- Ocgrow Portfolio Investments include Amazon, Shopify, Coupang and EMERGE
Harish has extensive experience as an entrepreneur building, operating and investing in highly successful growth-oriented technology and e-commerce businesses across
"We are incredibly fortunate to have Harish and Ocgrow join EMERGE as strategic advisor. From the moment we met, it was crystal clear that we shared the same values, and he has a deep understanding of what it takes to win big. Harish has a refreshingly long-term perspective on building iconic businesses that stand the test of time, offering very patient capital and support. We could not be more thrilled to partner with him on this journey," commented
"With our experience in investing and scaling high growth companies from an early stage with founder-led businesses, including those such as Amazon, Shopify and Coupang, I see tremendous growth potential with EMERGE. The business that Ghassan and his incredible team are building is uniquely positioned to become one of the leading e-commerce portfolios globally over time. I am thrilled to join as strategic advisor and will continue to support the company in various ways through its next phase of growth and beyond," commented
Ocgrow has amassed an extensive portfolio of market-leading technology investments, counting global e-commerce powerhouses such as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), and Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) amongst its most successful early investments to date.
"We are planning 2022 to be a year of significant growth for EMERGE. Adding Harish as a strategic advisor is a big step and we are excited to learn from and apply all his extraordinary successes in technology, and business at large, as we work together to take the Company to the next level," commented
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Ocgrow's venture capital group is focused on early-stage technology sector, cleantech, healthcare, & other special situation in new growth venture investments. Our technology focus includes several areas including ecommerce, cloud computing, SaaS, software, fintech, social commerce & other related high growth sectors. We believe the opportunity in several vertical specific software markets will continue to accelerate going forward, with rapid growth in mobile & cloud technologies.
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