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Desigan Chinniah(502)
AngelInvestorSales OperatorProduct Operator
Advisor, New Verticals at SEDNA
desiganchinniah.comUnited Kingdom
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cbCurrent Investing Position
SEDNA Advisor
Investment Range
$5K - $20K
Sweet Spot
$10K
Investments On Record
12
Desigan Chinniah is on these Sector & Stage Rankings
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Desigan Chinniah's Investments On Record (12)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Odin | Pre-SeedJun 2021$1 | $2M |
Howbout | Pre-SeedFeb 2021$700K | $700K |
Roleshare | Pre-SeedN/A$1 | $1 |
Erase All Kittens | SeedN/A$1 | $1 |
HyperionDev/CoGrammar | Series AN/A$1 | $1 |
OutVoice | Pre-SeedN/A$1 | $1 |
Yodomo | CrowdfundingN/A$1 | $1 |
Kibo School | Pre-SeedN/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
Advsior SEDNA2021 - Present
Advisor SEDNA2021 - Present
Advisor Replay.ioPresent
Advisor Ably RealtimePresent
Advisor BRCKPresent
Advisor CoilPresent
Advisor RolesharePresent
Advisor CinnamonPresent
Mentor SeedcampPresent
Mentor TechstarsPresent
Creator Grant for the WebPresent
Advisor ZamaPresent
Board Advisor Design ClubPresent
Board Member UshahidiPresent
Investor The RenaturalPresent
Advisor, Open Source, Research and Developer Relations ZamaPresent
Head of Global Mobile Business Development, Content Acquisition Partnerships, Firefox OS Marketplace MozillaPresent
Investor Sojo AppPresent
Investor POOLPresent
Investor & Advisor DadoPresent
Advisor, New Verticals SEDNA SystemsPresent
Investor HowboutPresent
Investor & Advisor OutVoicePresent
Investor & Advisor ReplayPresent
Investor & Advisor RolesharePresent
Mentor Design ClubPresent
Co-Creator, Chair of the Executive Council (Board) Grant for the WebPresent
User Experience Consultant Passado LtdPresent
Organiser of Brownbag Session eBay UKPresent
Lead Front-End Engineer eBay UKPresent
Advisor, Partnerships and Executive Coach Self GroupPresent
Investor & Advisor The Bot PlatformPresent
Mentor Bright NetworkPresent
Advisor Hubii ASPresent
Local Champion as 'cyberdees' London Tech CommunityPresent
User Interface Designer and Front-End Engineer Search Labs LtdPresent
Investor Intron HealthPresent
Venture Partner, Mozilla Ventures MozillaPresent
Advisor, Alliances and Developer Experience AblyPresent
Board Member The Tor ProjectPresent
Member, Technology Advisory Board Our Future Health UKPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach Self GroupPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach, Open Source & Research ZamaPresent
Venture Partner Ventures Platform FundPresent
Investor RunYourselfPresent
Investor Yuty®Present
Investor ManaraPresent
Investor, Advisor & Executive Coach TigerBeetlePresent
Investor Code First GirlsPresent
Investor Block Party by DeleteMePresent
Investor DiagonPresent
Investor Noggin HQPresent
Investor PayflowsPresent
Investor & Advisor ManaraPresent
Investor & Advisor TigerBeetlePresent
Investor AnteriorPresent
Investor Eat BlueprintPresent
Investor OpenSaucedPresent
European Media Designer Ask JeevesPresent
Web Designer (Contractor) Ask JeevesPresent
Investor LightHearted AIPresent
Investor BorderlessPresent
Investor Fertility MapperPresent
Portfolio Mentor MadicaPresent
Investor 29acaciaPresent
Investor Intron Voice AIPresent
Investor TaxnovaPresent
Investor ENOUGHPresent
Investor Seen FertilityPresent
Investor KimezePresent
Investor SojoPresent
Investor VencoPresent
Investor Bloom MoneyPresent
Investor, Advisor & Executive Coach DadoPresent
Investor Curacel (YC W22)Present
Investor EarnipayPresent
Investor AltSchool Africa (Techstars '21)Present
Investor CLEARPresent
Investor Ikigai DataPresent
Investor OdinPresent
Investor Erase All KittensPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach OutVoicePresent
Investor, Advisor & Executive Coach Replay.ioPresent
Advisor, Strategic Partnerships & Web Standards CoilPresent
Investor Kibo SchoolPresent
Board Chair UshahidiPresent
Investor Pathaka AIPresent
Investor RolesharePresent
Co-Creator, Chair of the Executive Council (Board) Interledger FoundationPresent
Investor Athens ResearchPresent
Advisor & Executive Coach, New Verticals SEDNAPresent
Mentor Design Club CICPresent
Mentor, Coach and Advisor BRCKPresent
Advisor, Operations and Business Development CinnamonPresent
Consultant, Global Product Innovation & GTM Strategy VOI TechnologyPresent
Investor & Advisor The Bot Platform (Acquired by Flip, Oct 2024)Present
Advisor, Technical Engineering and Recruitment GreenTec Capital PartnersPresent
Mentor, Coach and Advisor SnipsPresent
Advisor Nahmii ASPresent
Mentor NewCoPresent
Senior Director, Open Innovation, Mozilla Firefox MozillaPresent
Director, Platform Relations, Firefox MozillaPresent
Senior Manager, Global Mobile Partnerships & Business Development MozillaPresent
Local Champion as 'cyberdees' NewCoPresent
Community Manager & Curator of the Concept Series MozillaPresent
Platform Developer Evangelist for X.com PayPalPresent
Product Architect Gumtree.comPresent
Organiser of Brownbag Session eBayPresent
User Experience (UX) & Front-End Engineering Team Lead Gumtree.comPresent
Lead Front-End Engineer eBayPresent
Senior Designer & Information Architect BBCPresent
Senior Designer SkypePresent
User Experience Consultant PassadoPresent
Senior European Creative Designer Ask.comPresent
European Media Designer IACPresent
User Interface Designer and Front-End Engineer NewCoPresent
Web Designer (Contractor) IACPresent
Investor 28X LtdPresent
Investor Hesta HealthPresent
Investor SubframePresent
Advisor, Office of the CTO Interledger FoundationPresent
Advisor cloakedPresent
Investor ShellworksPresent
Mentor University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Local Champion as 'cyberdees' University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
User Interface Designer and Front-End Engineer University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Consultant VOI Technology2021
Advisor Self ID2020
Advisor The Bot Platform2020
Advisor Snips2019
Senior Director Mozilla2018
Engineer eBay2010
Developer Relations PayPal2010
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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