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Desigan Chinniah(517)
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Board Member at Ushahidi
desiganchinniah.comUnited Kingdom
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NewCo Network
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University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
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Desigan Chinniah's Investments On Record (16)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Odin | SeedDec 2023$3M Pre-SeedJun 2021$1 | $5M |
Klarytee | Pre SeedDec 2023$880K | $880K |
TigerBeetle | SeedJan 2023$6M | $6M |
Chimoney | AngelJan 2023 | |
Venco Platforms | Pre SeedDec 2022$670K | $670K |
Howbout | SeedJun 2022$2M Pre-SeedFeb 2021$700K | $11M |
OutVoice | Pre-SeedN/A$1 | $1 |
Yodomo | CrowdfundingN/A$1 | $1 |
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Dees makes early stage investments with a focus on diverse entrepreneurs (woman led, people-of-colo(u)r, previous disenfranchised and unrepresented). #africa #climate #socialimpact #productivity #tools #gaming #esports # payments #webstandardds #opensource #futureofwork #infrastructure #creatoreconomy #privacy #encryption #design #connectivity #cryptocurrency #blockchain #micromobilityDesigan Chinniah's Experience
Advisor SEDNA2021 - Present
Advsior SEDNA2021 - Present
Investor BioOrbitPresent
Investor Sky Valley Ambient ComputingPresent
Investor ManaMindPresent
Investor VoxmindPresent
Investor Joyvié Health LtdPresent
Local Champion as 'cyberdees' Search Labs LtdPresent
Mentor Search Labs LtdPresent
User Interface Designer and Front-End Engineer University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Local Champion as 'cyberdees' University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Mentor University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Investor ShellworksPresent
Advisor cloakedPresent
Advisor, Office of the CTO Interledger FoundationPresent
Investor SubframePresent
Investor Hesta HealthPresent
Investor 28X LtdPresent
Web Designer (Contractor) IACPresent
User Interface Designer and Front-End Engineer NewCoPresent
European Media Designer IACPresent
Senior European Creative Designer Ask.comPresent
User Experience Consultant PassadoPresent
Senior Designer SkypePresent
Senior Designer & Information Architect BBCPresent
Lead Front-End Engineer eBayPresent
User Experience (UX) & Front-End Engineering Team Lead Gumtree.comPresent
Organiser of Brownbag Session eBayPresent
Product Architect Gumtree.comPresent
Platform Developer Evangelist for X.com PayPalPresent
Investor HowboutPresent
Advisor, New Verticals SEDNA SystemsPresent
Investor & Advisor DadoPresent
Investor POOLPresent
Investor Sojo AppPresent
Head of Global Mobile Business Development, Content Acquisition Partnerships, Firefox OS Marketplace MozillaPresent
Advisor, Open Source, Research and Developer Relations ZamaPresent
Investor The RenaturalPresent
Community Manager & Curator of the Concept Series MozillaPresent
Local Champion as 'cyberdees' NewCoPresent
Senior Manager, Global Mobile Partnerships & Business Development MozillaPresent
Director, Platform Relations, Firefox MozillaPresent
Senior Director, Open Innovation, Mozilla Firefox MozillaPresent
Mentor NewCoPresent
Advisor Nahmii ASPresent
Mentor, Coach and Advisor SnipsPresent
Advisor, Technical Engineering and Recruitment GreenTec Capital PartnersPresent
Investor & Advisor The Bot Platform (Acquired by Flip, Oct 2024)Present
Consultant, Global Product Innovation & GTM Strategy VOI TechnologyPresent
Advisor, Operations and Business Development CinnamonPresent
Mentor, Coach and Advisor BRCKPresent
Mentor Design Club CICPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach, New Verticals SEDNAPresent
Investor Athens ResearchPresent
Co-Creator, Chair of the Executive Council (Board) Interledger FoundationPresent
Investor RolesharePresent
Investor Pathaka AIPresent
Board Chair UshahidiPresent
Investor Kibo SchoolPresent
Advisor, Strategic Partnerships & Web Standards CoilPresent
Investor, Advisor & Executive Coach Replay.ioPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach OutVoicePresent
Investor Erase All KittensPresent
Investor OdinPresent
Investor Ikigai DataPresent
Investor CLEARPresent
Investor AltSchool Africa (Techstars '21)Present
Investor EarnipayPresent
Investor Curacel (YC W22)Present
Investor, Advisor & Executive Coach DadoPresent
Investor Bloom MoneyPresent
Investor VencoPresent
Investor SojoPresent
Investor KimezePresent
Investor Seen FertilityPresent
Investor ENOUGHPresent
Investor TaxnovaPresent
Investor Intron Voice AIPresent
Investor 29acaciaPresent
Portfolio Mentor MadicaPresent
Investor Fertility MapperPresent
Investor BorderlessPresent
Investor LightHearted AIPresent
Web Designer (Contractor) Ask JeevesPresent
European Media Designer Ask JeevesPresent
Investor OpenSaucedPresent
Investor Eat BlueprintPresent
Investor AnteriorPresent
Investor & Advisor TigerBeetlePresent
Investor & Advisor ManaraPresent
Investor PayflowsPresent
Investor Noggin HQPresent
Investor DiagonPresent
Investor Block Party by DeleteMePresent
Investor Code First GirlsPresent
Investor, Advisor & Executive Coach TigerBeetlePresent
Investor ManaraPresent
Investor Yuty®Present
Investor RunYourselfPresent
Venture Partner Ventures Platform FundPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach, Open Source & Research ZamaPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach Self GroupPresent
Member, Technology Advisory Board Our Future Health UKPresent
Board Member The Tor ProjectPresent
Advisor, Alliances and Developer Experience AblyPresent
Venture Partner, Mozilla Ventures MozillaPresent
Investor Intron HealthPresent
User Interface Designer and Front-End Engineer Search Labs LtdPresent
Local Champion as 'cyberdees' London Tech CommunityPresent
Advisor Hubii ASPresent
Mentor Bright NetworkPresent
Investor & Advisor The Bot PlatformPresent
Advisor, Partnerships and Executive Coach Self GroupPresent
Lead Front-End Engineer eBay UKPresent
Organiser of Brownbag Session eBay UKPresent
User Experience Consultant Passado LtdPresent
Co-Creator, Chair of the Executive Council (Board) Grant for the WebPresent
Mentor Design ClubPresent
Investor & Advisor RolesharePresent
Investor & Advisor ReplayPresent
Investor & Advisor OutVoicePresent
Advisor Ably RealtimePresent
Advisor Replay.ioPresent
Board Member UshahidiPresent
Board Advisor Design ClubPresent
Advisor ZamaPresent
Creator Grant for the WebPresent
Mentor TechstarsPresent
Mentor SeedcampPresent
Advisor CinnamonPresent
Advisor RolesharePresent
Advisor CoilPresent
Advisor BRCKPresent
Consultant VOI Technology2021
Advisor Self ID2020
Advisor The Bot Platform2020
Advisor Snips2019
Senior Director Mozilla2018
Developer Relations PayPal2010
Engineer eBay2010
User Experience BBC Worldwide Labs2007
Designer Skype2007
Designer Ask.com2006
Desigan Chinniah's Education
University of Durban Westville Bachelor of Accountancy (B.Acc.) Bachelor of Accountancy
University of the Witwatersrand BSc (Chem Eng) BSc (Chem Eng)
Westville Boys High School Matric / A-Levels English, Afrikaans, Maths, Physics, Biology, Accounting
Mutimedia Graphic Design School Diploma Web Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia
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