Rob Kniaz

Rob Kniaz

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Partner

Bio

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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Primary Organization

Hoxton Ventures

Hoxton Ventures

Founded

2013

Investment

108

Lead investment

48

Exits

15

Employees

1-10

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

Jobs history

1

Deblock

Board Member

2022 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

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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

Rob Kniaz has made 1 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - LLUSTRE on Jul 01, 2012

Number of investment

1

Number of exits

1

Personal investment

1

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Jul 01, 2012
LLUSTRE LLUSTRE
Seed Round - LLUSTRE
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Partner investment

30

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Oct 01, 2022
Deblock Deblock
Seed Round - Deblock
Deblock Hoxton Ventures
11.8M
May 04, 2023
MultiOmic Health MultiOmic Health
Seed Round - MultiOmic Health
MultiOmic Health Hoxton Ventures
6.2M
Jul 19, 2023
Preply Preply
Series C - Preply
Preply Hoxton Ventures
42.0M
Jan 30, 2024
Inoviv Inoviv
Venture Round - Inoviv
Inoviv Hoxton Ventures
0

Exits

1

exit.name LLUSTRE

LLUSTRE

LLUSTRE is a new ecommerce business that discovers and sells the best in design for the home. We curate three or mor...

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