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Ameet Shah
Partner at Golden Ventures
Background
Ameet Shah is a partner at Golden Ventures, a leading seed-stage venture capital fund based in Toronto that invests across North America. He has over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur, operator, and investor.12
Career
- Partner at Golden Ventures (2015 - Present)4
- Studio Director at Zynga in Toronto (2011 - 2015)4
- Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Five Mobile Inc. (2008 - 2011), which was acquired by Zynga4
- Various roles at Tira Wireless including Director of Systems Engineering & Strategic Accounts, Regional Account Manager & Sales Engineer, and Developer (2004 - 2008)4
- Software Developer at Grey Interactive Canada (2002 - 2003)4
Education
- Hons. BSc in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Toronto (1999 - 2003)4
Investment Thesis
Ameet focuses on investing in commerce, consumer, communities, and marketplaces at the seed stage. He looks for companies that can commoditize the undifferentiated heavy lifting between supply and demand to enable more efficient online transactions.1
Some of Ameet's investments at Golden Ventures include Notch, HyperComply, Nautical Commerce, Cybrid, GoodGood, Event, Horizon Blockchain Games, and Marble.3
Highlights
Aug 15 · x.com
Ameet Shah (@ameetshah) / X
Dec 23 · thehardpartpodcast.substack.com
Ameet Shah from Golden Ventures - The Hard Part with Evan McCann
Apr 5 · BetaKit
Wattpad Announces Dexter Ong as Wattpad Studios' Head of Asia - BetaKit
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Experience
Partner at Golden Ventures (February 2015 - Present)
Studio Director, Toronto at Zynga (July 2011 - March 2015), Managing Partner at Five Mobile Inc. (August 2008 - July 2011), Director, Systems Engineering & Strategic Accounts at Tira Wireless (April 2007 - August 2008)
Education
Hons. BSc in Computer Science, Economics from the University of Toronto (1999 - 2003)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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