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Rob is a partner at Hoxton Ventures. He represents the firm on the boards of Assetario, FabricNano, Kheiron Medical, LiliumX, NoMagic, Pear Bio, Preply, Spacelift and Vatic, and previously was on the board of Immunio (acquired by Trend Micro) and Campanja (acquired by 24/7 Media). He additionally works on Hoxton's interests in Deliveroo, Babylon Health, Ochre Bio, Optimoroute, Raptor Supplies and Wanted.
Having spent most of his career in Silicon Valley, Rob came to London in 2008 to join the investments team at Fidelity Ventures, focusing on consumer internet and software-as-a-service sectors.
Prior to Fidelity, he was on the new business development team at Google and was previously a lead product manager for AdSense's front-end systems. While at Google, he also launched the AdWords pay-per-action (PPA) product and was actively involved in the acquisition of Feedburner in 2008.
Rob began his career in Intel's highly selective technical sales program where he worked to grow their entrepreneurial reseller channel in the Federal Government vertical and later in Latin America from Bogota and Miami Beach.
A dual US/UK national, he holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and a Masters certificate in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.
Location
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance
Jobs history
1
Deblock
Board Member
2022 - Current
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Profile Resume
Rob Kniaz is the Partner at Hoxton Ventures, based in Europe. With a background in Financial Services, Rob Kniaz has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Rob Kniaz studied BS Computer Science @ University of Maryland. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Investment portfolio
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Personal investment
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Jul 01, 2012 | LLUSTRE | Seed Round - LLUSTRE | 0 |
Partner investment
30
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Oct 01, 2022 | Deblock | Seed Round - Deblock | Hoxton Ventures | 11.8M |
May 04, 2023 | MultiOmic Health | Seed Round - MultiOmic Health | Hoxton Ventures | 6.2M |
Jul 19, 2023 | Preply | Series C - Preply | Hoxton Ventures | 42.0M |
Jan 30, 2024 | Inoviv | Venture Round - Inoviv | Hoxton Ventures | 0 |
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