Investor profile
Akbar Poonawala
Private equity, Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & Kauffman Fellow (Class of '28) at Kauffman Fellows, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Pivot Investment Partners, Partner at Tribeca Early Stage Partners
Akbar Poonawala works as a Partner at Tribeca Early Stage Partners. The firm's known portfolio counts 12 companies.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Kauffman Fellow (Class of '28) at Kauffman Fellows, whose known portfolio counts 5 companies
- Ligandal
- Catalog
- Flash
- Sidecar Health
- Elves
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Pivot Investment Partners, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- WayCool
- Here
- Cape Analytics
- OneVest
- Snapsheet
- Traydstream
- Finbourne Technology
- Volante Technologies
- Docyt
Partner at Tribeca Early Stage Partners, whose known portfolio counts 12 companies
- Alloy
- Here
- Attune
- Lilac Solutions
- Outlier
- Denim
- IMTC
- Powerlytics
- CoverGo
- Covr Financial Technologies
- RentRedi
- AgileBlue
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, FinTech, Hardware and Real Estate, and focus areas 3D Technology, Asset Management, Cloud Infrastructure and Collaboration. Startups operating in these areas may find Akbar Poonawala relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Tribeca Early Stage Partners cluster around Growth, Seed and Series A rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Akbar Poonawala is worth approaching.
Colleagues
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Konstantin Vinogradov
Fellow - Class 30
London, United Kingdom
Heather Hartnett
Affiliated
New York, United States
Amit Anand
Kauffman Fellow
Singapore
Ashley Mayer
Kauffman Fellows, Class 27
Brooklyn, United States
Erica Duignan Minnihan
Kauffman Fellow
New York City, United States
Omar Darwazah
Investor
New York, United States
Chris McCann
Kauffman Fellows - Class 30
San Francisco, United States
Antonia Rojas Eing
Kauffman Fellow, Class 25
Mexico City
Bedy Yang
Kauffman Fellow
San Francisco, United States
Luis X Barrios
Class 20
Mexico City
Thad Langford
Kauffman Fellow Class 22
Kansas City, United States
Sherman Williams II
Class 26
New York, United States
Henrik Wetter Sanchez
Kauffman Fellow (Class 28)
London, United Kingdom
Gyan Kapur
Kauffman Fellow (Class 27)
New York, United States
Reshma Sohoni
Fellow
London, United Kingdom
Daniel Kimerling
Fellow
Albuquerque, United States
Stanton Green
Member
Harrison, United States
Dan Malven
Member
Chicago, United States
Trish Costello
CEO/CEO Emeritus
San Mateo, United States
Amal Dokhan
Kauffman fellow (Class 27)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Frequently asked questions
Who is Akbar Poonawala?
Akbar Poonawala is a private equity investor and syndicate member based in Houston, Texas, United States, listed as Partner at Tribeca Early Stage Partners. The known portfolio of that firm counts 12 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Akbar Poonawala personally.
What does Akbar Poonawala invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, FinTech, Hardware and Real Estate; listed focus areas include 3D Technology, Asset Management, Cloud Infrastructure and Collaboration. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Akbar Poonawala invest at?
Tribeca Early Stage Partners appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Akbar Poonawala is listed there as Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Akbar Poonawala listed at?
Akbar Poonawala is listed as Partner at Tribeca Early Stage Partners. 196 other people in the database share a firm with Akbar Poonawala.
How do I contact Akbar Poonawala?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Akbar Poonawala. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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