Semil Shah

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Needle 2021-1 LLC

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Semil Shah is currently a Director at Needle 2021-1 LLC.
He is also a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Management Co LLC since 2018 and a General Partner at Haystack Management Co. LLC since 2013.
Previously, he worked as a Director at The National Center for Employee Ownership, Head of Operations at Rexly, Inc., Consultant at Massachusetts Port Authority, Venture Partner at Notable Capital Management LLC, Head-Operations at Votizen, Inc., Principal at TechCrunch, Inc., and Principal at Concept.io, Inc. Mr. Shah completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in 1999 and his graduate degree at Harvard University in 2008.

Semil Shah active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Haystack Management Co. LLC Haystack Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Haystack Fund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of software and technology sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 1 - 3 million. The firm act as lead investor.	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2013
Lightspeed Management Co LLC Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm focuses on enterprise, consumer, health and fintech sectors. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements. It acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.	Private Equity Investor	01/03/2018
Needle 2021-1 LLC Needle 2021-1 LLC Investment ManagersFinance Functions as venture capital fund	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Semil Shah

Companies	Position	End
Notable Capital Management LLC Notable Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Notable Capital Management invests in companies located in the United States, China and Southeast Asia. The firm invests in companies operating in social/internet, enterprise tech and smart tech sectors. It participates in seed to growth stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	-
Concept.io, Inc. Concept.io, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and markets Web applications for mobile phones	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
The National Center for Employee Ownership The National Center for Employee Ownership Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit organization that provides educating and training services for employee ownership	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Massachusetts Port Authority Massachusetts Port Authority Other TransportationTransportation Manages airports, seaports and terminals	Consultant / Advisor	-
Rexly, Inc. Rexly, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides music applications for mobile phones	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	12
Rexly, Inc. Rexly, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides music applications for mobile phones	Technology Services
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Lightspeed Management Co LLC Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm focuses on enterprise, consumer, health and fintech sectors. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements. It acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.	Finance
University of Michigan University of Michigan Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Massachusetts Port Authority Massachusetts Port Authority Other TransportationTransportation Manages airports, seaports and terminals	Transportation
Notable Capital Management LLC Notable Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Notable Capital Management invests in companies located in the United States, China and Southeast Asia. The firm invests in companies operating in social/internet, enterprise tech and smart tech sectors. It participates in seed to growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
The National Center for Employee Ownership The National Center for Employee Ownership Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit organization that provides educating and training services for employee ownership	Commercial Services
Votizen, Inc. Votizen, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides authenticity of registration	Commercial Services
TechCrunch, Inc. TechCrunch, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates information websites for technology companies, startups and entrepreneurs	Technology Services
Concept.io, Inc. Concept.io, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and markets Web applications for mobile phones	Technology Services
Haystack Management Co. LLC Haystack Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Haystack Fund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of software and technology sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 1 - 3 million. The firm act as lead investor.	Finance
Needle 2021-1 LLC Needle 2021-1 LLC Investment ManagersFinance Functions as venture capital fund	Finance

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