# Fizz Ahmed

> Fizz Ahmed, also known as Nafiz Ahmed, is a San Francisco-based go-to-market operator on Lovable's founding GTM team. Before joining the AI software company in 2026, he spent a decade at Google, founded the growth-strategy consultancy Growth Theory, and became a board member of the innocence organization Centurion. His public record of widening access began at Brandeis, where he created the Fizz Foundation to buy books for children at a literacy school in Dhaka.

- **Role:** Founding GTM at Lovable
- **Organizations:** Lovable, Google, Growth Theory, Centurion, Brandeis University, NYU Stern School of Business
- **Education:** Undergraduate studies in International and Global Studies, Brandeis University, MBA studies specializing in Marketing, Leadership, and Change Management, NYU Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded a student initiative that financed books for children at a Dhaka literacy school through sales of 200 specially designed T-shirts., Completed a ten-year career at Google from 2016 to 2026., Hosted a Talks at Google discussion with exoneree Richard Miles and Centurion advocate Kate Germond.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — As a Brandeis sophomore, founded the Fizz Foundation and sold T-shirts to fund books for children at Notre Dame Literacy School in Dhaka.
- **2016** — Joined Google, beginning a ten-year run that included strategy, agency development, marketing and senior account work.
- **2020** — Hosted Richard Miles and Kate Germond for a Talks at Google conversation about wrongful conviction and the innocence movement.
- **2020** — Created the painting 'I Can't Breathe' and used it to raise funds and awareness for social and racial justice organizations, including Centurion.
- **2025** — Joined Centurion's board of directors and was publicly listed as founder and CEO of growth-strategy consultancy Growth Theory.
- **2026-08** — Announced his departure from Google after a decade with the company.
- **2026-09** — Joined Lovable's founding GTM team to bring its AI software-building platform to enterprise customers in the United States.

## Achievements

- Founded a student initiative that financed books for children at a Dhaka literacy school through sales of 200 specially designed T-shirts.
- Completed a ten-year career at Google from 2016 to 2026.
- Hosted a Talks at Google discussion with exoneree Richard Miles and Centurion advocate Kate Germond.
- Turned an original painting into a fundraiser benefiting social and racial justice organizations.
- Serves on the board of directors of Centurion, an organization working to free innocent people from prison.
- Founded the corporate growth-strategy consultancy Growth Theory.
- Joined Lovable's founding go-to-market team in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Joined Lovable's founding GTM team, focused on enterprise adoption in the United States.
- **2026-09** — Helped host a hands-on San Francisco build lab during Dreamforce week where revenue leaders built working research tools with Lovable.
- **2026-08** — Ended a ten-year career at Google and publicly thanked the colleagues who shaped his time there.

## Links

- Website: https://lovable.dev
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fizzahmed

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Last updated: 2026-09-26