Rizwan Qaiser Virk
Founder at Bayviewlabs LLC
Profile
Rizwan Qaiser Virk is the founder of Brainstorm Technologies, Inc. (1993), Gameview Studios LLC (2010), Midverse Studios, Inc. (2012), Play Labs LLC (2017), and Bayviewlabs LLC (2010).
He is also the founder of Service Metrics, InnerVision Technologies, Inc. Mr. Virk currently holds positions as Founding Team & Chairman at BitMovio, Inc., Board of Directors at AuXenta, Inc., Board of Director at Northbay Solutions LLC, Board Of Directors at 1 Billion Technology, Inc., Advisor at Ridge Ventures, and Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC.
Mr. Virk received his undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992, his graduate degree from Stanford University in 2009, and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree from Arizona State University.
Rizwan Qaiser Virk active positions
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AuXenta, Inc.
 AuXenta, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services AuXenta, Inc. operates as a software engineering services and technology product consulting company. Its services include mobility, cloud & big data, integration, business consulting and digital. The company was founded by Nuwan Dehigaspitiya, Shahani Markus, Prasath Nanayakkara and Chandana Ranasinghe in 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2016 |
BitMovio, Inc.
 BitMovio, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BitMovio, Inc. operates blockchain enabled video entertainment marketplace. The company was founded by Rizwan Virk, Jerry Kowal and Simon Zhu and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Chairman | - |
Northbay Solutions LLC
 Northbay Solutions LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Northbay Solutions LLC engages in the provision of cloud-based services. It offers application and database migration, devOps enablement, application and data modernization, cloud application development, data lake and analytics, and machine learning and artificial intelligence. The company was founded by Rizwan Qaiser Virk, Brian K. Barker, and Irfan Virk in 2010 and is headquartered in Andover, Ma. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2015 |
Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC
 Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC (Griffin Gaming Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Peter Levin, Phil Sanderson and Nick Tuosto. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Private Equity Investor | 29/02/2020 |
Bayviewlabs LLC
 Bayviewlabs LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bayviewlabs LLC (Bayviewlabs) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Rizwan Qaiser Virk. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Founder | 31/12/2009 |
Play Labs LLC
 Play Labs LLC Investment ManagersFinance Play Labs LLC (Play Labs) is an accelerator/incubator firm founded in 2017 by Rizwan Virk. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Founder | 31/12/2016 |
Ridge Ventures
 Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Consultant / Advisor | 30/06/2019 |
| 1 Billion Technology, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2016 |
Former positions of Rizwan Qaiser Virk
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Theta Labs, Inc.
 Theta Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Theta Labs, Inc. provides blockchain end to end infrastructure for decentralized video streaming. The company was founded by Mitchell Liu and Jieyi Long in and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Director/Board Member | 29/02/2020 |
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Training of Rizwan Qaiser Virk
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| Arizona State University | Doctorate Degree |
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| Private companies | 21 |
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nexTier Networks, Inc.
 nexTier Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services nexTier Networks, Inc. provides data leak prevention technology. Its technology prevents data loss by discovering data wherever it is located across the enterprise, analyzing that data and determining that data’s security value to the business. The company was founded by Tarique Mustafa in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Theta Labs, Inc.
Theta Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Theta Labs, Inc. provides blockchain end to end infrastructure for decentralized video streaming. The company was founded by Mitchell Liu and Jieyi Long in and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Technology Services |
CambridgeDocs LLC
 CambridgeDocs LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CambridgeDocs LLC is based in Cambridge, MA. Part of Dell Technologies, Inc., CambridgeDocs LLC is a company that develops software for document content integration. CambridgeDocs was acquired by Document Sciences Corp., part of Dell Technologies, Inc. from March 10, 2008 on February 05, 2007 for $0.33 million. | Technology Services |
Document Sciences Corp.
 Document Sciences Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Document Sciences Corp. developed software for customer communications management solutions. Its products included xPression and Autograph, which enable automated publishing solutions for insurance, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, government, and commercial outsourcing industries. The company was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Technology Services |
InnerVision Technologies, Inc.
 InnerVision Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Radius Capital Partners LLC, InnerVision Technologies, Inc. develops enterprise portals. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Rizwan Qaiser Virk. InnerVision Technologies was acquired by Radius Capital Partners LLC on February 26, 2001. | Technology Services |
Service Metrics
 Service Metrics Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Cyxtera Technologies, Inc., Service Metrics is a provider of Internet monitoring applications and services that measure the consistency of Web sites. The company is based in Boulder, CO. The company was founded by Rizwan Qaiser Virk, Niel Robertson, Rajat Bhargava. | Technology Services |
| Brainstorm Technologies, Inc. | |
Midverse Studios, Inc.
 Midverse Studios, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Midverse Studios, Inc. provides mobile game developer apps. It helps developers monetize their games and acquire new users. The firms platform that incentivizes players to invite their friends into a game by rewarding them with in-game currency when their friends accept those invitations. The company was founded by Rizwan Virk and Mitch Liu in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Gameview Studios LLC
 Gameview Studios LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gameview Studios LLC develops and distributes game applications. The firm also writes about the latest gaming reviews, news, and content. The company was founded by Riz Virk and Mitch Liu in 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
AuXenta, Inc.
AuXenta, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services AuXenta, Inc. operates as a software engineering services and technology product consulting company. Its services include mobility, cloud & big data, integration, business consulting and digital. The company was founded by Nuwan Dehigaspitiya, Shahani Markus, Prasath Nanayakkara and Chandana Ranasinghe in 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Industrial Services |
BitMovio, Inc.
BitMovio, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BitMovio, Inc. operates blockchain enabled video entertainment marketplace. The company was founded by Rizwan Virk, Jerry Kowal and Simon Zhu and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC
Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC (Griffin Gaming Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Peter Levin, Phil Sanderson and Nick Tuosto. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Finance |
Northbay Solutions LLC
Northbay Solutions LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Northbay Solutions LLC engages in the provision of cloud-based services. It offers application and database migration, devOps enablement, application and data modernization, cloud application development, data lake and analytics, and machine learning and artificial intelligence. The company was founded by Rizwan Qaiser Virk, Brian K. Barker, and Irfan Virk in 2010 and is headquartered in Andover, Ma. | Technology Services |
Bayviewlabs LLC
Bayviewlabs LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bayviewlabs LLC (Bayviewlabs) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Rizwan Qaiser Virk. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Finance |
Play Labs LLC
Play Labs LLC Investment ManagersFinance Play Labs LLC (Play Labs) is an accelerator/incubator firm founded in 2017 by Rizwan Virk. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Finance |
Free Range Games LLC
 Free Range Games LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Free Range Games LLC develops video games. The company was founded by Chris Scholz and is headquartered in Sausalito, CA. | Technology Services |
Tapjoy, Inc.
 Tapjoy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tapjoy, Inc. provides social and mobile applications. The firm operates as a mobile performance-based advertising platform that drives deep engagement and monetization opportunities for app publishers, while delivering valuable, engaged consumers to some of the brand advertisers. It has locations in Atlanta, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. The company was founded by Ben Lewis, Shukla Anu, Lee Linden and Mitch Liu in 2007 and is headquartered San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Beamable, Inc.
 Beamable, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Beamable, Inc. develops online games. It operates as a game company and allows users to access games through social networks, such as Facebook and mobile devices. The firm provides its games through App Store and Google Play. It also offers iPad sleeves, iPad cases, iPhone cases, men’s T-shirts, hoodies, ladies’ shirts, babies’ T-shirts, mugs, stein mugs, travel mugs, and cap trucker hats online. The company was founded by Jonathan Bull Radoff and Angela Bull Radoff in 2010 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA. | Technology Services |
EMC Corp.
 EMC Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology EMC Corp. develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure technologies, solutions and services. It enables businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver information technology as a service. The company was founded by Richard J. Egan, John Curly and Roger M. Marino on August 23, 1979 and is headquartered in Hopkinton, MA. | Electronic Technology |
| 1 Billion Technology, Inc. |
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