Saba Karim

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Saba Karim

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Born| 1986
Citizenship| Australian
Education|

* Deakin University
* Stanford University

Occupation|

* Internet entrepreneur
* Venture capitalist
* Public speaker

Known for| Techstars, Favs
Title| Co-founder and CEO of Favs (Favs HQ, Inc.)
Website| sabakarim.com

Saba Karim (born 1986), is an Australian entrepreneur, public speaker, and venture capitalist. He is best known for being the head of startup pipeline at Techstars,[1][2] the largest pre-seed investor in the world[3], and co-founder/partner of Rising Stars (backed by Amazon, and X (formerly Twitter)).[4]

He is the founder and CEO of Favs, a social network focused on connecting close friends[5] that's set to be launched in 2024.[6]

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Oration
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Education[edit]

Saba attended Deakin University from 2004 to 2007, earning a bachelor's degree in commerce. From 2009 to 2010, he completed his master's degree in communication. In 2014, Saba pursued post-graduate certification at Stanford University.[7]

## Career[edit]

Saba's prior positions in companies include serving as a head of customer acquisition for Lorem (now Storetasker (backed by Flybridge)), CMO for Evolve[8] (backed by Spark Capital, acquired by HubSpot: NYSE: HUBS), and advisor for SparkCharge, GlossGenius, Novo Bank, and others.[2] Saba was also in the founding team of Orai, an AI-powered public-speaking app.[9][1]

In the early days of his career, Saba also worked as a photographer for Telstra.[10]

## Oration[edit]

Saba is a public speaker who delivers keynotes on topics like pitching, growth marketing, and fundraising. He is frequently invited to judge startup pitch competitions at major events, including Web Summit in Lisbon and Denver Startup Week.[11]

He was also a frequent speaker at events like TechCrunch Disrupt.[9][1]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilhelm, Alex (2021-08-26). "Techstars' Saba Karim is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2021". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Saba Karim « Diamond Jubilee Alliances Conference". Retrieved 2023-11-05.
3. ↑ "Techstars is shifting to a two term schedule. It's better for founders. Here's why …". www.techstars.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
4. ↑ Mascarenhas, Natasha (2022-04-28). "Techstars debuts new fund for companies too early for its own accelerator". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
5. ↑ "Have you seen your friends lately?". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
6. ↑ Perez, Sarah (2023-09-14). "The app plans to launch publicly in January 2024". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
7. ↑ "Saba obtained a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Communication from Deakin. In 2014, he made his move to U.S by attending Stanford and completing studies in Global Management". techstarsstartupweektorino2019.sched.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
8. ↑ "Head of Techstars Global Accelerator Pipeline Discusses Startup Faux Pas". Justin Brady. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "How to craft the perfect investor pitch". The Bottom Line. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
10. ↑ Corporation, Telstra (2012-09-21), iPhone 5 Launch - George St. Sydney, retrieved 2023-11-02
11. ↑ "Building a Successful Startup with Head of Techstars' Global Startup Pipeline, Saba Karim – The Ivy Podcast". 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

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