# Shahed Khan

> Shahed Khan is the co-founder of Loom, the async video messaging platform that grew from a Chrome extension to 25 million users across 350,000+ companies before being acquired by Atlassian for $975 million in 2023. A Thiel Fellow and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Khan started his entrepreneurial journey at 16 in suburban Chicago, founding Viatask before connecting with Joe Thomas and Vinay Hiremath to build Loom through two pivots and years of near-failure. He now lives in New York City, angel-investing in 40+ companies and staying active in the startup ecosystem.

- **Role:** Angel Investor / Various
- **Organizations:** Loom, Atlassian (via acquisition), Hyper, NFX, Upfront Ventures, Weebly
- **From:** Plainfield, Illinois, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School Diploma, Plainfield North High School, Fellow ($100,000 grant), Thiel Fellowship
- **Known for:** Co-founded Loom, acquired by Atlassian for $975 million in 2023, Thiel Fellowship recipient (2017) - $100,000 grant, one of ~20 fellows selected globally, Forbes 30 Under 30 - Enterprise Technology (2018)

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Co-founded Viatask at age 16, a social errand-running platform featured in the Chicago Tribune
- **2013** — Product Designer at Weebly (later acquired by Square)
- **2013** — Intern at Backplane
- **2014** — Analyst at Upfront Ventures (LA-based VC firm)
- **2015** — Entrepreneur in Residence at NFX Guild
- **2015** — Featured in TechCrunch as 'Twenty-Year-Old With More Connections Than You Do'
- **2015** — Co-founded Loom (initially Opentest) with Joe Thomas and Vinay Hiremath
- **2015** — Launched OpenTest on Product Hunt - user testing marketplace. Made only ~$600 in 7 months
- **2016** — Pivoted to OpenVid (video feedback Chrome extension), then fully pivoted to Loom screen recording tool
- **2016** — Relaunched as Loom Chrome extension on Product Hunt - 3,000 users in 36 hours
- **2017** — Received Thiel Fellowship ($100,000 grant from Peter Thiel's foundation)
- **2017** — Negotiated acquisition of loom.com domain for ~$150K total (paid competing startup $75K to walk away)
- **2018** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 - Enterprise Technology category
- **2018** — Loom raised Series A led by Kleiner Perkins; serving 250,000+ employees at Airbnb, Dropbox, Zendesk, Uber
- **2021** — Transitioned from President of Loom to investor at Hyper (season-based accelerator, $60M fund)
- **2023** — Atlassian acquired Loom for $975 million
- **2023** — Published YouTube video documenting Loom's road to $975M exit
- **2025** — Reported by The Information to have contributed to DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)

## Achievements

- Co-founded Loom, acquired by Atlassian for $975 million in 2023
- Thiel Fellowship recipient (2017) - $100,000 grant, one of ~20 fellows selected globally
- Forbes 30 Under 30 - Enterprise Technology (2018)
- Grew Loom to 25 million users across 350,000+ companies
- Founded first company (Viatask) at age 16
- Angel invested in 40+ companies including Remote, Replit, Eight Sleep, Italic, NexHealth
- Negotiated landmark domain deal: loom.com acquisition for ~$150K
- Featured in TechCrunch at age 20 for his network and entrepreneurial hustle

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Reported by The Information as having contributed to DOGE alongside Loom co-founder Vinay Hiremath
- **2023-10** — Atlassian completed acquisition of Loom for $975 million
- **2023-10** — Published YouTube video on Loom's road to $975M exit
- **2023-01** — Active angel investor with 40+ portfolio companies including Remote, Replit, Eight Sleep

## Links

- Website: https://intro.co/ShahedKhan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahedkhan
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/_shahedk
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_shahedk/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shahedkhan30/

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