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Saif Naqvi

Saif Naqvi

Early-stage VC and founder

New York City
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Joined August 2025
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Early-stage investor active in pre-seed/seed deals and angel activity; appears to make small, early checks and is listed on investor databases for investments such as Octopus Interactive and bodo. nfx+1
Founder and operator background — co-founded SAJ Transportation and has held previous roles at organizations including Liberty City Ventures and FCB Health, indicating hands-on startup and operator experience in addition to investing. wellfound+1
Runs Earnest Ventures as a solo GP, positioning the firm as an early-stage fund with an emphasis on software and infrastructure that digitizes legacy products and services (including blockchain use cases). emergingmanagermonthly
Publishes longer-form writing and maintains an active public voice: authors a Substack focused on DeFi topics and maintains an active social presence (Twitter) where he describes himself as an early-stage VC. substack+1

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Saif's Substack

A series of notes and longer-form posts about Decentralized Finance and related topics.

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