Hasan Askari
Managing Partner @ K1 Investment Management
Hasan Askari is a Managing Partner at K1 Investment Management. He is responsible for sourcing new investments and is an active board member for K1’s portfolio companies and advisor to K1’s management teams.Previously Mr. Askari worked in the growth equity practice at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors where he focused on growth equity and buyoutinvestments. Mr. Askari also previously worked at Pathway Capital Management where he focused on monitoring and analyzing private equity fund investments. Mr. Askari started his career in the client coverage group of Morgan Stanley.Mr. Askari is a graduate of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, where he received a BS in Business Administration.Mr. Askari serves on the Board of Directors of UgandaProject, a grassroots non-profit focused on supporting orphans in Uganda. He is also a member of the Advisory Council of Invisible Children, a non-profit focused on ending the LRA conflict in Africa. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Governors for the University of Southern California’s Alumni Association
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 75%
Last updated:
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Industries Hasan Askari invests in
Stages Hasan Askari invests in
Countries Hasan Askari invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 3 (25%)
- Software 3 (25%)
- Information Technology 2 (17%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (17%)
- CRM 1 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Series B 2 (17%)
- Series C 2 (17%)
- Seed 1 (8%)
- Series D 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 3 (25%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Clicks Technology
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Clicks Technology Ltd is a mobile company empowering people through purpose-built technology. After launching the Clicks Keyboard Case in 2024, Clicks has shipped over 100,000 keyboards for iPhone, Google Pixel and Motorola Razr, with customers in more than 100 countries. Introduced in 2026, the Clicks Communicator (Smartphone) and Clicks PowerKeyboard enable people to cut through the noise and do more on the go. Founded by a team of creators and technologists with decades of experience at some of the world’s most well-known mobile brands, Clicks is passionate about building products to help people take action. | $4.5M / Seed / May 01, 2025 | |
IRONSCALES
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IRONSCALES is the leading cloud email security platform for the enterprise that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and human insights (HI) to stop advanced phishing attacks that bypass traditional security solutions. Its award-winning, self-learning platform continuously detects and remediates advanced threats like Business Email Compromise (BEC),Account Takeover (ATO), VIP impersonation, and more. As the most powerfully simple email security platform, IRONSCALES helps enterprises reduce risk, boost security team efficiency, and build a culture of cybersecurity awareness. IRONSCALES is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is proud to serve more than 10,000 customers globally. Visit http://www.ironscales.com or @IRONSCALES to learn more. | $64M / Series C / Dec 07, 2021 | |
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IRONSCALES
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IRONSCALES is the leading cloud email security platform for the enterprise that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and human insights (HI) to stop advanced phishing attacks that bypass traditional security solutions. Its award-winning, self-learning platform continuously detects and remediates advanced threats like Business Email Compromise (BEC),Account Takeover (ATO), VIP impersonation, and more. As the most powerfully simple email security platform, IRONSCALES helps enterprises reduce risk, boost security team efficiency, and build a culture of cybersecurity awareness. IRONSCALES is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is proud to serve more than 10,000 customers globally. Visit http://www.ironscales.com or @IRONSCALES to learn more. | $64M / Private Equity / Dec 07, 2021 | |
ControlUp
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ControlUp is a Digital Experience Monitoring and Optimization platform that transforms the way IT manages systems, troubleshoots issues, and helps deliver a great user experience. More than 1,000 organizations around the world rely on ControlUp to save time, money, and precious human resources to ensure business continuity. | $100M / Series D / Nov 10, 2021 | |
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ControlUp
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ControlUp is a Digital Experience Monitoring and Optimization platform that transforms the way IT manages systems, troubleshoots issues, and helps deliver a great user experience. More than 1,000 organizations around the world rely on ControlUp to save time, money, and precious human resources to ensure business continuity. | $100M / Series D / Nov 10, 2021 | |
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ControlUp
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ControlUp is a Digital Experience Monitoring and Optimization platform that transforms the way IT manages systems, troubleshoots issues, and helps deliver a great user experience. More than 1,000 organizations around the world rely on ControlUp to save time, money, and precious human resources to ensure business continuity. | $27M / Series C / Nov 18, 2020 | |
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IRONSCALES
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IRONSCALES is the leading cloud email security platform for the enterprise that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and human insights (HI) to stop advanced phishing attacks that bypass traditional security solutions. Its award-winning, self-learning platform continuously detects and remediates advanced threats like Business Email Compromise (BEC),Account Takeover (ATO), VIP impersonation, and more. As the most powerfully simple email security platform, IRONSCALES helps enterprises reduce risk, boost security team efficiency, and build a culture of cybersecurity awareness. IRONSCALES is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is proud to serve more than 10,000 customers globally. Visit http://www.ironscales.com or @IRONSCALES to learn more. | $15M / Series B / Jun 17, 2019 | |
Responsive
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Founded by a trio of former RFP responders in 2015, RFPIO streamlines the RFP response process through collaboration tools, a consolidated answer library, and an AI-enabled recommendation engine. With a single-minded focus on efficiency, we’re on a mission to give time back to our customers — giving them the freedom to spend their time on whatmatters most. We operate in 100 countries and serve over 70,000 users around the world. Customers include Microsoft, Adobe, LinkedIn, FireEye, and Google. | $25M / Series A / Jul 24, 2018 | |
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Responsive
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Founded by a trio of former RFP responders in 2015, RFPIO streamlines the RFP response process through collaboration tools, a consolidated answer library, and an AI-enabled recommendation engine. With a single-minded focus on efficiency, we’re on a mission to give time back to our customers — giving them the freedom to spend their time on whatmatters most. We operate in 100 countries and serve over 70,000 users around the world. Customers include Microsoft, Adobe, LinkedIn, FireEye, and Google. | $25M / Series A / Jul 24, 2018 | |
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IRONSCALES
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IRONSCALES is the leading cloud email security platform for the enterprise that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and human insights (HI) to stop advanced phishing attacks that bypass traditional security solutions. Its award-winning, self-learning platform continuously detects and remediates advanced threats like Business Email Compromise (BEC),Account Takeover (ATO), VIP impersonation, and more. As the most powerfully simple email security platform, IRONSCALES helps enterprises reduce risk, boost security team efficiency, and build a culture of cybersecurity awareness. IRONSCALES is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is proud to serve more than 10,000 customers globally. Visit http://www.ironscales.com or @IRONSCALES to learn more. | $6.5M / Series A / Dec 05, 2017 | |
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Co-Investors
About K1 Investment Management
K1 is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm investing in high-growth private companies across North America. The team has been investing in high-growth software and technology companies for over 20 years and typically invests alongside strong management teams that continue to guide their organizations on a day-to-day basis. K1'sinvestments vary in the level of ownership in order to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and managers. They look to help portfolio companies navigate strategic opportunities such as executive recruitment, external financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic sales and public offerings.
K1 Investment Management Contacts
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Christian Grant
Senior Vice President
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Hasan Askari
Managing Partner
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Kellen Haines
Principal
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Neil Malik
CEO and Managing Partner
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Sujit Banerjee
Managing Director
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What does Hasan Askari invest in?
Hasan Askari invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Hasan Askari last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Hasan Askari closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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