Shad F. Azimi
Shad F. Azimi is Founder and Managing Partner of Vanterra Capital and Vanterra Ventures. He has over 25 years of principal investing experience and previously worked at GoldPoint Partners.
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Vanterra Capital writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- PaineWebber, Inc. · Investment Banking Analyst
- UBS/PaineWebber Capital · Associate
- Lightyear Capital · Associate
- GoldPoint Partners · Principal
- Vanterra Capital · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
- Vanterra Ventures · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Shad F. Azimi?
Shad F. Azimi is Founder and Managing Partner of Vanterra Capital and Vanterra Ventures. He has over 25 years of principal investing experience and previously worked at GoldPoint Partners.
How much does Shad F. Azimi invest?
Shad F. Azimi invests through Vanterra Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Shad F. Azimi?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Shad in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Vanterra Capital backed works better.
What did Shad F. Azimi do before Vanterra Capital?
Investment Banking Analyst at PaineWebber, Inc.; Associate at UBS/PaineWebber Capital; Associate at Lightyear Capital; Principal at GoldPoint Partners.
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