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Soraya Darabi

Co-Founder, Managing Partner at TMV

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Overview

Darabi is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at TMV[1][2], a global early-stage venture firm established to support breakthrough entrepreneurs in healthcare, automation, maritime, logistics and work[2]. Darabi has invested in over 100 startups throughout their career, including Anthropic, FIGS, Cityblock, Casper, and Hungryroot[2]. Beyond TMV, Darabi founded Transact Global in 2018[4] and previously co-founded Foodspotting in 2009[10]. Darabi holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Georgetown University[11] and completed the Kennedy School's Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century program at Harvard University[12]. Darabi serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center[5].

Profile introduction
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Soraya is a Founder and Managing Partner of TMV, a global early-stage venture firm. TMV backs innovation reshaping healthcare, automation, maritime, logistics and work. The firm was established to enable breakthrough entrepreneurs with the capital and go-to-market expertise required to reach a major inflection point of growth. Soraya has invested into over 100 startups over her career, including: Anthropic, AMI Labs, Chronicle Bio, Lovable, FIGS, Novellia, NIL Club, Cityblock, Resultid, Quartermaster, Saronic, Prometheus, Weave Bio, Rillet, Slingshot AI, Ridwell, Casper, Hungryroot, Mavel…

Career history

  1. Co-Founder, Managing PartnerJun 2016 to presentTMV
  2. Founder, Transact GlobalJan 2018 to presentTransact Global
  3. Member Board of DirectorsDec 2022 to presentRobert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center
  4. Member Of The Management BoardJan 2018 to Feb 2023Yamba Malawi
  5. Host of the Business Schooled PodcastAug 2019 to Jan 2021Synchrony
  6. Young Global LeaderJun 2014 to Dec 2019World Economic Forum
  7. Member Board of TrusteesJul 2016 to Sep 2019The Nature Conservancy
  8. Co-FounderOct 2009 to Jan 2012Foodspotting

Education

  1. B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies2005Georgetown University
  2. Kennedy School, Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century2017Harvard University

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