Serial startup chief marketing/product officer (five exits) with hands-on startup experience in SF Bay Area, Europe and New York and is currently involved with ecommerce/AI. Having raised over $50M in venture funding across multiple rounds in multiple companies, Wasim frequently helps companies with their funding pitches as well as mentoring on marketing and growth strategy, branding, strategic planning, and product marketing and management. Wasim also volunteers for a non-profit, as chair of StartOut, an organization supporting economic growth for entrepreneurs helping them connect with their peers, mentors, and investors through an access to capital platform. A former astronaut candidate, unable to go into space because he was too young, he now looks forward to visiting as a tourist.
Wasim has a BSc. Physics and French from the University of Sussex.
Currently, @WelcomeCommerce revolutionizing the consumer shopping experience across all retail channels.
Previously @RebelMouse revolutionizing how brands use big ideas to change attitudes and inspire action, prior was at a WPP company, working with the largest brands in the world to grow audiences by understanding who they are and optimizing marketing efforts.
Experience includes marketing innovations in crypto, payments, and security - will work for Bitcoin.
• Tenacious start-up VP with a nineteen-year history of bringing category-defining products to market:
• Incomparable ability to out-market competitors with much greater resources through a combination of:
• Customer-centric with a strong "ear" for listening for key product and business requirements which fuels:
• Straight-Talking leader who communicates a clear vision/strategy that an entire organization will get behind
Projects
- Artificial Intelligence: Redefining How We Live, Work, and PlayPresented by StartOut New York in partnership with the SAP Next-Gen Program, at SAP’s new Innovation Space at 10 Hudson Yards, 48th Floor (entrance on 10th Ave and 30th Street). Join StartOut's LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs at SAP’s brand new Next-Gen lab to discuss how Artificial Intelligence is redefining commerce, leisure, and work. By registering today you will get the opportunity to: Hear from experts in Sports AI, Consumer Engagement AI, IoT AI and one of IBMs most distinguished AI researchers Meet
- The Future of Human Interaction: Virtual, Augmented and Mixed RealityJoin StartOut's LGBTQ entrepreneurs at Microsoft New York to discuss Virtual Reality and the offshoots that are driving innovation at the frontier of human interactions - Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. As Entrepreneurs & business owners, you should be looking into how VR can not only grow the future of your business, but also how it can allow you to engage in unique and innovative ways. *** There are limited tickets available - Please reserve your tickets now or before February 24th *** Virtual Reality has been at the cornerstone of science fiction for as long as most of us can remember - beautifully portrayed in movies, TV series and books like “Ready Player One.” Yet in 2017 despite the availability of a few commercial applications, we are still missing the magical products and content that will catapult this catego
Work history
Chairman
New York, United StatesFull Time
Chair for non-profit supporting economic growth for entrepreneurs. Helping entrepreneurs and startups connect with their peers, mentors, and investors through an access to capital platform.
Advisor
New York, United StatesFull Time
Advisor for companies participating in Quake Capital's accelerator including:
Emoshape - Emotion synthesis for AI and Robots
Strayos - Analytics and business modeling for mining and construction
BBy - BBy is a revolutionary social app that connects nursing mothers and new parents to buy and sell natural mother's breast milk in a safe and secure manner
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Skills
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Publicity
- Product
- Digitial Media
- B2B B2C
- Ecommerce
Education
BSc Physics and French
- Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom