TEAM
Ayman Moumina - Founder & General Partner
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Founder of InvestGroup Ventures. Over 25 years of experience in business development, marketing, asset and investment management, Islamic finance, fund-raising, international exposure, and structuring venture capital deals.
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One of the principal particpants in Air Asia's private funding. Successfully managed the investment through IPO and exit.
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Former Director, OnLineLiving, which was one of the leading Application Services Provider in the Residential Sector in the U.S. Investors included Vivendi. Raised $15 million from several VC sources.
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Former Corporate Relationship Manager, ABN-Amro, in charge of Middle Eastern Clients.
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Former director of Business Development, Pyrocap Corporation. Assisted the company in completing an IPO in the U.S. market.
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Holds Masters in International Business Management from Georgetown University and Masters in Information Technology from American University.
Kurt Pfluger - Technology Partner
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Over 25 years of experience in technology as a CEO and founder, re-structuring Companies, BOD, international, and Venture Capital fund partner.
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Former Co-founder of 4DS (ASX: 4DS), IN Electronics acquired by PartMiner (Acquired by NYSE: IHS)
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Former Co-Founder of Apogee Power where Elon Musk worked developing test software for battery assist tech for the DARPA project (PRI) in Campbell, CA
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Venture Partner at LD Capital (www.ldcap.com)
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Investor of blockchain technology through Tikivation LLC.
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Holds Bachelors in Telecommunications from Indiana University.
Dr. Robert T. Do, MS, MD - Renewable Energy
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Founded and raised $50 million with the SOLENA Group in 2001. In 1995, Dr. Do partnered with Dr. Salvador Camacho, the NASA plasma scientist and "father of the plasma technology", to found Global Plasma Systems for the commercialization of plasma processes.
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Solena has developed Bio-jet fuel plants with major airline companies such as British Airways UK, Qantas, and Lufthansa.
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A member of the Leadership Council of American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), the Project Finance & Development Committee for the Biomass Coordinating Council, The Algae Biomass Counsel.
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Served in the US Navy as a Lt. Commander of USN MC, and has worked with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and the CRS to provide philanthropic medical care for refugees from Asia and Africa
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Holds Bachelor of Science (Honors) (B.S.) University of Maryland, Masters of Bio-Physics and Physiology (M.S.) and Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.) School of Medicine from Georgetown University, and an Executive MBA from Harvard University.
Pedro de Miranda - Real Estate & Finance
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CEO of Itacare Capital, the first publicly listed REIT focused on Brazilian real estate.
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Director at Dolphin Capital, a real estate private equity fund with $1 billion under management.
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Former Vice-President at Edison Advisors, an affiliate of GE Capital, where he advised on disposals and recapitalizations of distressed companies that were part of the $7 billion GE Capital Funding loan portfolio.
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Former Vice-President at Edison Advisors, an affiliate of GE Capital and M&A investment banker at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs.
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Worked at Citibank International where he was involved in several business expansion initiatives for Citibank’s Global Consumer Bank in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela
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Member of the YPO Global One Chapter and former chair of finance committee of the MIT Enterprise Forum of South Florida.
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Holds a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Miami and an MBA in Finance from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Jaime Alvarez-Dominguez - Real Estate & Structure
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Chief Investment Officer and member of the founding team of Faro Energy, investing in Solar and Renewable projects across Latin America.
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Formerly in Coller Capital, asset manager with over $10 billion aum, included by Prequin in its 2015 list of "Most Consistent Performing Buyout Fund Managers"
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Jaime’s experience covers over 15 years of Investment, Strategic Consulting and Advisory in leading institutions such as the EBRD and McKinsey & Co.
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Holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and Masters in Law and in Economics from ICADE, Madrid.
Mike Periu - Retail & Consumer Finance
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Founder and President of Proximo, LLC, developer of online training programs for corporate clients and government agencies
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Angel Investor in and Advisor to NerdWallet, a leading consumer financial education company.
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Financial columnist for leading online publications including American Express OPEN.
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Holds Finance and International Business degree from The McDonough School of Business - Georgetown University.
Richard L. Brown, Esq. - Consultant
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Established American Capital Partners to carry on capital formation, investing and brokerage activities. ACPC and predecessors provided approximately a half a billion dollars in brokerage, advisory, capital formation services and investments.
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Founder and former President of the Alaska Cable Network which operated cable systems in Alaska. Created the first cable television construction lease financing which was a major industry breakthrough, Achieved industry leading subscriber penetration levels and eventually sold to McCaw Communications.
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Executive Director at Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association. Helped found this organization and took it from no funding to $2 Million at YE 2007. Organization now has over 35 Chapters throughout the US. Presently, honorary Member of Board along with being the Executive Director.
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Former Senior Member of Brown Nietert & Kaufman, Chartered, a Washington, D.C. law firm providing legal, legislative and related services primarily in the area of U.S. and foreign telecommunications.
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Holds JD from New York University School of Law. Member of the State of New York & District of Columbia Bar Association. Admitted to the Bar in New York and Washington, D.C. and to the Bars of the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals (both D.C.), and the United States Supreme Court.
David Haselkorn, Esq. - Advisor
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Corporate and securities attorney with over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, securities, business transactions and general corporate counseling
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Serves as counsel to early-stage and other privately held businesses; and represents investors who finance early-stage companies
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Before forming his own law practice, he practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell, in-house at a GE Capital subsidiary, and at Ballard Spahr.
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Has advised numerous startups and startup teams; has structured, supervised and closed hundreds of financing transactions; and has been a member of the founding team of many startups including having served on several boards
- Chief executive officer of a real estate investment company
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Angel investor
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Holds JD with Honors from The University of Chicago Law School, and AB with General and Special Honors from The University of Chicago; and is admitted to the New York and District of Columbia Bars.
Alexander Beck - Technology
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Founder and Managing member of Arch Bridge Holdings, LLC. A consulting firm, also with holdings in real estate and tech.
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Former member of the outdoor and defense industry. Employed by and represented some of the top manufacturers in both defense and outdoor goods.