Ahad Arif

Ahad Arif is a co-founder of Nameless Ventures, which specializes in building direct-to-consumer brands in collaboration with media institutions, celebrities, and manufacturers, and has held this position since June 2018. Arif is also an angel investor in Gainful and Bleeker, making contributions to their seed rounds since March 2018 and January 2017, respectively. Previously, Arif co-founded Miracle Brand, an innovative provider of linens, which was exited in July 2023. Arif served as Managing Partner at Cotton Valley Home, Inc. from November 2007 to January 2021, overseeing a significant import and distribution business in home textiles. Earlier experience includes financial advisory roles at BDO Valuation Advisors, LLC, where expertise in valuation and M&A was developed, and a position as a Global Markets Operations Analyst at Barclays Capital. Arif holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Accounting and Finance, both from Rutgers University.