Naveen Takiar

Private and Public Markets Crossover Investor | Growth Capital | Venture Capital | Angel Investor | BA, MSc, MBA London Business School

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2026
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Investor (Pre-IPO)
Jun 2026
As the AI factory company, Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. The company provides a reliable, scalable, cost-effective, and energy-first solution for AI infrastructure. By harnessing large-scale energy resources, building AI-optimized data centers, and delivering an AI cloud platform, Crusoe empowers its customers to build the future faster.
Investor (Pre-IPO)
Mar 2026
The first US federally regulated exchange where you can trade on the outcome of any event. Kalshi’s historical regulatory approval from the CFTC enables it to offer a new asset class called “event contracts,” which allow traders to take positions on whether a future event will happen or not. Kalshi aims to enable investors to trade on almost anything with economic relevance from Covid numbers to whether a bill will pass in Congress, broadening the historical definition of what a commodity derivative is and paving the way for the futures market to catch up to the novel risks facing the economy today. Kalshi is backed by Sequoia, Henry Kravis, Charles Schwab, and Y Combinator.
Investor (Pre-IPO)
Mar 2026
Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.
Investor (Series A)
Aug 2022
Impossible Kicks was established in January 2021. With various locations across the country, Impossible Kicks is the largest reseller of high-end sneakers and streetwear. We offer a wide variety of sneaker styles for the consumer. We also offer well-known clothing brands to complete any look. Impossible Kicks’ dedicated staff, dynamic environment, and commitment to exceptional customer service all provide a unique luxury experience for buyers and sellers.
Investor (Series A)
Oct 2021
Ampverse is playing a different game. Ampverse, founded in 2019, is Asia’s largest ecosystem of gaming communities and IP, offering data driven, proprietary tech enabled and creative marketing solutions for businesses. It operates in five countries, including Singapore, Thailand, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines, and is led by visionary leaders from former corporations, including Universal Music Group, Twitch, Vice, Mindshare and Havas. Ampverses three future-ready business models - Ampverse Gaming IP & Communities, Ampverse Marketing Solutions, and Ampverse Labs - are strategically crafted to connect gamers to companies through creative marketing solutions and cutting-edge tech products around gaming, MarTech, and Web3 that empower the ecosystem. Ampverse has fueled explosive growth for top gaming publishers and marketing brands in the region, including Garena, Tencent, EA Sports, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Huawei, Burger King, and Red Bull. Ampverse’s future-ready marketing solutions have empowered brands and game publishers to deliver impactful business results by connecting them to gaming audiences across Southeast Asia and India. Currently, Ampverse has more than 100 employees across the region and is backed by strategic investors including Rob Gilby, Former MD Disney, David NG, CEO Gogame, Tencent and Vice executives, as well as Falcon Capital, Vulpes, and Wolfpack funds out of Singapore.
Investor (Series B and Pre-IPO)
Apr 2021
NASDAQ: VLCN | The First All-Electric, Off-Road Powersports Company Were hiring! https://volcon.breezy.hr/ At Volcon, we build vehicles that allow for a deeper connection. Whether it’s hearing the river roaring right next to you on a trail ride, or the wildlife you encounter as a result of the stealthy-quiet drivetrain, electric powersports products reveal new horizons. From unlocking new territory to explore to unleashing new features of your machine through your smartphone, Volcon vehicles allow you a connected outdoor experience like nothing else.
Investor (Series C, C1 and Pre-IPO)
Apr 2021
Triller Inc. owns Triller, an AI-powered music video app that allows users to create professional-looking video in a matter of seconds: Amplify.ai, a leading customer engagement and messaging platform; Triller TV, a premier global PPV, AVOD, and SVOD streaming site; and Thuzio, a leader in B2B premium influencer events and experiences. Pairing music culture with sports, fashion, entertainment, and influencers through a 360-degree view of content and technology, Triller Inc. encourages its influencers to post the content created on the app across different social media platforms and uses proprietary AI technology to push and track their content virally to affiliated and non-affiliated sites and networks, enabling them to reach millions of additional users.
Investor (Series A2)
Jan 2021
Our mission is to change how music is created in todays digital world. Beatclub is creating the world’s premiere all digital global marketplace that connects the creative community with record labels, music publishers, licensing companies and independent artists.
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Investor (Series B)
Dec 2020
Quantum Computing Inc. is a quantum hardware and software company on a mission to accelerate the value of quantum computing for real-world business solutions, delivering the future of quantum computing, today. The company provides accessible and affordable solutions with real-world industrial applications, using nanophotonic-based quantum entropy that can be used anywhere and with little to no training, operates at normal room temperatures, low power and is not burdened with unique environmental requirements. QCi is competitively advantaged delivering its quantum solutions at greater speed, accuracy, and security at less cost. QCi's core nanophotonic-based technology is applicable to both quantum computing as well as quantum sensing and imaging solutions, providing QCi with a unique position in the marketplace. QCi's core entropy computing capability, the Dirac series, delivers solutions for both binary and integer-based optimization problems using over 11,000 qubits for binary problems and over 1000 (n=64) qubits for integer-based problems, each of which are the highest number of variables and problem size available in quantum computing today. Using the Company's core quantum methodologies, QCi has developed specific quantum applications for AI, cybersecurity and remote sensing, including its Reservoir Photonic Computer series, reprogrammable and non-repeatable Quantum Random Number Generator and LiDAR products. *QCi will never ask for sensitive financial information during the application phase. Initial inquiries might come through LinkedIn, but all communication thereafter is through an official QCi portal. Continue to stay alert and safe
Investor (Series B)
Aug 2019
Logiq provides innovative ways to target, engage, and influence online consumers. At Logiq, we help small- to medium-sized agencies create and optimize their marketing strategy through accessible and powerful software and client-first services. Logiq believes in making marketing accessible, affordable, and transparent through constant campaign optimization and client education.
Investor (Series B, C and C1)
May 2018
TuneGO is powering the future of music. We empower artists and delight fans. We believe the current economic model does not work for the vast majority of creators. We believe fans demand better experiences. We’ve built the solution. We’ve invented patented technology that powers the experiences of tomorrow. We’re trusted by visionary celebrity and independent music artists and entertainment brands. We’ve come so far and we’re just getting started!
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2026
Investor (Pre-IPO)
Jun 2026
As the AI factory company, Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. The company provides a reliable, scalable, cost-effective, and energy-first solution for AI infrastructure. By harnessing large-scale energy resources, building AI-optimized data centers, and delivering an AI cloud platform, Crusoe empowers its customers to build the future faster.
Investor (Pre-IPO)
Mar 2026
The first US federally regulated exchange where you can trade on the outcome of any event. Kalshi’s historical regulatory approval from the CFTC enables it to offer a new asset class called “event contracts,” which allow traders to take positions on whether a future event will happen or not. Kalshi aims to enable investors to trade on almost anything with economic relevance from Covid numbers to whether a bill will pass in Congress, broadening the historical definition of what a commodity derivative is and paving the way for the futures market to catch up to the novel risks facing the economy today. Kalshi is backed by Sequoia, Henry Kravis, Charles Schwab, and Y Combinator.
Investor (Pre-IPO)
Mar 2026
Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.
2025
Investor (Pre-IPO)
Mar 2025
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.
2022
Investor (Series A)
Aug 2022
Impossible Kicks was established in January 2021. With various locations across the country, Impossible Kicks is the largest reseller of high-end sneakers and streetwear. We offer a wide variety of sneaker styles for the consumer. We also offer well-known clothing brands to complete any look. Impossible Kicks’ dedicated staff, dynamic environment, and commitment to exceptional customer service all provide a unique luxury experience for buyers and sellers.
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