Umar Yahaya is a Venture Advisor at Upfront Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies.
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Venture Advisor at Upfront Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
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Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas AI Applications, Analytics, Data and Data Analytics. Startups operating in these areas may find Umar Yahaya relevant.
Upfront Ventures appears in Late-Stage, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Umar Yahaya is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Upfront Ventures
Hamet Watt
Board Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Nick Kim
General Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Alex Marley
Investor
United States
Sharon Robertson
Senior Partner
United States
Kesar Varma
Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Aditi Maliwal
General Partner
United States
Yves Sisteron
Managing Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Kobie Fuller
General Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Mark Suster
General Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Stuart Lander
General Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Evan Boswell Hamilton
Head of Capital Formation
Los Angeles, United States
Jacques Sisteron
Partner
Los Angeles, United States
Nina Cai
Investor
Los Angeles, United States
Catherine M.
Investor
Los Angeles, United States
Brianna M.
Investor
Los Angeles, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Umar Yahaya?
Umar Yahaya is a venture capital investor based in United States, listed as Venture Advisor at Upfront Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 9 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Umar Yahaya personally.
What does Umar Yahaya invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Analytics, Data and Data Analytics. 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 Umar Yahaya invest at?
Upfront Ventures appears in Late-Stage, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Umar Yahaya is listed there as Venture Advisor. 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 Umar Yahaya listed at?
Umar Yahaya is listed as Venture Advisor at Upfront Ventures. 15 other people in the database share a firm with Umar Yahaya.
How do I contact Umar Yahaya?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Umar Yahaya. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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