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Banafsheh Fathieh

Investor

General Partner at Faction · Advisor at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Shipper

San Francisco, California

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

Find your path to Banafsheh

193 people in our graph share verified history with Banafsheh — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Semil ShahunlockedBanafsheh: together at Lightspeed Venture Partners (2022–2026)
×10Banafsheh: together at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Banafsheh: together at Prosus Ventures

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.

Contact· published on Banafsheh's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Board director at ShipperYC W19

Intro paths

YC

Shipper went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — Banafsheh sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Shipper's group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Shipper's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Banafsheh can intro founders to Shipper's investors below.

Shipper's investors · 10

AC VenturesJakarta · $963K – $87M checksAlter GlobalSan FranciscoCapria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Gold House VenturesCovina · $100K – $1M checksIndogen CapitalJakarta · $2.7M – $65M checksInsignia Ventures PartnersSingapore · $50K – $131M checks · since 2019Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2021Prosus VenturesAmsterdam · $3.3M – $104M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Shipper

BHBudi Handoko
Budi HandokoFounder
POPhil Opamuratawongse
Phil OpamuratawongseFounder

Experience

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

Investments

Investor

99 MinutosAzosBiome MakersDappRadarFigure MarketsImmutable SystemsKlarPontem NetworkRepublicTres Finance LtdUnstoppable Finance

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Faction

Clara Boh
Deal Partner at Faction
Jaleesa Banwait
Chief Of Staff at Faction
Justin Barlow
Venture Partner at Faction
Max Blacker
Analyst at LDV Capital
Nakul Gupta
Venture Partner at Faction
Raymond Feng
Technical Partner at Faction
Samuel Harrison
Managing Partner at Faction
Tim Khoury
Technical Partner at Faction

Network8

Christer AnderssonScout
Investor at Sommet AB
Paul VeradittakitScout
Managing Partner at Pantera Capital
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

Investors connected to Banafsheh in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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 and Board director at Shipper.
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.
What companies has Banafsheh Fathieh invested in?
Investments tracked here include 99 Minutos, Azos, Biome Makers, DappRadar, Figure Markets, Immutable Systems, Klar, Pontem Network, Republic, Tres Finance Ltd, Unstoppable Finance.
Where did Banafsheh Fathieh go to school?
Banafsheh Fathieh studied at Georgetown University (Bachelor of Science (BS), International Economics, School of Foreign Service).

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