Umair Khan

Umair Khan serves as a Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley's College of Letters & Science and Founding Partner at Mentors Fund, where he combines his entrepreneurial expertise with a passion for inclusive education. After earning his SB in Mathematics and SM in Computer Engineering from MIT, he began his career at Intel, where he earned four patents before launching into entrepreneurship. His journey includes co-founding Clickmarks, which was acquired by Semotus, founding Folio3, a global software services firm, and creating SecretBuilders, an educational technology company. At Berkeley, he co-created "HUM 120: Entrepreneurship for All" with Charles Huang, specifically designed to bring entrepreneurship education to students in humanities and social sciences. As founding partner of Mentors Fund, he has overseen nearly 100 investments across two funds, focusing on transformative tech startups. His commitment to fostering entrepreneurship extends through his co-founding of OPEN Silicon Valley, a network supporting Pakistani-American entrepreneurs across eight global chapters. A 2008 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, Khan's impact spans multiple ventures, including Wordwalla (acquired by Morisawa) and advisory roles with companies like Roo.vet, Pyze, and Irisvision. His teaching philosophy emphasizes making entrepreneurship accessible to non-traditional founders, particularly focusing on bringing more women and minorities into the startup ecosystem.