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Investing in Bunch
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Latif Peracha
General Partner at M13
New York, New York
Overview
Latif Peracha is a General Partner at M13 in New York City, overseeing investments in various stages and sectors, including Consumer Internet and Enterprise. With an impressive background in venture capital and corporate development, he has held key positions at companies like Virgin, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and IAC/Ticketmaster, and has invested in notable startups such as Form Health and Lightning Labs.
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
M13 provides strategic counsel and operational expertise to help founders grow their companies.
Raised $5,512,500.00 from Manhattan West.
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
Virgin Galactic is a commercial spaceline that develops commercial spacecrafts.
Raised $1,345,000,000.00 from Rahim Thawer and Boeing HorizonX Ventures.
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.
Ring is an outdoor home security that provides homeowners a line of preventative security doorbells and cameras.
Raised $203,700,000.00 from Felicis, DFJ Growth, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Richard Branson, TriplePoint Capital, Employee Stock Option Fund, American Family Insurance, Qualcomm Ventures, Shea Ventures and Virgin Group.
Director, Corporate & Business Development
2008 - 2009
Analyst; Associate Director, Corporate & Business Development
2005 - 2008
Education
Investments
Latest Articles
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Investing in Doorstead
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Investing in Capsule — A Smarter, Simpler Pharmacy
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Investing in Coinmine
Talks about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Cryptocurrency Investment