United States · Investor

Farzad (Zod) Nazem

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 58 on record
Since the last cheque4018days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.9MRounds led0 of 58Sole investor4 roundsExits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Farzad (Zod) Nazem

Farzad (Zod) Nazem highlights

  1. 01

    58 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.2M

  4. 04

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first58 appearances

  1. 2015

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    ConvoySeed · US$2.5MWith 18 others
  3. Jun
    EargoSeries A · US$14MWith 8 others
  4. Jun
    SanoSeed · US$6.5MWith 7 others
  5. Jun
    AtomwiseSeed · US$6.0MWith 7 others
  6. Mar
    ThinairSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  7. Feb
    EmailageSeries A · US$3.8MWith 7 others
  8. 2014

    20 rounds

  9. Dec
    OpsClarityVenture · US$11MSole investor
  10. Dec
    ZenFlowSeed · US$120KWith 3 others
  11. Oct
    ViewicsSeries A · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  12. Aug
    uBiomeSeries A · US$4.5MWith 1 other
  13. Aug
    Comprehend SystemsSeries B · US$21MWith 4 others
  14. Jul
    Ginkgo BioworksSeed · US$120KWith 4 others
  15. Jul
    Palo Alto Health SciencesDebt · US$1.6MSole investor
  16. Jun
    Imprint EnergySeries A · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  17. Jun
    WashioSeries A · US$11MWith 5 others
  18. May
    ApixioSeries C · US$14MWith 1 other
  19. Apr
    Rigetti Quantum ComputingSeed · US$2.5MWith 16 others
  20. Feb
    Guardant HealthSeries A · US$10MWith 1 other
  21. Feb
    ElementumSeries B · US$50MWith 7 others
  22. Jan
    ApptimizeSeed · US$2.1MWith 29 others
  23. Jan
    WashioSeed · US$2.3MWith 18 others
  24. Jan
    AmitreeVenture · US$2.7MWith 8 others
  25. Jan
    talechSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  26. Jan
    Thimble BioelectronicsSeed · US$200KWith 1 other
  27. Jan
    XolaSeed · US$1.8MWith 9 others
  28. Jan
    GbatteriesSeedUndisclosedWith 1 other
  29. 2013

    14 rounds

  30. Dec
    RainforestSeed · US$170KSole investor
  31. Dec
    BoardwalktechSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  32. Nov
    GraphSQLSeed · US · sec.gov$2.5MWith 2 others
  33. Nov
    ScanaduSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$11MWith 6 others
  34. Oct
    Panorama EducationSeed · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 22 others
  35. Aug
    SocrativeSeed · US · techcrunch.com$750KWith 5 others
  36. Jul
    Comprehend SystemsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$8.4MWith 7 others
  37. Jun
    DataTorrentSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  38. Jun
    MetacloudSeries A · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 3 others
  39. Jun
    Morpheus MedicalSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  40. Jun
    WatchsendSeed · US$650KWith 5 others
  41. Jun
    JustOne Database Inc.Seed · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  42. May
    ViewicsSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  43. Jan
    TomfoolerySeed · US · finsmes.com$1.7MWith 8 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

SequentaBought by Adaptive BiotechnologiesUndisclosedJan 2015
Bina TechnologiesBought by RocheUndisclosedDec 2014
MetacloudBought by CiscoUndisclosedSept 2014
CardSpringBought by TwitterUndisclosedJul 2014
SocrativeBought by MasteryConnect$5.0MJun 2014
TomfooleryBought by Yahoo!$16MJan 2014
InsightsOneBought by ApigeeUndisclosedJan 2014
Clever SenseBought by GoogleUndisclosedDec 2011

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 Farzad (Zod) Nazem. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

AME Cloud VenturesVC firm19rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator9rounds togetherFelicisVC firm5rounds togetherMorado Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherMorado VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm5rounds togetherCota CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherDCVCVC firm4rounds togetherJerry YangVC firm4rounds togetherSignatures CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherNoosheen HashemiVC firm3rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator3rounds together

Quick answers about Farzad (Zod) Nazem

What does Farzad (Zod) Nazem invest in?

Farzad (Zod) Nazem invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record).

How active is Farzad (Zod) Nazem?

58 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

How big are Farzad (Zod) Nazem's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.9M.

Does Farzad (Zod) Nazem lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 58 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Farzad (Zod) Nazem invest?

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

Is Farzad (Zod) Nazem investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

Who does Farzad (Zod) Nazem invest alongside?

Most often AME Cloud Ventures (19 rounds together), Y Combinator (9 rounds together) and Felicis (5 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Farzad (Zod) Nazem?

Farzad (Zod) Nazem is a VC firm based in United States.

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