Anis Uzzaman, Ph.D. is the Founder and CEO of Pegasus Tech Ventures. With $2 billion under Pegasus Tech Ventures’ management, Anis is responsible for overall global investments and operations of the firm. Anis also serves as the Chairman of Startup World Cup, a global platform that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship around the world.
Anis has invested in over 200 startups globally. Some of his prominent startup investments are SpaceX, Airbnb, Doordash, 23andMe, Bird, Coinbase, Robinhood, SoFi, Calm, Color, Gojek, Bukalapak, Money Forward, etc. Anis currently serves and previously served as the board director in multiple global public and private companies including Lark, Asteria, Zuu, Tech in Asia, Affectiva, Jetlore, Blue Frog Robotics, Afero, Kii, Sano, I&C Cruise, Abivin, and so on.
Anis holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan, a Master of Science in Engineering from Oklahoma State University in the USA, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University in Tokyo, Japan.
Anis is a Forbes Finance Council member and contributor at Forbes. He is also a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine and an Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor at the Entrepreneur Magazine.
Pegasus Tech Venture, a Silicon Valley-headquartered VC firm, and Denka, a Japan-based chemical company, have launched a $100 million fund.
Make decisions based on fairness and merit. This approach will inherently result in a higher level of diversity. We implemented this at Pegasus Tech Ventures, and it makes the firm more successful than ever.
Pegasus Tech Ventures connects Asian companies with high-flying US startups. It aims to spread its wings further by buying Garage Technology Ventures.