), comprehensive valuations (comparable company and comparable transaction analyses), and merger analyses for clients in the retail and consumer sector • SPAC Transaction (Reverse Merger) – Represented AAMAC in acquisition of Great American Group - Negotiated and analyzed terms of transaction including cash, equity and warrant distribution - Created 8-K presentation for filing with SEC that included company and industry analysis • Acquisition Mandate - Represented Fireman Capital Partners in acquisition of Hudson Jeans - Created operating and financial models to be used in valuation of acquisition - Identified potential equity and debt co-sponsors and generated written materials to be presented