Amir Zohrenejad

Amir Zohrenejad

Part-Time Partner atHeavybitCalifornia

Amir Zohrenejad is a General Partner at Heavybit, previously co-founding Dataherald and working at Microsoft. He focuses on AI, natural language interfaces, and database infrastructure for early-stage startups.

What Amir can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Heavybit writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Microsoft · technical program manager
  2. Dataherald · co-founder and CTO
  3. Heavybit · General Partner
    Now
  4. Dataherald · CTO

Companies founded

DataheraldCloudFish

Focus

applied ainatural language interfacesdatabase infrastructureagent evaluationdeveloper-focused go-to-marketrelational databases

Education

UC Berkeley, Applied Mathematics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Questions

Who is Amir Zohrenejad?

Amir Zohrenejad is a General Partner at Heavybit, previously co-founding Dataherald and working at Microsoft. He focuses on AI, natural language interfaces, and database infrastructure for early-stage startups.

How much does Amir Zohrenejad invest?

Amir Zohrenejad invests through Heavybit, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Amir Zohrenejad?

A warm intro from a founder Heavybit backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Amir Zohrenejad do before Heavybit?

technical program manager at Microsoft; co-founder and CTO at Dataherald; CTO at Dataherald.

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