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Darian Shirazi

Last cheque observed Feb 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque3915days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$60MRounds led0 of 6Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Darian Shirazi

Darian Shirazi highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Feb
    Udemy$60MWith 22 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Jan
    RadiusSeries B · US$13MWith 4 others
  5. 2013

    4 rounds

  6. Nov
    SprigSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 13 others
  7. Oct
    CasetextSeed · US$1.8MWith 13 others
  8. Mar
    MessageMeSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.9MWith 9 others
  9. Mar
    HomejoySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.7MWith 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

20 of 34 we have independently watched raise

ARQ FinanceAnteriorBlaze AICerebrasCriblDatabricksHarmattan AIInfisicalLegoraLendingClubMedallionOpenGovOsaroPalantirResendRobinhoodSafetyWingTeiko.bioThe Google-backed AIUdemyAmerica's Top VentureApollo GeneratorsCollectiveDiodeGordian BiotechnologyGrabHaize LabsIndexableNumeralSenseTorusUnslothWeaveZipline

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

MessageMeBought by Yahoo!$30MOct 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Darian Shirazi. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Andreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherDan MartellAngel2rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherMHS CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherResolute VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Darian Shirazi put money into.

Udemy$60M · Feb 2016

On podcasts

3 episodes naming Darian Shirazi in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Darian Shirazi

What does Darian Shirazi invest in?

Darian Shirazi invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Darian Shirazi?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2016.

What has Darian Shirazi invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Udemy (Feb 2016).

How big are Darian Shirazi's cheques?

The median round it joins is $60M.

Does Darian Shirazi lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Darian Shirazi invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Darian Shirazi investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2016.

Who does Darian Shirazi invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together), Dan Martell (2 rounds together) and First Round Capital (2 rounds together).

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