Ayaz ul HaqueExalt Capital
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BioAyaz ul Haque is a Managing Director at Exalt Capital Partners. A boutique advisory and principal investment firm, Exalt Capital Partners specializes in growth investments across the globe in venture capital backed companies that have achieved market validation and are well-positioned to be leaders in their markets. Exalt’s focus is on deals that combine technology with various service sectors and on businesses that are looking to build the next global franchises. Ayaz specializes in investing in companies at various stages of development targeting investments in Internet and digital media, communications and wireless, enterprise IT, financial services, consumer/retail and education. Ayaz possesses broad investing, operating, and transaction experience. His current investments/board affiliations include: Assured Labor, CaliberVantage, EdEqual, Envision Telecom Group, Hungrybuzz, Inmobly, Instacanvas, Liibook, Secret Builders, Simularity, Teamly and Vufind. Previous investments/board affiliations include: Acceptly, buzzArab, Clickmarks (acquired by Semotus), Cyanea (acquired by IBM), Ember (acquired by Silicon Labs), Friendi Mobile (now Virgin Mobile MEA), HiSoft (NASDAQ IPO), Manthan Systems, Naseeb Networks, Pachube (acquired by LogMeIn), Seventymm, Techpacific (HK IPO) and Visto (now Good Technologies). Prior to joining Exalt, Ayaz was a Managing Director with ePlanet Ventures and a Director with Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet focusing principally on expansion investments in the United States, MENA as well as in India. Notable DFJ ePlanet investments include Baidu, Skype and Focus Media. Prior to joining DFJ ePlanet, Ayaz served as an M&A banker at Crosby (London/Singapore), Peregrine (HK/Bahrain) and Bear Stearns (New York) focusing on cross-border transactions. Ayaz is a summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Middlebury College holding a B.A. in Economics.
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