Zain Rizavi
Founder of Cloudflare Angels Network
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2022 - Current
Co-Founder
2024
https://venture.angellist.com/cloudflareangels/syndicate A growing number of Cloudflare's graduates have ventured into entrepreneurship, launching startups like Kentik, Coalition, and Jam.dev. The Cloudflare Angels Network unites the expertise and resources of the Cloudflare family to support the next generation of Cloudflare alum companies along with promising early startups where our specialized skills can add value. Startups that we invest in can expect more than just capital. Our network of industry experts is always prepared to assist. The syndicate serves as a hub for Cloudflarians to bond over meet-ups and events, nurturing a strong community. It also serves as a gateway for members to get introduced to investing.
Investor
2023
Channel99 provides a platform for B2B performance marketing.
Raised $12,749,999.00 from Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures, GTMfund, Bloomberg Beta, Jackson Square Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners.
Cybersecurity Vertical Co-lead; Member of EVCA Committee
2022
EVCA is the primary community for the pre-partner venture capital investor. Founded in 2017, our 1000+ investors come from a diverse assortment of backgrounds to share insights on industry verticals, co-investment opportunities, career planning, community service, and personal interests.
EVCA is a non-profit association that supports the next generation of venture capital investors.
Angel Investor
2021
Contextual (2024), Cake AI (2024), c/side (ex-Cloudflare, 2024), LP in Aviso Ventures, Outerbase (W23), great expectations, Fringe.market, Wingback (W22), Nursa, Tilden, Leland
Senior Associate
2020 - 2022
Fortunate to work for: - Macrometa | Series A | Board Observer - Presidio Identity | Seed | Board Observer - Yendo | Seed | Investor - Open Raven | Series B | Board Observer - Harmonic | Series A | Investor
Pelion Venture Partners invests in early-stage B2B software-based companies.
Investor
2022 - 2022
Harmonic provides data that moves at the speed of startups.
Raised $30,000,000.00 from NNS, Flexport, Teamworthy Ventures, Sam Parr, Soma Capital, Builders VC, Sozo Ventures, Fin Capital, Shasta Ventures and MVP Ventures.
Investor and Board Observer
2022 - 2022
Investor
2021 - 2022
Unlocking the $3T in equity trapped inside America's cars to provide prime credit access to those that need it most.
Raised $257,500,000.00 from i80 | Group.
Investor and Board Observer
2021 - 2022