Primary Job Title Founder & Chairman Primary Organization 
ePlanet Capital
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Investor Type
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Asad Jamal is the Founder and Managing Partner of ePlanet Capital (formerly known as ePlanet Ventures).
Mr. Jamal founded ePlanet Ventures in 1999 with a first-mover focus on global venture capital opportunities. Mr. Jamal created, developed, and executed ePlanet's global, innovation-driven investment philosophy of taking proven
technologies into emerging markets by building a strong office and team presence in Silicon Valley, London, Beijing and Bangalore, the world's major innovation centers.
Based in Silicon Valley, Mr. Jamal is responsible for oversight of ePlanet’s investment portfolios, plus all aspects of business operations, firm strategy and management. His sector focus is TMT with a geographic focus on the U.S., Asia and Latin America, and is also responsible for deal sourcing, portfolio management, and exits.
Mr. Jamal was ranked among the “Top 20” venture capitalists worldwide by Forbes Magazine for 2007, 2008 and 2009, and received the “Pioneer of Global Venture Capital” accolade by Forbes Magazine in 2007. Red Herring Magazine published an article on Asad, titled “The Hottest VC in the World”. He has over 25 years’ venture capital, private equity advisory and investment banking experience with Gulf Pacific Partners, Peregrine Investments, and Chase Manhattan (now JP Morgan Chase) in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
