Where does Banafsheh Fathieh work?

Banafsheh Fathieh is General Partner at Faction.

What check size does Banafsheh Fathieh write?

Banafsheh Fathieh typically writes checks of $50K – $5M.

Where did Banafsheh Fathieh go to school?

Banafsheh Fathieh studied at Georgetown University (Bachelor of Science (BS), International Economics, School of Foreign Service).

Banafsheh Fathieh

Investor

General Partner at Faction

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $5M checks · typically $5M

About

B's Iranian upbringing under capital controls drives her focus on crypto solutions for emerging-market financial infrastructure, combining co-founder and blockchain-advisor roles with technical blockchain evaluation and Latin American fintech investing.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Experience

Faction VCFounding Partnercurrent2022 — present
Lightspeed Venture PartnersAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
Prosus VenturesHead of Investments, Americas2017 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
OCVVice President, Investments2015 — 2017
OTOYHead of Business Development / Finance2012 — 2015
CIM Group, L.P.Associate, Investments2010 — 2011Los Angeles, California
Merrill LynchAnalyst, Investment Banking2008 — 2010New York, New York

Colleagues at Faction

Clara Boh

Deal Partner at Faction

Jaleesa Banwait

Chief Of Staff at Faction

Justin Barlow

Venture Partner at Faction

Nakul Gupta

Venture Partner at Faction

Raymond Feng

Technical Partner at Faction

Samuel Harrison

Managing Partner at Faction

Tim Khoury

Technical Partner at Faction

Will Leas

Deal Partner at Faction

Network7

Christer AnderssonScout

Investor at Sommet AB

Samuel HarrisonScout

Managing Partner at Faction

Alex Marinier

Founder & General Partner at New Form Capital

Dan Morehead

Founder & CEO at Pantera Capital

Ed Sim

Founder and General Partner at boldstart ventures

Justin Barlow

Venture Partner at Faction

Nakul Gupta

Venture Partner at Faction

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Banafsheh Fathieh?: B's Iranian upbringing under capital controls drives her focus on crypto solutions for emerging-market financial infrastructure, combining co-founder and blockchain-advisor roles with technical blockchain evaluation and Latin American fintech investing.
Where does Banafsheh Fathieh work?: Banafsheh Fathieh is General Partner at Faction.
What does Banafsheh Fathieh invest in?: Banafsheh Fathieh invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Fintech.
What check size does Banafsheh Fathieh write?: Banafsheh Fathieh typically writes checks of $50K – $5M.
Where did Banafsheh Fathieh go to school?: Banafsheh Fathieh studied at Georgetown University (Bachelor of Science (BS), International Economics, School of Foreign Service).