# Farzad (Zod) Nazem: portfolio, investments and team

> Farzad (Zod) Nazem is a vc firm based in United States. 58 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/farzad-zod-nazem (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# Farzad (Zod) Nazem

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 58 on record

Since the last cheque **4018** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.9M** Rounds led **0 of 58** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Farzad (Zod) Nazem

## Farzad (Zod) Nazem highlights

- 01 58 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.2M
- 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 first **58 appearances**

- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[Convoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/convoy)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 18 others
- **Jun** **[Eargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/eargo)** Series A · US **$14M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Sano](https://millionrounds.com/company/sano)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Atomwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomwise)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Thinair](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinair)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Emailage](https://millionrounds.com/company/emailage)** Series A · US **$3.8M** With 7 others
- **2014** 20 rounds
- **Dec** **[OpsClarity](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsclarity)** Venture · US **$11M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[ZenFlow](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenflow)** Seed · US **$120K** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Viewics](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewics)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[uBiome](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiome)** Series A · US **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Comprehend Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/comprehend-systems)** Series B · US **$21M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Ginkgo Bioworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks)** Seed · US **$120K** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Palo Alto Health Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/palo-alto-health-sciences)** Debt · US **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Imprint Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/imprint-energy)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Washio](https://millionrounds.com/company/washio)** Series A · US **$11M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Apixio](https://millionrounds.com/company/apixio)** Series C · US **$14M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Rigetti Quantum Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/rigetti-quantum-computing)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 16 others
- **Feb** **[Guardant Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardant-health)** Series A · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Elementum](https://millionrounds.com/company/elementum)** Series B · US **$50M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Apptimize](https://millionrounds.com/company/apptimize)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 29 others
- **Jan** **[Washio](https://millionrounds.com/company/washio)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 18 others
- **Jan** **[Amitree](https://millionrounds.com/company/amitree)** Venture · US **$2.7M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[talech](https://millionrounds.com/company/talech)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Thimble Bioelectronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/thimble-bioelectronics)** Seed · US **$200K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Xola](https://millionrounds.com/company/xola)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Gbatteries](https://millionrounds.com/company/gbatteries)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2013** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Rainforest](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainforest)** Seed · US **$170K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Boardwalktech](https://millionrounds.com/company/boardwalktech)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[GraphSQL](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphsql)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Scanadu](https://millionrounds.com/company/scanadu)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Panorama Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorama-education)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 22 others
- **Aug** **[Socrative](https://millionrounds.com/company/socrative)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$750K** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Comprehend Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/comprehend-systems)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$8.4M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[DataTorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/datatorrent)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Metacloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/metacloud)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Morpheus Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpheus-medical)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Watchsend](https://millionrounds.com/company/watchsend)** Seed · US **$650K** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[JustOne Database Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/justone-database-inc)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Viewics](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewics)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Tomfoolery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomfoolery)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.7M** With 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 listed **8 in all**

**[Sequenta](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequenta)** Bought by Adaptive Biotechnologies **Undisclosed** Jan 2015

**[Bina Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/bina-technologies)** Bought by Roche **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[Metacloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/metacloud)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**[CardSpring](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardspring)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Socrative](https://millionrounds.com/company/socrative)** Bought by MasteryConnect **$5.0M** Jun 2014

**[Tomfoolery](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomfoolery)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$16M** Jan 2014

**[InsightsOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/insightsone)** Bought by Apigee **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Clever Sense](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever-sense)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$3.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.2M**

Led 0 of 58 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *32*
- Series A *16*
- Venture *4*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*
- Debt *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

Often in the room with

- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) 19
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 9
- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 5
- [Morado Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morado-venture-partners) 5
- [Morado Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morado-ventures) 5
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 5

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

[**AME Cloud Ventures** VC firm **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Felicis** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Morado Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morado-venture-partners)[**Morado Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morado-ventures)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Cota Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital)[**DCVC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**Jerry Yang** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jerry-yang)[**Signatures Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital)[**Noosheen Hashemi** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/noosheen-hashemi)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)

## 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.

## Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Find similar investorsOpen your CRM

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=farzad-zod-nazem) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=farzad-zod-nazem)