Alireza led more than 100 investments out of over 20,000 startup investment opportunity for the firm since 2008.
Prior to Plug and Play, he was Founder and CEO at NekaTel, one of the large Internet Airtime Distribution Networks. Alireza grew NekaTel’s revenue from $0 to over $45M in less than 2 years. He was also Founder of VidaTel, offering mobile airtime distribution technology and sold the technology in 2007
Alireza published “Crossing the Digital Divide: What’s Next” in Information Technologies and International Development Journal published by Harvard Business School for UN’s World Summit on the Information Society.
Prior to Plug and Play, he was Founder and CEO at NekaTel, one of the large Internet Airtime Distribution Networks. Alireza grew NekaTel’s revenue from $0 to over $45M in less than 2 years. He was also Founder of VidaTel, offering mobile airtime distribution technology and sold the technology in 2007
Alireza published “Crossing the Digital Divide: What’s Next” in Information Technologies and International Development Journal published by Harvard Business School for UN’s World Summit on the Information Society.
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Plug N Play Ventures
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Plug N Play Ventures is an early-stage investment firm.Plug and Play is the largest open innovation platform that brings together the best startups, the world’s largest corporations and seasoned investors.
Plug and Play is one of the most dynamic VCs worldwide investing in over 250 startups per year. It runs multiple industry specific accelerator programs in over 50 locations across the globe, and supercharges the innovation of over 550 industry leading corporations.
Their due diligence usually takes a month.
Plug and Play is one of the most dynamic VCs worldwide investing in over 250 startups per year. It runs multiple industry specific accelerator programs in over 50 locations across the globe, and supercharges the innovation of over 550 industry leading corporations.
Their due diligence usually takes a month.
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