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Saalim Chowdhury
Managing Director at Techstars and Angel Investor
Saalim Chowdhury is a notable angel investor and venture capitalist with a diverse background in technology and entrepreneurship. He currently serves as the Managing Director at Techstars London, where he leads one of the most prestigious startup accelerators. Saalim has a rich educational history, having studied at the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Cambridge, and Stanford University.2
Before his role at Techstars, Saalim was a Partner at 500 Startups, where he evaluated thousands of investment opportunities and worked closely with over 300 startups across more than 30 countries. He has also been involved in significant roles at companies like Cisco, News Corp Australia, and The Boston Consulting Group.1
As an angel investor, Saalim has invested in several high-growth ventures such as SecondNature, Plum Financial, Quit Genius, and Nothing.tech. His investment interests include minority founders and ventures with high growth potential.12 Additionally, Saalim co-founded Skillbridge, which was acquired by Toptal, and was involved in the sale of ScanSafe to Cisco for $183 million.2
