Latif Peracha
General Partner at M13
Latif Peracha
General Partner at M13
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2019 - Current
M13 is a venture capital firm focused on early stage technology companies with $1.1B of assets under management
Independent Board Director - VGAC II
2021
Independent Director for VGAC II, a $402.5M SPAC sponsored by The Virgin Group
Advisory Board Member - University of Michigan School of Information
2020
Managing Director
2011 - 2019
Managing Director responsible for the US portfolio for Virgin Management, Sir Richard Branson's Investment Vehicle. Portfolio included both direct-VC investments including Ring (AMZN), Slack (NYSE: WORK) and Capsule as well as Virgin-branded investments including Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit, and Virgin Hotels.
Board Member
2018 - 2019
Acquisition of the resort closed in March 2018 - Will launch under the Virgin brand after significant renovation
Board Observer
2017 - 2019
Control investment in space tourism business
Board Observer
2017 - 2019
Control investment in satellite launcher business
Board Member
2015 - 2019
Minority investment in leading MVNO in Latin America. Operations in Chile, Colombia and Mexico
Board Observer
2015 - 2018
Series B-E Investor in smart home security market leader. Acquired by Amazon in Q1 2018.
Director, Corporate & Business Development
2008 - 2009
Analyst; Associate Director, Corporate & Business Development
2005 - 2008
Education
Investments
Latest Articles
Investing in Capsule — A Smarter, Simpler Pharmacy
Talks about Healthcare, Investing and Venture Capital
Investing in Coinmine
Talks about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Cryptocurrency Investment