Anis Uzzaman, Ph.D. is the General Partner, and Founder of Pegasus Tech Ventures. He serves as the CEO of the company, overlooking overall management and operations. Located in Silicon Valley, USA, Pegasus Tech Ventures provides funding to innovative startups around the world. With more than a dozen multi-million dollar funds under management, Pegasus Tech Ventures focuses its investment in IT, Health IT, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Big Data, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, FinTech and Next Generation Technologies. Anis has invested in over 200+ startups in the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Some of the prominent USA startups in the Pegasus portfolio include 23andMe, SoFi, Bird, Vicarious, Genius, Affectiva, and Color. Anis is also an investor and board member of Tech in Asia, the largest tech media blog in Southeast Asia. Anis also sits on the board of Affectiva, Lark, Blue Frog Robotics, I AND C-Cruise, Asteria, and ZUU. Anis is also the Chairman of Startup World Cup, a global startup pitch competition with 60+ regional events across the 6 continents, leading up to $1,000,000 in investment prize. He holds a B.Eng. degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, an M.S. in Engineering from Oklahoma State University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University in Tokyo, Japan. Anis is an honored guest speaker in international conferences, workshops and seminars, has published more than 30 technical papers, and is the author of the “Startup Bible – The Silicon Valley Way of Developing Success” and "A Global Investor's Viewpoint on Japanese Companies" that launched in Japan; "Startup Success - The Six Steps To Building A Successful Startup" that launched in Korea; "Startuppedia - Guide To Build Startup - Silicon Valley Way" that launched in Indonesia; and "Startup Bible - Silicon Valley Way of Developing a Successful Startup" that launched in Taiwan.