Waqar Islam
Angel Investor
New York, United States
Waqar Islam is a seed investor in New York focused on Travel and SaaS. Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Waqar Islam invests in
Stages Waqar Islam invests in
Countries Waqar Islam invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Travel 2 (67%)
- SaaS 1 (33%)
- Mobile 1 (33%)
- Tourism 1 (33%)
- Internet 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (33%)
- Series D 1 (33%)
Investments
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Peek is an AI-enabled platform that supports online booking, payment processing, dynamic pricing, and guest management, while automating scheduling, waivers, communication, and analytics. With a marketplace at Peek.com, it offers travelers access to tens of thousands of curated experiences—everything from immersive exhibits and city tours toclasses and adventures. Through recent acquisitions of ACME Ticketing and Connect&GO, Peek now extends its infrastructure to include membership, donations, RFID-based visitor tracking, and on-site operations. Its clients include major institutions like MoMA, the Whitney Museum, Seattle Aquarium, Bryant Park, Looping Group, and Museum of Ice Cream. | $70M / Series D / Nov 20, 2025 | |
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Wander is a platform that allows users to book smart homes for their next workcation, vacation, or anything in-between. Wander is a startup that builds infrastructure to experience the world. The company was founded by John Andrew Entwistle. | $7.3M / Pre-Seed / Jun 04, 2021 | |
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Wander is a platform that allows users to book smart homes for their next workcation, vacation, or anything in-between. Wander is a startup that builds infrastructure to experience the world. The company was founded by John Andrew Entwistle. | $7.3M / Seed / Jun 04, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Waqar Islam invest in?
Waqar Islam invests primarily in Travel, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Waqar Islam last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Waqar Islam closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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