Raza Shaikh
Angel Investor
Boston, United States
Raza Shaikh is a seed investor in Boston focused on SaaS and Artificial Intelligence. Raza Shaikh is the Managing Director of the Launchpad Venture Group.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 4 (36%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (27%)
- Analytics 2 (18%)
- Health Care 2 (18%)
- Machine Learning 2 (18%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (64%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (9%)
- Series A 1 (9%)
- Funding Round 1 (9%)
- Debt Financing 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Gravyty is an internet company that features a web-based platform that enables nonprofit organizations to connect with potential donors. Its platform utilizes analytics, private data, and behavioral insights it enables nonprofit organizations and fundraisers to find donors.The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Newton,Massachusetts. | Seed / Apr 10, 2018 | ||
| MarketMuse is a market-leading demand generation platform focused on AI-driven content. Our SaaS platform analyzes massive amounts of Web data to build articles that drive search traffic and engagement. Over 230 companies in enterprise software, financial services, life sciences and publishing use MarketMuse to realize 2-3X gains in productivityand 2X-8X improvements in search traffic within the first 6 months. A pioneer in the industry, MarketMuse was named the "undisputed champion of the content optimization space" by industry analysts in 2019. | $3.7M / Seed / Jan 12, 2018 | ||
| MarketMuse is a market-leading demand generation platform focused on AI-driven content. Our SaaS platform analyzes massive amounts of Web data to build articles that drive search traffic and engagement. Over 230 companies in enterprise software, financial services, life sciences and publishing use MarketMuse to realize 2-3X gains in productivityand 2X-8X improvements in search traffic within the first 6 months. A pioneer in the industry, MarketMuse was named the "undisputed champion of the content optimization space" by industry analysts in 2019. | Pre-Seed / Nov 04, 2017 | ||
| Kuva Systems has developed an industrial IoT solution that continuously monitors and quantifies the intensity of methane and VOC emissions. Our infrared imaging system automatically detects and measures emissions and provides operators with an annotated video clip of the leak.Kuva Systems was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cambridge,Massachusetts. | $1.5M / Seed / Sep 29, 2017 | ||
| Kite is an artificial pair programmer. It augments coding environment with internet’s programming knowledge and machine learning. It shows examples and documentation for the libraries and terminal commands being used. Kite even detects simple errors and offers to fix them for each users. | $4M / Seed / Apr 14, 2016 | ||
| LeadIQ is transforming the sales prospecting landscape, by providing the fastest way to capture leads, discover emails and contact info, and enrich data with company information and social profiles.LeadIQ integrates with a large number of data source and finds the most comprehensive data to enrich profiles so sales teams can prequalify leads andfocus on leads that really matter. Less time spent on unqualified leads means more time for closing deals and increasing the bottom line. | Seed / Oct 13, 2015 | ||
| 3Derm is a cost-effective, skin imaging system that allows non-dermatologists to take clinical-quality 3D skin images remotely. Two million Americans develop skin cancer every year. With 3Derm, dermatologists can review images taken at medical kiosks and other referral sites to efficiently monitor high volumes of patients’ lesions while reservingin-office appointment times for those patients whose images indicate a more alarming condition. 3Derm cuts down on wait times reduces healthcare spending and save lives.Two million Americans develop skin cancer every year. Patients currently monitor their skin through routine dermatology appointments, which are scheduled as frequently as six times per year for high-risk cases. These are both expensive and inconvenient.3Derm Systems is developing a low-cost skin monitoring solution that allows patients to take clinical-quality 3D images from the comfort of their own homes. Dermatologists can use the uploaded images to efficiently monitor high volumes of patients' lesions while reserving in-clinic appointment times for patients whose images indicate a more alarming condition. 3Derm aims to revolutionize the field of teledermatology by providing greater access to dermatological care.Some patients use handheld digital cameras or apps to take and send images via teledermatology. 3Derm allows patients to keep their local dermatologist instead of using a telemedicine service and uses clinical quality features that ensure every image maximizes diagnostic usefulness for both the patient and the physician. | $1.2M / Debt Financing / Jul 23, 2015 | ||
| CStorePro simplifies retail operations management by providing operators an easy to use Saas platform to streamline back-office tasks. It seamlessly combines operational and sales data to become the retailer's system of record and enable to optimize pricing, purchasing, inventory, HR, taxes, and regulatory compliance. The company believesevery store should have simple, easy-to-use, modern tools to manage inventory, price books, vendors, and employees so, thousands of store owners and operators use the mobile and cloud product to do just this.CStorePro was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas. | Series A / Jan 20, 2015 | ||
| Creator of popular gay dating application, VGL | Seed / Jan 01, 2014 | ||
| Luminate Health, Inc. provides a HIPAA-compliant, SaaS solution to labs and healthcare providers, which enables patients to access, manage, and understand their lab results. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Mateo, California. | $1M / Seed / Oct 08, 2013 | ||
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FAQ
What does Raza Shaikh invest in?
Raza Shaikh invests primarily in SaaS, Artificial Intelligence and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Raza Shaikh invest in?
Raza Shaikh typically joins rounds of $1M–$4M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Raza Shaikh's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Raza Shaikh took part in.
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When did Raza Shaikh last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Raza Shaikh closed in Apr 2018. Shizune tracks 11 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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