Faisal Butt

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Faisal Butt
NationalityPakistani-British
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forBusiness
Websitewww.faisalbutt.com

Faisal Butt is an entrepreneur and investor currently based in London.[1]

He founded Spire Ventures with businessman James Caan,[2] and founded the proptech investment firm Pi Labs in 2015.[3][4][5]

His investment strategy focuses on property, property services, and property related technology.

Early life and education[]

After graduating from UCLA in 1999, Butt started his career in Los Angeles with American Management Systems (AMS), a Forbes 500 ranked IT consulting firm.[citation needed] In 2003 he invested and actively ran a tech start-up called Tribal Monsoon.[citation needed] The company was a socially conscious e-business which specialised in the sale of South Asian cultural handmade products to global businesses and consumers.[6]

He earned an MBA with distinction from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in 2009 as a Skoll Foundation Scholar.[7] During his studies at Oxford, he met his eventual business partner James Caan.[citation needed]

Butt won “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” by Shell Livewire in 2003[6] and in 2008 Oxford University's Skoll Scholarship, a highly sought-after scholarship awarded annually to five promising “social entrepreneurs”.[6] He has since featured in Top 100 Asians in UK Tech,[8] Estates Gazette Power List 2015 and the 40 under 40 award by Property Week.[9] He also co-founded a South Asian chapter of the organisation TiE, the world’s largest enterprise-focused non-profit.[10] Butt is also invested in five property ventures in five different sectors. He owns stakes in a range of companies including The Accouter Group, Ivy Gate, Opera, and 90 North.[citation needed]

Through his PropTech fund, PiLabs, he has also invested in tech companies such as AirSorted, AskPorter, Brolly, Built-ID, , Falcon DHQ, Hubble, Land Insight, Propoly, Plentific, Rialto, Realyse, Switchee, Trussle and YourWelcome.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Crofton, Matt. "Looking for the next Rightmove: PrimeResi meets Faisal Butt, property's venture capitalist with the Caan-do attitude". Prime Resi Prime Property Journal. Prime Resi. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ Hadley, Jessica. "From MBA To Investing With A Dragon". Business Because. Business Because. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ Hadley, Jessica. "Faisal Butt bio". FaisalButt.com. Squarespace. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ Donati, Angelica Krystle. "Pi Labs Founder Faisal Butt Steps In As CEO To Lead Its Next Stage Of Growth". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  5. ^ Alderson, Lucy. "Proptech adoption will now happen in two years".
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Faisal Butt". University of Oxford. University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ^ Faisal Butt Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Saïd Business School
  8. ^ "AsiansInTech The Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech". Asians In Tech. Asians In Tech. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Forty Under 40: Faisal Butt". Property Week 40 under 40. Property Week. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  10. ^ Sorrell, Helen. "TiE UK Charter Member Faisal Butt is interviewed by PrimeResi". TIE. TIE UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. ^ Mathers, John. "Pi Labs Investment portfolio". Pi Labs. Pi Labs. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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