Arsham Memarzadeh

Arsham Memarzadeh

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Arsham Memarzadeh is a General Partner at Meritech, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, and frontier technology. He previously worked at Lightspeed Venture Partners and OpenView Venture Partners, and graduated from Cornell University.

What Arsham can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Meritech Capital Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. OpenView Venture Partners
  2. Lightspeed Venture Partners
  3. Meritech Capital Partners
    Now

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Focus

aicybersecurityfrontier technology

Education

Cornell University

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Who is Arsham Memarzadeh?

Arsham Memarzadeh is a General Partner at Meritech, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, and frontier technology. He previously worked at Lightspeed Venture Partners and OpenView Venture Partners, and graduated from Cornell University.

How much does Arsham Memarzadeh invest?

Arsham Memarzadeh invests through Meritech Capital Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Arsham Memarzadeh?

A warm intro from a founder Meritech Capital Partners backed works best.

What did Arsham Memarzadeh do before Meritech Capital Partners?

OpenView Venture Partners; Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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