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Fred Nikgohar

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Investor at Groq
📍 Beverly Hills, California, United States

Fred Nikgohar is the Chairman and CEO of Maybrook Partners, a private equity firm, while also co-founding Velocity and holding a minority ownership in the Texas Ranchers of Major League Pickleball. A USC Marshall School of Business graduate, he is described by peers as a "driven, " "passionate, " and "visionary" entrepreneur who excels at turning ideas into reality.

Outside of his ventures in finance and technology, Fred is an avid sports enthusiast. His interest extends from being a pickleball team owner to a passion for basketball and its culture, particularly iconic sneakers like the Jordan 3s and Adidas Kobe 1s.

Inspired by the Mars Sojourner rover and Star Wars, he founded RoboDynamics and built one of the worlds first enterprise-grade telepresence robots in his garage.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Investor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Sub-institutional Real Estate
With over 30 years of experience, he actively discusses investing in assets too large for individuals but too small for large institutions, particularly in A+ markets.
Venture Capital
Through his family office, Maybrook Partners, he actively invests across early and late-stage venture capital, with investments in companies like Groq and SpaceX.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Investor
Groq
5-2023
Investor / Team Owner
Major League Pickleball
3-2020
Chairman & CEO
Maybrook Partners
7-2019
Investor - SpaceX LaunchOne Fund (Funds 1, 2, and 3)
SpaceX
9-2003 - 11-2013
Founder and CEO
RoboDynamics Corp.
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Education
1994 - 1997
BS
USC Marshall School of Business
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