Khuram Dhanani

For over fifteen years, Khuram Dhanani has been a noteworthy leader in the digital technology space. Today, he serves as the Founder and CEO of Softstone Capital Group, an investment firm specializing in identifying undervalued and disruptive companies, particularly in the digital technology sector.

Prior to Softstone, Khuram built Clear Spark, a business-to-business e-commerce company that grew by forming partnerships with nearly a dozen of the largest online retailers in the United States, including Amazon, Groupon, Living Social, and Overstock, with a primary focus on developing cutting-edge digital technology infrastructure. The company was successfully sold to 6E, a Chicago-based private equity firm.

Before Clear Spark, Khuram founded ZQ Network, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce company that operated in a number of different niche markets, including gourmet gifts, wedding supplies, baby essentials, fitness accessories, and power equipment, with a core specialty built around innovative digital marketing strategies.

Khuram has also played key roles at a number of other digital technology entities over the years, including EverTrust MD, Blade Brands Group, OVI, & Modern Sharp, and has been featured in several well-known industry publications, including Forbes, Inc, Tech Cocktail, and Thrive Global. His whitepaper, “The State of Digital Deviation”, has been viewed, shared, and downloaded over thirty-five thousand times.

As a start-up entrepreneur turned seasoned investor, Khuram has developed a unique perspective when it comes to all stages in the life cycle of a business, and is currently most passionate about mentoring the next generation entrepreneurs as a form of passing it on.

Influenced by a lifelong desire to give back, he has contributed to a number of different charitable organizations, including Feeding America, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Habitat For Humanity International.

He has attended Georgia State University, Northwood University, Georgia Gwinnett College, & Charter Oak State College, and currently resides in Atlanta, GA.

In his spare time, you can find him working out at the gym, cooking up a storm in the kitchen, playing chess at local tournaments, catching up on his reading list, sipping Americano’s at independent coffee shops, and traveling the world.