Habib Kairouz

Habib Kairouz

Managing Partner

 
“Building long term market leaders requires a differentiated, patient, and often contrarian, approach that looks beyond short-term wins. I believe a full alignment with the entrepreneurs’ vision and co-investors’ objectives is key to successful outcomes.”
— Habib Kairouz
 
 

Habib Kairouz is a managing partner of Rho with over 30 years of experience investing in technology. Habib seeks to partner with entrepreneurs who are visionaries, hungry to build massive opportunities, confident enough to challenge established market leaders and charismatic enough to attract top-tier partners, customers and other business personnel. Habib joined Rho in 1993 and focuses on investments in Consumer and Enterprise SaaS, Marketplaces, and Media companies at various stages of development – from seed stage to private equity.

Habib currently serves on the advisory boards of Columbia University Lang Entrepreneurship Center, Cornell University PhD Runway Program and the Fintech Lab of NYC. His interests also extend internationally to the impact of the Internet on globalization and its disruption of geopolitical boundaries, as well as solutions to the Middle East conflict. Habib has a passion for skiing and tennis.

Habib received an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University.

  • Aren

    CIQ

    CloudPay

    Dashlane

    Draivn

    ESG Flo

    Kasisto

    OneTrust

    Passport

    Pawlicy Advisor

    Philo

    Seated

    SeatGeek

    Snagajob

    Suzy

    Toothio

  • AnswerSoft (Acq. by Davox)

    Capstone Turbine (IPO)

    CommerceOne (IPO)

    EverydayHealth (IPO; acq. by JCOM)

    Intralinks (IPO; acq. by SNCR)

    iVillage (IPO; acq. by NBC)

    OMGPOP (acq. by Zynga)

    On24 (IPO)

    TACODA Networks (acq. by AOL)

    Tripod (acq. by Lycos)

    Yantra (acq. by AT&T)