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Raaid Ahmad
Company-Builder & Investor | Ex-Bwater, Ex-FB Tech + Data Leader
Raaid Ahmad is currently an Advisor for Product, Data, and AI at Overmoon. He is also a General Partner at 4DX Ventures, where he leverages his extensive background in data science and analytics. Previously, he served as a Director at Facebook Financial (F2), overseeing Analytics, Data Science, and Engineering. During his tenure at Facebook, he played a crucial role in expanding the user base from 1.5 billion to 3 billion, focusing primarily on emerging markets.
His career includes leadership positions in data science at two Sequoia-backed startups that were acquired: Kiwi by Jam City in 2015 and Weebly by Square in 2018. Additionally, Raaid has experience in finance as part of the high-risk trades team at Bridgewater Associates. He has advised numerous startups on data science, analytics, and product strategy.
Raaid holds a B.S. with Honors in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics & Statistics from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also recognized for his early adoption of blockchain technology and involvement in DeFi protocols, having been the founding data scientist for Facebook's crypto initiatives.
In his personal time, Raaid enjoys reading about science and technology, trading options, playing poker, and gardening.