David Nazarian is the Chief Investment Officer of Nazarian Enterprises, a family office concentrating in the fields of private equity, real estate and venture capital that was founded to leverage the operational expertise and capital of its principals. The Nazarian family was one of the lead investors in company that was the dominant provider of satellite based tracking systems for the transportation industry, which merged with Qualcomm, Inc. in 1988. The Nazarian family was a major shareholder in Qualcomm and was active in the development of Qualcomm through its IPO.
Nazarian Enterprises’ Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds seek capital appreciation primarily through significant-influence positions in lower middle market growth companies such as Nimes Capital, LLC, a private equity fund that provides growth capital to development companies with an emphasis on clean technologies, and Smart Technology Ventures Funds I, II and III, which concentrates on the synergistic and converging fields of wireless communications and broadband infrastructure. Nazarian Enterprises Investments focuses on the diversification of assets across a variety of interests in the private and public markets. Key industries include aerospace, manufacturing and logistics companies, technology, hospitality and alternative energy, among others.
