# Darian Shirazi: investor profile

> Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund). 6 investments on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/darian-shirazi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Darian Shirazi

General Partner at [Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures)

Latest rounds

- **Udemy** Round · $60M Feb 2016
- **Radius** Series B · $13M Jan 2014
- **Sprig** Seed · $1.2M Nov 2013

Backs *AI* *Healthcare* *Edtech* *HR Tech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 6 last Feb 2016
- **Filings:** 4 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 6 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Gradient
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

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## The firm

[**Gradient** VC firm · US **27** cheques in 12 months **159** all time **6** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 6
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $79.6M
- **Active:** 2013–16

2016

- [Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) *Round* **$60M** Feb 2016 Joined · +22 investors

2014

- [Radius](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius) *Series B* **$13M** *US* Jan 2014 Joined · +4 investors · historical

2013

- [Sprig](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprig) *Seed* **$1.2M** *US* Nov 2013 Joined · +13 investors · historical
- [Casetext](https://millionrounds.com/company/casetext) *Seed* **$1.8M** *US* Oct 2013 Joined · +13 investors · historical
- [MessageMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/messageme) *Seed* **$1.9M** *US* Mar 2013 Joined · +9 investors · historical
- [Homejoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/homejoy) *Seed* **$1.7M** *US* Mar 2013 Joined · +7 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **4**
- Series B **1**
- Round **1**

What they backed

AI **2** Healthcare **1** Edtech **1** HR Tech **1** Internet **1** Education **1**

Alongside

- [Andreessen Horowitz *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- [Dan Martell *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-martell)
- [First Round Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)
- [MHS Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mhs-capital)
- [Resolute.vc *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures)
- [SV Angel *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)
- [500 Startups *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [A-Grade Investments *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-grade-investments)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Gradient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gradient-ventures)** Managing Principal of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2025
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Range Finance, Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **MainStreet Work, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **TypingDNA, Inc.** Director since 2020

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Gradient

- [**Andrew Schwartz** Principal Architect *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-schwartz-2)
- [**Anna Patterson** Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anna-patterson)
- [**Andrew Brackin** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-brackin)
- [**Asif Moosani** Director, Strategy & Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/asif-moosani)
- [**Bobby Figuero** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bobby-figuero)
- [**Carmella Vong** Operating Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/carmella-vong)
- [**Clayton Petty** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/clayton-petty)
- [**Emerson Kirk** Principal at Gradient Ventures *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/emerson-kirk)

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