Rob Kniaz

Rob Kniaz is an American venture capitalist based in London. He is a co-founding managing partner of Hoxton Ventures, an early-stage investment firm, investing across Europe.[1][2]

History

Kniaz graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. degree in Computer Science.[3] He studied at Stanford University and worked for Intel and was later an early Product Manager at Google where he led a team in the ads division.[4]

Hoxton Ventures

In 2014, Kniaz and Hussein Kanji[5] founded Hoxton Ventures, an early stage European venture capital firm.[6] In November 2015, it was reported that Hoxton Ventures had "a 17-company portfolio ranging from FinTech to food delivery - and has been hailed as one of the catalysts making London, and Europe a fertile breeding ground for 'unicorns' - the industry epithet for a billion-dollar firm."[7]

Technology

Kniaz is often cited in major news sources for commentary on the European venture capital ecosystem.[8][9] He also regularly comments on macroeconomic trends as they relate to the venture capital industry as well as international travel trends.[10][11]

References

  1. "Bloomberg Business - Rob Kniaz". bloomberg.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. "Hoxton Ventures Raises new $40M Early Stage European VC Fund". theguardian.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. "Maryland C.S. Alumni - Rob Kniaz". cs.umd.edu. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. "Google Adsense Blog". Inside AdSense (Official Google AdSense blog). 2006-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. "Hoxton Ventures Launches a European Early Stage Venture Capital Fund, Bringing U.S. Investing Perspective to Europe Accel and Fidelity Alumni Open Microcap Venture Fund in Europe". Hoxton Ventures. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. "Hoxton Ventures: Official Website". Hoxton Ventures. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. "Hoxton Ventures takes aim at Europe's Unicorns". Red Herring. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. "British Tech students shunning Silicon Valley". sky.com. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  9. "Hoxton Ventures takes aim at Europe's unicorns". Red Herring. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  10. "Fed Keeps Interest Rates on Hold". CNBC. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  11. "How to Breeze Through Airport Immigration like a Diplomat". Wall Street Journal. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

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