# Waqar Islam

> Waqar Islam is a seed investor in New York backing Travel and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waqarulislam/

Waqar Islam is a seed investor in New York focused on Travel and SaaS. Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Tourism | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peek | 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 |  |
| Wander | 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 |  |
| Wander | 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 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adapt Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adapt-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Advection Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advection-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Authentic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/authentic-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CapitalX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalx) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Entwistle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entwistle-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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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.

### How do I contact Waqar Islam?

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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