Waiz Rahim

With my technical background in engineering, acumen in developing innovative business models, experience in product development and most importantly - my curiosity to keep learning, I am interested in building consumer facing products and using technology to achieve radical breakthroughs in business.

In today's world of rapidly changing environments and demand for interdisciplinary skill sets, I believe the most valuable skill we can possess is the ability to learn, unlearn and learn again. I am constantly reading new books and taking online courses to improve my skill sets and better understand interesting industries and business strategies.

During my sophomore year at USC, I crowdfunded $250k+ on Kicksatrter for our men's activewear startup, Y Athletics. We have since then raised a total $635,000 on Kickstarter for launching new products and currently sell over $1m of products through our own website.

My interest in crowdfunding and exploring emerging markets, led me to founding www.projekt.co, a localized crowdfunding platform for emerging countries and the first of its kind in Bangladesh. We have been live for about 6 months and have successfully funded over 6 campaigns.

I finish up my undergrad in Industrial and Systems Engineering w/ a specialization in Operations Management and Information Systems (SAP) from USC this coming May 2016. Currently looking for opportunities in product/project management and analyst roles in VC.