# Farzad (Zod) Nazem Portfolio Map 2026: 22 Startups by Sector

> Farzad (Zod) Nazem's portfolio mapped: 22 startups it has backed, in 5 sectors from Biotech, Software and Healthtech on.

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

## Biotech

6

- [Guardant Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardant-health)
- [Ginkgo Bioworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks)
- [uBiome](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiome)
- [*CS* Comprehend Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/comprehend-systems)
- [Sequenta](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequenta)
- [Viewics](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewics)

## Software

6

- [Practice Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-fusion)
- [Apixio](https://millionrounds.com/company/apixio)
- [*C* CardSpring](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardspring)
- [Openbucks](https://millionrounds.com/company/openbucks)
- [Clever Sense](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever-sense)
- [Boardwalktech](https://millionrounds.com/company/boardwalktech)

## Healthtech

4

- [Eargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/eargo)
- [*Z* Zenflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenflow)
- [Scanadu](https://millionrounds.com/company/scanadu)
- [Sano](https://millionrounds.com/company/sano)

## IT Services

3

- [DataTorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/datatorrent)
- [Xola](https://millionrounds.com/company/xola)
- [Whitetruffle](https://millionrounds.com/company/whitetruffle)

## Edtech

3

- [Panorama Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorama-education)
- [Hapara](https://millionrounds.com/company/hapara)
- [Socrative](https://millionrounds.com/company/socrative)

## Segment by segment

### Biotech

6 startups · $1.5B raised

- [**Guardant Health**](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardant-health) Guardant Health is a leading precision medicine company focused on transforming patient care and conquering cancer with data. United States $800M
- [**Ginkgo Bioworks**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks) Zymergen is now a part of Ginkgo Bioworks! United States $444M
- [**uBiome**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiome) uBiome is a biotechnology company that offers smart gut tests and clinical microbiome testing services. United States $110M
- [*CS* **Comprehend Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/comprehend-systems) Comprehend provides a suite of cloud applications and consulting services that improve the clinical trial process. United States $46M
- [**Sequenta**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequenta) Sequenta is engaged in the discovery and development of clinical diagnostics based on a platform for understanding immune system status. United States $41M
- [**Viewics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/viewics) Viewics is an analytics platform for healthcare organizations United States $19M

### Software

6 startups · $202M raised

- [**Practice Fusion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-fusion) Practice Fusion provides a free web-based electronic health record system and medical practice management technology to physicians. United States $158M
- [**Apixio**](https://millionrounds.com/company/apixio) Connected Care Platform at the intersection of health plans and providers United States $26M
- [*C* **CardSpring**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardspring) Cardspring offers an application platform enabling app developers to write applications for credit cards and other types of payments. United States $10M
- [**Openbucks**](https://millionrounds.com/company/openbucks) Openbucks, a gift card payment network, is an alternative to credit cards for online payment. United States $6.4M
- [**Clever Sense**](https://millionrounds.com/company/clever-sense) Clever Sense offers “Alfred,” a mobile app delivering personalized recommendations for nearby restaurants, coffee shops, and nightclubs. United States $2.0M
- [**Boardwalktech**](https://millionrounds.com/company/boardwalktech) For businesses that handle disparate structured and unstructured data and want to make informed decisions, Boardwalktech provides United States $500K

### Healthtech

4 startups · $263M raised

- [**Eargo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eargo) Eargo specializes in the design and development of hearing aids. United States $140M
- [*Z* **Zenflow**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenflow) United States $56M
- [**Scanadu**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scanadu) Scanadu is a stage mobile medical device company. United States $51M
- [**Sano**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sano) Sano is developing a low cost, Point of Care diagnostic platform to early detect and intervene in at least 6 different diseases. United States $16M

### IT Services

3 startups · $27M raised

- [**DataTorrent**](https://millionrounds.com/company/datatorrent) DataTorrent is a software company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2012. United States $24M
- [**Xola**](https://millionrounds.com/company/xola) Xola is a San Francisco-based SaaS company founded in 2011, specializing in a cloud-based booking, operations, and marketing platf United States $1.8M
- [**Whitetruffle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/whitetruffle) Whitetruffle matches candidates with tech companies utilizing machine learning algorithms to help people find their dream job. United States $1.6M

### Edtech

3 startups · $103M raised

- [**Panorama Education**](https://millionrounds.com/company/panorama-education) Panorama Education brings the power of data to education through a SaaS platform used by hundreds of school districts across the US. United States $92M
- [**Hapara**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hapara) Hapara provides visible and differentiated instructional management tools for educators using Goole Workspace and Google Classroom United States $11M
- [**Socrative**](https://millionrounds.com/company/socrative) Socrative is an educational technology company founded in 2010, specializing in interactive formative assessment tools. United States $750K

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Farzad (Zod) Nazem as an investor, the first in 2010. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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