Nihal Shaikh
Vice President @ Masooda Foundation
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nihal Shaikh is a pre-seed investor at Masooda Foundation in Dubai focused on Industrial and Information Technology. Nihal Shaikh is based out of Dubai and is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PISIQ. Nihal previously worked at Tajir Al Youm as a Marketing Manager. Nihal Mohammad Shaikh attended Heriot-Watt University.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 85%
Last updated:
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Industries Nihal Shaikh invests in
Stages Nihal Shaikh invests in
Countries Nihal Shaikh invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $5k–$33k
- Pre-Seed
- $2k–$155k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Industrial 2 (15%)
- Information Technology 2 (15%)
- Legal 1 (8%)
- Fashion 1 (8%)
- Finance 1 (8%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 6 (46%)
- Seed 5 (38%)
Country
- United Arab Emirates 9 (69%)
- India 2 (15%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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YAS
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YAS Trading Company | Pre-Seed / Jul 15, 2020 | |
Detoxify Company
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Increase the life of your food | $10K / Seed / Oct 12, 2019 | |
Graphenizer
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Graphenizer is the only additive lineup in the world currently that can do a full engine restoration for vehicles and machines regardless of age just using liquids and without opening any engines or any other such components. | $155K / Pre-Seed / Sep 04, 2019 | |
PISIQ
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PISIQ is a research and development group focused on incubating startups, advancing artificial intelligence, digital transformation research and development group focused on incubating startups, advancing artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and technology-driven business solutions. The company positions itself as an innovationecosystem that combines R&D, AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, SEO, smart technologies, and operational strategy to help organizations improve efficiency and growth. | Seed / Dec 19, 2018 | |
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PISIQ
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PISIQ is a research and development group focused on incubating startups, advancing artificial intelligence, digital transformation research and development group focused on incubating startups, advancing artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and technology-driven business solutions. The company positions itself as an innovationecosystem that combines R&D, AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, SEO, smart technologies, and operational strategy to help organizations improve efficiency and growth. | $33K / Seed / Oct 31, 2018 | |
Switch Planes
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Advertising venues using Hologram | $10K / Pre-Seed / Apr 03, 2018 | |
Holler
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Make a living out of something you love | $5K / Seed / Feb 04, 2018 | |
Birbaboti
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Women for Tomorrow, Women of Tomorrow. Join us & help us raise awareness about the challenges faced by women | Seed / Mar 02, 2017 | |
Feund
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A marketplace for services | $12K / Seed / Sep 28, 2016 | |
E Dollar Coin
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Cryptocurrency unlike no other | $8K / Pre-Seed / Aug 08, 2016 | |
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Co-Investors
About Masooda Foundation
Masooda Foundation Contacts
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Nihal Shaikh
Vice President
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FAQ
What does Nihal Shaikh invest in?
Nihal Shaikh invests primarily in Industrial, Information Technology and Legal startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Nihal Shaikh's check size?
Nihal Shaikh typically joins rounds of $5k–$33k at Seed and $2k–$155k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nihal Shaikh participates in.
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When did Nihal Shaikh last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Nihal Shaikh closed in Jul 2020. Shizune tracks 13 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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