# Rexhep Dollaku

> Rexhep 'Rexhi' Dollaku is a General Partner at Base10 Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that has become the first Black-led VC to cross $1 billion in assets under management. Born in Ulcinj on the Montenegro-Albania border and raised in Pittsburgh, Dollaku studied economics, global health, and health policy at Harvard before building his career in venture. He joined Base10 as an early team member, architecting the firm's thematic research methodology that now drives 90% of its investments and growing it from a seed-stage firm to a $1.3B AUM powerhouse. His focus: backing founders who automate the 'real economy' - food, logistics, retail, fintech - solving problems for the 99% while donating half of the firm's profits to HBCU scholarships.

- **Role:** General Partner at Base10 Partners
- **Organizations:** Base10 Partners, Insight Venture Partners (former), LA-based homeless rehabilitation non-profit (board member)
- **From:** Ulcinj, Montenegro/Albania border
- **Nationality:** Albanian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts - Economics, Global Health and Health Policy, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Named Rising Star by Venture Capital Journal (2024), General Partner at Base10 Partners - first Black-led VC firm to cross $1B AUM, Youngest person to join Insight Venture Partners' Board of Directors

## Career timeline

- **Harvard years** — CEO of GPS, a student-run intercollegiate hedge fund providing real-world training to next-generation investors and entrepreneurs
- **Harvard years** — Early employee at a renewable energy data startup
- **2012-2018** — Joined Insight Venture Partners as Analyst and Senior Associate; worked on TriTech, AMCS, Salesloft, Showpad, and applied data companies; became the youngest person to join their Board of Directors
- **2018** — Joined Base10 Partners as an early team member; developed the firm's systematic outreach process and thematic research methodology
- **2018-2021** — Served as Principal at Base10 Partners; built Base10's software platform (Base11); drove research methodology now responsible for 90% of investments; recruited investment talent
- **2021-06** — Promoted from Principal to Partner at Base10 Partners
- **2022** — Base10 closes Fund III at $460M; Rexhep leads key investments in Popmenu, Shelf, WeTravel, and other portfolio companies
- **2024** — Named Rising Star by Venture Capital Journal

## Achievements

- Named Rising Star by Venture Capital Journal (2024)
- General Partner at Base10 Partners - first Black-led VC firm to cross $1B AUM
- Youngest person to join Insight Venture Partners' Board of Directors
- Architected Base10's thematic research methodology - responsible for 90% of all investments
- Developed the firm's systematic outreach process for early-stage companies
- Key investor in Popmenu (restaurant software, valued at $525M)
- Board positions at Shelf, WeTravel, Boardable, and other portfolio companies
- Part of team that grew Base10 from seed-stage firm to $1.3B AUM in 3 years

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Greenboard raises $20M, part of Base10 portfolio
- **2025-06** — Slide raises $25M Series A led by Base10 Partners
- **2024** — Named Rising Star by Venture Capital Journal
- **2022-04** — Base10 closes Fund III at $460M

## Links

- Website: https://base10.vc/team/rexhi-dollaku/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rexhep-dollaku
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rexhidollaku

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Last updated: 2026-05-17