Nasir Qadree
Zeal Capital Partners
Nasir C. Qadree is the Founder & Managing Partner of Zeal Capital Partners, a premier mission-driven venture capital firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. Under his leadership, Zeal has grown to $184 million in assets across three accounts, investing in high-growth businesses across the future of learning and work, financial technology, and health equity. As the architect of Zeal’s Inclusive Investing™ approach, Nasir has positioned the firm as a leading force in equitable access to capital, earning recognition on the ImpactAssets 50 list for four consecutive years. He also chairs Zeal’s Investment Committee, overseeing investment strategy, portfolio growth, and value creation. Before founding Zeal, Nasir served as Associate Director of AT&T’s $400 million Aspire Social Investment Fund, leading direct investments in education and workforce technology. He's a Kauffman Fellow (Class of ‘26). Beyond venture, Nasir is an endurance athlete on a mission—he’s running 51 marathons (one in each U.S. state and D.C.) to raise $1 million in scholarship funding for first-generation college students. He has completed 19 so far. A magna cum laude graduate of Hampton University.
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