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Bilal Zuberi

Technology, Venture Capital and Culture

Responsible Investing

I truly believe the next 10 years of successful VC investing will be neither about crypto or AI or hardware or software.
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Bilal Zuberi
Mar 18
Evolv to IPO as an Independent Human Security Company

Evolv to IPO as an Independent Human Security Company

All of us have been overwhelmed at least once in our lives by deep, paralyzing fear. Growing up amidst daily violence in Karachi, Pakistan…
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Bilal Zuberi
Mar 8, 2021
Here’s to the Crazy Ones, the Misfits…

Here’s to the Crazy Ones, the Misfits…

Big ideas lie somewhere between ‘a little crazy’, and ‘totally crazy’
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Bilal Zuberi
Feb 27, 2021
Shame on us. And especially so on some of us

Shame on us. And especially so on some of us

It is January 6, 2021. What a shameful day for America. Traitors and terrorists invaded the Capitol while the entire Congress had gathered…
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Bilal Zuberi
Jan 6, 2021

We will overcome this.

#COVID19
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Bilal Zuberi
Mar 25, 2020

ZEDEDA — Edge Virtualization Software

Powering the Edge of the Enterprise
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Bilal Zuberi
Feb 25, 2019
Tech/VC look back at 2018. Looking forward to 2019.

Tech/VC look back at 2018. Looking forward to 2019.

I did not want to do an end of year post, but here I am…there are no remarkable insights here, but rattling off some thoughts to freely…
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Bilal Zuberi
Dec 31, 2018

Nozomi Networks Gets $30m More For Dominating Industrial Cyber Security

Lux Capital co-led Series A of Nozomi Networks in October 2016, and has been a major investor in every round since. Company’s growth and…
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Bilal Zuberi
Sep 27, 2018
Applied Intuition — Advanced simulation software for autonomous vehicles

Applied Intuition — Advanced simulation software for autonomous vehicles

Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig are incredible engineers and entrepreneurs. Today they are publicly unveiling their new company, Applied…
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Bilal Zuberi
Sep 12, 2018
10 Things That Will Change Manufacturing Forever

10 Things That Will Change Manufacturing Forever

The tension between factory workers, manufacturers and technology — building since the first robot began working the line at GM in 1961 —…
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Bilal Zuberi
Jul 2, 2018
The Endless Immensity of the Sea

The Endless Immensity of the Sea

Saildrone’s global fleet of unmanned surface vehicles aims to demystify the vast ocean for the mutual benefit of science and industry
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Bilal Zuberi
May 15, 2018

Best Practices for Startup Board Meetings

1) I attended a whole bunch of Board meetings this week on both coasts. Sharing some quick observations on what I typically see work well…
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Bilal Zuberi
May 11, 2018
Amazon — Operating System For The Home?

Amazon — Operating System For The Home?

I saw a video clip yesterday where Jeff Bezos was being interviewed about analysts’ reaction to Amazon’s quarterly reports. He said…
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Bilal Zuberi
Jan 21, 2018
Protecting Critical Infrastructure From Cyber Attacks

Protecting Critical Infrastructure From Cyber Attacks

Critical infrastructure refers to the kinds of physical (and virtual) assets such that “the incapacity or destruction of such systems and…
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Bilal Zuberi
Jan 10, 2018
GoPro — Good and Bad Karma.

GoPro — Good and Bad Karma.

GoPro has been a truly amazing one-hit wonder. Unfortunately it remained a one-hit wonder with its wearable box-style action cameras under…
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Bilal Zuberi
Jan 9, 2018

Needed: Social networks 3.0?

Over the last few days friends across the globe have been sharing their memories of 2017 — what they liked, what they hated — and their…
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Bilal Zuberi
Dec 31, 2017

Remembering 2017. And Wishing Startups a Successful 2018.

This is not a “Predictions for 2018” list. In fact, given how crazy and idiosyncratic 2017 has been I am starting to believe more and more…
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Bilal Zuberi
Dec 27, 2017

A startup’s secret weapon in challenging times

It is entirely possible that product sales in early days may not reflect your expectations. But what to do if you still 100% believe in the…
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Bilal Zuberi
Dec 22, 2017
Learning as a VC

Learning as a VC

It should be obvious that it is totally cool to accept there are things we don’t know enough about — if for no other reason than to be…
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Bilal Zuberi
Dec 13, 2017
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