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Omid Ashtari

I build, invest, advise and podcast

London Area, United Kingdom

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder

    2025

  • Host & Producer

    2024

    Explorations of topics about society, culture, arts, technology and science. The perfect audio diet for shallow polymaths! Co-hosting with Natascha McElhone who is an actor and producer. Previous guests: Alastair Campbell, Nitin Sawhney, Maria Popova, David Whyte, Nick Lane, Janine Benyus, Tim Minchin, Ben Macintyre & more.

  • Investor & Advisor

    2020

    Cosmos, WellEasy, Code First Girls, Odin, Hyper AR, Fair HQ, ClimateX, Customuse, Hyper, SigmaOS, Shopscribe, Xip, Condense Reality, Opply, With Juno, Phycoworks, Ark Kapital, Hybryd, Quench, Muddy Machines, MAGIC, Granular, Verse, Azava, Lightgarden, Boku, Playback, Manara, Cala, Formation Games, Gravel AI, anotherblock, Sloyd, Co:Helm aka Anterior, Hyperact, Gaea, Pacifico Biolabs, Metris Energy, Ankar.ai, Messium, Trustpath, Fit Collective AI

  • Business Advisory Board Member

    2016

  • Investor & Advisor

    2023

2020

  • Investor & Advisor

    2020

2016 - 2022

  • Investor & Board Director

    2016 - 2022

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2020 - 2021

2014 - 2020

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2020

  • President & Head of Business

    2017 - 2020

  • General Manager

    2014 - 2017

2011 - 2014

  • Managing Director Europe

    2013 - 2014

    Expanded remit from previous role to also oversee monetizing inventory in EMEA + LATAM + MENA

  • Business Development Director Europe

    2011 - 2013

    Developing and executing foursquare's European partnerships strategy by working with Retail, Media, Publishing and Sports brands with the goal of content, user and merchant acquisition.

2004 - 2011

  • New Business Development Manager

    2011 - 2011

    Working with Product and Engineering teams on incubation-exploratory efforts, technology and meta-data licensing, strategic partnerships, urgent special projects, and alternative distribution for existing and new business initiatives.

  • Search Properties Lead EMEA

    2009 - 2011

    Coordinating and managing a virtual team of Business Development Managers to strike strategic deals in order to enhance the user experience on Google's Map and Search Properties.

  • Strategic Partnership Development Associate

    2007 - 2009

    Acquiring content to launch or enhance various Google products and properties (Maps, Finance, Product, Image, Video, Web Search etc.) through strategic partnerships.

  • AdWords Account Manager Lead

    2006 - 2007

    Leading AdWords Sales Team. Revenue responsibility for DACH key accounts.

  • Account Manager

    2005 - 2006

    Key Account Manager for top spending AdWords clients in DACH.

  • Adwords Coordinator

    2004 - 2005

    Supporting AdWords clients with customer support and optimization strategies.