Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Razmig Hovaghimian is the founder and CEO of Hoodline (Pixel Labs), a local news platform that combines machine learning with on-the-ground reporting. He is also the founder and Executive Chairman of Viki.com, a global TV site powered by a volunteer community, reaching 40M fans globally each month. Razmig co-founded Viki as a graduate student, led

it from bootstrap to $25M in funding, and an exit to Rakuten for $200M+ in 2013. In 2015, he joined Rakuten’s Corporate Board as a Board Observer, and in 2016 was named the company’s first Entrepreneur in Residence.

He is also the co-founder and joint patent holder of Embrace, a non-profit organization that has developed a $25 infant incubator for the developing world. Embrace has supported more than 300,000 infants in 22 countries. The team has won numerous awards, from a TED Fellowship, to The Economist Innovation Award, and was invited by President Obama to the White House Maker Faire.

Razmig is a World Economic Forum Media & Ent. steering committee member and WEF Agenda Contributor. In 2014, Razmig was selected as Forbes Next Gen Innovator, and World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for his work at Viki. He holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Economy from University of California at Berkeley.

Number of Investments 6
Razmig Hovaghimian has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Yela on Aug 3, 2021, when Yela raised
$2.2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 3, 2021
Yela
Pre Seed Round - Yela
$2.2M
Mar 27, 2015
Houseparty
No
Series B - Houseparty
$14M
Feb 5, 2015
Picsart
Series A - Picsart
$10M
Dec 4, 2014
Uber
No
Series E - Uber
$1.2B
Mar 18, 2014
Nitrous
Series A - Nitrous
$6.7M
Dec 2, 2013
Envoy
Seed Round - Envoy
$1.2M
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 20, 2018
Dapper Labs
Graph Ventures
Series A - Dapper Labs
$12.9M
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Razmig Hovaghimian has exits. Their most notable exits are Uber and Houseparty.
  • Uber Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
  • Houseparty Houseparty is a face-to-face social network that brings empathy to online communication.
Number of Current Jobs 4
Number of Past Jobs 4
Razmig Hovaghimian has 4 current jobs including Partner at Graph Ventures, Executive Chairman and Co-founder at Viki, and Founder & CEO at Pixel Labs. Additionally, Razmig Hovaghimian has had 4 past jobs including SVP, International Studio Ventures at NBCUniversal.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
NBCUniversal
SVP, International Studio VenturesJul 2009Dec 2009
Embrace Global
Co-Founder & Board Member20072009
NBCUniversal
Acting VP, Strategic Initiatives20072009
Viki
Co - Founder & CEO2008