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Seeam Shahid Noor

Seeam Shahid Noor

Investing Partner at a16z; former AI product lead and educator

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San Francisco, California
Joined July 2026
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Summary

Early-stage investor with deep AI product experience: After years leading AI/ML product teams (including product leadership at Scale AI and multiple roles at IBM), he joined Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun team as an Investing Partner in 2026 to focus on early-stage companies building AI dev tools, agents, evaluation frameworks, data and infrastructure. a16z+1
Product leader and practitioner in AI/data platforms: His background includes roles across data science, AI pricing, AI DevOps and human data platforms — demonstrating a track record of shipping ML- and data-oriented products at both enterprise and startup stages. a16z
Educator and creator with large South Asian reach: He created free educational content (Study Smart and other videos) for Bangladeshi students, building a sizable cross-platform audience and producing media used by large numbers of students. youtube+2
Founder and operator focused on local product-market fit: He co-founded Onethread, a Bangladesh-focused affordable project management product, and led product efforts emphasizing localization and affordability for SMEs. tbsnews+1
Academic contributor and communicator: Beyond product work, he has authored/co-authored academic work (Google Scholar entries) and runs a Substack newsletter sharing concise, practical insights. google+1

Work

Education

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Writing

Multidimensional analysis of entrepreneurial leadership and spatial innovation for sustainable startup success in emerging markets

January 1, 2024

Academic paper co-authored by Seeam Shahid Noor examining entrepreneurial leadership and spatial innovation factors that contribute to sustainable startup success in emerging markets.

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“Secret Sauce”: Traits of Successful Startup Leaders in Bangladesh

January 1, 2022

Academic/analytic work identifying traits common among successful startup leaders in Bangladesh (listed under his Google Scholar profile).

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Small Insights

A Substack publication (newsletter) delivering concise practical insights (weekly), aimed at personal growth and productivity; has thousands of subscribers.

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Hobbies

Public speaking and stand-up comedy; frequent public speaking practice noted as formative to his development. medium

Notes

ASAdrian Susecsaid
SSSeeam Shahid Noor
stands out as one of the best venture capital investors they know.

Aug 7, 2026

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