Dante Zakhidov

Dante Zakhidov

Investment Analyst atTDK VenturesCalifornia

Dante Zakhidov is an Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures focusing on advanced materials for semiconductor, photonic, quantum, and energy technologies. He previously worked at Sila Nanotechnologies and Applied Materials.

What Dante can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Applied Materials · Office of the CTO
  2. Sila Nanotechnologies · application engineer
  3. TDK Ventures · Investment Analyst
    Now

Focus

advanced materialssemiconductorphotonicquantumenergy technologies

Education

Rice University, Bachelor’s degree in ChemistryStanford University, Doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering

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Who is Dante Zakhidov?

Dante Zakhidov is an Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures focusing on advanced materials for semiconductor, photonic, quantum, and energy technologies. He previously worked at Sila Nanotechnologies and Applied Materials.

How much does Dante Zakhidov invest?

TDK Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

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What did Dante Zakhidov do before TDK Ventures?

Office of the CTO at Applied Materials; application engineer at Sila Nanotechnologies.

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