Arash Moavenian
InvestorPartner at Onstage · Partner VC | Advisor at Plug and Play Ventures · Chief Executive at Embryo Ventures
London
Writes $50K – $500K checks · typically $200K
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1,409 people in our graph share verified history with Arash — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Hannah SealunlockedArash: together at University of Cambridge (2008–2009)
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×2Arash: together at Imperial College London
×2Arash: together at University of Cambridge
Experience
- Embryo VenturesChief Executivecurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Plug and Play Tech CenterPartner VC | Advisorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Onstage (prev. Focal)Partner VCcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Royal Academy of EngineeringEnterprise Fellowship Selection Panelcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Stealth StartupInvestor | Board Advisor | Board Observercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ImpliInvestor | Board Advisor | Board Observercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- BridgefyInvestorcurrent2024 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- GladysInvestor | Board Advisorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- OSSTECInvestor | Board Advisor | Board Observercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- STAXYInvestor | Board Advisorcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Calla Lily Clinical CareInvestor | Board Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- TasteIndex.comInvestor | Board Advisorcurrent2022 — presentRotterdam, Netherlands
- BioLumenInvestor | Board Advisorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- LakaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- The Cheeky PandaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ThermulonInvestor | Board Advisorcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- PluvoInvestor | Board Advisorcurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- NHS Clinical Entrepreneur ProgrammeMentorcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- St John's College, CambridgeAlumni Entrepreneurship Mentorcurrent2020 — presentCambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- CliniMed LtdHead of New Venture2018 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- Welland Medical LtdNew Venture - Secondment2018 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Welland Medical LtdHead of Research and Innovation2017 — 2022
- Welland Medical LtdNew Product Development2012 — 2017
- Imperial College LondonIndustry Lead2013 — 2022
- Cancer Research UKMayfair and St. James's Committee Member2010 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- TiGenixDoctorate2010 — 2012Greater Cambridge Area
- Orthomimetics (Acquired)Doctorate2008 — 2010Greater Cambridge Area
Skills & more
Strategy2Team ManagementMedical Devices26Business Development20Healthcare19Project Management10Product Development9Business Strategy6Market Research6Product Innovation6R&D6Biotechnology6
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Clinical ResearchLife SciencesEmerging MarketsEmerging TechnologiesStart-upsResearchHospitalsIntellectual PropertyMedical TechnologyStem CellsStart-up VenturesNew VenturesFrom Arash's professional profile.
Colleagues at Onstage
Adam Barker
Investment Manager at Guinness Ventures
Anastasia Shabliienko
Associate at Flyer One Ventures
Ben Ashworth
Partner at The SidebySide Partnership
Carla Boichon
Associate at MMC Ventures
Carole du Fretay
Investor at Flash Ventures
Emma Steele
Partner at Ascension
Jasper Wigley
Investment Associate at Systemiq Capital
Joel
Investor at Onstage
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arash Moavenian?
- Partner at Onstage
- Where does Arash Moavenian work?
- Arash Moavenian is Partner at Onstage.
- What check size does Arash Moavenian write?
- Arash Moavenian typically writes checks of $50K – $500K.
- Where did Arash Moavenian go to school?
- Arash Moavenian studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Regenerative Medicine - Medical Materials); Harvard Business School (Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Harvard Business School Online); University of Oxford (Applied Methods of Health Economics).
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge1,491
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Also attended University of Oxford1,657
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Cranfield School of Management42
IlanInvestor at Eudemian VenturesNick WinstoneFounder, Partner at Aera VCWaleed AbdelshafyInvestment Associate at RAED VenturesFrancisco VelázquezChairman and Managing Partner at Axon Partners GroupChristophe PrimaultVenture Partner at ElaiaJames MallinsonPartner at Oxford Investment Consultants LLP
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Shared employers
Also worked at Royal Academy of Engineering35
Kerry BaldwinManaging Partner at IQ CapitalSuranga ChandratillakePartner at Balderton CapitalJohn LazarFounder & General Partner at Enza CapitalIan RitchieNon-Executive Chairman at TernSurakat KudehinbuSenior Investment Executive at Green Angel VenturesAnika HenryProgramme Manager, Investment at Black Angel Group
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Also worked at Stealth Startup453
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
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