

"Tapping international markets is one of our key growth objectives. Fenox immediately connected us with the right partners for distribution and integration in Asia. We are thrilled to count Fenox as an investor in Jibo."
Cynthia Breazeal
Founder, Jibo
USA


"Anis is a pleasure to work with. We worked together to open up the Japanese market, which he has a deep understanding of, and network with global investors. He is always there to help when you need."
Julia Hu
CEO, Lark
USA


"Fenox VC is a pretty hands-on VC. They are always there for you when you need any help. Fenox has presence in the USA, Europe, and Asia and plays an important role in startups' global expansion. They help build the right global partnerships. We are happy to have Fenox as our global investor and partner."
Yosuke Tsuji
CEO, Money Forward
Japan


"Anis is truly interested in helping entrepreneurs get visionary ideas launched. Working with Fenox has been a pleasure"
Nova Spivack
CEO, Bottlenose
USA


"Fenox has been very helpful in the Tech in Asia journey so far. Anis gives very good feedback but leave the final decision to the entrepreneur. It is a very healthy relationship between investor and founders that we are enjoying now."
Willis Wee
CEO, Tech in Asia
Singapore


"Fenox VC is the true global venture capital firm. They have helped us expand into the greater Southeast Asian and South Asian market. They have the right expertise and connections to help any startup elevate to the next level."
Toru Tokushige
CEO, Terra Motors
Japan


"Anis and team at Fenox Venture Capital are uniquely positioned to add more than just monetary value to a start-up. Anis has a deep background in technology that he leverages throughout his investment portfolio. We are thrilled to count Fenox as an investor in Socialize."
Socialize was acquired by ShareThis
Daniel R. Odio
CEO, Socialize
USA

Fenox Venture Capital is a global venture capital firm, headquartered in Silicon Valley. We provide seed, venture, and growth-stage funding to emerging technology companies globally. Fenox Venture Capital invests in Internet, mobile, social, cloud and emerging technologies areas.

Anis Uzzaman
General Partner

Anis Uzzaman, Ph.D is the General Partner and founding member of Fenox Venture Capital. He serves as the Chief Executive of the company, overlooking overall management and operations.
Located in Silicon Valley, USA, Fenox Venture Capital provides early stage and final round funding. With several multi-million dollar funds under management, Fenox Venture Capital focuses its investment in IT, Health IT, Consumer Internet, Cloud, Big Data, Mobile, Social, Payment Systems and Next Generation Technologies.
As a leader of the IBM and Cadence Management Teams, Anis led numerous strategic investments in the software development, microelectronics, and e-commerce space. A serial entrepreneur in the retail and technological sectors, Anis provides mentorship in fundraising, operations, and exit strategy to entrepreneurs.
Anis has invested in over 50 startups in the United States, Japan, and South East Asia. Some of the prominent USA startups in the Fenox portfolio include Genius, Jibo, Lark, Scanadu, Jetlore, Meta, Expect Labs and ShareThis. Anis is also an investor and board member of Tech in Asia, the largest tech media blog in Southeast Asia. Anis also sits on the board of directors of Jibo, Lark, Jetlore, DLE, IACC, Infoteria and ZUU.
He holds a B.Eng. degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, an M.S. in Engineering from Oklahoma State University, and a Ph.D in Computer Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University in Tokyo, Japan. Anis is an honored guest speaker in international conferences, workshops and seminars, has published more than 30 technical papers, and is the author of the “Startup Bible – The Silicon Valley Way of Developing Success” that launched in Japan; “Startup Success – The Six Steps To Building A Successful Startup” that launched in Korea; “Startuppedia – Guide To Build Startup – Silicon Valley Way” that launched in Indonesia; and “Startup Bible – Silicon Valley Way of Developing a Successful Startup” that launched in Taiwan.

Brent Traidman
General Partner

Brent Traidman is a Partner at Fenox Venture Capital. Based out of San Francisco, he heads deal sourcing activities through leading accelerators and incubators across the US.
In his managerial experience, Brent has led large teams responsible for delivering industry-leading technology solutions, and has been responsible for annual sales that exceed $150 million. Brent is also a Director at a publicly traded software company, ACTIVE Network (NYSE: ACTV), a leader in Cloud SaaS solutions for Activity and Participant Management (APMTM) of global meetings and events.
His background includes management roles within sales, marketing, and operations at Fortune 500 companies specializing in hardware, software, and hosted services. He is also a keen developer and retainer of technology talents through professional coaching and development.
Brent holds a B.A. in Psychology and Economics from the University of Michigan.

Vitaliy Arbuzov
General Partner

Vitaliy Arbuzov, one of the most innovative and successful businessmen in Eastern Europe, is the Chairman and General Partner of Fenox Venture Capital.
With a background in mechanical engineering, Vitaliy founded Fenox Global Group, one of the largest automotive parts suppliers for major car manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and North America. Fenox Global Group counts over 7,000 employees and offices all over the world. Additionally, Vitaliy operates successful businesses in real estate and retail including a leading supermarket chain in Europe.
He has led over 30 Mergers & Acquisitions and has been involved in numerous cross-border transactions. Vitaliy co-founded Fenox Venture Capital to help entrepreneurs build successful, disruptive businesses that span US and international markets.

Venktesh Shukla
General Partner

Venktesh Shukla is a General Partner at Fenox Venture Capital.
Venk has had a long and varied career that includes sales, marketing, and general management, and has a proven track record of leading companies through rapid growth. He has worked as a senior marketing executive in large technology companies in Silicon Valley and has been involved with numerous early stage companies as an executive, investor, board member, or advisor.
As President of The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) Silicon Valley and Chairman of TiE Global, he presides over one of the most powerful networks focused on technology startups in Silicon Valley. TiE, with 61 chapters across 18 countries, exists to promote wealth creation through entrepreneurship, and its membership includes the entire ecosystem of entrepreneurship – VCs, successful entrepreneurs, senior executives in public companies as well as budding entrepreneurs.
Venk also started a CIO Forum which connects 25 CIOs from companies, such as Costco, Walmart, Clorox, GE Capital, HCA Health Care and others with the most innovative B2B companies in the Valley. He is also the Founding Chair and active member of TiE Angels, one of the most active Angel investor groups in the Valley.
Venk holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.Eng in Electronics Engineering from NIT in India.

Shameem Ahsan
General Partner

Shameem Ahsan is a General Partner of Fenox Venture Capital. Based out of Bangladesh, Shameem leads our Bangladesh office operations.
Shameem has received “Best Young Entrepreneur of Bangladesh” award from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh at Dhaka Chamber of Commerce Business Award, Top Outstanding Young Person in Bangladesh by JCI and Award for contribution in e-Business sector by Computer Jagat. He is the member of Prime Minister’s Digital Bangladesh Task Force, Government of Bangladesh which is the highest policy-making body to monitor and implement the vision of building Digital Bangladesh.
Shameem is the President of Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS), the national association for Software and IT enabled services companies in Bangladesh. He is the Co-Chairman, Standing Committee on Digitization of Trade bodies of Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He was a Executive Committee member of Bangladesh Tennis Federation and a member of Bangladesh National Tennis team. Shameem is also an ICT entrepreneur and co-founded Akhoni.com Ltd., eGeneration Ltd., Benchmark-eGeneration Ltd. & Element 5 Fashion.
Shameem was speaker at many international conferences and seminars organized by Global Sourcing Forum NY, TiEcon Silicon Valley, Sweden IT Industry Association, Danish Federation of Small & Medium Enterprises, Denmark IT Industry Association, Syntens Netherlands, Paris Chamber of Commerce, University of Bremen, Aalborg University, Denmark, UK Trade & Investment, Europe Technology Summit, Norway etc. Shameem is a graduate from University of Central Oklahoma, USA.

Vivek Ladsariya
Head of Investments

Vivek Ladsariya manages investments in the US and Southeast Asia for Fenox across sectors including digital health, big data, IT, IoT, and marketplaces. He works alongside entrepreneurs in product development, enterprise partnership, M&A exit, and entering international markets such as the US, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and India.
Prior to his role at Fenox, Vivek was a serial entrepreneur having started and led two companies – a game rental company and an advisory business to early stage investors. He developed significant experience building product and companies and continues to use the expertise to support entrepreneurs.
Vivek holds an MBA from Yale University and a B.Eng in Electrical Engineering. At Yale, he delivered a lecture series on venture capital for entrepreneurs.
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