Design Chinniah, aka Dees, is an authentic creative technologist with check-ins* spanning 20+ years. He is an experienced non-executive director and board member with a proven track record. Dees’ superpower is a worldwide relationship network which unlocks alliances with like-minded organisations and leaders. 

Dees advises a global portfolio of founders and executive teams using his network to unlock milestones within their entrepreneurial journeys. Areas of involvement include: Sales Intelligence - Open Source - Fundraising - Product Innovation - Growth - Recruitment - Design - User Experience - Developer Relations and Go-to-Market Strategy.

Dees makes early stage investments with a strong focus on diverse entrepreneurs.

Advisor: Ably + BRCK** + Cinnamon + Coil + GreenTec** + hubii** + Mozilla + OutVoice + SEDNA + Self** + Snips** (acquired by Sonos) + The Bot Platform** + Voi Scooters** + Zama

Investor: Axiom (YC) + Athens (YC) + Backstage + BonfireIM*** + CoGrammar / HyperionDev + Erase All Kittens + Eventasaurus*** + Heroify + Juked + Makielab (acquired by Disney) + Replay + Roleshare + Yodomo

Board: Grant for the Web (co-creator) + Tor Project + Ushahidi

You should follow '@cyberdees' on Twitter or visit https://desiganchinniah.com.

Dees is a self-confessed geek, sneakerhead and champion tea drinker. He lives in London with his wife, Sanne and their two kids, Summer Skye & Kiran Quinn.

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This profile has been written by myself and therefore tends to point out all my strengths and successes in life (in a very positive tone). If you want a more realistic approach to my merits (including all my shortcomings), I'd happily introduce you to my wife and mother-in-law!

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*formerly at Ask Jeeves, BBC, eBay, Firefox, Mozilla, PayPal, Skype
**alumni
***dissolved
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