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Individual Investor

Ali Niknam

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Founded Organizations 3
  • Primary Job Title Founder and CEO
  • Primary Organization 
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Ali Niknam is based out of Amsterdam, North Holland and is the CEO of bunq. Ali Niknam attended the Delft University of Technology.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 3
Ali Niknam has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - bunq on
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Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Ali Niknam has 2 current jobs as Co-Founder at People for People Foundation and Founder and CEO at bunq. Additionally, Ali Niknam has had 1 past job as the Founder at TransIP.
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Related Hubs

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The Netherlands Companies With More Than 100 Employees Logo
The Netherlands Companies With More Than 100 Employees
5,509
European Union (EU) Cryptocurrency Companies Logo
European Union (EU) Cryptocurrency Companies
10,138
Amsterdam Companies With More Than 50 Employees Logo
Amsterdam Companies With More Than 50 Employees
23,352
Amsterdam Companies With More Than 10 Employees Logo
Amsterdam Companies With More Than 10 Employees
10,744
Noord-Holland Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue Logo
Noord-Holland Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue
10,508
The Netherlands Companies With More Than $50M in Revenue Logo
The Netherlands Companies With More Than $50M in Revenue
14,392
Noord-Holland Companies With More Than 100 Employees Logo
Noord-Holland Companies With More Than 100 Employees
17,201
The Netherlands Companies With More Than $100M in Revenue Logo
The Netherlands Companies With More Than $100M in Revenue
20,507
Noord-Holland Companies With Less Than $500M in Revenue (Top 10K) Logo
Noord-Holland Companies With Less Than $500M in Revenue (Top 10K)
15,357
Noord-Holland Financial Services Companies Logo
Noord-Holland Financial Services Companies
43,154

Education

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Ali Niknam studied at Delft University of Technology.

Events

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Number of Events 7
Ali Niknam has participated in 7 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, WebSummit 2025 on Nov 10, 2025.

Recent News and Activity

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Funding Round•Jul 24, 2023
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Funding Round•Jul 8, 2021
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from Ali Niknam and Pollen Street Capital
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