Zubin Chagpar
About Zubin Chagpar
Zubin Chagpar is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is Sr. Director, AI Business Solutions GTM Segment Leader, Americas at Microsoft. He previously held Microsoft roles as Sr. Director and Business Group Leader for Modern Work & Surface Devices, and later as MEA Business Group Leader for Modern Work & Cybersecurity, a role Crunchbase dates from February 2022.
Before Microsoft he worked at Amazon Web Services. Crunchbase lists him in business development with a VC and accelerator focus from 2014 to 2016, then as General Manager, Middle East and Africa from 2016 to 2021. He also co-founded two startups. He was Co-Founder and CEO of Mashpan (2011 to 2012) and co-founded Minggler (2012).
He earned an MBA from IE Business School in 2011 and taught there as an adjunct professor for six years. He also attended Western University (BA Economics) and Stanford University. His LinkedIn profile lists awards for Excellence in Teaching and as a Keynote Commencement Speaker.
Crunchbase lists one investment: a seed round in Tyba, a recruitment platform for startups and internet companies, announced on Aug 22, 2013. Crunchbase also records it as an exit and shows him as an advisor to Tyba. Crunchbase classes him as an individual angel investor at the seed stage.
His LinkedIn profile lists more seed investments than Crunchbase does: Bitext (2013 to present), source{d} (2016 to 2019), Athenian (2021 to 2023), poolside (2023 to present) and NOOD New York (2024 to present). LinkedIn also lists him as a mentor at Techstars (2014 to 2019) and Seedcamp (2014 to 2017).
On LinkedIn he lists himself as a seed investor in poolside since July 2023. Poolside is described there as a generative AI startup building foundation models and tools to automate and scale software development for enterprises.
He has also been a seed investor in Bitext since 2013 and is listed as its advisor on Crunchbase. Crunchbase describes Bitext as building multilingual text analysis engines, including middleware for chatbots. His LinkedIn also lists source{d} and Athenian as seed investments in science and technology.
Crunchbase lists his investor stage as seed. His listed investments are mostly in AI and developer-oriented software, and one is in consumer fashion (NOOD New York). His day job covers AI business solutions, cybersecurity and modern work, and he contributes to Standards Council of Canada committees on AI and cybersecurity. He has not publicly stated a check size, a fund size or a formal investment thesis.
- poolside: generative AI foundation models and tools for enterprise software development; seed investor since July 2023 (LinkedIn).
- Bitext: multilingual text analysis and chatbot middleware; seed investor since 2013 and advisor.
- Tyba: recruitment platform for startups; seed round announced Aug 22, 2013 (Crunchbase), recorded as an exit.
- Athenian: seed investor from July 2021 to July 2023 (LinkedIn).
- source{d}: seed investor from 2016 to 2019 (LinkedIn).
- NOOD New York: inclusive fashion brand; seed investor since July 2024 (LinkedIn).
Investing activity
Zubin Chagpar has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has seen 1 exit and founded 2 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Zubin Chagpar
Is Zubin Chagpar an angel investor?
Yes. Crunchbase lists him as an individual angel investor at the seed stage. His LinkedIn profile lists seed investments in poolside, Bitext, Athenian, source{d} and NOOD New York.
What stage does Zubin Chagpar invest in?
Crunchbase lists his investor stage as seed. His LinkedIn profile also labels each listed investment as seed.
What is Zubin Chagpar's check size?
He has not made a check size public, so we do not list one.
Has Zubin Chagpar invested in AI startups?
Yes. He lists himself as a seed investor in poolside, a generative AI company, since July 2023. He has also invested in and advised Bitext, a natural language processing company, since 2013.
Where is Zubin Chagpar based and what does he do?
He is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is Sr. Director, AI Business Solutions GTM Segment Leader, Americas at Microsoft. He previously worked at Amazon Web Services and co-founded Mashpan and Minggler.
How can founders contact Zubin Chagpar?
His public LinkedIn profile is the clearest channel. He has no personal site that we could find.
Where is Zubin Chagpar based?
Zubin Chagpar is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
How can founders reach Zubin Chagpar?
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