Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$50,000.00Max Investment:
$750,000.00Target Investment:
$150,000.00
Skills
Education
Lists including Rana
Work Experience
2019
CEO, President & Board Director
2019
Behavioral Signals builds speech/voice AI that infers intent, emotion, and risk from conversational audio. Our models power real-time interaction intelligence, trust & safety, and deepfake detection in enterprise workflows. I lead the company and board, focusing on research-to-production, product direction, and strategic partnerships. Venture-backed (incl InQTel/CIA). Recognition, team select: Gartner Cool Vendor; INTERSPEECH Gold; ACM AVEC Gold.
2024
Board Advisor
2024
Member, Global AI Council — advising public- and private-sector leaders on responsible, real-world adoption of AI.
2023
Board Director & Chair of Corporate Governance
2023
Cartica (NASDAQ: CITE) is a public company focused on combinations in AI and advanced technology. I chair Corporate Governance and help guide board cadence, charters, and public-company compliance.
2023
Board Advisor
2023
TNW (The Next Web) is a Financial Times company that convenes founders, operators, and policymakers around emerging tech. I advise on AI program themes and partnerships.
2016
Contributor
2016
Development of thought leadership articles on tech trends and their impact on the business/start-up world.
2016
Contributor
2016
Development of thought leadership articles on tech trends and their impact on the business/start-up world.
2013
Investor
2013
I focus on pre-A investments with the desired focus on AI, Fintech, AND syndicate deals at scale-stage and growth-stage (sector agnostic). 2022/2023 Investments: Scale AI, Groww, Wave, Boom. 2020/2021 Investments: ArsenalBio, Bedrock, USA Rare Earth, RobinHood, Rubrik, Ripple, Hackient, Dataminr, Stripe, SurfUp, Cerebras.
2018 - 2021
Board Advisor
2018 - 2021
Token builds authentication/identity technology powered by secure hardware and software. I advised on product direction and partnerships.
2017 - 2019
Head of Smart Home
2017 - 2019
Logitech’s Smart Home & Entertainment Control portfolio delivered Harmony remotes/hubs and voice-enabled home control with Amazon, Google, and Apple ecosystems. I led category strategy and cross-functional teams shipping connected experiences; previously also led Google TV (Logitech Revue).
2014 - 2016
Founder & CEO
2014 - 2016
TiZE was a vertical SaaS company applying machine learning to commodity-price forecasting for industrial buyers. I founded the company and led it through product development, early enterprise adoption, and acquisition by Alchemy.