“The market size for Discord was completely unknown when we invested, but the product experience was amazing and you could feel the community coming together. That is why we believed.”

Nabeel attended the Maryland Institute College of Art to study design. “I love it all—painting, sculpture, and design.”

“Silicon Valley in the ’90s was about finding ways to make the culture of engineering and sales work together. The next 10 years will be about finding ways to make design and product work with engineering.”

Nabeel’s first experience with Postmates convinced him to invest when the company had just 10 employees. “My son broke a 101-degree fever, and I couldn’t leave to get Tylenol so I used Postmates. The Tylenol appeared in 20 minutes. It was totally magic.”

Nabeel led Cruise’s Series A—a year later GM bought Cruise for over $1B. “When Kyle Vogt paints a vision for the future, you want it to exist. I get excited to work with founders like Kyle who are taking big, bold risks.”