Number of Portfolio Companies 36
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Co-founder and CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Color
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Othman Laraki, MS, MBA, is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Color, a health technology company building public health infrastructures such as scaled and efficient testing to contain the COVID-19 pandemic or using genomics for population health.

Previously, Othman co-founded Mixer Labs and developed its GeoAPI platform, a powerful

location engine for developers. After the company was acquired by Twitter in 2009, he served as the social media network’s Vice President of Product and helped expand its user base from 50 to 200 million unique accounts. Before this, Othman spent several years at Google, where he played an integral role developing front-end products, including the Chrome browser.

Othman is a long-time investor and advisor to leading companies such as Pinterest, AngelList, Slack and Instacart, and serves as a board member for ESI Group and Frontier Medicines. He holds degrees in computer science and management from Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Number of Investments 38
Othman Laraki has made 38 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - YardStream on Dec 15, 2023, when YardStream raised
$500K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Dec 15, 2023
YardStream
Pre Seed Round - YardStream
$500K
Oct 3, 2022
Exponential DeFi
Seed Round - Exponential DeFi
$14M
Apr 6, 2022
Evernow
Series A - Evernow
$28.5M
Mar 9, 2021
Detail
Pre Seed Round - Detail
$2M
Sep 17, 2018
Earli
Seed Round - Earli
$19.5M
Feb 1, 2018
OMNY Health
Seed Round - OMNY Health
Nov 20, 2017
ThriveCash
Seed Round - ThriveCash
$2M
Dec 31, 2016
Starcity
Seed Round - Starcity
$3.8M
Dec 15, 2016
PatientBank
Seed Round - PatientBank
Nov 9, 2016
Castle
No
Seed Round - Castle
$2M
Number of Exits 
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Othman Laraki has exits. Their most notable exits are ZensightVurb, and VMware/ Bitnami.
  • Zensight Zensight uses artificial intelligence to help sales professionals deliver relevant sales messaging and collateral to accelerate sales.
  • Vurb Vurb is a local app helping consumers find local things to do and letting them save their ideas.
  • VMware/ Bitnami Bitnami makes it easy to run your favorite web applications natively, virtually and in the cloud
  • Starcity Starcity is a tech-enabled platform that provides coliving options for renters in expensive cities.
  • Scalyr Scalyr offers a cloud-based data analytics platform that enables high-speed log management and server monitoring.
  • OtherInbox OtherInbox is a company that builds technology to automatically organize emails enabling users to focus on messages based on their priority.
  • Nuzzel Nuzzel is a professional news discovery service used by many of the top influencers in media, technology, and finance
  • LearnBoost LearnBoost is web-based software providing grade book, lesson plan, attendance, and calendar tools for teachers.
  • Foodzie Foodzie is an online marketplace that allows individuals to discover and buy food directly from artisan producers.
  • Euclid Euclid develops shopping analytics platforms to track customer behavior in their retail stores.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 4
Othman Laraki is the Co-founder and CEO at Color. Additionally, Othman Laraki has had 4 past jobs including Vice President of Product at X (formerly Twitter).
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
X (formerly Twitter)
Vice President of ProductJan 2010Feb 2013
Mixer Labs
FounderMay 2008Dec 2009
Google
Product ManagerSep 2004May 2008
Access
Senior Software EngineerJun 2001Aug 2002
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Othman Laraki holds 6 board and advisor roles including Board Member at American Cancer Society, Board Member at Frontier Medicines, and Member of the Board of Directors at ESI Group.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Pinterest
AdvisorFeb 2013Feb 2017
Othman Laraki studied at Stanford UniversityStanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Number of Events 2
Othman Laraki has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 on Sep 14, 2020.
Number of News Articles 64
Funding RoundDec 15, 2023
Funding RoundOct 3, 2022
Exponential DeFi raised $14,000,000 / Seed from A* Capital and 20 other investors
Funding RoundApr 6, 2022
Evernow raised $28,500,000 / Series A from 8VC and 12 other investors
Funding RoundMar 9, 2021
Detail raised $2,000,000 / Pre Seed from Alexander Ljung and 13 other investors
NewsFeb 22, 2021
NewsJan 14, 2021
NewsJan 15, 2019
Medium — The Big Leap
NewsJan 7, 2019