Soraya Darabi — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and Managing Partner of tmv, a global early-stage venture firm with $200 million in AUM
Co-founded Foodspotting, an application named 'App of the Year' by Apple and Wired Magazine, later acquired by OpenTable and Priceline
Invested in over 100 startups, including Anthropic, Cityblock Health, FIGS, Resultid AI, and Weave Bio
Host of the Business Schooled Podcast
Serves on the Board of Directors for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and as a Member of the Board of Trustees for The Nature Conservancy
Graduated with high honors from Georgetown University and completed the Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century program at the Harvard Kennedy School

Biography

Soraya Darabi is the Founder and Managing Partner of tmv, a global early-stage venture firm with $200 million in AUM across TMV Funds I-III and TMV: Lifecycles. She built the firm to support entrepreneurs with capital and go-to-market expertise. Darabi is an early-stage investor with over 100 startups in her portfolio, including companies like Anthropic, Cityblock Health, FIGS, Resultid AI, Weave Bio, and Tali AI, with a focus on Health/Bio, AI & Automation, and Logistics.