Shakeel Rashed

Board

2021 - Current

Partner and Mentor (I help startups survive the valley of death)

2015

- Mentor several startups in Austin to guide them through their business model development (product development and customer development), fund raising and metrics. The total startups have nearly doubled during this time. - Several workshop on business model canvas and pitch practices

Managing Director/Advisor, Accelerator

2017 - 2021

- Due Diligence on startups joining Capital Factory accelerator program and the prestigious $100K challenge program. The total startups have nearly doubled during this time. - Mentor several startups in Austin to guide them through their business model development (product development and customer development), fund raising and metrics. - Workshop, panels on innovation, data sciences, AI - Led SXSW panel on perils of startup and tech investing

Board Member

2016 - 2023

BlinkAI provides customer engagement solutions for car dealers. Worked very closely with the founding team as they setup the foundations of a high growth company.

Board Member

2017 - 2023

Pattern Sciences provided AI/ML models for high dimensional data used in multiple industries including pharmaceuticals, finance and marketing

Advisor/Investor

2017 - 2021

Compl.ai offers business travelers complete platform freedom while ensuring they stick to smart travel policies, built on dynamic market intelligence, not random, Googled templates. Work with the founder on product positioning, go to metric, funding and growth metrics.

Advisor/Investor

2015 - 2020

Cerebri AI provides AI and machine learning solutions to help enterprises grow top line revenues by giving them a 1:1 relationship with their customers. Advise them on market positioning and customer acquisition.

Board Member

2015 - 2017

I have worked in advisory capacity with NarrativeDX (Healthcare/Patient Experience Management platform using AI/NLP) since early 2014. Coached the founders with customer development (pilots at high profile hospitals), product development using lean methodologies, and fund raising. Joined their board in early 2015 and helped their management through series A funding.p

Investor

2015 - 2017

Chiron is a leading telemedicine platform used for doctors and RNs to serve their patients

Board Member

2015 - 2017

I represented an HBS Angel Investment Group which is the largest shareholder of Tiesta Tea. Tiesta is a leader in providing bulk tea to through several channels. Seen the growth from few stores to TT being carried at many retailers, including Costco and HEB in Texas. Saw the team grow from great challenges in retail value chain and distribution.

Board Member

2015 - 2016

Gest is an new generation human computer interface company working on the most accurate gestural interface to date with your hands. I have been advising them since their early days at Longhorn startup network. Helped the team from start through prototyping and kickstarted success knowing very well how hardware is hard.

Advisor

2014 - 2015

Worked as a technology advisor to the AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer). Advised AJCC on transformation strategy of Cancer Staging from book to digital formats including Standards in healthcare, CMS Guidelines, HL7/FHIR, DITA XML conversion to API.