Shakir Merali is a Managing Partner at Lightrock, whose known portfolio counts 18 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Partner at Lightrock, whose known portfolio counts 18 companies
- Cortex
- Agrolend
- Aerones
- Katana
- Lilium
- Euler Motors
- WayCool
- M-KOPA
- CMR Surgical
- Group14 Technologies
- Moniepoint
- ATEC
- and 6 more
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas Clean Energy, EV, Lending and MedTech. Startups operating in these areas may find Shakir Merali relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Lightrock cluster around Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Shakir Merali is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Lightrock
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Ashish Puri
Partner
London, United Kingdom
Christopher Steinau
Partner
London, United Kingdom
Saskia Z.
Growth Equity Fundraising & Investor Relations Analyst
London, United Kingdom
Aditi Kambli
Investor
San Mateo, United States
Nina Cardelús Vilalta
Vice President
London, United Kingdom
Estella Langheim
Investor
Zürich, Switzerland
Martin Karschkes
Investor
United Kingdom
Gen Hall
Investor
London, United Kingdom
Guilherme Cardoso
Vice President
São Paulo, Brazil
Umur Hursever
Partner
London, United Kingdom
Pal Erik Sjatil
Managing Partner
London, United Kingdom
Sahib Bhasin
Investor
United Kingdom
Ahmad El Jurdi
Partner
São Paulo, Brazil
Regina Diaz Giral
Growth Equity Investor
United States
Oliver Sweeney CA
Investor
London, United Kingdom
Ravi Sharma
Partner
Lagos, Nigeria
Joanna Dobrodziej
Investor
London, United Kingdom
Aayush Parwal
Principal
Mumbai, India
Veni Gupta
Investor
Bengaluru, India
Elizabeth Biney-Amissah
Investment Director
Nairobi, Kenya
Frequently asked questions
Who is Shakir Merali?
Shakir Merali is a private equity investor and venture capital investor based in Kenya, listed as Managing Partner at Lightrock. The known portfolio of that firm counts 18 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Shakir Merali personally.
What does Shakir Merali invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include Clean Energy, EV, Lending and MedTech. 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 Shakir Merali invest at?
Lightrock appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Shakir Merali is listed there as Managing 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 Shakir Merali listed at?
Shakir Merali is listed as Managing Partner at Lightrock. 24 other people in the database share a firm with Shakir Merali.
How do I contact Shakir Merali?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Shakir Merali. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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