Mo Islam

Mo Islam

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About

Role

Partner

Type

Multi-stage VC

Bio

Mo is focused on enterprise, fintech and frontier technologies. He sits on the boards of CrowdAI, EdgeQ, Elementary Robotics, and several stealth companies. He has also sourced and/or co-led investments in Mythic, Yellowbrick, Imagen, Upside Foods, Atomwise, and Zymergen.

Mo was on the technology team at In-Q-Tel, where he conducted technical diligence on behalf of the CIA. Mo also held engineering roles at Lockheed Martin, the National Science Foundation, and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Mo graduated with a BS in electrical engineering, with interdisciplinary honors in international security studies, and an MBA from Stanford University.​

In 2018, Mo was named to Business Insider’s list of Silicon Valley biotech stars. He was also featured in the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 Venture Capital list.

About Investments

Mo invests across many industries. Mo often invests in:

Investments

Stages

Seed, Series A, Series B and beyond

Check Range

$5M

Geography

Europe, US/Canada

Leads Rounds

Sometimes

Investment Highlights

Atomwise, Elementary Robotics, Yellowbrick Data

Get in touch

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Disclaimers and footnotes

    Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC. Deposit insurance covers the failure of an insured bank.