Raaid Ahmad
Founder at 4DX Ventures Management LLC
Profile
Raaid Ahmad is a General Partner at 4DX Ventures.
He was previously a Director at Facebook Financial (F2), leading the Analytics, Data Science & Engineering functions.
Prior to F2, Raaid was the head of data science for Facebook's growth teams, tasked with growing the company's user base from 1.5bn to 3bn people, predominantly from emerging markets.
Earlier in his career in Silicon Valley, he started and scaled data science teams for two global, Sequoia-backed startups that were ultimately acquired (Kiwi by Jam City in 2015 and Weebly by Square in 2018).
In his previous stint in finance, Raaid was a senior member of the high risk trades team at Bridgewater Associates.
In addition to his full time work, he has also advised a large number of fast growing startups on data science and analytics, consumer product strategy and design, and rapidly iterating to find product market fit.
Raaid is an early adopter of blockchain technology and a power user of DeFi protocols, first buying bitcoin in 2013 and ether in early 2017.
He was the founding data scientist for Facebook's crypto efforts and has advised a number of startups in the space.
Raaid earned a B.S.
with Honors from Johns Hopkins University in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics & Statistics and an MBA from The Stanford Graduate School of Business.
In his spare time, Raaid enjoys reading about science, technology & philosophy, trading options, playing poker (and other games), and gardening.
Raaid Ahmad active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
4DX Ventures Management LLC
 4DX Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance 4DX Ventures Management LLC (4DX Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Peter Orth and Walter Baddoo. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. | Founder | 31/12/2016 |
Lukka, Inc.
 Lukka, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lukka, Inc. develops tax and accounting software for digital currencies. Its products include Lukka software and library. The company was founded by Jake Benson in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/08/2019 |
Former positions of Raaid Ahmad
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Openinvest Holdings Pty Ltd.
 Openinvest Holdings Pty Ltd. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Openinvest Holdings Pty Ltd. is a private company headquartered in Auburn, Australia, that functions as an investment holding company. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/08/2021 |
Meta, Inc.
 Meta, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Meta, Inc. provides information technology services. It offers a science information platform that enables researchers and scientific industries to navigate the entirety of scientific information. The firm also provides tools for discovering and organizing research. It offers its machine intelligent services for scientific industries that include publishing, life science tools and reagents companies, academia, and government agencies. The company was founded by Sam Molyneux and Amy Molyneux in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 31/08/2021 |
Domino Data Lab, Inc.
 Domino Data Lab, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Domino Data Lab, Inc. provides software services. Its platform makes data scientists more productive and facilitates collaborative, reproducible and reusable analysis. The firm helps data scientists develop better medicines, grow more productive crops, build better cars, or simply pick the best song to play next. The company was founded by Nick Elprin, Matthew W. Granade and Christopher E. Yang and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 30/11/2020 |
Weebly, Inc.
 Weebly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Weebly, Inc. provides online website creation services. Its platform enables users to start their own business, sell online, and showcase their achievements. The company was founded by Christopher Fanini, David John Rusenko, Jr. and Daniel W. Veltri on March 29, 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Private Equity Investor | 31/03/2017 |
Kiwi, Inc.
 Kiwi, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kiwi, Inc. operates as an android-focused mobile entertainment company. It develops mobile applications and social games. The company was founded by Omar Siddiqui and Shvetank Jain in August 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 28/02/2015 |
Training of Raaid Ahmad
| The Johns Hopkins University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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4DX Ventures Management LLC
4DX Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance 4DX Ventures Management LLC (4DX Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Peter Orth and Walter Baddoo. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. | Finance |
Openinvest Holdings Pty Ltd.
Openinvest Holdings Pty Ltd. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Openinvest Holdings Pty Ltd. is a private company headquartered in Auburn, Australia, that functions as an investment holding company. | Miscellaneous |
The Financial Revolutionist LLC
 The Financial Revolutionist LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Helix Edge Holdings LLC, The Financial Revolutionist LLC is an American company that operates a blogging platform. The company was founded by Raaid Ahmad. | Technology Services |
Weebly, Inc.
Weebly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Weebly, Inc. provides online website creation services. Its platform enables users to start their own business, sell online, and showcase their achievements. The company was founded by Christopher Fanini, David John Rusenko, Jr. and Daniel W. Veltri on March 29, 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Domino Data Lab, Inc.
Domino Data Lab, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Domino Data Lab, Inc. provides software services. Its platform makes data scientists more productive and facilitates collaborative, reproducible and reusable analysis. The firm helps data scientists develop better medicines, grow more productive crops, build better cars, or simply pick the best song to play next. The company was founded by Nick Elprin, Matthew W. Granade and Christopher E. Yang and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Meta, Inc.
Meta, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Meta, Inc. provides information technology services. It offers a science information platform that enables researchers and scientific industries to navigate the entirety of scientific information. The firm also provides tools for discovering and organizing research. It offers its machine intelligent services for scientific industries that include publishing, life science tools and reagents companies, academia, and government agencies. The company was founded by Sam Molyneux and Amy Molyneux in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Technology Services |
Lukka, Inc.
Lukka, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lukka, Inc. develops tax and accounting software for digital currencies. Its products include Lukka software and library. The company was founded by Jake Benson in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Kiwi, Inc.
Kiwi, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kiwi, Inc. operates as an android-focused mobile entertainment company. It develops mobile applications and social games. The company was founded by Omar Siddiqui and Shvetank Jain in August 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
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