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Kareem Zaki

Founder of Cadence

New York, New York

Overview 

Kareem Zaki is a Partner at Thrive Capital in New York, with a background in private equity investing and entrepreneurship. Notable highlights include co-founding companies like Cedar Inc. and Nava, and making strategic investments in various startups such as Formation Bio, Ramp, and Nourish.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2014 - Current

    Board Member: Cadence, Cedar, Clair, Headway, Honor, Nava, Pipo Saude, Pleo, Ramp, Rightway, Rize, Formation Bio Other Investments: Affirm, Fabric, Lemonade, Medivis, Morty, Nourish, Oscar, Robinhood, Stripe, Trade Republic, Vetcove

Thrive Capital is an investment firm that builds and invests in internet, software, and technology-enabled companies.

Raised $120,000,000.00 from Petershill Partners.

  • Co-Founder & Board Member

    2016

Cedar is a patient payment and engagement platform for hospitals, health systems, and medical groups that elevates the patient experience.

Raised $419,361,000.00 from Memorial Hermann Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management, Concord Health Partners and Section Partners.

  • Co-Founder & Board Member

    2019

Nava provides employee benefits brokerage services with a focus on affordable healthcare.

Raised $60,000,000.00 from Sound Ventures, Tom X Lee, James Groch, Isha Vij, Quiet Capital, Homebrew, Google Ventures, Thrive Capital, K5 Ventures and Avid Ventures.

  • Co-Founder (RightwayRx) & Board Member

    2019

Rightway is a health technology company that is simplifying the healthcare experience for clients and members.

Raised $238,749,915.00 from Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures and Tiger Global Management.

  • Co-Founder & Board Member

    2020

  • Private Equity Investor

    2011 - 2014

Provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans; pooled investment vehicles; institutional investors.

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