[4][5][6][7] Early in his career he held various business and engineering roles at Xilinx, and he subsequently joined U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) in 2005,[8] where he led early-stage investments in startups such as Yammer and Box.

[5][7] Forbes has included him on its Midas List of top tech investors in five consecutive years.

61 among the Top 100 Venture Capitalists named by The New York Times and CB Insights.

The event raised $1 million from contributors to "challenge the Trump administration’s most controversial policies in court.

"[12] Hamid lives with his wife Dr Aaliya Yaqub and children in Palo Alto, California.