# Darian Shirazi: portfolio, investments and team > Darian Shirazi is a vc firm based in United States. 6 investments on record, latest Feb 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/darian-shirazi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Darian Shirazi Last cheque observed Feb 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **3916** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$60M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Darian Shirazi ## Darian Shirazi highlights - 01 6 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2016** 1 round - **Feb** **[Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy)** **$60M** With 22 others - **2014** 1 round - **Jan** **[Radius](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius)** Series B · US **$13M** With 4 others - **2013** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Sprig](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprig)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 13 others - **Oct** **[Casetext](https://millionrounds.com/company/casetext)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 13 others - **Mar** **[MessageMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/messageme)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.9M** With 9 others - **Mar** **[Homejoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/homejoy)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 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 Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/dolarapp)[Anterior](https://millionrounds.com/company/anterior)[Blaze AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/blaze-ai)[Cerebras](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerebras)[Cribl](https://millionrounds.com/company/cribl)[Databricks](https://millionrounds.com/company/databricks)[Harmattan AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmattan-ai)[Infisical](https://millionrounds.com/company/infisical)[Legora](https://millionrounds.com/company/legora)[LendingClub](https://millionrounds.com/company/lending-club)[Medallion](https://millionrounds.com/company/medallion)[OpenGov](https://millionrounds.com/company/opengov)[Osaro](https://millionrounds.com/company/osaro)[Palantir](https://millionrounds.com/company/palantir)[Resend](https://millionrounds.com/company/resend)[Robinhood](https://millionrounds.com/company/robinhood)[SafetyWing](https://millionrounds.com/company/safetywing)[Teiko.bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/teiko-bio)[The Google-backed AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/toku)[Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) America's Top Venture Apollo Generators Collective Diode Gordian Biotechnology Grab Haize Labs Indexable Numeral Sense Torus Unsloth Weave Zipline 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 listed **1 in all** **[MessageMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/messageme)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$30M** Oct 2014 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$60M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Feb 2016 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *4* - Series B *1* - Series A said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2013 2016 Often in the room with - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2 - [Dan Martell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-martell) 2 - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2 - [MHS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mhs-capital) 2 - [Resolute Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures) 2 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 2 **Pitching Darian Shirazi?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Dan Martell** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-martell)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**MHS Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mhs-capital)[**Resolute Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures)[**SV Angel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) ## Recently backed The latest companies Darian Shirazi put money into. [**Udemy** $60M · Feb 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) ## On podcasts 3 episodes naming Darian Shirazi in the title, and 1 more that mention it. - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 22 Apr 2026 · 2h 3m SpaceX/Cursor Deal, Images 2.0 Reactions, Fake Bear Attack | Anil Chakravarthy, Naveen Gavini, Avlok Kohli & Ankur Nagpal, Joel Edwards, Renen Hallak, Darian Shirazi With [Anil Chakravarthy](https://millionrounds.com/person/anil-chakravarthy)[Avlok Kohli](https://millionrounds.com/person/avlok-kohli)[Joel Edwards](https://millionrounds.com/person/joel-edwards) Mentions [Ankur Nagpal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ankur-nagpal)[Darian Shirazi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darian-shirazi) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The BetaKit Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/betakit) 17 May 2024 · 52 min Gradient Ventures' Darian Shirazi on where AI value will accrue Mentions [Darian Shirazi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darian-shirazi)[Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Apr 2018 · 33 min 20VC: Why Facebook Will Be The Company To Succeed in Crypto, Why Founders Should Be Actively Angel Investing & Commonalities of Great Leadership From Mark Zuckerberg to Mark Pincus with Darian Shirazi, Founder & CEO @ Radius Mentions [Darian Shirazi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darian-shirazi)[Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus)[Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg) *+5* Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The BetaKit Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/betakit) 31 Aug 2024 · 58 min AI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more) Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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). ## Raising now? 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